No Mercy (Da Youngsta's album)

No Mercy
Studio album by Da Youngsta's
Released	September 20, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994 House Of Hitz, Inc. Chestnut Ridge, New York
Genre	Hip hop
Length	53:13
Label	EastWest, Atlantic
Producer	Marley Marl, K-Def, Qur'an Goodman, Dante "Destro" Barton
Da Youngsta's chronology
The Aftermath (1993) No Mercy (1994) I'll Make U Famous (1995)
Singles from No Mercy
"Hip Hop Ride" Released: May 11, 1994 "Mad Props" Released: 1995

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

No Mercy is the third album by the American rap group Da Youngsta's.

The album peaked at number 45 on the Top R&B/Hip hop albums.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Hip Hop Ride" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, T. Dawson, C. Harte) (4:19)
2. "Mad Props" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, T. Dawson, C. Harte) (4:15)
3. "No Mercy" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, A. Goodman, T. Dawson, C. Harte) (4:26)
4. "Backstabbers" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, A. Goodman, T. Dawson, C. Harte) (3:53)
5. "No More Hard Times" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, A. Goodman, T. Dawson, C. Harte) (4:10)
6. "Put Me On" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, A. Goodman, T. Dawson, A. Goodman) (4:29)
7. "Stayed Away" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, A. Goodman, T. Dawson, A. Ross, L. Ware) (3:58)
8. "Illy Filly Funk" (A. Goodman) (4:19)
9. "Grim Reaper" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, T. Dawson, W. Robinson, White) (4:05)
10. "Reality" (Q. Goodman, A. Goodman, C. Woods, G. Grice, J. Hunter, L. Hawkins, R. Jones) (4:12)
11. "In the City" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, T. Dawson, D. Barton) (3:35)
12. "People Round Town" (Q. Goodman, T. Goodman, T. Dawson, D. Barton) (3:50)
13. "What U Feel" (D. Anderson, R. Myrick, R. Bailey) (3:40)

Samples

• "Hip Hop Ride"
  • "All We Need" by Patrice Rushen
  • "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
  • "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane feat. Biz Markie
  • "Afro Puffs" by The Lady of Rage
• "Mad Props"
  • "Over You" by The Main Ingredient
  • "Jack the Ripper" by LL Cool J
  • "Mad Props" by Supreme C
• "No Mercy"
  • "L.O.V.E." by Kool & The Gang
• "Illy Filly Funk"
  • "Summer in the City" by Quincy Jones
• "Grim Reaper"
  • "Don't Look Back" by The Temptations
• "Reality"
  • "Tones For Joan's Bones" by Chick Corea
  • "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan
• "In The City"
  • "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang
• "Backstabbers"
  • "A Message to Michael" by Cal Tjader
• "No More Hard Times"
  • "Hip Hop Vs. Rap" by KRS-One
• "People Round Town"
  • "Beddie-Biey" by Steve Arrington
  • "Back to Life (Acapella)" by Soul II Soul
  • "So Wat Cha Sayin'" by EPMD
• "Stayed Away"
  • "I Wanna Be Where You Are" by Michael Jackson
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps

Personnel

• Pete Rock - scratches
• Marley Marl - recording, mixing, executive producer
• K-Def - mixing
• Frank Heller - mixing
• Carlton Batts - mastering
• Lawrence Goodman - executive producer
• Ann Goodman - executive producer
• Michael Miller - photography
• Sung-Lee Crawforth - art direction & design

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-12-28.