Purple City Discography of CDs

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Purple City are best known as affiliates of the Diplomats (a crew that boasts, most notably, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana ), and made their name known in hip-hop circles by gaining headway on the mixtape circuit. The trio, comprising Emperor Shiest Bub, Un Kasa, and Don Bishop Agallah, are from Harlem, but their sound owes a debt to the slowed-down bump of Dirty South rap. THE PURPLE ALBUM is the group's 2005 debut, and boasts their brash underground ethos with narratives of gangsta living spun over fairly standard, though nonetheless thumping, beats. Additional personnel: B.G., Jim Jones .

Purple City CD discography Gangsta collective Purple City made a name for themselves on the mixtape circuit with their tight beats and revolving cast of MCs. The ensemble mix things up further on this 2005 release PARIS TO PURPLE CITY by visiting the City of Light. A host of French rappers appear alongside Purple City anchors Un Kasa and Agallah "the Don" Bishop, reeling off rapid-fire rhymes in their native tongue. American rap's connection to the French scene has been largely through more conscious, progressive rap (see Guru's collaborations with MC Solaar on JAZZAMATAZZ), so it's interesting to see an international collaboration from the hustla's point of view. It helps that French is a language that lends itself beautifully to rapping, as Purple City's Parisian guests turn in some of the best spots on the album.

Purple City albums Purple City is more an attitude created and cultivated by rapper/producer/entrepreneur Shiest Bub than any particular location (although it does embody the spirit of the Harlem and Washington Heights sections of New York City where it originated). As he rose in the hip-hop mixtape world, Shiest Bub routinely adorned himself in purple, producing an indelible image as he joined up with Agallah and Un Kasa, and aligned with the powerful Diplomats crew to become one of the strongest East Coast mixtape producers. ROAD TO THE RICHES, a title recalling the like-minded seminal 1989 hit by Kool G. Rap, brings Purple City's underground world out into the daylight, collecting the strongest tracks from the group's numerous mixtapes for its official debut. The result is anything but patched together, as the tracks blend almost supernaturally for a hazily enjoyable record. The Purple City sound combines a 1990s bass-heavy, stripped-down vibe with an odd pop sensibility for a sinister and strange aesthetic. On tracks like "Winning" and "Purple City Byrdgang," the ...

Track Listing of songs: Intro; I Love It (Remix We Thuggin); Too High; Freekey Zekey Checks In; Eastside Riders; Weatherman; Alarm; Bout it Bout It (Freestyle); We Fly High (For The Old People) (Brooklyn Remix); So Hopeless; Money Makers; Kingdom Come (Dissin Jay-Z); Beef With Mase On Hot 97; Pour Wax; Credibility; Trap Nigga; Pin The Tail; We Rocking It; Home Boy What You Looking At; Certified Gangsta; Mind on My Money; Industry Problems; Getting To Know Jim Jones; Summer wit Miami; Where I'm From (Freestyle); All Eyes On Zeke; We Fly High (NY Giants Remix); We Fly High (Super Remix); Outro;