Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established in 1991, with whom he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, for their single “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp.” His most notable singles as a soloist are his features on the Top 40 singles: Mike Will Made It’s “23,” the Usher’s “I Don’t Mind” and his own single “Bandz a Make Her Dance” (featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz). The latter served as the lead single for his third album and major-label debut, Stay Trippy on August 27, 2013.