Kids from Foreign

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Kids from Foreign
File:KidsFromForeign.jpg
Studio album by
Released1994
Recorded1993–94
GenreHip hop, reggae
LabelDelicious Vinyl[1]
ProducerChucky Thompson
Born Jamericans chronology
Kids from Foreign
(1994)
Yardcore
(1997)

Kids from Foreign is the debut studio album by Born Jamericans.[2][3] Kids from Foreign was the fifth-best-selling reggae album of 1994.[4] It peaked at No. 188 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg[6]
The Indianapolis StarFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]

The Tampa Bay Times wrote that the group's sound "is strictly reggae and their beats are funky and energetic, making it hard to find a low spot on the whole album."[8] The Indianapolis Star concluded that "what's missing on this disc are the bass-driven beats spliced with playfully funky horn riffs that are common elements of dance-hall style reggae."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Instant Death Interlude" - 2:22
  2. "Warning Sign" - 4:43
  3. "So Ladies" - 3:43
  4. "Sweet Honey" - 3:28
  5. "Informa fe Dead" - 4:26
  6. "Cease & Seckle" - 4:07
  7. "Ain't No Stoppin" - 4:50
  8. "Why Do Girl" - 4:15
  9. "Oh Gosh" - 6:02
  10. "Nobody Knows" - 5:01
  11. "Boom Shak A-Tack" (Dancehall Remix) - 4:07

References

  1. "Top Reggae Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 10, 1994.
  2. Larkin, Colin (1994). The Guinness Who's Who of Rap, Dance & Techno. Guinness Publishing. p. 20.
  3. McGill, Lisa Diane (November 1, 2005). Constructing Black Selves: Caribbean American Narratives and the Second Generation. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814771235.
  4. Harrington, Richard (January 11, 1995). "Record Industry Ends '94 on a High Note". The Washington Post.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 97.
  6. "Kids from Foreign Born Jamericans". AllMusic.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Hooper, Kim L. (2 Dec 1994). "Born Jamericans 'Kids from Foreign'". The Indianapolis Star. p. C6.
  8. "Sound Bites". Tampa Bay Times.