From 2009 through 2011, moved away from Three 6 Mafia, as he was honing his skills and focusing on his solo career. During this time, he frequently collaborated with fellow rapper Wiz Khalifa, appearing on his mixtapes and releasing some of his own, including Blue Dream & Lean ( In December 2011, Juicy J confirmed these rumors about him as the newest member of Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang imprint, a part-owner and A&R representative. In 2012, he was featured alongside his Taylor Gang label-mates, on the cover of Source Magazine’s May 2012 issue. The mixtape features 17 tracks and features from Future, Wiz Khalifa, K Camp, Project Pat, Elle Varner as well as production from Lil Awree, Key Wane and Sonny Digital* .