N.W.A was an American hip hop group formed in Compton, California. Among the earliest and most significant figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, the group is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential acts in hip hop music.
Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by American gangsta rap group N.W.A, which, led by Eazy-E, formed in Los Angeles County's City of Compton in early 1987. Released by his label, Ruthless Records, on August 8, 1988, the album was produced by N.W.A members Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, and Arabian Prince, with lyrics written by N.W.A members Ice Cube and MC Ren along with Ruthless rapper and unofficial member The D.O.C. Not merely depicting Compton's street violence, the lyrics repeatedly threaten to lead it by attacking peers and even police. The track "Fuck tha Police" drew an FBI agent's warning letter, which aided N.W.A's notoriety, with N.W.A calling itself "the world's most dangerous group."
"Right Thurr" is the debut single of American rapper Chingy. Written alongside The Trak Starz. It was released on April 14, 2003, by Capitol Records, Priority Records, and Disturbing tha Peace as the lead single from his debut album, Jackpot (2003). The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised the production and Chingy's addictive delivery.
Compton's Most Wanted (C.M.W.) is an American gangsta rap group and part of the early West Coast hip hop scene. The leaders of the group are MC Eiht and Tha Chill.
The Vault of Horror is an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series that was published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955 created by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. The magazine began in March 1948 as War Against Crime. It continued under this title for 11 issues before becoming The Vault of Horror with issue #12. The comic ran for 29 issues until being discontinued after issue #40.
Joseph David Thompson, better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from San Francisco, California. He founded the record label Get Low Recordz in 1991, which signed fellow California-based rapper the Game in the early 2000s, prior to the latter's mainstream breakthrough. The label has also signed Messy Marv and San Quinn.
View from the Vault, Volume Three is the third release in the "View from the Vault" series by the Grateful Dead. It was released simultaneously as a three disc album on CD and as a concert performance video on DVD. It contains the June 16, 1990 show at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.
The N.W.A Legacy, Volume 1: 1988–1998 is a two-disc compilation by album released on March 23, 1999, through Priority Records. It is composed of 26 songs recorded from 1988 to 1998 by the American hip-hop group N.W.A, including solo material of its members Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and MC Ren, and their affiliates such as The D.O.C., Above The Law, Da Lench Mob, Snoop Dogg, Penthouse Players Clique, Tha Dogg Pound, Westside Connection and 2Pac. Bryan Turner served as executive producer.
The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2 is a compilation of tracks from original members of the iconic gangsta rap group N.W.A; Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, as well as artists that were spawned by members of the group, such as Tha Dogg Pound, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Tha Eastsidaz. Some other tracks are collaborations or songs by associates of the foursome, such as The D.O.C. and D.J. Quik. It is the second album in the series. Songs were originally from various labels, including Ruthless Records, Def Jam, Tommy Boy and Death Row Records. Mark Copeland executive produced the album.
View from the Vault, Volume Four is the fourth release in the "View from the Vault" series of rock concert recordings by the Grateful Dead. Like the other entries in the series, it was released simultaneously on CD and as a DVD concert video. However, unlike the previous 3-CD volumes, View from the Vault IV is a 4-CD set. This volume contains selections from two consecutive shows in California — July 24, 1987, at Oakland Stadium, and July 26, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium.
Jon Wells is an American record producer, record executive, and rapper. He is a member of the Likwit Crew.
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 2 is the second of an eight-volume budget Compilation series that Priority Records released throughout 1996 and 1997. As with the previous volume, Songs that had profane lyrics appeared in their censored versions however, Mad Flava's Feel Tha Flava and The Conscious Daughters' We Roll Deep both appear here fully uncut and uncensored.
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 3 is the third of an eight volume budget Compilation series released on October 24, 1996 by Priority Records. Unlike the first two volumes, This volume [and the following volume] was issued in a fully uncut explicit version [as well as an edited version].
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 4 is the fourth volume of an eight volume budget compilation series released by Priority Records throughout 1996 and 1997. Like the previous volume, This volume was issued in a fully uncut explicit version [as well as an edited version]. On the edited version, Ice Cube's The Wrong Nigga To Fuck Wit is replaced with Ice Cube's Amerikkka's Most Wanted.
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 5 is the fifth volume of an eight volume budget compilation series released by Priority Records throughout 1996 and 1997. Unlike the previous two volumes, there is no fully uncut explicit version available and this and the remaining three volumes [as well as the first two volumes] are only available in mostly censored edited versions. The version of Brotha Lynch Hung's R.I.P. that appears here is not the same version that is found on Season of da Siccness but is rather the clean remixed and re-recorded version that would also appear on a couple of Brotha Lynch's best of collections and on The Best Of Black Market Records. Also, This volume is the only volume that doesn't feature Ice Cube.
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 6 is the sixth volume of an eight volume budget compilation series that Priority Records released throughout 1996 and 1997. As is the standard with almost all volumes in the series, This was only released in an edited version that censored many of the profanities that originally appeared in these songs.
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 7 is the seventh volume of an eight volume budget compilation series released by Priority Records throughout 1996 and 1997. Like almost all of the six previous volumes, no fully uncut explicit version of this release exists meaning that all songs appear here in their censored versions.
Nuthin' but a Gangsta Party 2 is a compilation album released by Priority Records on July 3, 2001. Like its predecessor, It contains mostly previously released songs along with a few exclusive, previously unreleased songs. The album peaked at #85 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Got Ta Hustle, Make It Happen, and 4 Days In Cali are all previously unreleased and are exclusive to this album. The song Got Ta Hustle was released as a 12-inch single
The following is a partial list of albums released through Priority Records. Any additional record labels involved are specified in brackets.
