Project Pat

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Project Pat
Background information
Birth name Patrick Rasheed Houston
Also known as Gold Mouth, Project Pattah
Born 1972
Origin Memphis, Tennessee
United States
Genre(s) Memphis rap, Southern rap, Crunk
Years active 1994—Present
Columbia Records/Sony Music (2003-2006)
Loud Records (2000-2003)
Relativity Records (1997-2000)
Prophet Entertainment (1995-1997)
Associated
acts		 Three 6 Mafia, Hypnotize Camp Posse, Tear Da Club Up Thugs, Da Headbussaz

Project Pat is the stage name of Patrick Rasheed Houston (born 1972), a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee and member of 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 its label (never an official member of Three 6 Mafia until 2006, he was always a "featured" artist on Three 6 Mafia tracks).

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[edit] Biography

Of the many hardcore rappers to emerge from Memphis during the late 1990s, 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, he 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.

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 first appeared on the track ---- That Nigga which was 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 on 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 on their 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 1990s. 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; 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 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. 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.

Pat served a four year prison sentence for possession of a firearm while on parole. He claims that the fact that the court which sentenced him to four years in prison 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. Pat was released on July 27, 2005.

After becoming an official member of Three Six Mafia sometime in 2006 after replacing Crunchy Black, Pat made an appearance alongside his new group members in the film Jackass: Number Two.

His most recent album, Crook by Da Book: The Fed Story was released December 5, 2006.

[edit] Discography

Album Cover Album information
Ghetty Green
Murderers & Robbers
Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin''
  • Released: 2001
  • Chart positions:
  • U.S. Sales:
  • Last RIAA certification: Platinum 2X
  • Singles: Chickenhead, Don't Save Her, "Ooh Nuthin"
Layin' Da Smack Down
Crook By Da Book: The Fed Story
  • Released: "December 5, 2006"
  • Chart positions:
  • U.S. Sales:
  • Last RIAA certification:
  • Singles: Good Googly Moogly, Tell, Tell, Tell, Raised In The Projects
Mixtape Cover Mixtape information
Project Pat - Solo Tape
Mixtape: The Appeal
Gangsta Grillz 15 (Hosted By Project Pat)

[edit] Singles

[edit] Guest appearances

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

[edit] External links

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