Juicy J.
Juicy J (born April 5, 1975 in Memphis , Tennessee; actually Jordan Michael Houston ) is an American rapper and music producer . He is the brother of the rapper Project Pat .
Career
Juicy J and DJ Paul were both DJs in Memphis and began working together in the early 1990s. They started in 1991 as Triple 6 Mafia and later called themselves Three 6 Mafia : A hip-hop crew emerged that helped rap from the southern United States to make its breakthrough. As a producer and rapper, Juicy J has been involved in numerous albums by the crew and their members. Around 2000 they had their breakthrough in the American charts.
In 2001 Juicy J went on a foray into the film business for the first time and took on the film Choices in direct production , in which most of the crew members were involved. The following year he released his first solo album. Chronicles of the Juice Man became a hit and hit the top 20 on the R&B charts.
In the following years Juicy J was again successful with Three 6 Mafia. He also wrote the song It's Hard out Here for a Pimp for the film Hustle & Flow with DJ Paul . It's about a rapper in Memphis who makes his breakthrough with this song. The song was named best movie song at the 2006 Academy Awards . It was the first hip-hop song to be performed at an award event.
In 2009 Juicy J started his second solo attempt and left Three 6 Mafia in 2010. With the album Hustle Till I Die , however, he stayed with the success of the previous album . Only a label change brought him forward in the following years: He joined the Taylor gang of Wiz Khalifa . With Bandz a Make Her Dance , in which he was supported by Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz , he had his first hit single in 2012 and came in at number 29. For the next album release he signed with Columbia Records . Two more chart singles followed before his third album Stay Trippy was released in late summer 2013 . Thanks to previous successes, the album debuted at number 4 on the US charts and reached number 1 on rap albums.
He then worked on singles that also included pop greats like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber . He had his biggest hit in early 2014 when he worked with Katy Perry . Their single Dark Horse reached number 1 in the US charts and was also an international hit.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2002 | Chronicles of the Juice Man | - | - | - | - |
US93 (4 weeks) US |
First published: July 2, 2002
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| 2009 | Hustle Till I Die | - | - | - | - |
US106 (2 weeks) US |
First published: June 16, 2009
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| 2013 | Stay trippy | - | - | - | - |
US4 (26 weeks) US |
First published: August 27, 2013
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| 2017 | Rubba Band Business | - | - | - | - |
US191 (1 week) US |
First published: December 8, 2017
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2012 | Bandz a Make Her Dance Stay Trippy |
- | - | - | - |
US29  (20 weeks)US |
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| 2013 | Show Out Stay Trippy |
- | - | - | - |
US75 (8 weeks) US |
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| Bounce It Stay Trippy |
- | - | - | - |
US74  (19 weeks)US |
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| 2014 | Shell Shocked Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (OST) |
- | - | - | - |
US84 (2 weeks)US |
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As a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2013 | We Still in This Bitch Fuck 'Em We Ball |
- | - | - | - |
US64 (20 weeks)US |
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| 23 Est. in 1989 Pt. 3 (The Album) |
- | - | - |
UK85 (3 weeks) UK |
US11 (23 weeks) US |
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| Lolly Something About BM |
- | - | - |
UK56 (2 weeks) UK |
US19 (3 weeks) US |
First published: September 17th, 2013
Maejor Ali feat. Juicy J & Justin Bieber |
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| Dark Horse Prism |
DE6th × 3
(50 weeks)DE |
AT2 (34 weeks) AT |
CH4 (42 weeks) CH |
UK4th × 2
(48 weeks)UK |
US1  (57 weeks)US |
First published: December 17th, 2013
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J. |
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| 2014 | She Knows Non Fiction |
- | - | - |
UK28  (8 weeks)UK |
US19 (20 weeks) US |
First release: September 16, 2014
Ne-Yo feat. Juicy J. |
| I don't mind | - | - | - |
UK8th (16 weeks)UK |
US11 × 2
(23 weeks)US |
First published: November 21, 2014
Usher feat. Juicy J. |
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| 2018 | Powerglide | - | - | - | - |
US28 × 2
(17 weeks)US |
First published: March 1st, 2018
Rae Sremmurd feat. Juicy J. |
| You can cry | - | - | - |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
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Filmography
- 2015: Empire As Himself (Season 1, Episode 12)
Awards
- 2006: Academy Award for the song It's Hard out Here for a Pimp in the "Music (Song)" category.
swell
- ^ Three 6 Mafia Wins Oscar , XXL magazine, March 6, 2006
- ↑ 'It's Hard Out Here' for a good Oscar song , Helen AS Popkin, Today, March 5, 2006
- ↑ Juicy J Signs To Columbia Records & Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records , Steven J. Horowitz, HipHop DX, September 12, 2012
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US UK
- ↑ Chartsongs by and with Juicy J (chartsurfer.de)
- ↑ 2006 Academy Award Nominees and Winners. In: About.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011 .
Web links
- Juicy J in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official homepage
- Juicy J at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Juicy J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Houston, Jordan Michael (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rapper and record producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5th 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memphis , Tennessee , USA |