The Aftermath 1993 Album

Da Youngsta's

The Teen Naughty by Nature/Onyx This is the first I've heard of Da Youngsta's. They are made up of three young rappers who would've been around 15-17 years of age when this album was released. At times they have a kind of Onyx-like yelling delivery, particularly on many of the hooks, and take shots at the pop rap group Kris Kross - "Get on stage like clowns and jump around". The beats are hard and would've felt right at home in '93. Naughty by Nature's producer, DJ Kay Gee, produced a few of these tracks and they definitely sound a lot like what Naughty was rapping over on their album from '93, '19 Naughty III'. Other producers here are Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Lawrence Goodman, Qur'an Goodman, The Beatnuts and Marley Marl. It's an enjoyable listen and is extremely consistent, but nothing stands out too much from a time when so much amazing hip hop was being created to give this a higher rating. There is no amazing track, and while consistent, the songs have too much of a similar sound too each other making it sound a bit same-same. Beats: ★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★ Best Tracks: Crewz Pop, Count It Off, Da Hood, It'z Natural