Swing Batta Swing is the debut studio album by American rapper K7. It was released on November 9, 1993 for Tommy Boy Records and was produced by Frankie Cutlass, K7, Joey Gardner and Mike Lorello. This album was released with 2 album covers.
The song "Hi De Ho" was featured in a scene of The Mask.[5]
The album did fairly well on the charts, peaking at #96 on the Billboard 200, #54 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #1 on the Top Heatseekers. The album featured three hit singles, including his most popular song, "Come Baby Come", which made it to #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Hot Rap Singles. Other singles include "Zunga Zeng" (#61 US, #23 US Rap) and "Move It Like This" (#54 US, #26 US Rap).
Critical reception
Mark Sutherland from NME wrote, "Yup, K7 and his backing blokes the Swing Kids have done the impossible and crafted an immaculate pop-rap-swingbeat LP that never deviates from the path of wiggy excellence."[3]