Välkommen till förorten
{{Infobox album
| name = Välkommen till förorten
| type = studio
| artist = The Latin Kings
| cover = Latin kings VTF.jpg
| alt =
| released = 10 May 1994
| recorded = 1994 at Soundtrade Studios
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Swedish hip hop
| length = 67:13
| label = Warner Music Sweden
| producer = {{hlist|Gordon Cyrus|TLK}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Bienvenido a mi barrio
| next_year = 1995
}}
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
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| title1 = Intro
| note1 = featuring DJ Tony
| length1 = 2:07
| title2 = Kompisar från förr
| note2 = featuring Daddy Boastin and Leslie Coard
| length2 = 6:07
| title3 = Mecka
| note3 = featuring Leaf Nuts and Desmond Foster
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = De e slut
| length4 = 0:22
| title5 = De e dej ja vill ha
| length5 = 4:21
| title6 = Grisen
| length6 = 0:06
| title7 = Kriminell idit
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Salsakungen
| note8 = featuring René Martinez
| length8 = 3:53
| title9 = 30 sekunder
| length9 = 0:49
| title10 = Halva inne
| note10 = featuring Godde
| length10 = 6:38
| title11 = Inte samma lika
| length11 = 0:29
| title12 = Snubben
| note12 = featuring Daddy Boastin
| length12 = 5:34
| title13 = Fint väder
| length13 = 3:22
| title14 = Chilly White 'Beatdown'
| length14 = 0:18
| title15 = Don Corleone
| note15 = featuring Jan Ekdal
| length15 = 0:38
| title16 = Vem e maffia
| length16 = 3:20
| title17 = Gussen
| note17 = featuring Desmond Foster
| length17 = 2:56
| title18 = Välkommen till förorten
| length18 = 4:28
| title19 = Krossa rasismen
| length19 = 3:49
| title20 = Grisen (Transform)
| length20 = 0:06
| title21 = Idiot Idiiter
| length21 = 5:51
| title22 = Jag tar sönder dej
| note22 = featuring George Bravo
| length22 = 3:34
| total_length = 67:13
}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = DagensSkiva
|rev1score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|url=http://dagensskiva.com/2001/12/31/the-latin-kings-i-skuggan-av-betongen/|title=The Latin Kings "I skuggan av betongen" - dagensskiva.com|publisher=|accessdate=26 September 2016}}
}}
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".
Charts
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| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Chart !Position |
|---|
| |1994
|Swedish Top 60 Albums Chart{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Latin+Kings&titel=V%E4lkommen+till+f%F6rorten&cat=a |title=The Latin Kings - Välkommen till förorten |publisher=swedishcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-26}} | style="text-align:center;"|9 |
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;Singles
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Position !Chart |
|---|
| |1993
|"Snubben" | style="text-align:center;"|38 |
| rowspan="2"|1994
|"Kompisar från förr" | style="text-align:center;"|25 |Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Latin+Kings&titel=Kompisar+fr%E5n+f%F6rr&cat=s |title=The Latin Kings - Kompisar från förr |publisher=swedishcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-26}} |
| "De dej jag vill ha"
| style="text-align:center;"|31 |Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The%20Latin%20Kings&titel=De%20e%20dej%20jag%20vill%20ha&cat=s|title=swedishcharts.com - The Latin Kings - De e dej jag vill ha|first=Steffen|last=Hung|publisher=|accessdate=26 September 2016}} |
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References
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