Priority Records
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Oct 10, 2026
DJ KhalilGUEST
I was making like tons of beats, you know what I mean? And then Chase, you know, people don't know that Chase has been in the music business for, since he was like 15.
DJ KhalilGUEST
So at that point he was working at Priority Records, you know, but he had several jobs leading up to that.
DJ KhalilGUEST
And, um, and he, uh, you know, on priority, they had Raz Kaz, you know, Raz was, had just gotten signed and Raz had all this buzz.
DJ KhalilGUEST
You know what I mean? It was, it was, it was dope to have a West coast, you know, lyrical West coast dude.
Nyah NightmareHOST
Mm-hmm.
Ren's DadHOST
But the soundtrack to the film was released on October 9th in 2001 by Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle Records and Priority Records, and it peaked at number 39 on the US Billboard 200, and number 14 on the Top R&B and Hip Hop Albums chart, and number four on the Top Soundtracks chart.
Ren's DadHOST
So I was kinda mentioning how film soundtracks would almost be, you know, as big as the film themselves, you know? And they would recoup a lot of money just based off of CD sales.
Nyah NightmareHOST
Yeah.
Damian ScottHOST
You know that.
Damian ScottHOST
and how he managed to get a distribution deal with Priority Records that Michael Jackson's own lawyer said the king of pop could never get.
Master PGUEST
It was like, well, if we give you a distribution deal, you're going to take all the risks.
Master PGUEST
I said, I get it.
20 MINS LATER
Master PGUEST
Yeah.
Damian ScottHOST
and you signed him to no limit no one saw that coming can you walk us through how that happened i
Master PGUEST
seen snoop at priority records because i had an office in priority records and uh i could tell that he was unhappy i looked at snoop as the biggest artist in the world to me like why is this guy not happy and i'm like man you know the saddest thing about this because i watched Biggie Smalls die, I watch Tupac die.
Master PGUEST
I'm like, man, these people don't appreciate you till you dead.
Master PGUEST
Now I need to get 200,000 more?" But I got out and started selling my CDs out the trunk of my car, and I was prepared.
Master PGUEST
And then Priority Records came, and then they offered me that deal, distribution deal, which... 'Cause Michael Jackson probably had the largest record deal at that time.
Master PGUEST
He got 22% a record.
Rickey SmileyHOST
Right.
Rickey SmileyHOST
Wow.
Master PGUEST
So yeah, I mean, you know, but I, I give all glory to God, man.
Master PGUEST
Without God, it ain't just me And then I also thank, and, and I want people to know this too, right? I thank the owners of Priority Records.
Master PGUEST
And I tell my kids, I don't even think my kids understand this, right?
Master PGUEST
Mystical, signed Mia X, signed Fiend, signed Mr. Servone, and I could go on and on and on, you know, and my brothers and stuff.
Master PGUEST
So it was a blessing, man, to know the business and understand the music business and then go back home and put so many people on yeah and so i mean we went from selling no records to selling over 100 million records independently i did the first uh 85 15 deal i went to michael jackson attorney paid him 25 000 to learn the business and i wanted to know what's what's the deal bigger than what michael jackson had which was uh distribution deal where i get 85 and then the distribution company get 15 that was never heard of before and oh yeah i paid i paid them 25 that's probably the best 25 000 i ever spent in my life but then then he told me i needed two hundred thousand dollars to get that deal so i'm like man i just gave you 25 g's now i need to get 200 000 more but i got out and started selling my cds at the trunk of my car and i was prepared and then priority records came and then they offered me that deal distribution deal which because Michael Jackson probably had the largest record deal at that time he got 22% of record right so
Rickey SmileyHOST
so like I have to ask, so when you were selling the music out of your trunk, what city, like, your music got, like, caught on fire that was real hot? What one or two cities, man, where, like, it was a big deal, your music was a big deal when you were selling music out of your trunk?
Master PGUEST
Yeah, like Atlanta, Texas.
Master PGUEST
So, yeah, I mean, you know, but I give all glory to God, man.
Master PGUEST
Without God, it ain't just me.
Master PGUEST
And then I also think, and I want people to know this too, right? I thank the owners of Priority Records.
Master PGUEST
And I tell my kids, I don't even think my kids understand this, right? Like this is bigger than me.