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  1. Bryan Turner. Bryan Turner is a Canadian/American entertainment executive and entrepreneur. He is perhaps best known for being the founder of Priority Records in 1985, which was “the country’s largest independent label in the mid-90s” according to the New York Times. [1] Turner was CEO and sold a portion of the business to EMI in 1996 and ...

    • Ice Cube Destroyed An Office At Priority Records. After Ice Cube left N.W.A, he was signed by Priority Records for a solo deal. Bryan Turner, the co-founder of Priority Records, was one of the men responsible for signing Ice Cube to his label.
    • Ice Cube Left N.W.A. Because Of Jerry Heller. A huge part of the film is Jerry Heller, played brilliantly by Paul Giamatti, discovering N.W.A and helping them become a hip-hop group known all around the world.
    • Suge Knight Beat Up Eazy-E. In one of the more dramatic parts of the film, Suge Knight beats up Eazy-E to get Dr. Dre out of his contract with Ruthless Records.
    • The Drama At The Detroit Show. One of the biggest scenes in Straight Outta Compton is when N.W.A. performs the song “F*** tha Police” despite the Detroit Police Department specifically telling them that they couldn’t.
  2. The Legacy. Priority Records revolutionized rap music and the rap business. The Los Angeles-based label showed the strength of street knowledge by establishing itself as the go-to company for gangster rap and by giving rebel artists and businessmen a home free of censorship and constraint. 1985-1994. 1995-2004.

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  3. Sep 8, 2016 · He co-founded Los Angeles-based Priority Records, whose roster included N.W.A, Eazy-E , Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Paris, among others. In the following as-told-to, slightly edited for clarity and ...

  4. May 14, 2020 · Turner founded Priority Records in 1985 and during his 16 years as Chairman, Priority sold in excess of $1.7 billion of recorded music. Priority signed N.W.A. and their first release on the label was Straight Outta Compton. Turner later partnered with Interscope Records to distribute Dr. Dre’s The Chronic.

  5. Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for artists including N.W.A, ... Bryan Turner, Mark Cerami and Steve Drath. ...

  6. Jun 22, 2017 · Few record labels were as important to the rise of West Coast hip-hop as Priority Records. Founded in 1985 by Bryan Turner and Mark Cerami, the indie took a chance on a crew of MCs bubbling out of ...

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