Patrick Earl Houston (born February 8, 1973), better known by his stage name Project Pat, is an American rapper and actor from Memphis, TN. He is the older brother of Three 6 Mafia co-founding member Juicy J. His rap name references the fact that he is from the Projects—more formally known as “Public Housing"—followed by his real name, Patrick.

Pat started rapping in the early 1990s, recording songs on tape with his brother and later being featured on many of Juicy’s early mixtapes. He self-released his first project—his underground Solo Tape—in 1993, working closely with Juicy, DJ Paul, Playa Fly, and many other local Memphis artists at that time.

After spending several years in prison on robbery charges, which led to his absence from the rap scene, Pat re-emerged in 1999 upon his release and dropped his debut studio album, Ghetty Green, under his brother’s Hypnotize Minds record label.

In 2000, the same year that Three 6 Mafia released their fourth studio album, When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1, Pat gained more mainstream attention by performing the chorus for the group’s iconic hit, “Sippin' On Some Syrup.”

His debut album Ghetty Green was then followed by one of his most notable albums, his second studio project, Mista Don’t Play: Everythangs Workin, released on February 23, 2001. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 29, 2001, just about a month after its initial release.

He later served several years in prison for robbery charges and was incarcerated again for a parole violation after unlicensed guns were found in his car during a traffic stop. Upon his release in 2005, he dropped his fourth solo album, Crook By Da Book: The Fed Story in 2006. From then on, he continued his prolific career, releasing more than 30 projects, including mixtapes, compilation albums, collaboration albums, and solo studio albums. His most recent release in 2022 was the bonus edition of his 2009 mixtape Play Me Some Pimpin' Pt. 2.

In 2020, Pat launched the GoFoundation, a non-profit prison ministry where he tours prisons and jails across the United States to spread what he calls “The good news of Jesus Christ.”

Now at the age of 52, Project Pat is still going strong. While many newer rappers have surpassed him in mainstream popularity, he remains a respected figure in the rap industry and a mogul in the Memphis hip-hop scene. He continues to collaborate with artists, and his older tracks are frequently sampled, leading to his voice being featured on some of the biggest hits in recent years, such as Drake’s “Knife Talk,” 21 Savage’s “good day,” BlocBoy JB’s “Look Alive,” and A$AP Rocky’s “Gunz N Butter.”