Välkommen till förorten

Välkommen till förorten
Välkommen till förorten
Studio album by The Latin Kings
Released	10 May 1994
Recorded	1994 at Soundtrade Studios
Genre	Swedish hip hop
Length	67:13
Label	Warner Music Sweden
Producer	Gordon Cyrus; TLK;
The Latin Kings chronology

Välkommen till förorten (Welcome to the suburbs) is the debut album by Swedish hip hop group The Latin Kings. It proved to be very successful in Sweden and influenced many future Swedish hip hop acts. Välkommen till förorten stayed at the Swedish Top 60 chart for 20 weeks and peaked at the 9th spot. The album also spawned the charting singles "Snubben", "De e dej jag vill ha" and "Kompisar från förr". The Latin Kings re-released the album in Spanish as Bienvenido a mi barrio in 1995 under the name Los Reyes Latinos.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring DJ Tony)	2:07
2.	"Kompisar från förr" (featuring Daddy Boastin and Leslie Coard)	6:07
3.	"Mecka" (featuring Leaf Nuts and Desmond Foster)	4:14
4.	"De e slut"	0:22
5.	"De e dej ja vill ha"	4:21
6.	"Grisen"	0:06
7.	"Kriminell idit"	4:11
8.	"Salsakungen" (featuring René Martinez)	3:53
9.	"30 sekunder"	0:49
10.	"Halva inne" (featuring Godde)	6:38
11.	"Inte samma lika"	0:29
12.	"Snubben" (featuring Daddy Boastin)	5:34
13.	"Fint väder"	3:22
14.	"Chilly White 'Beatdown'"	0:18
15.	"Don Corleone" (featuring Jan Ekdal)	0:38
16.	"Vem e maffia"	3:20
17.	"Gussen" (featuring Desmond Foster)	2:56
18.	"Välkommen till förorten"	4:28
19.	"Krossa rasismen"	3:49
20.	"Grisen (Transform)"	0:06
21.	"Idiot Idiiter"	5:51
22.	"Jag tar sönder dej" (featuring George Bravo)	3:34
Total length:		67:13

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
DagensSkiva	^[1]

Välkommen till förorten was very well received among Swedish critics and is now considered a classic Swedish hip hop album. The Latin Kings were praised for their lyrics about the Swedish society from a suburban view, both by the general public and politicians. Patrik Ekelöf of the website Dagens Skiva called the album "a milestone in Swedish music history" and "a tough and heavy dub-influenced record that described the suburban life in a way we never had heard before".^[1]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1994	Swedish Top 60 Albums Chart^[2]	9

Singles

Year	Title	Position	Chart
1993	"Snubben"	38	Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart^[3]
1994	"Kompisar från förr"	25	Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart^[4]
1994	"De dej jag vill ha"	31	Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Latin Kings "I skuggan av betongen" - dagensskiva.com". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ Steffen Hung. "The Latin Kings - Välkommen till förorten". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - The Latin Kings - Snubben trodde han var cool". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ Steffen Hung. "The Latin Kings - Kompisar från förr". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - The Latin Kings - De e dej jag vill ha". Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[dagensskiva2001-1] "The Latin Kings "I skuggan av betongen" - dagensskiva.com". Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[2] Steffen Hung. "The Latin Kings - Välkommen till förorten". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.

[3] Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - The Latin Kings - Snubben trodde han var cool". Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[4] Steffen Hung. "The Latin Kings - Kompisar från förr". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.

[5] Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - The Latin Kings - De e dej jag vill ha". Retrieved 26 September 2016.

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