Da Youngsta's

{{short description|American hip hop group}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Da Youngsta’s | caption = | image_size = | alias = Illy Funkstaz | origin = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| * Hip hop * hardcore hip hop }} | years_active = {{flatlist| * 1991–1997 * 2018–present }} | label = {{flatlist| * Pop Art * East West America * Atlantic }} | associated_acts = | website = www.dayoungstas.com | current_members = * Taji Goodman * Quran Goodman * Tarik Dawson }} '''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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/da-youngstas|title=Da Youngsta's The Aftermath Chart History|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

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 released their last album, "Icons" in 1997, before they split up in 1998.

==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Title !colspan="3"|Chart positions |- !Heatseekers !''Billboard'' 200<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/da-youngstas|title=Da Youngsta's Hip Hop Ride Chart History|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref> !Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums<ref name="auto"/> |- | 1992 | ''Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's'' | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- | 1993 | ''The Aftermath'' | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 126 | style="text-align:center;"| 25 |- | 1994 | ''No Mercy'' | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 45 |- | 1995 | ''I'll Make U Famous'' | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1997 |Icons | - | - | - |- |2019 |Icons 2 | - | - | - |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! colspan="4" |Chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Album |- !Hot Rap Singles !Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs !Hot Dance Singles<ref name="auto"/> !''Billboard'' Hot 100 |- |1992 |"Pass da Mic" |10 | - | - | - |''Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's'' |- | rowspan="2" |1993 |"Crewz Pop" |3 |59 |26 | - | rowspan="2" |''The Aftermath'' |- |"Iz U wit Me" |9 | - | - | - |- |1994 |"Hip Hop Ride" |21 |62 |21 |68 | rowspan="2" |''No Mercy'' |- | rowspan="2" |1995 |"Mad Props" |36 | - |19 | - |- |"I'll Make U Famous" | - |25 | - | - |''I'll Make U Famous'' |- |2020 |"Be GREAT" | - | - | - | - | |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/174487-Da-Youngstas Discogs entry]

Category:African-American musical trios Category:American hip-hop trios Category:Musical groups from Philadelphia Category:East Coast hip-hop groups Category:Musical trios from Pennsylvania Category:Family musical groups Category:Hardcore hip-hop groups Category:Rappers from Philadelphia