Youngsta

Youngsta is a dubstep DJ from the United Kingdom, based in London. He is also identified as Daniel Lockhart. His style is described as carrying forward the deeper, darker end of dubstep, and he is known for strong mixing skills.

He presents a weekly radio show on Rinse.fm every Monday from 11pm to 1am GMT. His work is associated with dubstep and UK garage, and he is linked to Sentry Records. He is also connected with Shadow People as a member.

Alongside his DJ and radio work, he is described as a London rap artist whose early listening included jungle, rap, garage and grime. He begins his music career in the early 2000s at the age of 16, and later spends time in jail, where he writes much of his material. His writing is shaped by street politics and personal experience.

His debut mixtape, Crystal Meth, brings him wider attention and becomes a street classic, with tracks including “Pump In Da Car”, “Red Notes” and “Devils Playground”. He follows this with LOL, Fix Of Meth, Anti Social, Best of Meth and Advanced Muzik. Fix Of Meth is hosted by Mykal Million and includes work with Fix Dot’M on tracks such as “Ouch!” and “Braveheart”. Antisocial is a collaboration with producer Shellz, while Advanced Muzik is made with Cash and features Gfresh, Blade Brown, Play Dirty and Abel Miller.

He also works with artists including Dubz, Fix Dot’M, Giggs, Ghetts and JB. A track titled “Release Dates” features Fix Dot’M. He is described as having a large fan base and as having drawn significant attention in the UK underground scene.