Juicy J

Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American record producer and rapper. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established in 1991. He released ten studio albums with the group, which began as an underground act until attaining mainstream success and signing with Loud Records, an imprint of Columbia Records in 2000. In 2005, they reached their furthest commercial success with the single “Stay Fly,” which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. That same year, they recorded the song “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp” for the film Hustle & Flow, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

In 2002, he released his solo debut album Chronicles of the Juice Man and its sequel Hustle Till I Die (2009), in between Three 6 Mafia projects. He further pursued a solo career after the group’s hiatus in 2011, with Juicy J announcing his executive position in A&R for Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang Entertainment, and re-signing to Columbia as a solo artist in a joint venture with Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records the following year. He released a string of club-oriented songs beginning with his 2012 single “Bandz a Make Her Dance” (featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz); the lead single for his third album and major label debut Stay Trippy (2013), which was met with commercial success. He featured as a guest performer on a number of successful singles in the following two years: Mike Will Made It’s “23”, Usher’s “I Don’t Mind”, Ne-Yo’s “She Knows” and Katy Perry’s Grammy Award-nominated single “Dark Horse”, the latter peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. His fourth album, Rubba Band Business (2017) saw lukewarm reception before he returned to an independent career with his fifth album, The Hustle Continues (2020).Alongside recording, Juicy J has a prolific career in producing records for other artists—having largely handled the production on Three 6 Mafia projects with DJ Paul—with credits on singles or albums for Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, T.I., Ludacris, Sexyy Red, GloRilla, and Chief Keef, among others. He is the younger brother of frequent collaborator and fellow Memphis rapper Project Pat.

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