''Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's'' is the debut

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by the American hip hop trio

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. It was released on March 10, 1992 by

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. the album was produced by L.G. the Teacher, father of Da Youngsta's members Quran and Taji Goodman. Its release was accompanied by two singles, "Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's" and "Pass Da Mic". The latter peaked at number 10 on the

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chart, but the album itself failed to chart.

Commercial performance

Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's failed to make an impact on the charts both album wise and single wise. The album/single was overshadowed by another teen-rap group

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, whose single

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blew up over night. They found luck with their 2nd single

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remixed by

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and released in the summer of 1992. The single hit #10 on the Hot Rap Singles and hit 3rd most watched video on The Box.

Track listing

* All songs written and produced by L.G Goodman and Emanuel Parks except "Reminiss" and "Street Smart" and "Tuff Cookie" written by Tarik Dawson # "Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's" (E.Parks, L.Goodman) # "Street Smart" (E.Parks, L. Goodman, T. Dawson) # "Rated P.G." (E.Parks, L. Goodman) # "Cartoons" (E.Parks, L. Goodman) # "Tuff Cookie" (E.Parks, L. Goodman, T.Dawson) # "Y-Ya-Tryin' to Play Me" (E.Parks, L. Goodman) # "I Didn't Mean 2 Break Your Heart" ( D. Marshall E. Parks T. Nelson T. Weldon) # "Reminiss" (E.Parks, L. Goodman) # "Neighborhood Bully" (E.Parks, L. Goodman) # "Pass Da Mic" (E.Parks, L. Goodman) # "Somethin 4 Da Youngsta's" (Remix) (E.Parks, L. Goodman)

References

1992 debut albums Da Youngsta's albums Atlantic Records albums East West Records albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub