Juicy J

"Jordan Houston" redirects here. For the Scottish football player, see Jordan Houston (footballer).

Juicy J
Juicy J performing in 2014
Born
Jordan Michael Houston III

(1975-04-05) April 5, 1975 (age 49)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationNorthside High School
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • record executive
Years active1987–present
Works
Spouse
Regina Perera
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(m. 2016)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Member of
Websitethejuicyj.com

Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. 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 recognition and signing with Loud Records, an imprint of Columbia Records in 2000. The group's 2005 single, "Stay Fly", yielded their furthest commercial success, peaking 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.

His debut studio album, Chronicles of the Juice Man (2002), and its follow-up, Hustle Till I Die (2009) were released in between Three 6 Mafia projects. He further pursued solo work during 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 act in a joint venture with Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records the following year.[2] His solo career has proved commercially successful; his club-oriented 2012 single "Bandz a Make Her Dance" (featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz) peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and led his third album and major label debut, Stay Trippy (2013) to reach number four on the Billboard 200. He also guest featured 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"—which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. His fourth album, Rubba Band Business (2017) was met with commercial failure before he returned to an independent career with his fifth album, The Hustle Continues (2020).[3]

Alongside recording, Juicy J been prolific in production work 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.[4][5] He is the younger brother of frequent collaborator and fellow Memphis rapper Project Pat.[6]

  1. ^ Aswad, Jem (February 29, 2020). "Juicy J Slams His Record Company in New Song, Then Backs Down".
  2. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (September 12, 2012). "Juicy J Signs To Columbia Records & Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records". HipHop DX. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Juicy J Signs With Dr. Luke's Label Via Columbia Records". Rapfix.mtv.com. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Barnes, Paul (June 8, 2023). "Juicy J's 7 Most Successful Production Credits". HotNewHipHop.com.
  5. ^ "Produced By: Juicy J — TIDAL".
  6. ^ Jason Birchmeier. "Project Pat | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2015.