Da Youngsta's "No Mercy" LP EastWest Records PR 5955 (US)Out of Print!!Original Press! Record is NM, Jacket is VG+.Track Listing:A1 Hip Hop Ride 4:19A2 Mad Props 4:15A3 No Mercy 4:26A4 ... Backstabbers 3:53A5 No More Hard Times 4:10A6 Put Me On 4:29B1 Stayed Away 3:58B2 Illy Filly Funk4:19B3 Grim Reaper Co-producer – Marley Marl Producer – QBall4:05B4 Reality 4:12B5 In The City Producer – Danté Barton3:35B6 People Round Town Producer – Danté Barton3:50B7 What U Feel Producer – Danté Barton3:40Da Youngstas is a hip-hop trio consisting of two brothers, Taji "Taj Mahal" Goodman and Qu'ran Goodman, and their cousin TarikDawson, hailing from Philadelphia.The Goodman brothers are the sons of Lawrence "LG" Goodman, CEO of Pop Art Records and one of Philadelphia hip-hop's founding fathers.Late yearsDa Youngstas' debut album, 1992's Somethin' 4 Da Youngstas was unfortunately overshadowed by the explosive success of their kiddie counterparts Kris Kross. However, the trio was able to garner a strong reputation in hip hop's underground due to the fact that, unlike similar child acts of the day, they wrote their own lyrics.Its second album, 1993's The Aftermath, featured grand influences from Das EFX and Onyx, as Da Youngstas boasted a more aggressive and dexterous rhyming style and had production support from some of hip hop's heavyweights such as DJ Premier, The Beatnuts, Marley Marl, and Pete Rock.Hardcore tracks like "Wild Child" and "Crewz Pop" won them a biggerfollowing; notably, Qu'ran began producing beats for the song "DaHood, " foreshadowing a future career as a producer.Some of the songs on the album had been directed to Kris Kross in songsCrewz Pop and Lyrical Stick Up Kids due to the beef they had going onwith the group.Da Youngstas' third album, 1994's No Mercy, is often regarded as its best. It contains the group's most successful single, "Hip Hop Ride, " a sunny ode to hip hop music, which peaked at #21 on the Hot Rap Singles charts and #68 on the Billboard Hot 100. This time, most of the production work was left to Marley Marl, K-Def & Dante "Destro" Barton.The group released its final album in 1995 I'll Make You Famous that found them referring to themselves as the Illy Funkstaz, a nickname the group had used sporadically during its last two albums. It contained the Mobb Deep-featuredsingle "Bloodshed and War." The album was the least successful of thegroup's releases, and nothing has been heard from the group ever since.Recent yearsQu'ran has continued in the industry as a producer, most recently co-producing one of the tracks for Amerie's album Because I Love It.Taj Mahal is currently embarking on a solo career, releasing a videofor "Gingerbread Man" as a promotional tool for his upcoming solodebut. As for Tarik Dawson, little to nothing has been heard of himsince the group's last album.All records are shipped in professional 7” & 12” box mailers. All CDs are shipped in padded bubble mailers. Buy multiple items and save on shipping. Thanks for Visiting!!