Do you know who is Montell Jordan? Of course, you do! But first let me tell you some interesting facts about him and his success.
Montell Jordan was born and raised in South Central L.A., CA. Many of us know the name from R&B circles. Those of us who flip to an R&B station every once in a while may remember his mega-hit, "This Is How We Do It" or "Get It On Tonite".
When I started out, I was just the church pianist. As I began to get into my teens, that's when I started to sing and the reason was because being in Los Angeles, a lot of older kids I looked up to became victims to gang violence, drugs or prison. Because of that, the male role models I had started to disappear. There came a time where I was the musician over a choir and there were no more (or very few) males left in the choir. Because of that, we had many female vocalists leading songs. I had to start leading some of the songs. And that's when I started singing.
You know, my favorite Montell's work is "More". I can play many times such songs like "Tricks On My Mind", "What's On Tonight", "Let Me Be The One (Come Runnin')", "Never Alone", "Everything Is Gonna Be All Right" and More. So I always put it on repeat again and again.
He also had a cameo appearance in "The Nutty Professor (1996)", and he performed on the documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown. So now your eyes are full of hesitation but I hope you remember this guy! I guess!
An excellent songwriter in his own right, he's written songs like,
Incomplete by Sisqo and the enormous hit, "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" by Deborah Cox. Although admittedly, he is not a gospel artist, he feels passionate about where God has him. His calling isn't typical of most artists out there, but he believes he's in the vineyard just the same.
He is now a born-again Christian and can be seen at Victory World Church in Atlanta, GA performing with the church band. In late 2010, Jordan announced that he was officially leaving his music career behind to become a Worship Minister at Victory World Church.
This fact really got me thinking that Montell brings peace to the society and his music would never disappear. -- My words!