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Patrick Houston (stage name Project Pat) (born Patrick Rasheed Houston in 1972) is a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. His stage name is likely a reference to Memphis' Cypress Gardens Projects. He is the older brother of rapper/producer Juicy J of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia, a member of the Hypnotize Minds rap collective and its label (never a member of Three 6 Mafia, he's always been a "feat." artist on the Three 6 tracks).

Biography

Project Pat resides in Cordova (a newly annexed neighborhood of Memphis) with his wife, Andrea and their two children. He is the older brother Juicy J and a relative of La Chat.

Although never officialy apart of Three 6 Mafia, hes been rapping with for a long time. Now with the departure of Crunchy Black he is now an official member of Three 6 mafia.

Of the many hardcore rappers to emerge from Memphis during the late '90s, Project Pat certainly stood above his peers. His unique delivery and affiliation with the Three 6 Mafia group introduced him to many listeners, especially after he guested on the group's hit song "Sippin' on Some Syrup" in 2000. Yet Project Pat made his mark on much of America with a hit song of his own a year later, "Chickenhead." The song (which features production by Juicy J and DJ Paul along with vocals by La Chat) became a Dirty South anthem in 2001 and propelled Pat's third album, Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin', into the Top Five, an amazing feat for such an underground artist.

Project Pat began recording tracks of his own in 1993, which were later released in 2000 as the album "Murderers and Robbers". He was very active on the underground hip hop scene of Memphis in the early and mid 90's. He first appeared on the track "Fuck That Nigga" recorded in early 1994. The track was released on Three 6 Mafia's Underground Vol 2: Club Memphis, which was released in 1999. Pat then appeared on the track "Sweet Robbery" off of Three 6 Mafia's full-length debut "Mystic Stylez" in 1995. After that, he appeared on the song "Where Da Killaz Hang" off Three 6 Mafia's 1996 album "The End" along with a couple tracks off of Three 6's 1997 album "Chapter 2: World Domination".

Rap music had long been a part of Pat's life before he soared to national fame in the early 2000s. His brother, Juicy J, co-founded influential Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia during the early '90s. Though never an official member of the group, Pat affiliated himself with them, appearing on such albums as CrazyNDaLazDayz (1998) and Indo G's Angel Dust (1998). A year later, Pat recorded a solo album of his own for Hypnotize Minds/Loud Records, Ghetty Green. Though the solo debut didn't propel Pat to superstar status, it did establish him within the growing Dirty South scene, and his follow-up album, Murderers & Robbers (2000), did much the same; though this second album was independently released rather than through Loud.

Next came Pat's high-profile appearance on Three 6 Mafia's "Sippin' on Some Syrup," and when that song became a huge hit, the stage was set for one of his own. That hit would be "Chickenhead," a song also featuring La Chat. The song pitted the two against one another in typical Dirty South style: La Chat talking badly about Pat, him calling her a "chickenhead". Such indigenous slang had long been a staple of the Memphis scene, yet "Chickenhead" became an unprecedented success, extending its reach far beyond the South and taking its vernacular with it.

Just as his career had reached exciting heights, Pat's longtime legal skirmishes began to catch up with him. During the interim period following the success of "Chickenhead," Pat struggled with legal problems stemming from a January 2001 parole violation, when police pulled him over for speeding and discovered two revolvers. On March 13th of that same year, a federal jury found him guilty of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He had been on parole for aggravated robbery. Perhaps because of these legal matters, or for whatever reason, Loud continually pushed back the release date for Pat's fourth album, Layin' da Smack Down.

Houston served a four year prison sentence for possession of a firearm while on parole. Project Pat claims that the fact that the court which sentenced him to four years in prisodisn was composed entirely of Caucasians and that his music was used as evidence against him led to him receiving an unfair trial. Hypnotize Minds released a mixtape named "Mix Tape: The Appeal" to promote such claims. Houston was released on July 27, 2005.

Project Pat's upcoming album Crook by Da Book: The Fed Story is due out October 24th, 2006.

Discography

Album Cover Album information
File:Project Pat - Ghetty Green - 00 - Front Cover.jpg Ghetty Green
File:Project Pat - Murderers & Robbers - 00 - Front Cover.jpg Murderers & Robbers
File:Project Pat - Mista Don't Play - 00 - Front Cover.jpg Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin''
File:Project Pat - Laying Da Smack Down - 00 - Front Cover.jpg Layin' Da Smack Down
Crook By Da Book: The Fed Story
  • Released: "December 2006"
  • Chart positions:
  • U.S. Sales:
  • Last RIAA certification:
  • Singles: "Good Googly Moogly", "Tell, Tell, Tell"
Mixtape Cover Mixtape information
File:PPSTUG.jpg Project Pat - Solo Tape
File:Appeal2-1-.jpg Mixtape: The Appeal
File:Gangsta Grillz 15.jpg Gangsta Grillz 15 (Hosted By Project Pat)

Singles

Guest Appearances

Project Pat has appeared on countless tracks with the Three 6 Mafia and Hypnotize Minds.

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