Juicy J is showering his older brother and longtime collaborator, Project Pat, with praise as they gear up for their joint album, ‘THEM GOATS.’
Taking to X on Tuesday (August 13), Juicy J had high praise for Pat, mentioning that he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. Juicy J tweeted, “I’m sitting here listening to me & @ProjectPatHcp album ‘THEM GOATS’ mane. Don’t y’all know Pat is the greatest? He don’t get the shine he deserve but we all love his flow & the good person he is for helping out the jail inmates find God.”
There’s no release date for the album yet, but Juicy J has promised it will arrive sometime in 2024. This isn’t the first time Juicy has shared his admiration for Pat. In 2023, he revealed he had multiple projects lined up, vowing to drop about seven albums in 2024. He wrote on X, ‘I got about 7 albums I’m dropping 2024. I never worked this hard in my life. After this I’m gonna buy a house on the beach, let my hair grow all the way out & become a full-time hippie ya dig?’
Juicy J has expressed concerns about the current state of rap music, hoping to bring his peers together to revitalize the genre. In October, he took to Instagram to address what he called Hip Hop’s ’40 percent decline’ in 2023 and discussed potential strategies for a comeback.
‘I know a lot of people don’t want to hear this but I’m being real,’ Juicy J began. ‘Rap music is down 40 percent this year. I’ma say it again. Rap music is down 40 percent. Check the charts, check the math. I don’t make the rules. It’s down 40 percent. What are we as rappers, producers, composers, etc, gonna do about this shit? ‘Cause it’s down 40 percent this year. Check the charts! Do your research. This is a fact.’
He urged his peers to come together saying, ‘Let’s have a conversation! What are we gonna do? As rappers, producers, composers, songwriters, engineers – what are we gon’ do, man? Rap is down 40 percent, man. We gotta figure some shit out. We gotta sit down and talk. Let’s have a meeting. Let’s meet up somewhere … Let’s talk about this shit, how we can turn this shit around.’
Emphasizing the stakes, he added, ‘This is how we eat … Rappers – we make money off rap, shows, publishing. Aight? This is how we make money. This is how we eat. This is how we take care of our families. It’s down fucking 40 percent, n-gga. Real shit. But I’m willing and I hope you willing to figure out something to keep this muthafuckin’ money train running.’
Juicy J’s admiration for Project Pat goes beyond brotherly love. As they prepare to drop their highly anticipated joint album, Juicy J also challenges the music community to revitalize rap. Fans are eagerly awaiting what THEM GOATS will bring.
