Purple City Productions
Encyclopedia
Purple City is a Harlem
-based rap crew. The original members include Shiest Bub, Agallah
, and Un Kasa. In more recent years the roster has extended to include artists such as A-Mafia, Streets da Block, Den.10, Smoke & Numbers, and Doe Boy Choch.
. Purple City began in 2002, when Shiest Bub was introduced to Cam'ron
and Jim Jones
of The Diplomats by Juelz Santana
. Jones and Cam'Ron served as mentors to Shiest, leading him to create Purple City and began to put out mixtapes. To date, Purple City has released eight mixtapes, selling an estimated 800,000 copies thus far. Purple City has also commercially released three albums to date, Paris to Purple City, The Purple Album, and Road to the Riches: The Best of the Purple City Mixtapes, independently selling over 100,000 units worldwide.
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
-based rap crew. The original members include Shiest Bub, Agallah
Agallah
Agallah , born Angel Aguilar, is a Puerto Rican and Filipino-American rapper who was a member of the The Diplomats-affiliated group Purple City and the group Propain campaign. He was formerly known as 8-Off Agallah, but changed the name because it was controversial; 8-Off is a variation of the name...
, and Un Kasa. In more recent years the roster has extended to include artists such as A-Mafia, Streets da Block, Den.10, Smoke & Numbers, and Doe Boy Choch.
History
Purple City, also known as PCP or Purple City Productions, is closely affiliated with other Harlem-based artists such as Jae Millz and The DiplomatsThe Diplomats
The Diplomats, also popularly known as Dipset, are a Harlem-based hip hop group founded by Cam'ron and Jim Jones in 1997. The original members of the group were Cam'ron, Freekey Zekey, and Jim Jones ; who all grew up together in Harlem...
. Purple City began in 2002, when Shiest Bub was introduced to Cam'ron
Cam'ron
Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
and Jim Jones
Jim Jones (rapper)
Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records...
of The Diplomats by Juelz Santana
Juelz Santana
LaRon Louis James , better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He appeared on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma"...
. Jones and Cam'Ron served as mentors to Shiest, leading him to create Purple City and began to put out mixtapes. To date, Purple City has released eight mixtapes, selling an estimated 800,000 copies thus far. Purple City has also commercially released three albums to date, Paris to Purple City, The Purple Album, and Road to the Riches: The Best of the Purple City Mixtapes, independently selling over 100,000 units worldwide.
Albums
- Road to the Riches: The Best of the Purple City Mixtapes (March 22, 2005)
- Paris to Purple City (November 8, 2005)
- The Purple Album (May 23, 2006)
- Born to The Purple DVD (With Bonus Swagger Development Mixtape (May 23, 2006)
Mixtapes
- Gladiator (Hosted by CormegaCormegaCory Mckay , better known as Cormega, is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life.- Early life :...
and Agallah) (July 09, 2003) - The Incredible Piff
- The Purple City Family in Candyland
- Shiest Bub Presents: The Color Purple
- Shiest Bub Presents: Summer Grind
- DJ Mo Sticky Presents: Bubble Music
- Purple City Express (Matrix 2: Vol. 4 Reloaded)
- The Price Is Right
- The Need for Weed
- Shiest Bubz Presents Doe Boy Choch The Sex Pistols Mixtape
- Every Daze My Birthday
- Wagu Boyz Present: Murda 2 XXXcellence