Capitol Music Group announced today that it's relaunching legendary west coast hip-hop label Priority Records in a joint venture with Insurgency Music. Having launched in 1985, the iconic label helped bring west coast hip-hop to prominence with artists such as N.W.A, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Eazy-E.
According to Billboard, Priority will now be a "producer-driven label focusing on electronic and progressive urban music" and formally launch on August 13 with Just Blaze and Baauer's "Higher." The track was released earlier this year on SoundCloud and has received a hefty 1.6 million plays.
Priority will be led by Insurgency co-founder...
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According to Billboard, Priority will now be a "producer-driven label focusing on electronic and progressive urban music" and formally launch on August 13 with Just Blaze and Baauer's "Higher." The track was released earlier this year on SoundCloud and has received a hefty 1.6 million plays.
Priority will be led by Insurgency co-founder...
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