Montell Jordan

Montell Jordan is an American R&B singer who created the hit This Is How We Do It (1995). The song reached #1 on Billboard Hot 100 and went platinum, selling over 1 million copies. Jordan used samples from This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan and Get It On Tonite by Montell Jordan. He has 3 Top 40 hits between 1995-1999, including Lets Ride and Get It On Tonite. Jordan became the first R&B artist to have 2 consecutive #1 hits on Billboard Hot 100 between 1995-1996. His influence is felt in the work of Usher, Ja Rule and Nelly.