Montell Jordan
Biography
Montell DuSean Jordan (born December 3, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American R and B singer, songwriter, and record producer. Jordan was the first R and B artist signed to the Def Jam label, and became the main male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003.
Jordan attended Pepperdine University in California to pick up a bachelors degree in communications, graduating summa cum laude and was a state finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship.
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Jordans first single was the 1995 #1 hit single "This Is How We Do It", and defined his hip hop soul musical style. "This Is How We Do It" and its follow-up, "Somethin 4 Da Honeyz", show a strong hip hop influence, and Jordans material fit alongside the rest of Def Jams output. Future hits would include "Lets Ride" with Master P in 1998 and "Get It on Tonite" in late-1999.
Besides crafting his own material, Jordan has written and produced for a number of outside artists, including Christina Milian, 98 Degrees, Deborah Cox ("Nobodys Supposed to Be Here", 1998), and Sisqó (the number-one hit "Incomplete", 2000). The singer has had cameo roles in the films "The Fighting Temptations" and "The Nutty Professor."
Jordan left Def Soul in 2003 and released the album "Life After Def" on Koch Records.
Jordan released his 7th project - "Let It Rain" - on October 21, 2008.
In 2010, Jordan left the music business to become a minister. As he explained on his Twitter feed, the decision is "a calling that’s probably been with me all my life since I was a child. And I’ve known it. A lot of people in the business know it and have the same calling but that leap of faith is difficult."
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