Antoine Carraby is known under his stage name DJ Yella. He’s a famous hip hop artist and producer that was particularly popular back in 1980’s. The 2015 movie Straight Outta Compton describes this time. He retored from the music scene in late 1990’s only to return in 2011. As of 2023, DJ Yella’s net worth is incredible $5 million.
How Did DJ Yella Get So Rich?
Antoine was born born December 11, 1967 in Compton, California. That’s what we call right place at the right time. When he was growing up in Compton, gangsta rap was emerging music genre and producer Jerry Heller helped to spread this new style to mainstream media. DJ Yella produced some memorable Eazy-E‘s musicand also collaborated with Dr. Dre and Michel’le.
In 2011, DJ Yella returned to the music after a prolonged break. He released his new studio album West Coastin’ the next year. One of his previous albums named One Mo Nigga ta Go has a golden certification from RIAA. His net worth is estimated to be heavily influenced by his musical success but not all of his wealth comes from hip hop.
During his long break, Antoinne Carraby produced adult movies. He worked on over 300 of them. In 2015, DJ Yella appeared on the premiere of Straight Outta Compton movie. And we are not surprised. After all, this film was also about his youth and success.
