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| Kids from Foreign | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993-94 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, reggae | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl [1] | |||
| Producer | Chucky Thompson | |||
| Born Jamericans chronology | ||||
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Kids from Foreign was the fifth-best-selling reggae album of 1994. [5] It peaked at No. 188 on the Billboard 200. [6]
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