Jordan Michael Houston, better known by his stage name Juicy J, (born April 5, 1975) is an American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee and is the co-founder of the Three 6 Mafia. He is also the younger brother of Project Pat. His second solo album, Hustle Till I Die, was released June 16 2009. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp".

Juicy J (born Jordan Houston) and DJ Paul ( Paul Beauregard) first came together at the dawn of the '90s, when they worked as DJs in the Memphis area. The two soon began producing their own tracks and invited numerous Memphis rappers to rap over the beats. They released the resulting tracks locally as Triple 6 Mafia; years later these recordings would resurface as re-releases. In 1995, the loose collective changed its name to Three 6 Mafia and self-released its debut album, Mystic Stylez. The album became an underground success, and Three 6 Mafia, in turn, signed a distribution deal with Relativity for its Hypnotized Minds imprint. Throughout the late '90s, Juicy J and DJ Paul produced numerous albums a year for Hypnotized Minds and capitalized on the lucrative distribution deal. By the end of the decade, the two producers were at the helm of an empire, having extended their brand to alarming lengths, culminating with their commercial breakthrough album, When the Smoke Clears, which debuted at number six on Billboard's album chart.