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DJ Yella
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| DJ Yella | |
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| Birth name | Antoine Carraby |
| Also known as | Yella |
| Born | December 11, 1967 |
| Origin | Compton, California |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop music |
| Occupation(s) | Producing |
| Years active | 1984 - 1996 1999 - 2002 2007 - present |
| Label(s) | Ruthless Records |
| Associated acts |
World Class Wreckin' Cru N.W.A. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
DJ Yella is the stage name of Antoine Carraby (born December 11, 1967), a DJ, music producer, and film director from Compton, California.[1] He was a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru along with Dr. Dre. He later became a founding member of the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A. (comprised of Yella, Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and Eazy-E). Along with Dre he produced Eazy-E's debut album Eazy Duz It and all three N.W.A. albums. These four albums would sell millions of copies.
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After the break up of N.W.A. in 1991, Yella was the only member to stay loyal to Eazy-E.[dubious ] Over the following four years he produced albums and songs for numerous Ruthless Records acts, including Eazy, JJ Fad, Menajahtwa, H.W.A., B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta and Bone Thugs n Harmony. It was also during this time he would shoot pornographic films under his alias Tha Kidd.
In 1995 Eazy-E died suddenly of AIDS and the label was in disarray. Yella remained to piece together Eazy's final album however struggled to track down all the material Eazy had recorded with various producers.
In 1996 he released the One Mo Nigga Ta Go album on Street Life, that featured several members of the old Ruthless family rapping over his productions.
After this release he disappeared from the music scene, only to resurface years later as a director of pornographic movies. While for the most part he does not appear to be interested in returning to music, he did reunite with former N.W.A. member MC Ren for a song called Bangin on the soundtrack to one of his sex movies. At VH1 Hip Hop Honors, Yella performed along side Lil Eazy-E in a tribute to Eazy-E.
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One Mo Nigga Ta Go
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N.W.A. and the Posse
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Straight Outta Compton
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100 Miles and Runnin'
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Efil4zaggin
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Greatest Hits
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The N.W.A. Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1998
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The N.W.A. Legacy, Vol. 2
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| The Best of N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge |
- Surgery (1984)
- Bust It Up 2 + 1 (1985)
- Juice (1985)
- World Class (1985)
- He's Bionic/The Fly (1986)
- Love Letter (1986)
- Mission Possible (7") (1986)
- Mission Possible/World Class Freak (1986)
- Rapped In Romance (1986)
- The Fly (1986)
- The Best Of The World Class Wreckin' Cru (1987)
- Turn Off The Lights (1987)
- Lay Your Body Down (1988)
- World Class Mega Mix 89 (1989)
- House Fly (1990)
- Phases In Life (1990)
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- DJ Yella's official site (Warning: Contains pornographic material)
- Yella speaks out on the rise and fall of hardcore
- Davey D interviews Yella
- DubCNN.com interview with Yella
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| Ice Cube · Dr. Dre · Eazy-E · MC Ren · DJ Yella | |
| Albums | N.W.A. and the Posse · Straight Outta Compton · 100 Miles and Runnin' · Efil4zaggin |
| Singles | "Dopeman" · "Straight Outta Compton" · "Gangsta Gangsta" · "Express Yourself" · "100 Miles and Runnin'" · "Appetite for Destruction" · "Alwayz Into Somethin'" · "Chin Check" |
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