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Yella

US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby

United States • b. 1967-12-11

Yella is credited on 366 releases across 101 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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366

Pressings credited

101

Albums

5

Decades active

245

In collections

Biography

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. Dre, Ice Cube, Arabian Prince and Eazy-E) and became the least vocal but longest-lasting member of the group. His first and only studio album One Mo Nigga ta Go was released in 1996 through Street Life Records and was dedicated to Eazy-E. After the release of the album he left the music industry to direct pornographic films until 2011, when he started working on a new album called West Coastin. However, as of 2026, the album remains unreleased.

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Credited work

366 releases · 101 albums · active 1984–2025

  • Production · 528
  • Performance · 69
  • Engineering · 23
  • Other credits · 1

Studios: Audio Achievements · Music Note, Hollywood, CA · D&D Studios · Blackhole Studio

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