Montell Du'Sean Barnett better known as Montell Jordan is an American born (Dec 3) R&B singer. He is best known for the party anthem, "This is how we do it". "This is how we do it," which sampled Slick Rick's "Children's Story" spent 7 weeks at #1 in States and 2 weeks at #1 on the Canada Dance chart.
He also appeared in the Eddie Murphy, the Nutty Professor as himself, performing "Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz" (sampling Kool and the Gang's "Summer Madness") and supplied the track "I like" for the movie soundtrack. "Let's ride" (featuring Master P and Silkk the Shocker) reached #2 in the States and #1 on their R&B chart.
Date UK Song May 1995 11 This Is How We Do It Sep 1995 15 Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz Oct 1996 24 I Like (featuring Slick Rick) May 1998 25 Let's Ride
What happened next?
Montell Jordan reached #4 in the States and #1 on the R&B chart in 2000. His most recent release was his album, "Masterpiece," which included the single "When I'm Around You" featuring Lecrae. These days, Montell is a pastor. To this day, "This is how we do it" has been used in some many films, TV shows and adverts, he better be getting some royalities for it!
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