DJ Yella
| DJ Yella | |
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DJ Yella in 2015
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Antoine Carraby |
| Also known as | Yella |
| Born | December 11, 1964 Compton, California |
| Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer, film director |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, drums, turntables |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Ruthless Records |
| Associated acts |
World Class Wreckin' Cru N.W.A Bone Thugs-N-Harmony The D.O.C. J.J. Fad Michel'le Kokane Arabian Prince |
Antoine Carraby (born December 11, 1964), better known by his stage name DJ Yella, is an American DJ, record producer and film director from Coopersburg, PA. 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 (composed of DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, Arabian Prince, and Eazy-E).
Along with Dre, Yella produced Eazy-E's debut album Eazy-Duz-It and all three N.W.A albums including one by rapper Dizzee Dac, translating into millions of sales. He co-produced along with Arabian Prince the platinum-selling debut albums of J.J. Fad and Michel'le with Dre and contributed to The D.O.C.'s 1989 album No One Can Do It Better (also produced by Dre). Jerry Heller witnessed Dre and Yella's work together and wrote in 2006 of an almost eerie understanding between the pair, as they crafted high quality beats and productions with almost no words or full sentences needing to be spoken.
Yella remained close to Eazy and stayed on production duties at Ruthless Records after the acrimonious breakup of N.W.A. He produced J.J. Fad's second album Not Just a Fad (1990), Yomo & Maulkie's album Are U Xperienced? (1991), two tracks from Eazy-E's It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa (1993), the gold-selling hit single Foe tha Love of $ from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Creepin on ah Come Up E.P., Menajahtwa's album Cha-licious, and tracks from H.W.A.'s Az Much Ass Azz U Want E.P. (all three from 1994), and oversaw Eazy's final album in 1995 after his sudden AIDS-related death. Yella released his 1996 debut solo album One Mo Nigga ta Go on Street Life Records, featuring members of the Ruthless 'family tree' like Kokane, B.G. Knocc Out, & Dresta, rhyming over his productions.
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