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Antoine Carraby was born in [[Compton, California]], on December 11, 1961, and raised in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/NWA|title=N.W.A.|encyclopedia= Encyclopædia Britannica|last=Kautz|first=Justin|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title= Straight Outta Compton: My Untold Story |last=Carraby|first=Antoine|date=2021|publisher=Independently Published |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=04-KzgEACAAJ|isbn= 9798506023630 |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> |
Antoine Carraby was born in [[Compton, California]], on December 11, 1961, and raised in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/NWA|title=N.W.A.|encyclopedia= Encyclopædia Britannica|last=Kautz|first=Justin|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title= Straight Outta Compton: My Untold Story |last=Carraby|first=Antoine|date=2021|publisher=Independently Published |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=04-KzgEACAAJ|isbn= 9798506023630 |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> |
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The second youngest of nine children, Carraby grew up poor and considered himself something of a loner. His parents divorced when he was four years old, and he lived primarily with his mother.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with DJ Yella |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouj01q27mtk |website=Youtube.com |
The second youngest of nine children, Carraby grew up poor and considered himself something of a loner. His parents divorced when he was four years old, and he lived primarily with his mother.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with DJ Yella |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouj01q27mtk |website=Youtube.com |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref> |
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He was passionate about music from a young age. He grew up listening to [[funk music]] and learned to play the drums. As a teenager, he performed at various clubs of Los Angeles by the name of Yella which was inspired by [[Tom Tom Club]]'s Mr. Yellow. After watching [[Run-D.M.C.]] perform in California for the first time, him and Dre both were amazed to see them on-stage with nothing more than a DJ scratching. They attempted to make a few records themselves in the nightclub Eve After Dark, owned by [[DJ Alonzo Williams|Alonzo Williams]].<ref name=Allmusic/> |
He was passionate about music from a young age. He grew up listening to [[funk music]] and learned to play the drums. As a teenager, he performed at various clubs of Los Angeles by the name of Yella which was inspired by [[Tom Tom Club]]'s Mr. Yellow. After watching [[Run-D.M.C.]] perform in California for the first time, him and Dre both were amazed to see them on-stage with nothing more than a DJ scratching. They attempted to make a few records themselves in the nightclub Eve After Dark, owned by [[DJ Alonzo Williams|Alonzo Williams]].<ref name=Allmusic/> |