Thirstin Howl III (real name Victor DeJesus) is an American rapper and entrepreneur of Puerto Rican descent from Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. Taking his name from the Gilligan’s Island character Thurston Howell III, he raps both in English and in Spanish.

In 1997 he was the winner of The Source’s Unsigned Hype Award. He is also a co-founder of the street fashion crew Lo Life.