Rapper Project Pat’s Son Shot and Killed in Memphis

Mar. 15, 2025

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Project Pat’s son, Patrick Houston, Jr., is dead.According to anonline obituary, Houston, Jr. was 22 when died on Friday, Jan. 10. The Memphis Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that he died in a shooting near Charjean Park in the area of Ketchum Road and Long Street in Memphis, Tenn.Police, who responded to the scene shortly after 1:15 p.m., found Houston, Jr. deceased on the scene from an apparent gunshot wound, apost on Xfrom the Memphis Police Department reads. No other information was made readily available.A visitation and celebration of life for Houston, Jr. has been scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25, at the M.J. Edwards Funeral Home Stage Road Chapel in Memphis, Tenn. His committal service will occur the same day at Memphis Memory Gardens.Project Pat (whose birth name is Patrick Earl Houston), 51, is the older brother ofJuicy J, the co-founder of rap group Three 6 Mafia.While Project Pat has not commented publicly about the incident, he shared in arecent Instagram post, “Boy i thank God for another day. @breakinbaggs @gofoundation9 #letsgo.“Patrick Houston Jr.dignity memorialFans shared their condolences in the comment section. The post also received a comment fromDJ Paul, one of the other founding members of Three 6 Mafia, who wrote, “🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽.“Project Pat got his start in the music industry alongside Juicy J and DJ Paul in the early 1990s, before joining The Kaze, and later releasing his debut albumGhetty Greenin 1999, periHeart.Project Pat attends the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.Paras Griffin/GettyHis fame rose in 2000 whenhe created the hook for Three 6 Mafia’s “Sippin' On Some Syrup,“helping him release multiple studio albums and collaborate with fellow artists such asDrake,Rick Ross, Dee-1, andDenzel Curry, per the radio network.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Since then, Project Pat hasdedicated his time to spreading the word of God in prisonsand founded the non-profitGo Foundation, which focuses on prison ministry.

Project Pat’s son, Patrick Houston, Jr., is dead.

According to anonline obituary, Houston, Jr. was 22 when died on Friday, Jan. 10. The Memphis Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that he died in a shooting near Charjean Park in the area of Ketchum Road and Long Street in Memphis, Tenn.

Police, who responded to the scene shortly after 1:15 p.m., found Houston, Jr. deceased on the scene from an apparent gunshot wound, apost on Xfrom the Memphis Police Department reads. No other information was made readily available.

A visitation and celebration of life for Houston, Jr. has been scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25, at the M.J. Edwards Funeral Home Stage Road Chapel in Memphis, Tenn. His committal service will occur the same day at Memphis Memory Gardens.

Project Pat (whose birth name is Patrick Earl Houston), 51, is the older brother ofJuicy J, the co-founder of rap group Three 6 Mafia.

While Project Pat has not commented publicly about the incident, he shared in arecent Instagram post, “Boy i thank God for another day. @breakinbaggs @gofoundation9 #letsgo.”

Patrick Houston Jr.dignity memorial

Fans shared their condolences in the comment section. The post also received a comment fromDJ Paul, one of the other founding members of Three 6 Mafia, who wrote, “🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽.”

Project Pat got his start in the music industry alongside Juicy J and DJ Paul in the early 1990s, before joining The Kaze, and later releasing his debut albumGhetty Greenin 1999, periHeart.

Project Pat attends the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.Paras Griffin/Getty

Paras Griffin/Getty

His fame rose in 2000 whenhe created the hook for Three 6 Mafia’s “Sippin' On Some Syrup,“helping him release multiple studio albums and collaborate with fellow artists such asDrake,Rick Ross, Dee-1, andDenzel Curry, per the radio network.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Since then, Project Pat hasdedicated his time to spreading the word of God in prisonsand founded the non-profitGo Foundation, which focuses on prison ministry.

source: people.com