▁A - M af ia , ▁Stre ets ▁da ▁Block , ▁Den 1 0 , ▁Tommy ▁T sun ami , ▁Sm oke ▁& ▁Num bers , ▁O MC ▁and ▁Do e ▁Boy ▁Ch och . ▁ ▁History ▁Pur ple ▁City , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁P CP ▁or ▁Pur ple ▁City ▁Produ ctions , ▁is ▁closely ▁affili ated ▁with ▁other ▁Har lem - based ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Diplom ats . ▁Pur ple ▁City ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁Sh iest ▁B ub ▁met ▁Cam ' R on ▁of ▁The ▁Diplom ats ▁at ▁a ▁sh oe ▁store . ▁After ▁ex ch anging ▁numbers ▁and ▁we ed , ▁a ▁connection ▁was ▁made . ▁Sh iest ▁had ▁the ▁Pur ple , ▁and ▁soon ▁enough ▁Sh iest ▁was ▁running ▁around ▁with ▁D ip ▁Set ▁and ▁Pur ple ▁City ▁was ▁born . ▁Cam ' R on ▁served ▁as ▁ment ors ▁to ▁Sh iest , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁create ▁Pur ple ▁City ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁put ▁out ▁mi xt apes . ▁To ▁date , ▁Pur ple ▁City ▁has ▁released ▁eight ▁mi xt apes , ▁s elling ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 1 , 2 3 4 ▁copies , ▁and ▁launch ing ▁the ▁career ▁of ▁E - N orm . ▁Pur ple ▁City ▁has ▁also ▁commer cially ▁released ▁ 4 ▁albums , ▁Paris ▁to ▁Pur ple ▁City , ▁The ▁Pur ple ▁Album , Ro ad ▁to ▁the ▁Rich es : ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁City ▁Mi xt apes ., ' ▁a ▁ ▁Form er ▁members ▁Un