Juicy J
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Jordan Michael Houston, better known by his stage name Juicy J (born April 5, 1973) is an Academy Award winning American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 from Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

 and is the co-founder and a member of the duo Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia are an Academy Award-winning, American rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1991 as Triple 6 Mafia, by DJ Paul, Juicy J, & Lord Infamous, the group at its most featured six members including; Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo and Koopsta Knicca...

 (formerly known as Triple Six Mafia). He is also the younger brother of Project Pat
Project Pat
Patrick Houston, better known as Project Pat is an American rapper originating from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the older brother of Juicy J, co-founder of the Three 6 Mafia....

. His second solo album, Hustle Till I Die, was released June 16, 2009. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...

 for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp
It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp
"It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" is an Oscar winning song, written by hip hop band Three 6 Mafia and Cedric Coleman, for the film, Hustle & Flow. It was ranked #80 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".-Academy Award:...

". Most recently, Juicy J was featured in Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz , better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007...

's remix of his hit song "Black and Yellow
Black and Yellow
"Black and Yellow" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa from his debut studio album, Rolling Papers. It was released on September 14, 2010 as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Wiz Khalifa, and StarGate, and it was produced by StarGate. It was released as a CD single in...

", entitled "Black and Yellow, G-Mix". Juicy J is best known for his crunk
Crunk
Crunk is a music style that originated in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-to-late 1990s and gained mainstream success around 2003–2004. Performers of crunk music are sometimes referred to as crunksters. An archetypal crunk track most frequently uses a drum machine rhythm, heavy bassline, and...

 style of rapping, highlighted by his patented "heavy-breathing" and "stomping" background sound effects. He also uses the alias "Frank White" while performing as part of the Tear Da Club Up Thugs. Juicy J's production style is characterized by fast rolling high hats, sharp snares, and deep cinematic bass, while many times incorporating samples from classic soul
Classic soul
Classic soul is a radio format focusing on soul music from the 1950s-1970s, occasionally venturing into the 1980s.-Genres:*1950s rhythm and blues- artists such as Fats Domino and Ray Charles*Motown- artists such as The Temptations and The Supremes...

 artists such as Willie Hutch
Willie Hutch
Willie McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s....

, David Ruffin
David Ruffin
Davis Eli "David" Ruffin was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations from 1964 to 1968...

, and Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...

.

Discography

  • Volume 3
  • Volume 5
  • Volume 5 Pt. 2 - 1992
  • Volume 6 - 1993
  • Volume 7 - 1993
  • Volume 8: Gates of Hell - 1993
  • Volume 9 - 1994
  • Chronicles Of The Juice Mane (Original)- 1994
  • Greatest Hits - 1995
  • 2002: Chronicles of the Juice Man
    Chronicles of the Juice Man
    Chronicles of the Juice Man is the debut solo album by rapper Juicy J, released on July 16, 2002. The record sales during its first week of release were over 110,000 copies.-Track listing:# "Pimptro" - 1:03...

  • 2009: Hustle Till I Die
    Hustle Till I Die
    Hustle Till I Die is the second solo album by Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J. It was released June 16, 2009. The album debuted at number 106 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 5800 copies its first week...

  • TBA: We Trippy Mane

Mixtapes

  • The Realest Nigga In The Game hosted by DJ Scream
  • Blue Dream & Lean hosted by DJ Scream

Collaborative Mixtapes

  • Juicy J & Lex Luger - Rubba Band Business hosted by Trap-A-Holics
  • Juicy J & Lex Luger - Rubba Band Business 2 hosted by Trap-A-Holics
  • Juicy J, Lex Luger & V.A.B.P. - Young Nigga Movement hosted by Trap-A-Holics
  • Juicy J & Project Pat - Cut Throat hosted by DJ Smallz & DJ Kay Slay
  • Juicy J & Project Pat - Cut Throat 2 (Dinner Thieves) hosted by DJ Scream & DJ Whoo Kid
  • Juicy J & Project Pat - Play Me Some Pimpin hosted by Trap-A-Holics
  • Juicy J & Project Pat - Play Me Some Pimpin 2 hosted by DJ Drama
  • Juicy J, Project Pat & Bank Mr. 912 - Convicted Felons hosted by DJ Rell, DJ Boogaloo & Devin Steel
  • Juicy J, Project Pat & French Montana - Cocaine Mafia hosted by Evil Empire December 20th

Music Videography

  • A Zip and a Double Cup with Lex Luger
  • 30 Inches with Project Pat
  • Ugh Ugh Ugh with Project Pat & Webbie
  • North Memphis Like Me (Remix) with Project Pat & V Slash
  • Lets Get High
  • Hood Sprung
  • Talkin Shit
  • Twerk with Project Pat
  • They Want Me Gone with Project Pat & Lil Reno
  • Convicted Felon
  • Robbers, Killas, and Thieves
  • Get Yo Ass Robbed with Project Pat & V Slash
  • Break It Down with Project Pat
  • Cali High with Project Pat
  • Take A Loss with Jon Geezy
  • Money Shit with Jon Geezy & Lil Reno
  • Stupid High with Lil Wyte
  • Old Triple Six
  • I'm Gutta Bra with Lil Wyte & V Slash
  • Smith & Wesson
  • Ain't Shit Changed
  • Bitch Get Me High High with Lil Reno & V Slash
  • Bet Yo Bankroll with Yo Yo Munie
  • OG Masta Kush with Jelly Roll
  • Last Piece of Change with Billy Wes & Project Pat
  • That's What It Is with Bank Mr. 912
  • Yao Ming
  • Black And Yellow (Remix) With Wiz Khalifa,Snoop Dogg & T-Pain
  • Talkin Bout (Bomb Bay Gin Dance)
  • Smokin And Sippin Produced By Lex Luger
  • Stunna's Do With Billy Wes
  • Boat Load (Inhale) With Machine Gun Kelly and cameo by Steve-O
  • Shinewith Billy Wes
  • Niggas Got Problems
  • So Much Money
  • Killa
  • Delete Em
  • Make It Happen Juicy J ft. Casey Veggies (Produced by Lex Luger
  • Juicy J Get To Meet A G (Directed By Jake Handegard - Produced By Lex Luger)
  • Geeked Up Off Them Bars
  • Money Balls (Produced by Lil Lody

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