Welcome to the Dopehouse

Welcome to the Dopehouse
Studio album by the Dayton Family
Released	May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21)
Genre	Hip hop gangsta rap
Length	53:56
Label	Koch Records
Producer	Steve Pitts Gee Pierce
The Dayton Family chronology
F.B.I. (Fuck Being Indicted) (1996) Welcome to the Dopehouse (2002) Family Feud (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	4.5/10 [2]
The Source	[3]

Welcome to the Dopehouse is the third studio album by American hip-hop group the Dayton Family. It was released on May 21, 2002, via Koch Records. The album peaked at number 107 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ira Dorsey & Raheen Peterson, except track 7 by Teena Marie; all music is composed by Steve Pitts, except track 12 by Gee Pierce.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:33
2.	"Big Mac 11"	4:35
3.	"Do You Remember"	3:20
4.	"Welcome to Flint"	3:47
5.	"Feds"	3:56
6.	"Gangstarism" (featuring Goldfish)	4:11
7.	"Young Thugs" (featuring Ghetto-E & Lori)	4:01
8.	"Drugstore"	3:27
9.	"Set Up"	4:16
10.	"We Kept It Ghetto"	3:19
11.	"Dope House"	3:51
12.	"Shadows" (featuring Kalonda & Ryan)	4:01
13.	"Outlaws"	3:46
14.	"Weed Song"	3:48
15.	"Simple Wish"	3:26
16.	"Outro"	1:36
Total length:		53:56

Personnel

• Ira "Bootleg" Dorsey – main artist
• Raheen "Shoestring" Peterson – main artist
• Brian Goldfish – featured artist (track 6)
• Lori – featured artist (track 7)
• Erick "Ghetto-E" Dorsey – featured artist (track 7)
• Kalonda – featured artist (track 12)
• Ryan – featured artist (track 12)
• Steve Pitts – producer (tracks: 1–11, 13–16)
• Gee Pierce – producer (track 12), engineering
• Bernard Terry – mixing
• Jeff Chenault – art direction & design

Chart history

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	107
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5]	20
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6]	6

References

1. Bush, John. "Welcome to the Dopehouse – The Dayton Family". AllMusic . Retrieved September 30, 2018.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 18, 2002). "The Dayton Family :: Welcome to the Dopehouse :: Koch Records". RapReviews. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
3. Wade, Carlton (August 2002). "The Dayton Family – Welcome to the Dopehouse". Record Report. The Source . No. 155. New York.
4. "The Dayton Family Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
5. "The Dayton Family Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
6. "The Dayton Family Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

External links

• The Dayton Family – Welcome To The Dope House at Discogs (list of releases)