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DJ Yella

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  • Actor
  • Director
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DJ Yella was born on 11 December 1967 in Compton, California, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Coming to America (1988), Straight Outta Compton (2015) and Fame (2009).
BornDecember 11, 1967
BornDecember 11, 1967
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Ice Cube, Neil Brown Jr., Dr. Dre, Aldis Hodge, DJ Yella, M.C. Ren, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, M.C. Ren, and NWA

Known for

Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)
Coming to America
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Comin' Correct")
  • 1988
Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton
7.8
  • Self(archive footage, uncredited)
  • 2015
Fame (2009)
Fame
5.0
  • Soundtrack(as Antoine Carraby, "Approach to Danger")
  • 2009
Str8 Outta Compton: Episode 1
Video
  • Producer
  • 2006

Credits

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Producer

  • Str8 Outta Compton: Episode 2
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Str8 Outta Compton: Episode 1
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Black and White 3
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Real 2 Reel
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Black and Just Legal 4
    • producer (as Tha Kidd)
    • Video
    • 2002
  • Eazy-E: The Life and Timez of Eric Wright
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2002
  • 24/7 44: Men at Work
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2001
  • 24/7 36: Body Talk
    • producer (as Tha Kidd)
    • Video
    • 2000
  • 24/7 33: U Talk 2 Much
    • producer (as Tha Kidd)
    • Video
    • 2000
  • Caramel Luv
    • producer
    • Video
    • 1999
  • A Girl's Affair 25
    • producer (as The Kidd)
    • Video
    • 1998
  • Dripping Wet
    • producer (as Tha Kidd)
    • Video
    • 1998
  • Black Horizon
    • producer (as The Kidd)
    • Video
    • 1998
  • The Black Butt Sisters Do New Orleans
    • producer (as The Kidd)
    • Video
    • 1996

Actor

  • D.J. Yella's West Side Stories 4
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Celebrity Deathmatch (1998)
    Celebrity Deathmatch
    • Ice-Cube
    • Ice-T
    • Puff Daddy (voice, as The Kidd) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1998–1999
  • N.W.A.: Approach to Danger (1991)
    N.W.A.: Approach to Danger
    • DJ Yella
    • Music Video
    • 1991
  • N.W.A.: Alwayz into Somethin' (1991)
    N.W.A.: Alwayz into Somethin'
    • DJ Yella
    • Music Video
    • 1991
  • N.W.A.: Appetite for Destruction (1991)
    N.W.A.: Appetite for Destruction
    • DJ Yella
    • Music Video
    • 1991
  • N.W.A.: 100 Miles and Runnin' (1990)
    N.W.A.: 100 Miles and Runnin'
    • DJ Yella
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Eazy-E: Eazy-er Said Than Dunn (1989)
    Eazy-E: Eazy-er Said Than Dunn
    • DJ Yella
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • N.W.A.: Express Yourself (1989)
    N.W.A.: Express Yourself
    • DJ Yella
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and M.C. Ren in N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton (1989)
    N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton
    • DJ Yella
    • Music Video
    • 1989

Director

  • Ho's Wit Attitude 1
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Str8 Outta Compton: Episode 2
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Str8 Outta Compton: Episode 1
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2006
  • A Girl's Affair 67
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Black and White 3
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Real 2 Reel
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Cheerleaders Gone Wild 3
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2003
  • N.W.A.: Approach to Danger (1991)
    N.W.A.: Approach to Danger
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 1991
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Antoine Carraby
  • Born
    • December 11, 1967
    • Compton, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Is the only member of NWA who has not been married or had children.

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