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 |
| 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.
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After the break up of N.W.A. in 1991, Yella, alongside MC Ren were the only members to stay with Ruthless Records. 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. He did however with Ren, co-produce Eazy's final single entitled 'Just Tah Let Ya Know', released in September 1995.
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. On October 17, 2006, at VH1's Hip Hop Honors, Yella performed alongside Lil' Eazy-E and Young Jeezy in a tribute to Eazy-E.
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One Mo Nigga Ta Go
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[edit] External links
- 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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