Joey Purp

Joey Davis, better known by his stage name Joey Purp, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is one half of Leather Corduroys. He is one of the founding members of Savemoney.

Joey Purp grew up bouncing between various neighborhoods of Chicago, ranging from Wrigleyville to Humboldt Park. His father ran a restaurant and his mother managed thrift stores. He attended Whitney Young High School, where he realized that he had a talent for freestyle rapping. In his senior year, he dropped out of high school. He worked and interned at LDRS 1354, a streetwear store at Wicker Park.

In 2012, Joey Purp released his first mixtape, The Purple Tape. In 2016, he released a mixtape, iiiDrops. Tentatively titled Eyedrops, it featured contributions from Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa, among others. It was listed by Pitchfork as the "Best New Music".

Joey Purp grew up listening to Wu-Tang Clan, Sex Pistols, The Casualties, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Dipset, and Lil Wayne. In a 2014 interview, he stated that his early recordings were heavily inspired by Currensy.

Mixtapes

• The Purple Tape (2012)
• iiiDrops (2016)

Singles

• "Don't Stop" (2014)
• "Morgan Freeman" (2015)
• "Run It Up" (2015)
• "Performance Art Freestyle" (2016)
• "Girls @" (2016)

Guest appearances

• Vic Mensa - "Fear & Doubt" from Innanetape (2013)
• Thelonious Martin - "Purp Interlude" and "Purp Outro" from Wünderkid (2014)
• Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - "Go" from Surf (2015)
• Two Fresh - "Still Got It" from Torch (2015)
• Sterling Hayes - "OTS" from Antidepressant (2016)
• Towkio - "Playin' Fair" from Community Service 2 (2016)
• Phantogram - "You Don't Get Me High Anymore (A-Trak Remix)" (2017)
• Kami - "Just Like the Movies" from Just Like the Movies (2017)