PROJECT PAT

'Patrick Earl Houston' (born 1972), better known as 'Project Pat', is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee and close affiliate to Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia. 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 often featured artist on Three 6 Mafia tracks.

Contents

Biography

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

Singles

Guest appearances

External links

Biography

Project Pat is one of the many hardcore rappers to emerge from Memphis during the mid 1990s. His delivery style and affiliation with the Three 6 Mafia introduced him to many listeners, especially after he guested on the group's hit song "Sippin' on Some Syrup" in 2000. A year later, he performed the hit song "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, '', into the Top Five.
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 1990s. He was a member of Prophet Posse along with Three 6 Mafia and was also a member of Killa Klan Kaze, a group closely associated with Three 6 Mafia. He first appeared on the track "Fuck That Nigga", which was recorded in early 1994. The track was released on Three 6 Mafia's '', which was released in 1999. 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 on their 1997 album, ''Chapter 2: World Domination''.
Rap music had long been a part of Pat's life. His brother Juicy J co-founded influential Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia. 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''. Although 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.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".
As his career grew, 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 in which police pulled him over for speeding and discovered two revolvers. On March 13 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.
Pat served a four year prison sentence for possession of a firearm while on parole. Hypnotize Minds released a mixtape named ''Mix Tape: The Appeal'' to promote claims by Pat that he had been unfairly convicted. Pat was released on July 27, 2005. Pat made an appearance alongside his new group members in the film ''.
His most recent album, '' was released December 5, 2006. In 2007 he started in the MTV reality TV show ''Adventures in Hollyhood'' along with his brother Juicy J and the other Three 6 Mafia members.

Discography

Albums

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|align="left"|'''Ghetty Green'''

★ Released: 1999

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★ Singles: "Ballers"
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|align="left"|'''Murderers & Robbers'

★ Released: 2000

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|align="left"|'''

★ Released: 2001

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★ Singles: "Chickenhead", "Don't Save Her", "Ooh Nuthin"
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|align="left"|'''Layin' Da Smack Down'''

★ Released: 2002

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★ Singles: "Make Dat Azz Clap", "Choose U"
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|align="left"|''''

★ Released: December 5, 2006

★ Chart positions: #64

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★ Singles: "Good Googly Moogly", "Tell, Tell, Tell", "Raised In The Projects"
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|align="left"|'''Walkin Bank Roll'''

★ Released: October 30, 2007

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★ Singles: "We Ready For Whatever'', ''Talkin' Smart To A Pimp''
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Mixtapes

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|align="left"|'''Project Pat - Solo Tape'''

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|align="left"|''''

★ Released: 2003

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|align="left"|'''Gangsta Grillz 15 (Hosted By Project Pat)'''

★ Released: 2006

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|align="left"|'''What Cha Starin' At?'''

★ Released: August 21,2007

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Singles

★ "Raised In The Projects' (feat. Chrome)

★ "Tell Tell Tell" (feat. Young Jeezy, and Lyfe Jennings)

★ "Good Googly Moogly" (feat. Juicy J and DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia)

★ "Make Dat Azz Clap (Back Clap)" (feat. Juvenile)

★ "Choose U"

★ "Relax & Take Notes" 8Ball & MJG feat. Project Pat

★ "Ooh Nuthin"

★ "Chickenhead" (feat. La Chat, DJ Paul and Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia)

★ "Sippin' on Some Syrup" (Three 6 Mafia feat. Project Pat)

★ "Don't Save Her" (feat. DJ Paul, Juicy J and Crunchy Black of Three 6 Mafia)

★ "Ballers" (feat. Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia)

★ "Ballers (Remix)" (feat. Hot Boyz and Three 6 Mafia)

Guest appearances

Project Pat has appeared on a number of tracks with the Three 6 Mafia and Hypnotize Minds.

★ "Stackin" (Trillville)

★ "Ride & Swerve" (Blak Jak)

★ "Relax & Take Notes" (8 Ball & MJG feat. Notorious B.I.G.)

★ "Bumpin' My Music Remix" (Ray Cash feat. Pimp C and T.I.)

★ "Should I" (The Roots)

★ "Hood Rat" (Young Jeezy)

★ "North North"

★ "187" (B.G.)

★ "Choppa on da Back Seat" (Lil' Wyte)

★ "Dat Boy" (Lil' Wyte)

★ "Feeling Real Pimpish" (Lil' Wyte)

★ "Dope Boy Fresh"(Freestyle) Project Pat

External links

★ Project Pat Official Website

★ Official Hypnotize Minds Website

★ Three 6 Mafia Official Fansite

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★ Project Pat MemphisRap.com Profile

★ Search Three 6 Mafia on MemphisRap.com

★ Project Pat Interview on DJBooth.net

★ Project Pat Yahoo! Profile