Priority Records is an American record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

, owned and operated by EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

, pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 and world

World music

World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...

. Priority has also provided distribution for other labels such as Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...

, Ruthless Records, Death Row Records

Death Row Records

Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...

, Wu-Tang Records, Rawkus Records

Rawkus Records

Rawkus Records is an American hip-hop record label known for jump-starting the careers of both Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Rawkus started in 1996 with initial releases ranging from hip-hop to drum and bass...

, No Limit Records

No Limit Records

No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...

, Roc-A-Fella Records

Roc-A-Fella Records

Roc-A-Fella Records is a record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon "Dame" Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Island Def Jam Motown Music Group.-Formation and Early Years:...

, Scarface Records, Black Market Records, Rhythm Safari and Tass Radio Records.

Beginnings

The Los Angeles-based company (with no ties or relations to a previous Priority Records label that was a subsidiary of what was then CBS Records) was formed in 1985 by three former K-tel

K-tel

K-tel International is an "As-Seen-On-TV" company, which is most noted for its compilation music albums, such as "The Super Hits" series, "The Dynamic Hits" series and "The Number One Hits" series...

 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 "street-based" formula of underground marketing which bypassed mainstream radio. Their unique approach allowed Priority to sell millions of records without entering into the fiercely competitive major label battles over radio airplay. Priority's strategic marketing team was developed by Vice President Alyssa Pisano, who led Priority's Marketing and Creative Services Department between 1987 and 1996. Priority's roster featured numerous gold, platinum and multi-platinum artists, including N.W.A.

N.W.A.

N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre....

, Dr.Dre, Ice Cube

Ice Cube

O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...

, Master P

Master P

Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...

, Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

, Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

, Mack 10

Mack 10

Dedrick Rolison, , better known by his stage name Mack 10 is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of hip hop trio Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC...

, Scarface

Scarface (rapper)

Brad Terrence Jordan , better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper, and recording artist from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys. He is originally from South Park, Houston.-Life and career:...

, Geto Boys

Geto Boys

Geto Boys is a rap group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill. The Geto Boys earned notoriety for its lyrics which included misogyny, gore, psychotic experiences, and necrophilia...

, Westside Connection

Westside Connection

Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.-Biography:...

, Eazy-E

Eazy-E

Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...

 and Ice-T

ICE-T

* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...

.

EMI acquisition

In the early 1990s, the label struck up a distribution deal with EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

, while continuing to operate independently. EMI bought a 50% stake in Priority in 1996, and the remainder in 1998. Despite EMI's full ownership, Priority continued to be independently managed company until 2001, when its operations were merged into EMI’s major US subsidiary, Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

. Priority was absorbed into Capitol Records in 2004 and ceased operations.

Revival

In late 2006

2006 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....

, EMI revived Priority Records, and it was supposed to start releasing new records again but never did except for a couple compilation and greatest hits albums from the likes of N.W.A., Westside Connection, Mack 10, and Ice Cube. In 2009

2009 in music

The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...

, Snoop Dogg was appointed creative chairman of the label; Priority released his tenth studio album, Malice N Wonderland on December 8, 2009.

Artists

The following artists have all had recordings on or distributed by Priority Records:

Current artists

• Snoop Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
  Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
  
  
• Cypress Hill
  Cypress Hill
  Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
  
  

Catalog #'s 57100 - 57199

• Eazy-E - Eazy Duz It (57100)
• N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (57102)
• Big Lady K - Bigger Than Life (57109)
• Eazy-E - Eazy Duz It "Edit Version" (57111)
• N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton "Edit Version" (57112)
• Tres - Hold On To Your Dreams (57113)
• Awesome Dre And The Hardcore Committee - You Can't Hold Me Back (57114)
• Low Profile - We're In This Together (57116)
• Bobby Jimmy & The Critters - Hip Hop Prankster (57117)
• Tres - Dejame Sentir Tu Amor (57118)
• N.W.A - N.W.A And The Posse (57119)
• Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (57120)
• KMC - Three Men With The Power Of Ten (57122)
• Manfred Mann's Plain Music - Plain Music (57123)
• Barefoot - Dance Of Life (57125)
• N.W.A - Efil4zaggiN (57126)
• Dr. Dre - The Chronic (57128)
• Ozzy Osbourne - Ten Commandments (57129)
• Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted "Edit Version" (57130)
• Choice - The Big Payback (57132)
• Willie Dee - Controversy (57133)
• Geto Boys - Making Trouble (57134)
• EPMD - Strictly Business (57135)
• EPMD - Unfinished Business (57136)
• Various Artists - Rhythm Safari: The Best Of World Music (57137)
• Juluka - The Best Of Juluka (57138)
• Various Artists - Latino Latino: Music From The Streets Of L.A. (57139)
• David Hewitt - An African Tapestry (57140)
• Bongo Logic - Despierta (57141)
• Cheb Mami - Let Me Rai (57142)
• Various Artists - Dance Around The World (57143)
• Juluka - Universal Men (57144)
• Juluka - African Litany (57145)
• Juluka - Ubuhle Bemvelo (57146)
• Juluka - Musa Ukungilandela (57149)
• O.G. Style - I Know How To Play 'Em! (57151)
• Convict - Convicts (57152)
• 415 - 41Fivin' (57153)
• Manazart - Too Much Pressure (57154)
• Ice Cube - Death Certificate (57155)
• WC & The Maad Circle - Ain't A Damn Thang Changed (57156)
• Mod Squad - People's Park (57157)
• Maestro Alex Gregory - Paganini's Last Stand (57158)
• The Itals - Easy To Catch (57159)
• Ganksta NIP - The South Park Psycho (57160)
• Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped (57161)
• Slammin' Gladys - Slammin' Gladys (57162)
• 415 - Nu Niggaz On Tha Blokkk (57163)
• Various Artists - Planet Reggae: The World Of Reggae Music (57164)
• Various Artists - Planet Zouk: The World Of Antilles Music (57165)
• Various Artists - Planet Africa: The World Of African Music (57166)
• Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back (57167)
• Various Artists - Rap A Lot's Underground Masters (57168)
• WC & The Maad Circle - Ain't A Damn Thang Changed "Edit Version" (57169)
• Sons Of Selassie - Changes (57170)
• Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped "Edit Version" (57171)
• Choice - Stick N Moove (57172)
• The Terrorists - Terror Strikes: Always Bizness, Never Personal (57173)
• Too Much Trouble - Bringing Hell On Earth (57174)
• Big Mello - Bone Hard ziggiN (57175)
• David Hewitt - The Storyteller (57176)
• Various Artists - Spirit Of Venice, CA: A Collection Of Venice Street Musicians (57177)
• Edward II - Wicked Men (57178)
• Prince Johnny C - It's Been A Long Rhyme Coming (57179)
• Raheem - The Invincible (57180)
• Penthouse Player's Clique - Paid The Cost (57181)
• Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back "Edit Version" (57182)
• Geto Boys - Uncut Dope (57183)
• Various Artists - Rap A Lot's Underground Masters "Edit Version" (57184)
• Ice Cube - The Predator (57185)
• Too Much Trouble - Player's Choice (57186)
• Willie Dee - I'm Goin' Out Lika Soldier (57188)
• Bushwick Bill - Little Big Man (57189)
• Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level (57190)
• Geto Boys - Till Death Do Us Part (57191)
• Seagram - The Dark Roads (57192)
• Various Artists - Planet Blues: The World Of Blues Rock (57193)
• Various Artists - Old School Friday (57194)
• Various Artists - Planet Dancehall: The World Of Raggamuffin (57195)
• Geto Boys - Uncut Dope "Edit Version" (57196)
• Carole King - Colour Of Your Dreams (57197)
• Ice Cube - The Predator "Edit Version" (57198)
• Mad Flava - From Tha Ground Unda (57199)

Catalog #'s 53800 - 53899

• MC Ren - Kizz My Black Azz "EP" (53802)
• Engines Of Aggression - Speak "EP" (53804)
• Eazy-E - 5150 Home 4 Tha Sick "EP" (53815)
• 5th Ward Boyz - Gangsta Funk "EP" (53844)
• Ice-T - Home Invasion (53858)
• 5th Ward Boyz - Ghetto Dope (53859)
• Ganksta NIP - Psychic Thoughts (53860)
• Scarface - The World Is Yours (53861)
• DMG - Rigormortiz (53862)
• Sam Kinison - Live From Hell (53863)
• Odd Squad - Fadanuf Fa Erybody (53866)
• Anotha Level - On Anotha Level (53867)
• Joyfinger - Pimps Of Babylon (53868)
• Sat N Smooth - The Awakening (53869)
• 10 Below - Keep On (53870)
• Cutty Ranks - Six Million Ways To Die (53871)
• Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove (53872)
• Funkadelic - Hardcore Jollies (53873)
• Funkadelic - The Electric Spanking Of War Babies (53874)
• Funkadelic - Uncle Jam Wants You (53875)
• Ice Cube - Lethal Injection (53876)
• The Conscious Daughters - Ear To The Street (53877)
• Carole King - In Concert (53878)
• Carole King - Pearls: Songs Of Goffin & King (53879)
• Carole King - Time Gone By (53880)
• Pauly Shore - Pink Diggily Diggily (53881)
• Paris - Guerrilla Funk (53882)
• Engines Of Aggression - Inhuman Nature (53883)
• 2Low - Funky Lil' Brotha (53884)
• Various Artists - Straight From Da Streets Vol. 1 (53885)
• The B.U.M.S. - Lyfe 'N' Tyme (53886)
• Nice & Smooth - Nice & Smooth (53887)
• Ice Cube - Lethal Injection "Edit Version" (53888)
• Gwar - This Toilet Earth (53889)
• Trinity Garden Cartel - Don't Blame It On Da Music (53890)
• Tim Smooth - Straight Up Drivin' Em (53891)
• Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows (53892)
• Dieselmeat - Happily (53893)
• Arson Garden - The Belle Stomp (53894)
• Flycatcher - Ovulation (53895)
• Sons Of Elvis - Glodean (53896)
• Big Mello - Wegonefunkwichamind (53897)
• Blac Monks - Secrets Of The Hidden Temple (53898)
• Foreskin 500 - Manpussy (53899)

Catalog #'s 53900 - 53999

• Timco - Friction Tape (53900)
• Skrew - Dusted (53902)
• Margi Coleman - Margi (53903)
• Gwar - Scumdogs Of The Universe (53904)
• Gwar - The Road Behind "EP" (53905)
• Gwar - America Must Be Destroyed (53906)
• Big Mike - Somethin' Serious (53907)
• Seagram - Reality Check (53908)
• Magnapop - Hot Boxing (53909)
• Various Artists - Classic Beats And Breaks Vol. 1 (53910)
• Mercyful Fate - The Bell Witch "EP" (53911)
• Johnny Clegg & Savuka - In My African Dream (53912)
• Fates Warning - Inside Out (53915)
• Goo Goo Dolls - Hold Me Up (53917)
• Fates Warning - Parallels (53918)
• Skrew - Burning In Water, Drowning In Flame (53919)
• Ice Cube - Bootlegs & B-Sides (53921)
• Various Artists - Classic Beats And Breaks Vol. 2 (53922)
• Armored Saint - Symbol Of Salvation (53923)
• Y&T - Yesterday & Today Live (53924)
• Various Artists - Guitars That Rule The World (53925)
• Don Jagwarr - Faded (53926)
• Curtis Salgado - More Than You Can Chew (53930)
• Paris - Guerrilla Funk "Edit Version" (53931)
• Ice-T - VI: Return Of The Real (53933)
• Lil 1/2 Dead - The Dead Has Arisen (53937)
• Mack 10 - Mack 10 (53938)
• Da Lench Mob - Planet Of Da Apes (53939)
• Sham & The Professor - Split Personalities (53941)
• Mercyful Fate - Time (53942)
• Various Artists - Street Fighter (53948)
• Bakamono - The Cry Of The Turkish Fig Peddler (53949)
• Buccinator - Great Painter Rafael (53951)
• Various Artists - Extreme Velocity (53952)
• Various Artists - Luminescence (53954)
• Various Artists - Trance Ambient (53956)
• Various Artists - Friday (53959)
• Christopher Cross - Window (53960)
• Foreigner - Mr. Moonlight (53961)
• Grip Inc. - Power Of Inner Strength (53964)
• King Diamond - The Spider's Lullabye (53965)
• Various Artists - Blackmarket Unreleased (53966)
• Brotha Lynch Hung - Season Of Da Siccness (53967)
• C-Funk - Three Dimensional Ear Pleasure (53971)
• E.S.G. - Sailin' Da South (53973)
• Various Artists - Friday "Edit Version" (53974)
• Mr. Doctor - Setripn' Bloccstyle (53975)
• Master P - Ice Cream Man (53978)
• Master P - 99 Ways To Die (53979)
• Seff Tha Gaffla - Livin' Kinda Lavish (53980)
• JT The Bigga Figga - Dwellin' In Tha Labb (53981)
• San Quinn - Live N Direct (53982)
• TRU - True (53983)
• Lil 1/2 Dead - Steel On A Mission (53984)
• Watts Gangstas - The Real (53986)
• Mia X - Good Girl Gone Bad (53988)
• Boyz Of Paradize - Boyz Of Paradize (53989)
• Cold World Hustlers - Iceland (53990)
• Magnapop - Rubbing Doesn't Help (53992)
• Various Artists - Down South Hustlers (53993)
• The Conscious Daughters - Gamers (53994)
• Various Artists - Classic Beats And Breaks Vol. 3 (53998)
• Various Artists - Classic Beats And Breaks Vol. 4 (53999)

Catalog #'s 50500 - 50599

• Cold Blue Steel - Headed Out Of Memphis (50523)
• Tony Sarno - It's A Blues Thing (50524)
• Timco - Gentleman Jim (50525)
• Foreskin 500 - Starbent But Superfreaked (50526)
• Gwar - Ragnarok (50527)
• Al Kapone - Da Ressurrection (50528)
• Ras Kass - Soul On Ice (50529)
• Radio Kings - Live At B.B. King's (50530)
• Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal (50532)
• Bluebirds - Swamp Stomp (50534)
• Radio Kings - It Ain't Easy (50535)
• Marilyns - Fumbled By Karma (50536)
• Tre-8 - Ghetto Stories (50537)
• Armored Saint - Delirious Nomad (50539)
• Armored Saint - Raising Fear (50540)
• Armored Saint - March Of The Saint (50541)
• X Members - Down With The Average Joe (50542)
• Skull Duggrey - Hoodlum Fo' Life (50543)
• Eazy-E - Eternal E (50544)
• Tha Dogg Pound - Dogg Food (50546)
• The Conscious Daughters - Gamers "Edit Version" (50549)
• Various Artists - Bio Dome (50552)
• Tha Truth - Makin' Moves... Everyday (50553)
• JT The Bigga Figga - Playaz N The Game (50554)
• Get Low Playaz - Straight Out Tha Labb (50555)
• Various Artists - Cell Block Compilation (50556)
• Young Murder Squad - How We Livin' (50557)
• Sh'Killa - Gangstrez From Da Bay (50558)
• Skrew - Shadow Of Doubt (50559)
• Organized Konfusion - Equinox (50560)
• N.W.A - Greatest Hits (50561)
• Don McMinn - Painkiller Blues (50566)
• Ace Deuce - Comin' Up N' Da Ghetto (50567)
• Cellmates - Stories Of Tha Damned (50568)
• Various Artists - Masters Of Blues (50569)
• Various Artists - Brutal Bass: 60 Minutes Of Bass (50570)
• Christopher Franke - Celestine Prophecy (50571)
• J-Mack - Crime Rate (50572)
• San Quinn - Hustle Continues (50573)
• JT The Bigga Figga - Don't Stop Til We Major (50574)
• Bluebirds - South From Memphis (50575)
• Various Artists - The Substitute (50576)
• Originoo Gunn Clappaz - Da Storm (50577)
• Gary B.B. Coleman - Cocaine Annie (50580)
• Foe - Scissorhands (50582)
• Westside Connection - Bow Down (50583)
• Adults - Action Street (50584)
• Mercyful Fate - Into The Unknown (50586)
• King Diamond - The Graveyard (50587)
• AllFrumTha I - AllFrumTha I (50588)
• Various Artists - Guitars That Rule The World Vol. 2 (50589)
• Various Artists - Young Southern Playaz Vol. 1 (50590)
• Silkk The Shocker - The Shocker (50591)
• Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (50592)
• Juluka - Scatterlings Of Africa (50594)
• Get Some Crew - 1-900-Get-Some (50596)
• Various Artists - Bass 4 Bassheadz: Vol. 2 (50597)
• Bass Hit - Bass Is Loaded (50598)
• Bass Connection - Hi Voltage Bass (50599)

Catalog #'s 50600 - 50699

• Bass Shock - Dungeon Of Bass (50600)
• Bass Erotica - Erotic Bass Delight (50601)
• Kock D.Zel - Dreams II Reality (50602)
• 2Pac - 2Pacalypse Now (50603)
• 2Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (50604)
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (50605)
• Various Artists - Above The Rim (50606)
• Various Artists - Above The Rim "Edit Version" (50607)
• Thug Life - Volume 1 (50608)
• 2Pac - Me Against The World (50609)
• Various Artists - Murder Was The Case (50610)
• Dr. Dre - The Chronic (50611)
• Bass Quake - Bass Quake (50614)
• Bass Connection - Drivin' Bass (50615)
• Bass Erotica - Bass Ecstacy (50616)
• Various Artists - Bass 4 Bassheadz: Vol. 1 (50619)
• Bass Quake - Bass After Shock (50620)
• Bass Erotica - Sexual Bass (50622)
• Bass Cult - The Dark Side (50624)
• Various Artists - Bass 4 Bassheadz: Vol. 3 (50626)
• Bass Hit - Sub Shaker (50628)
• Karen Domino White & Friends - Open Our Eyes (50629)
• The Memphis Horns - Wishing You A Merry Christmas (50630)
• Various Artists - Trip Hop Nation Vol. 1 (50631)
• Magic City DJ's - 2 Much Bass (50632)
• Killarmy - Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars (50633)
• Kane & Abel - The 7 Sins (50634)
• Various Artists - Rhyme & Reason (50635)
• Various Artists - Bass 4 Bassheadz: Vol. 4 (50636)
• Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal "Edit Version" (50637)
• Mr. Ill - The Rebirth (50638)
• Various Artists - In The Beginning... There Was Rap (50639)
• Various Artists - I'm Bout It (50643)
• Gangsta Profile - Fire Redrum (50645)
• Boot Camp Clik - For The People (50646)
• No Good But So Good - Up To No Good (50647)
• Brotha Lynch Hung - Loaded (50648)
• Tha Truth - Makin' Moves... Everyday "Edit Version" (50649)
• Westside Connection - Bow Down "Edit Version" (50650)
• Various Artists - West Coast Bad Boyz Vol. 2 (50658)
• Master P - Ghetto D (50659)
• TRU - Tru 2 Da Game (50660)
• Mack 10 - Based On A True Story (50675)
• Various Artists - Death Row Greatest Hits (50677)
• D-Flexx - Planet Playa (50678)
• Various Artists - Trip Hop Til U Drop (50679)
• The Delinquents - Big Moves (50680)
• Various Artists - Luke's Peep Show Compilation Vol. 1 (50681)
• 20-2-Life - Twenty Two Life (50682)
• Wreckless Klan - Blowin' Up Tha Scene (50686)
• Various Artists - Young Southern Playaz Vol. 2 (50687)
• Mark May - Telephone Road (50690)
• Various Artists - Booty Bass Mix Vol. 1 (50692)
• Various Artists - West Coast Bad Boyz: Anotha Level Of The game (50695)
• Master P - The Ghettos Tryin To kill Me! (50696)
• Various Artists - The Best Of Black Market Records: Hounds Of Tha Underground (50697)
• Ant Banks - Big Thangs (50698)
• Cocoa Brovaz - The Rude Awakening (50699)

Catalog #'s 50700 - 50799

• Ice Cube - War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) (50700)
• Point Blank - N Tha Do' (50701)
• Various Artists - Electronica: U.K. Drum N' Bass Collective (50702)
• Steady Mobb'n - Pre-Meditated Drama (50704)
• Mia X - Unlady Like (50705)
• Boot Camp Clik - For The People "Edit Version" (50706)
• Various Artists - Electronica: Headstrong Tripno Funk (50707)
• Fiend - There's One In Every Family (50715)
• Silkk The Shocker - Charge It 2 Da Game (50716)
• Mr. Serv-On - Life Insurance (50717)
• Gambino Family - Ghetto Organized (50718)
• Kane & Abel - Am I My Brothers Keeper (50720)
• Mo B. Dick - Gangsta Harmony (50721)
• 504 Boyz - Goodfellas (50722)
• C-Murder - Life Or Death (50723)
• Various Artists - No Limit Soldiers Compilation: We Can't Be Stopped (50724)
• Sons Of Funk - The Game Of Funk (50725)
• Mac - Shell Shocked (50727)
• Prime Suspects - Guilty Til Proved Innocent (50728)
• Big Ed - The Assassin (50729)
• Various Artists - Bass Jamz: Maximum Techno Bass Mix (50731)
• C-Loc - Ya Heard Me (50732)
• Various Artists - Electronica: Rave 2001 (50733)
• Organized Konfusion - Equinox "Edit Version" (50734)
• Ant Banks - Big Thangs "Edit Version" (50735)
• DJ Taz - Worldwide (50736)
• DJ Taz - Worldwide "Edit Version" (50737)
• Young Bleed - My Balls And My Word (50738)
• Ras Kass - Rasassination (50739)
• Various Artists - Burn Hollywood Burn (50740)
• Bad Azz - Word On Tha Streets (50741)
• Various Artists - Holiday Moods Vol. 1: An Enchanted Christmas (50742)
• Various Artists - DJ Trance Mix (50743)
• Various Artists - I Got The Hook-Up! (50745)
• PSK-13 - Born Bad? (50746)
• Various Artists - Trip Hop Nation Vol. 2 (50747)
• Mack 10 - Based On A True Story "Edit Version" (50748)
• Master P - Ghetto D "Edit Version" (50749)

Catalog #'s 53500 - 53599

• Mia X - Mama Drama (53502)
• Mean Green - Major Players Compilation (53505)
• Various Artists - Acid: Breaks And Beats (53507)
• Various Artists - Gang Related (53509)
• Various Artists - Gang Related "Edit Version" (53510)
• Various Artists - In The Beginning... There Was Rap "Edit Version" (53511)
• Mack 10 - The Recipe (53512)
• Various Artists - The Chemical Box Vol. 1 (53514)
• Easy Mo Bee - Now Or Never: Odyssey 2000 (53521)
• Daz Dillinger - Retaliation, Revenge And Get Back (53524)
• Various Artists - The Chemical Box Vol. 2 (53525)
• Spasmik - Phunkotron (53529)
• Michel'le - Hung Jury (53530)
• Various Artists - Xtreme Bass (53531)
• N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: 10th Anniversary Tribute (53532)
• CJ Mac - Platinum Game (53533)
• Concentration Camp - Da Halocaust (53536)
• AllFrumTha I - AllFrumTha I "Edit Version" (53537)
• Master P - MP Da Last Don (53538)
• C-Murder - Life Or Death "Edit Version" (53540)
• Silkk The Shocker - Charge It 2 Da Game "Edit Version" (53541)
• Various Artists - I Got The Hook-Up! "Edit Version" (53542)
• Heltah Skeltah - Magnum Force (53543)
• Soulja Slim - Give It 2 'Em Raw (53547)
• Master P - MP Da Last Don "Edit Version" (53548)
• Mack 10 - The Recipe "Edit Version" (53549)
• Me & My Cousin - International (53558)

Catalog #'s 50000 - 50099

• Snoop Dogg - Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told (50000)
• The Comrads - Wake Up & Ball (50001)
• Silkk The Shocker - Made Man (50003)
• Various Artists - Aural Playground (50005)
• Snoop Dogg - Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told "Edit Version" (50006)
• Spirit Level - Of Earth And Sky (50009)
• TRU - Da Crime Family (50010)
• Ghetto Commission - Wise Guys (50011)
• Various Artists - Electro: Breaks Beats And Bass (50012)
• Wu-Tang Killa Bees - The Swarm Vol. 1 (50013)
• Killarmy - Dirty Weaponry (50014)
• Ice Cube - War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) (50015)
• Various Artists - Thicker Than Water (50016)
• Magic - Sky's The Limit (50017)
• Young Bleed - My Own (50018)
• Chilldrin Of Da Ghetto - Chilldrin Of Da Ghetto (50020)
• MC Eiht - Section 8 (50021)
• Ice Cube - War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) "Edit Version" (50022)
• Heltah Skeltah - Magnum Force "Limited Edition" (50023)
• Mr. Quikk - 69 Wayz (50024)
• N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: 10th Anniversary Tribute "Edit Version" (50025)
• Steady Mobb'n - Black Mafia (50026)
• Full Blooded - Memorial Day (50027)
• Various Artists - Booty Party Ta' Go (50028)
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Greatest Hits (50030)
• Mr. Mike - Rhapsody (50031)
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Greatest Hits "Edit Version" (50032)
• C-Murder - Bossalinie (50035)
• C-Murder - Bossalinie "Edit Version" (50036)
• Silkk The Shocker - Made Man "Edit Version" (50037)
• Lil Soldiers - Boot Camp (50038)
• Black Moon - War Zone (50039)
• Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (50040)
• Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt "Edit Version" (50041)
• Various Artists - Ultimate Bass Challenge Vol. 1 (50043)
• Mr. Serv-On - Da Next Level (50045)
• Ice Cube - War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) "Edit Version" (50046)
• Various Artists - Thicker Than Water "Edit Version" (50047)
• Various Artists - No Limit Soldiers Compilation: We Can't Be Stopped "Edit Version" (50048)
• Mia X - Mama Drama "Edit Version" (50049)
• Snoop Dogg - No Limit Top Dogg (50052)
• Various Artists - Foolish (50053)
• Stephen Simmonds - Spirit Tales (50054)
• Wu-Syndicate - Wu-Syndicate (50056)
• Shyheim - Manchild (50058)
• DB Bass Killaz - Bass Drag Racing (50059)
• JT Money - Pimpin' On Wax (50060)
• Various Artists - Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 (50062)
• Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus (50063)
• Various Artists - Soundbombing I (50064)
• Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (50065)
• DJ Dara - Renegade Continuum (50066)
• Pish Posh - Up Jumps The Boogie (50067)
• DJ Dara - Renegade Continuum 2 (50068)
• Various Artists - Soundbombing II (50069)
• DJ Spinna - Heavy Beats Vol. 1 (50070)
• Various Artists - Foolish "Edit Version" (50071)
• Phobos - Phobos (50072)
• Various Artists - Soundbombing II "Edit Version" (50074)
• Kacino - Life Is A Gamble (50075)
• Bad Azz - Personal Business (50076)
• Various Artists - Old School Ghetto Booty (50078)
• Various Artists - Pure Flamenco (50079)
• Snoop Dogg - No Limit Top Dogg "Edit Version" (50080)
• C-Murder - Trapped In Crime (50083)
• Mercedes - Rear End (50085)
• U-God - Golden Arms Redemption (50086)
• Master P - Only God Can Judge Me "Edit Version" (50091)
• Master P - Only God Can Judge Me (50092)
• 504 Boyz - Goodfellas "Edit Version" (50093)
• TRU - Da Crime Family "Edit Version" (50094)
• Svala - The Real Me (50099)

Catalog #'s 50100 - 50199

• Various Artists - Bass 4 Bassheadz: Vol. 5 (50100)
• Company Flow - Little Johnny From The Hospitul: Breaks And Instrumentals, Vol. 1 (50101)
• MC Eiht - N' My Neighborhood (50103)
• Big Mike - Hart To Hit (50104)
• JT Money - Pimpin' On Wax "Edit Version" (50105)
• Various Artists - No Limit All Stars: Who U Wit? (50106)
• Fiend - Street Life (50107)
• Lil Italy - On Top Of Da World (50108)
• Mac - World War III (50109)
• Magic - Thuggin' (50110)
• Dame Grease - Live On Lenox Ave. (50112)
• Originoo Gunn Clappaz - The M-Pire Shrikez Back (50116)
• Various Artists - Duck Down Presents (50117)
• Various Artists - 3 Strikes (50118)
• Various Artists - J Prince Presents: R.N.D.S. (50119)
• Various Artists - World Wrestling Federation Presents: Aggression (50120)
• The High & Mighty - Home Field Advantage (50121)
• Various Artists - Ultimate Bass Challenge Vol. 2 (50122)
• Various Artists - J Prince Presents: R.N.D.S. "Edit Version" (50123)
• 5th Ward Boyz - P.W.A. The Album... Keep It Poppin' (50125)
• The High & Mighty - Home Field Advantage "Edit Version" (50136)
• Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs (50137)
• Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs "Edit Version" (50138)
• Mos Def - Black On Both Sides (50141)
• Mos Def - Black On Both Sides "Edit Version" (50142)
• NuSound - Erotic Moods Vol. 2 (50144)
• Lil' Zane - Young World: The Future (50145)
• Mack 10 - The Paper Route (50148)
• Mack 10 - The Paper Route "Edit Version" (50149)
• Toni Estes - Two Eleven (50150)
• Choclair - Ice Cold (50151)
• Snoop Dogg - Tha Last Meal (50153)
• Various Artists - Blair Witch 2: Book Of Shadows (50155)
• NuSound - Erotic Moods Vol. 3 (50160)
• Various Artists - The Perfect Trance (50162)
• Pish Posh - Indoor Storm (50163)
• Smut Peddlers - Porn Again (50164)
• Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology (50171)
• Sarina Paris - Sarina Paris (50175)
• C-Murder - C-P-3.Com (50178)
• Lil' Zane - The Big Zane Theory (50191)
• Various Artists - Ozzfest: Second Stage Live (50197)
• Lil' Romeo - Lil' Romeo (50198)

Other Priority Records Releases

Ruthless Records:

• N.W.A - 100 Miles And Runnin' (EP)

No Limit Records:

• Mr. Marcelo - Brick Livin'

Duck Down Records:

• Various Artists - Boot Camp clik's Greatest Hits: Basic Training

Rawkus Records:

• Various Artists - Lyricist Lounge Vol. 2
• Big L - The Big Picture
• Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek
• Da Beatminerz - Brace 4 Impak
• Various Artists - Hip Hop For Respect

Death Row Records:

• Various Artists - Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000

Hoo Bangin' Records:

• Westside Connection - Terrorist Threats

Wreckshop Records:

• Big Moe - Purple World

Neurodisc Records:

• NuSound - Erotic Moods Vol. 1
• Various Artists - Holiday Moods Vol. 2: Another Enchanted Christmas

Other artists:

• Ice Cube - Kill At Will (EP)
• Ice Cube - Featuring... Ice Cube

• Roscoe

• Sauce Money - Middle Finger U

Soundtracks:

• Various Artists - Training Day
• Various Artists - Bones soundtrack

Sources

• "2002 Music Awards" by Anthony Mariani, Fort Worth Weekly, June 13, 2002, retrieved June 29, 2006