Antoine Carraby is popular with his stage name DJ Yella. He is one most trendy American DJ, also a film director, record producer who has a net worth of $1 million. He is a godfather of youngest son Easy-E Derrek Wright. Once he was a member of World Class Wreckin Cru with Dr. Dre in early 80’s underwriting new genre of music. He is one of the founding members of rap group N.W.A; he has collaborated with Ice Cube, DR. Dre, Eazy-E, Arabian Prince and MC Ren.
In his early age, he has learnt to play instruments keyboards, vocals, turntables and drums. He grew up listening to funk music. His craze over music made him to leave his parents house and played drum in streets of Los Angeles to earn penny so that he could survive on those days. After that, as a teenager he started to DJ in Los Angeles clubs, where he met Dr. Dre and became intimate friends. With the help of Dr. Dre he released debut album Eazy-Duz-It. Also released all three N.W.A albums one was rapper’s Dizzee Dac album, translated sales into millions. Along with Arabian Prince he co-produced platinum-selling debut albums of artists Michel’le and J.J Fad. Gave his helping hand in the No One can Do It Better, it was D.O.C’s album. When Dre and Yella worked together their works were always outstanding. After the acrimonious breakup of N.W.A he remained close to Ruthless Records. He then produced album of different artist which made really good sales, Yomo & Maulkie’s album Are U Xperienced?, J.
Xperienced?, J.J Fad’s album Not Just a Fad, the gold selling hit single from Creepin on ah Come Up E.P’s song Foe Tha Love of $, two songs of It’s On 187Killa, Eazy’s final album Oversaw in 1995, Cha-licious Menajahtwa’s album and all three songs from Az Much Ass Azz U Want.
Yela decided to release his solo album in 1996 entitled One Mo Nigga ta Go, it featured Knocc Out, Kokane B.G, and Dresta. He then retired from music to embark on a long, successful 12-year career producing and directing pornographic movies. He has credited himself with producing more than 300 adult films. In 2011, he was back in music industry releasing next album West Coastin’. In the 2015 N.W.A. biopic, he was played by Neil Brown.
Yella was born on December 11, 1967; he is currently in his age of 48 years. He was born in Compton, California. He has normal height of 6ft 2 inch. Searching about his parents, family life, his childhood, ethnicity we couldn’t find any information about it. Known for his reserve nature, there are none pictures of him being shirtless in the internet. While his dating history is empty that’s why many of people think him as a gay. He isn’t known for having any girlfriend. He doesn’t have a wife and isn’t married yet, so divorce would be out of the question. For further info and updates follow him on his social profiles of Twitter and facebook, also can see his wiki.