| Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 3 | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Cover: | Rapmasters 3.jpg |
| Released: | October 24, 1996 [1] |
| Recorded: | 1988–1995 |
| Genre: | West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap |
| Label: | Priority Records |
| Producer: | Ice Cube, The Boogie Men, Erick Sermon, Sir Jinx, Tootie, DJ Aladdin, Dr. Dre, D'Maq, Laylaw, DJ Daryl |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
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].
Leo Stanley of Allmusic wrote:[1] Rapmasters, Vol. 3 is an adequate collection of hardcore rap, featuring cuts by EPMD ("Get the Bozack"), Ice Cube ("Givin' Up the Nappy Dug-Out"), NWA ("3 the Hard Way"), WC and the Madd Circle ("Dress Code"), 415 ("Nu Niggaz on the Blokkk") and Ice-T ("I Ain't New Ta This"). Though many of these weren't even hits, it's still a good hardcore sampler for casual fans, even though it was thrown together haphazardly.