Spoiler alert: the origins of NWA are intertwined with the much more delicate image of the World Class Wreckin’ Cru.īelow, DJ Yella discusses the rise and breakup of NWA, the death of his pal, Eazy-E, and the staying power of the group’s most controversial track, “F*ck The Police.” Perhaps the most ridiculous of memories is when Carraby was trying to focus on directing one of his adult movies and Eazy-E was in the background distracting him by loudly crunching down a bag of potato chips.įor music nerds, the musician also intricately details the origins of his DJ career and technological innovations in real-time, mapping out the path he and his contemporaries took to their gangster aesthetic. Dre thought it was funny to pretend to tug at his catheter. Or, a hysterically nerve-wracking anecdote where Carraby was hospitalized for surgery and Dr. Take for example, a recollection of NWA members having a philosophical as to whether or not they’d sell their souls to the devil. Yella (Antoine Carraby), Cli-N-Tel (Marquette Hawkins) and Lonzo 'Grandmaster' (Alonzo Williams) (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives) getty LOS ANGELES - 1985: Electronic funk group World Class Wreckin' Cru (L-r Dr Dre (Andre young), DJ.
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