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DJ Yella Biography

DJ Yella

Facts of DJ Yella

Date of Birth: 1967 , December-11
Birth Nation: United States

Quick Timeline of DJ Yella

1967 Born in Compton, California, United States
1984 Began his musical career
1984 Joined World Class Wreckin' Cru
1985 World Class Wreckin' Cru's first EP, World Class
1986 Formed the hip hop group, NWA
1988 Rap group N.W.A's debut album, Straight Outta Compton
1996 Released his debut album, One Mo Nigga ta Go

Detail Timeline of DJ Yella

December 11 , 1967

Born in Compton, California, United States

DJ Yella real name is Antoine Carraby and he was born in Compton, California, United States of America. He is an American and is of African and American descent. He was interested in music since a young age. 

1984

Began his musical career

DJ Yella, who is also known by his nickname Yella, is a DJ and music producer from United States. Yella has been active since 1984. He made his debut in music by performing in the albums Slice and Kru Groove in 1984.

1984

Joined World Class Wreckin' Cru

In 1984, he joined an electro group World Class Wreckin' Cru and began producing several albums. World Class Wreckin' Cru is known for being an early rap group and it was composed of Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, and Michel'le.

1985

World Class Wreckin' Cru's first EP, World Class

After he joined World Class Wreckin' Cru, they began working on their first EP in 1984. Their first EP World Class was released in 1985 and it was followed by their 1986 second and last album Rapped in Romance.

1986

Formed the hip hop group, NWA

Though World Class Wreckin' Cru was one of the first and popular electro rap group, it disbanded upon the release of their second album. Later on he formed the rap group N.W.A... He is the co founder of this rap group.

August 9 , 1988

Rap group N.W.A's debut album, Straight Outta Compton

In 1986, he formed an American hip hop group N.W.A and finally released their debut album Straight Outta Compton on 9th of August 1988. Three years later, they released their second album, Niggaz4Life. They have also been releasing several singles.

March 6 , 1996

Released his debut album, One Mo Nigga ta Go

DJ Yella is a DJ and music producer from United States. He has also released several singles and an album in his life. He remained in N.W.A. till 1991 and began pursuing his solo career. His solo album One Mo Nigga ta Go was released on 26th of March 1996

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Yella is also well known for being the only member of NWA who is childless and who has never been married. There is also no information about his romantic love affairs and his girlfriend. He has never been married and there is no way of him getting divorced.

Yella has been active since 1984. He made his debut in music by performing in the albums Slice and Kru Groove in 1984. That year, he joined an electro group World Class Wreckin' Cru, and began producing several albums. Their first album World Class was released in 1985 and it was followed by their 1986 second and last album Rapped in Romance. In 1986, he formed an American hip hop group N.W.A and finally released their debut album Straight Outta Compton on the 9th of August 1988. He remained there till 1991 and began pursuing his solo career. His solo album One Mo Nigga ta Go was released on the 26th of March 1996. His annual salary is high and his net worth is $5 Million.