Juicy J

Juicy J fascinates me as a survivor. As a founding member of Three 6 Mafia, he helped shape the murky, menacing sound of Southern hip-hop from Memphis. Then his group did the genuinely unthinkable: won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a moment that still feels surreal. What impresses me most isn't that one trophy, though, it's the longevity. He kept reinventing himself as a solo artist and producer, staying relevant across decades while peers faded. Clawing up from the underground all the way to an Oscar takes a stubbornness I can only admire. He's Memphis through and through.

Name (English)

Juicy J

Name (Japanese)

ジューシー・J

Reading

じゅーしー・J

Born

April 5, 1975 (age 51)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

Origin

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Occupation

record producer / rapper / disc jockey / music executive

High school

Northside High School

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Song

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/juicyj/
• Xhttps://x.com/therealjuicyj
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicy%20J
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BBJ
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602779

Tags

• Tennessee
• record producer
• rapper
• disc jockey

Last updated

2026-06-17

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