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DJ Yella

DJ・イェラ　/　DJ・いぇら

American disc jockey

December 11, 1961 (age 64)　・　Compton, California, United States

California
disc jockey
record producer
rapper

My Take

DJ Yella is the N.W.A member I think history quietly underrates. Born Antoine Carraby in Compton, he cut his teeth in the World Class Wreckin' Cru alongside Dr. Dre before the group that changed everything. What strikes me is how he sat behind the boards rather than the mic, shaping a sound that defined gangsta rap while Dre and Ice Cube grabbed the spotlight. He later moved into directing, a turn I find unexpected for someone so tied to that era. To me he reads as the steady, less-mythologized engine of a revolutionary crew, the kind of figure you appreciate more the deeper you dig.

Overview

Antoine Carraby (born December 11, 1961), better known by his stage name DJ Yella, is an American DJ, record producer, and former pornographic film producer and director from Compton, California. DJ Yella began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru along with Dr. Dre. He later joined the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A (originally composed of Dr.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): DJ Yella
Name (Japanese): DJ・イェラ
Reading: DJ・いぇら
Born: December 11, 1961 (age 64)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Ox
Origin: Compton, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: disc jockey / record producer / rapper / film director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Compton High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.djyella.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/djyellaofnwa/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9

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