Da Youngsta's

Da Youngsta’s
Also known as	Illy Funkstaz
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop hardcore hip hop
Years active	1991–1997 2018–present
Labels	Pop Art East West America Atlantic
Members	Taji Goodman Quran Goodman Tarik Dawson
Website	www.dayoungstas.com

Da Youngsta's is an American rap group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, that consisted of brothers Taji "Taj Mahal" Goodman (born February 23, 1977) and Qu'ran "Q-Ball" Goodman (March 24, 1978), and their cousin Tarik "Reek Geez" Dawson (February 22, 1976).

The group released four albums in four years, experiencing its greatest success with 1993's The Aftermath.

The group started in 1991 by Q-Ball's dad when Q-Ball was asked to rap a verse for "Somethin' 4 Da Youth" By "M.G." His dad liked his flow, so he called Taji to rap the second verse and they called their cousin "Tarik" and they formed the group in 1991. Their first album Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's, failed to make the charts, but their second single "Pass Da Mic" made it to Number 10.

In 1993 their second album, The Aftermath, made it to Number 25 On Rap / R&B Charts with three singles, "Crewz Pop", "Iz U Wit Me" and "Wild Child". "Crewz Pop" made it to Number 3 on The Hot Rap Singles and "Iz U Wit Me" made It to Number 9, In 1994.

The group dropped their third album No Mercy in 1994. The album made it to Number 45. It had two singles, "Hip Hop Ride" and "Mad Props". "Hip Hop Ride" peaked at Number 21, and “Mad Props” made it to Number 19.

In 1995 they dropped their last album I'll Make U Famous. This was the group's first album after being dropped by the record label, but the album failed to make it to the charts. The album spawned two singles, "I'll Make U Famous" And "Verbal Glock". "I'll Make U Famous" made it to Number 25. The group was to make another album, "Icons", but they split up in 1998.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
		Heatseekers	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
1992	Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's	-	-	-
1993	The Aftermath	4	126	25
1994	No Mercy	-	-	45
1995	I'll Make U Famous	-	-	-

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions				Album
		Hot Rap Singles	Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs	Hot Dance Singles	Billboard Hot 100
1992	"Pass da Mic"	10	-	-	-	Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's
1993	"Iz U With Me"	9	-	-	-	The Aftermath
	"Crewz Pop"	3	59	26	-
1994	"Hip Hop Ride"	21	62	21	68	No Mercy
1995	"Mad Props"	36	-	19	-
	"I'll Make U Famous"	-	25	-	-	I'll Make U Famous
2020	"Be GREAT"	-	-	-	-

External links

• Discogs entry