Yungstar (born Patrick Lemon) is a rapper who grew up on the west side of Houston, Texas and began rapping at age ten. Yungstar is known for being a member of the Screwed Up Click. In the early 1990s, he began working with DenDen, CEO of Straight Profit Records. He first gained attention freestyling over tapes made by DJ Screw and emerged nationally with a guest appearance on Lil' Troy's "Wanna Be a Baller". Straight Profit released his debut album, Throwed Yung Playa, the album had a single "Knocking Pictures Off Da Wall" which featuered Lil' Flex. The album sold 40,000 copies[citation needed] before being picked up and re-released in a revised form by Epic Records in 2000.