Priority Records is an American based record label, owned and operated by EMI, and has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop music. Priority has also provided distribution for other labels such as Ruthless Records, Death Row Records, No Limit Records and Roc-A-Fella Records.
Snoop Dogg and Ja Rule (in Conjuction with Mpire Entertainment) has recently joined the label.
The Los Angeles-based company was formed in 1985 by three former ...
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Priority Records is an American based record label, owned and operated by EMI, and has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop music. Priority has also provided distribution for other labels such as Ruthless Records, Death Row Records, No Limit Records and Roc-A-Fella Records.
Snoop Dogg and Ja Rule (in Conjuction with Mpire Entertainment) has recently joined the label.
The Los Angeles-based company was formed in 1985 by three former K-tel executives: Bryan Turner, Mark Cerami and Steve Drath. Initial funding was provided by R-tek, a company headed by former K-tel board members: Ray and Harold Kives, and their company took an initial 50% ownership in Priority. Priority bought out the R-tek interest in 1987.
To support early operations, Priority licensed repertoire from others and released compilation albums but soon began to develop its own significant artist roster. Priority was able to achieve unrivaled success as an independent label by developing a precedent-setting ...
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