Somethin 4 da Youngsta's

Somethin 4 da Youngsta's
Studio album by Da Youngsta's
Released	March 10, 1992
Recorded	May 1991 - January 1992
Studio	Gamble Huff Studios (Philadelphia, PA)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	44:15
Label	EastWest / Atlantic
Producer	Edward "DJ Eddie F." Ferrell, Ann Goodman (exec.), Lawrence "L.G. the Teacher" Goodman (also exec.), Nevelle Hodge

Da Youngsta's chronology
Next	The Aftermath (1993)

Somethin 4 da Youngsta's is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Da Youngsta's, released in March 10, 1992 via EastWest Records America. Recording sessions for the album took place at Gamble Huff Studios in Philadelphia from May 1991 to January 1992. The album was produced by Lawrence "L.G. the Teacher" Goodman, who was the father of group members Taj Mahal and Q-Ball. 

The album failed to chart upon release. Its second single, "Pass da Mic", was remixed by Pete Rock and reached #10 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. Its other single, the title track, did not reach any chart.

Track listing

All songs produced by L.G. the Teacher, except for "I Didn't Mean 2 Break Your Heart", co-produced by Tracy Nelson, and "Somethin 4 da Youngsta's (Remix)", remixed by Edward "DJ Eddie F." Ferrell and Nevelle Hodge.

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Somethin 4 da Youngsta's"	Goodman, Parks
2.	"Street Smart"	Dawson, Goodman, Parks
3.	"Rated P.G."	Goodman, Parks
4.	"Cartoons"	Goodman, Parks
5.	"Tuff Cookie"	Dawson, Goodman, Parks
6.	"Y-Ya-Tryin' to Play Me"	Goodman, Parks
7.	"I Didn't Mean 2 Break Your Heart"	Marshall, Nelson, Parks, Weldon
8.	"Reminiss"	Goodman, Parks
9.	"Neighborhood Bully"	Goodman, Parks
10.	"Pass da Mic"	Goodman, Parks
11.	"Somethin 4 da Youngsta's (Remix)"	Goodman, Parks

Samples

Somethin' 4 Da Youngsta's

• "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic
• "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas
• "Children R the Future" by Big Daddy Kane

Street Smart

• "Shake" by The Gap Band
• "Long Red" by Mountain
• "Stoop Rap" from Wild Style
• "Bodyheat" by James Brown

Cartoons

• "Kool is Back" by Funk, Inc.
• "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground
• "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons
• "UFO" by ESG

Tuff Cookie

• "Give It Up" by Kool & the Gang
• "You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone
• "Poison" by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
• "I Get the Job Done" by Big Daddy Kane

Y-Ya-Tryin' to Play Me

• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Nautilus" by Bob James
• "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band
• "Looking at the Front Door" by Main Source
• "Hit or Miss" by Bo Diddley
• "E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe" by The Jackson 5

I Didn't Mean 2 Break Your Heart

• "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins

Reminiss

• "The Show" and "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
• "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas

Neighborhood Bully

• "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James
• "Punk Rock Rap" by The Cold Crush Brothers
• "Bouncy Lady" by Pleasure
• "This is Something for the Radio" by Biz Markie
• "N.T." by Kool & the Gang

Pass Da Mic

• "Feel Like Making Love" by Bob James
• "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas

Somethin' 4 Da Youngsta's (Remix)

• "Outstanding" by The Gap Band
• "Long Red" by Mountain
• "Blues and Pants" by James Brown

Pass Da Mic (Remix)

• "Pot Belly" by Lou Donaldson
• "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe