Priority Records
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Priority Records is an American record label best known for pioneering and distributing influential West Coast hip hop acts such as N.W.A, Ice Cube, and Snoop Dogg.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Death Row Records
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No Limit Records ⓘ Ruthless Records ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| businessModel | independent label (early years) ⓘ |
| businessStrategy | licensing and distributing albums from independent rap labels ⓘ |
| catalogType |
compilation albums
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studio albums ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionChannel | major-label distribution for independent rap labels ⓘ |
| distributionFocus | rap and hip hop ⓘ |
| distributionRole |
distributor for Death Row Records releases (early Snoop Dogg material)
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distributor for Ruthless Records releases ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
West Coast hip hop
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gangsta rap ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded commercial visibility of West Coast hip hop
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helped bring gangsta rap to mainstream audiences ⓘ |
| industryRole | bridge between independent rap labels and major distribution ⓘ |
| languageOfReleases | English ⓘ |
| market | United States hip hop market ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Eazy-E
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Ice Cube ⓘ Mack 10 ⓘ Master P ⓘ N.W.A ⓘ Snoop Dogg NERFINISHED ⓘ WC ⓘ Westside Connection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distributing influential West Coast hip hop acts
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pioneering West Coast hip hop ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
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surface form:
AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
Doggystyle ⓘ Straight Outta Compton ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Capitol Records
NERFINISHED
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EMI ⓘ |
| reputation | major force in 1990s West Coast hip hop ⓘ |
| roleInArtistCareers | launched or boosted careers of major West Coast rappers ⓘ |
| successorParentCompany | Universal Music Group ⓘ |
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