Priority Records
| Priority Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Universal Music Group | 
| Founded | 1985 | 
| Founder | 
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| Status | Active | 
| Distributor(s) | Interscope Capitol Labels Group | 
| Genre | Various, with a focus on hip hop | 
| Country of origin | United States | 
| Location | 6430 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | 
| Official website | priorityrecords | 
Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for artists including N.W.A, Ice Cube, MC Ren, Eazy-E, Master P, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Silkk the Shocker, Jay-Z, Paris, Mack 10, 504 Boyz, Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Murder, Mia X, Westside Connection, and Ice-T. It also distributed hip hop record labels including Death Row Records, Hoo-Bangin' Records, No Limit Records, Posthuman Records, Rap-A-Lot Records, Rawkus Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Ruthless Records Duck Down Records, and Wu-Tang Records. According to Billboard, "few record labels were as important to the rise of West Coast hip hop as Priority Records".