Juicy J

Jordan Micheal Houston III, popularly known as Juicy J, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is known as a founding member of the hip hop group Three Mafia which won the Academy Award for the Best Original Song for their single in 2006. He is also known for being a part of rapper Wiz Khalifa’s company Taylor Gang Records as well as Sony Music Entertainment’s Columbia Records.

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Biography and Early Life

Juicy J was born on 5th April 1975 in North Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. He was an ardent music lover as a teenager and read multiple books and publications on the music industry, and how they market, publish, and their royalties. His older brother is a rapper and musician Project Pat, whose real name is Patrick Earl Houston.

Since his family could not afford the expensive musical instruments, J would use empty oatmeal jars as drums and practice on them. He also wanted to try playing his grandfather’s piano but he was prohibited from doing so. Eventually, he got his very first actual music device, a Casio SK-1, and started making sample music.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Juicy J in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Juicy J’s age is 46 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 5 April 1975. Though, he is 6′ 0″ in feet and inches and 183 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 176 lbs in Pound and 80kg in Kilograms.

Education

Juicy J attended the North Side High School in Memphis. When he was in 11th grade, he wrote and composed a song named “Slob on my Knob”. He bought a tack recording machine from one of his high school teachers and started making songs, but without any kind of formal music training.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Juicy J is currently married to his long-time girlfriend Regina Perera and they have a daughter named Kamai Houston, who was born on 3rd February 2018. The details about how they met and when they got engaged are not known, but we know that he got married to Perera, who is a licensed dental hygienist and a model, in 2016 in Sin City, Las Vegas. In 2017, Juicy J announced in a talk show that his wife is 12 weeks pregnant with a baby girl. The couple announced their daughter’s three-month birthday through social media.

Is Juicy J Gay?

Juicy J is straight as far as sexual orientation is concerned. He is happily married to his beautiful wife, Regina, and is a father to his 4-year-old daughter Kamai. There has never any rumor regarding his sexuality, neither there has been any news surfacing about him romantically involved with other men or women. We can safely assume that J is a straight guy.

Professional Career

His career as a professional rapper started when he started making music with his music partner DJ Paul, who later became a part of the group Three Mafia. Their group, now known as Three 6 Mafia, started as a horror-themed hip hop group and their beats were both foot-tapping and (sometimes) way too dark. Later the group was joined by other trending rappers from Memphis, like Lord Infamous, Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo, and Koopsta Knicca.

J launched an entertainment company named Prophet Entertainment along with DJ Paul which he left in 1994 to their business part Nick Jackson. Juicy J released his debut solo studio album Chronicles of the Juice Man under North North Records which achieved moderate success.

In 2005, he released a track with DJ Paul, Crunchy Black, and Frayser Boy named “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”, which won an Oscar in 2006 for the Best Original Song and ranked 80 in VH1’s 100 Greatest Song of Hip Hop.

J pursued a solo career from 2009 to 2011 after leaving Three 6 Mafia and collaborated with other artists, such as rapper Wiz Khalifa (and he later became the co-owner and A&R representative of Khalifa’s Taylor Gang Records). In 2012, he released the lead single “Bandz a Make Her Dance” from his album Star Trippy which featured rappers 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. The tracks were well-loved by the audience and ranked number 29 at Billboard’s Hot 100.

In 2013, he released a track called “Show Out” which featured artists Big Sean and Young Jeezy, and it was his second single from his album Stay Trippy. The same year, he appeared in a song with singer Miley Cyrus and rapper Big Sean. In 2013, Juicy J was featured in singer-songwriter Katy Perry’s single “Dark Horse” from her album Prism.

He started his tour Never Sober in 2014 where he was joined by his brother Project Pat and rapper Travis Scott. He released a mixtape called Highly Intoxicated in 2018 with rap do Suicideboys. On 31st July 2020, J released his fifth album The Hustle Continues with his new label Entertainment One.

Awards

Juicy J is a recipient of several awards, the most famous one of them are The Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2006 (along with DJ Paul, Crunchy Black, and Frayser Boy), the MTV Europe Award in 2014 for Best Song (Dark Horse), American Music Award in 2014 for a single of the Year (Dark Horse). He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2015 for Dark Horse.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Juicy J in 2021

Juicy J’s net worth is a whopping $30 million as of 2021. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. Juicy is a great musician and he is respected all over the world for his music, he hopes he will continue to entertain his fans by his music.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Juicy J collaborated with rapper Kanye West for his single “ Ballin’ ”
• He is close friends with rapper Wiz Khalifa
• He achieved his commercial success from his 2005 album Most Known Unknown

The Grammy-nominated songwriter and rapper have been the audience favorite for quite a long time, and we hope he continues making great music.