The original members include Shiest Bub, Agallah, Antonio "Un Kasa" Wilder & E-Norm.
In more recent years the roster has extended to include artists such as A-Mafia, Agallah, Ben Bostaph, Den10, Doe Boy Choch, Lyrical Stress, OMC, Smoke DZA, Streets da Block, Tommy, Topher Tsunami, and Smoke & Numbers.
Purple City began in 2001 when Shiest Bub met Cam'Ron of The Diplomats at a shoe store.
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 11,234 copies, and launching the career of E-Norm.