Otis Williams Jr. (born November 23, 1981), better known by his stage name OJ da Juiceman, is an American rapper. OJ da Juiceman was formerly signed to

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's 1017 Brick Squad record label. OJ Da Juiceman is also the founder of

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32 Entertainment.

Early life

Otis Williams Jr. was raised by a single mother in

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. During the early 1990s, Williams met Southern rapper

who lived in the same apartment buildings with whom he would later collaborate as OJ da Juiceman. Juiceman began his music career with "Never Again Records", widely known for their 2004 Summer spin-off hit "Black Tee". Following the creation of his own label 32 Entertainment, he partnered up with Gucci Mane CEO of So Icey Entertainment. OJ released 6 mixtapes under 32 Entertainment and has been featured on many underground mixtapes featuring various artists.

Music career

2006–2010: ''The Otha Side of the Trap''

OJ da Juiceman was shot eight times on April 4, 2009 and performed a show that same week. The shooting has since left him with a permanent limp. After releasing over a dozen mixtapes hosted by such DJs as

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, Trap-a-Holics, DJ Holiday, DJ 5150, OJ da Juiceman founded the

32 Entertainment and signed to the

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in 2009. OJ's Asylum debut, ''

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'', contained both new tracks and previously released mixtape tracks. The album included the single "I'm Gettin' Money" and another that featured Gucci Mane, " Make tha Trap Say Aye". OJ also appeared on

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's single " Who's Real" and

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's " Supaman High" and has a mixtape with DJ Holiday called ''Alaska in Atlanta''.

2010–present: ''The Otis Williams Jr. Story''

OJ's second album was revealed to be titled ''The Otis Williams Jr. Story''. In 2011 & 2012 OJ released a slew of mixtapes, while he promoted his independent label 32 Entertainment. His most recent mixtape was ''6 Ringz 2 (The Playoffs Edition)'' released on March 2, 2013. The mixtape featured guest appearances from

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and others. Production was handled by

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, Metro Boomin, and

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. After getting in a Twitter feud with Gucci Mane in September 2013, OJ Da Juiceman revealed he had never been officially signed to 1017 Brick Squad. On September 20, 2013, OJ da Juiceman revealed that ''The Otis Williams Jr. Story'' would be released digitally on November 23, 2013 by 32 Entertainment. On February 11, 2014, OJ da Juiceman released the mixtape "Alaska in Atlanta 2" Hosted by DJ Holiday.

Other ventures

32 Entertainment

32 Entertainment, is an

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based record label formed in 2007 by OJ da Juiceman. It is currently operating independently.

Discography

* ''

'' (2009) * ''The Otis Williams Jr. Story'' (2014)

References

External links

OJ da Juiceman
on Myspace
OJ da Juiceman
on

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