Jordan Michael Houston III, 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.
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).
Alongside recording, Juicy J been prolific in production work for other artistshaving largely handled the production on Three 6 Mafia projects with DJ Paulwith 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.
Birth Name: Jordan Michael Houston III
Born: April 5, 1975 (age 49)
From: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Spouse(s): Regina Perera (m. 2016)
Children: 2
Genre(s):
Southern hip hop,
Memphis rap,
crunk,
trap,
horrorcore
Occupation(s):
Rapper,
songwriter,
record producer,
record executive
Active From: 1987-present
Associated Acts:
Three 6 Mafia