As you may have heard, Babygrande Records, home to Jedi Mind Tricks, Jean Grae and more, have recently signed the East Coast street buzzing Purple City.
The Harlem, NY-based Purple City movement currently boasts core members Shiest Bub “The Emperor”, Un Kasa, and Agallah “The Don Bishop.” If the names sound familiar it’s because these kats have been in the game for a minute.
Un Kasa has appeared on both of the Diplomats’ full length albums as well as Cam’ron “Purple Haze”.
Agallah is known for his production with the Dipset crew, while Shiest has been laying down the groundwork for the entire “purple” movement from the fashion to the lifestyle for years.
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The first single, “Purple City Byrdgang,” features Jim Jones while the
video, featuring appearances by Cam’ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones,is already garnering massive spins on BET’s Uncut.
“The Road To The Riches: The Best of the Purple City Mixtapes” which streets March 22nd, introduces Purple City and their already notorious street anthems to a broader national constituency, building off of a massive East Coast street buzz that has been generated over the course of 8 mixtapes and 80,000 units sold on the streets, while setting the stage for their 2005 Babygrande debut LP of brand-new material.
The thriving street phenomenon at the epicenter of the Harlem, NY-based Dipset movement, Purple City is a testament to the undeniable sphere of influence of mixtapes for broader crossover success within the urban music market.
“Road To The Riches” features guest appearances by Dipset powerhouse Cam’ron, budding Diplomat superstar Juelz Santana, 2004 breakout street act Jim Jones, Diplomat mainstay J.R.Writer, Loon, Scram Jones and more.
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The album also features production by: Agallah “The Don Bishop,” multi-platinum producer Dame Grease (DMX), Scram Jones and other in-house producers from Purple City Productions (PCP).
