Editing Project Pat (section)

==Career==
===Music beginnings and ''Ghetty Green''===
Project Pat began his career with appearances on his brother Juicy J's early releases with [[DJ Paul]] in the early 1990s. After serving several years in prison for robbery charges and disappearing from recording, he re-emerged in 1999 with the solo album ''[[Ghetty Green]]'', released on his brother's [[Hypnotize Minds]] label. He became an affiliated member of Juicy and Paul's group [[Three 6 Mafia]], and first gained mainstream attention when he provided the hook for the group's hit single "[[Sippin' on Some Syrup]]" in 2000.

===2000–2002: ''Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin'' and ''Layin' Da Smack Down''===
Houston released his second studio album ''[[Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin]]'' on February 13, 2001. The singles "[[Chickenhead (song)|Chickenhead]]" and "[[Don't Save Her]]" gained national radio airplay, along with music videos appearing on [[BET]] and [[MTV]].

Shortly after the release of ''Mista Don't Play'', Houston was charged with a parole violation and began a four-year prison sentence after unlicensed guns were discovered in his car during a traffic stop. His third album ''[[Layin' Da Smack Down]]'' was released in 2002 shortly after the beginning of the sentence and featured a video made for "Make Dat Azz Clap".

===2002–2006: Release and ''Crook by da Book: The Fed Story''===
After his release from prison in 2005 he released ''[[Crook by da Book: The Fed Story]]'' which came in on #64 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling about 40,000 copies in its first week. The first single off the album was "Good Googly Moogly" featuring DJ Paul and Juicy J.

===2007–2011: ''Walkin' Bank Roll'', ''Real Recognize Real'' & ''Loud Pack''===
After Houston was released from his deal with [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] he signed with [[Koch Records|Koch]], now known as [[E1 Music|E1]]. His fifth studio album ''[[Walkin' Bank Roll]] was'' released in 2007 and debuted at No. 45 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The lead single from the album was "Don't Call Me No Mo'" featuring [[Three 6 Mafia]]. His sixth studio album ''[[Real Recognize Real]]'' was his first major release for the label [[Asylum Records]]. The album featured the hit single "Keep It Hood" featuring [[OJ da Juiceman]]. It debuted at No. 8 on the Top Rap Albums Chart, with about 10,000 copies sold in the first week of release. On July 19, 2011, Houston released his seventh studio album ''[[Loud Pack (album)|Loud Pack]]'' on [[Hypnotize Minds]] and his newly founded label Project.

===2012–present: Mixtapes and ''Mista Don't Play 2''===
On March 28, 2013, Houston announced that his next album would be titled ''Mista Don't Play 2''.<ref>{{cite web|author=I.G.O.D. on March 28, 2013, in Video |url=http://www.the9elements.com/2013/03/28/project-pat-talks-about-staying-relevant-dropping-new-with-taylor-gang-more-video/ |title=Project Pat Talks About Staying Relevant, Dropping New With Taylor Gang & More (Video) |publisher=The9elements.com |date=March 28, 2013 |access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref> The album would be released by [[E1 Music]], the first single will be "Be A G", and feature Juicy J, along with the late [[Doe B]]. Juicy J also produces half of the album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Aguilar |first=Elva |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/01/juicy-j-lord-infamous-taylor-gang-interview |title=Interview: Juicy J Talks About Lord Infamous, Katy Perry's "Dark Horse," & His Relationship With Taylor Gang |publisher=Complex |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref> The album was released on April 14, 2015.

On August 15, 2016, Houston appeared on the J. Sims song "Visa", which appeared on the ''Mattrix Mixtape: We're Going Worldwide, Vol 5'' compilation, presented by Matthew Rix. He announced a mixtape titled ''M.O.B.'' which was released on September 8, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44571/title.project-pat-shares-m-o-b-album-details|title=Project Pat Shares "M.O.B." Album Details|work=HipHopDX|access-date=September 6, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2021, Project Pat was featured on the single "[[Knife Talk]]" on [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s album ''[[Certified Lover Boy]]'' which reached number 4 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].

In 2023, Pat collaborated with Juicy J on a joint album titled, ''THEM GOATS''.<ref name=":0" />

In 2024, Pat was featured on the song "Sked" alongside Denzel Curry and Kenny Mason. He was also featured on Christian rapper, [[Dee-1]]’s song “All Glory to God”.