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I’m way late on this but Zillz just informed me that former Def Jam recording star Montell Jordan has decided to hang up the mic and retire from the rap game.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Montell decided it was time for a major career change. He’s becoming a pastor!
It’s been over 15 years since Jordan, the tallest R&B singer ever (about 6’8″) helped Def Jam Records transition from its EPMD and Nice & Smooth years to its DMX and Ja Rule years with the 1995 hit “This Is How We Do It.”
The song was not only a freaknik 94 anthem but led Jordan to platinum success, and helped solidify Jordan as a leading R&B voice for the middle of the decade.
Now 41 years old, the Atlanta-based Jordan has changed his way of doing it. On November 24th, Jordan revealed that he intends to retire from music this year to focus entirely on being an ordained pastor.
“It’s just been an amazing career. And it has been great,” Jordan said, returning from a three-city swing, one of hihis last. “But it’s 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.”
The former rap star revealed that on December 31st, he will perform “This Is How We Do It” for his final concert New Year’s Eve. After that, Jordan says he will only step foot on one stage, the dais of World Victory Church in Norcross. (source)
Jordan hit up his Twitter account recently to explain…
Montell Jordan presently serves as the “minister of music” at the World Victory Church in Norcross, Georgia. I guess that means he’ll be utilizing his years of musical experience with the church choir.
Montell’s last album, Let It Rain, was released in 2008 and featured beat-boxer Doug E. Fresh. ‘This is How We Do It” will forever go down in Atlanta history as the “Freaknik” song of the year.
Join me for a flashback…
VIDEO: This is How We Do It ~ Montel Jordan
when was he a rapper? smh singer hes a singer lol
Awesome
Oh hell, I mean um.. Oh shit, er um.. that aint right either lol, but I saw this coming; and he was never a rapper.
just what Atlanta needs…..another pastor ! smh…
wtf if you cant make it as a singer make your money as a preacher???? Didn’t mase become a preacher too
I’m not gonna knock his hustle…….and I agree with the others, he was NOT a rapper!
ok…ok… I changed the title to “quit music”. But he did rap a lil bit… ♫ “Once upon a time in 94…″
Lol
LMAOOOO “and all the people said six eight he stood…”
Just ask Bishop Long or Pastor Betha.
Just ask Bishop Long or Pastor Betha.
just what Atlanta needs……another Pastor ! lol
just what Atlanta needs……another Pastor ! lol
When all else fails you become a pastor, minister, deacon, etc. Alot of people arent doing this for the right reasons. Some feel as though the Church is easy pray. Most cater to the fame than the mission.
Who’s going to miss him? He’s been invisible for a while anyway.
Jus, Now?? Woooow(N My Flavaflav voice!!)
I pray for his strength in the Lord.
Montell was never a Rapper. He was an R&B singer.
He tore it up in Fighting Temptations. I will check him out at Victory. Go Montell!! This is how we do it!!
Kappa Alpha Psi (KAΨ) is in the house. Skee-Wee!!
I wish just thinking about Montell and I just heard "It’s On Tonight"… Good slow jam anywho congrats are in order for anything postive…
@ATL said: The song was not only a freaknik 94 anthem
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No ma’am that was Freaknik 95, not 94….ask me how I know. LOL
Oh and @GAGIRL87 that song "On Tonight" is CUT!
@ Prynsexxx I wish some of these new r&b singers would take note. We had R Kelly, Joe, Jon B, Montell, Jodeci, Blackstreet. This list can go on for days that good music. Beacuse this new ish like Trey Songz is whack …
"just what Atlanta needs……another Pastor ! lol" Roland, you aint never lied…lol GaGirl87..Yeah, this new school type of dumb downed music belongs in the toilet. Straight CRAP!
****= mess
good!!!!
I pray he’s doing it for the Heavenly Father and not for mammon.
I see that Mr. Montell Jordan is just trying to enter the ever booming business of mega churches.
That’s a good thang best of luck.
I co-sgn with Latarsha Cherry-Campbell- What. Leaves music. SH- – I thought he already left. LOL- I forgot all about dude.
I think its wonderful news. God Bless Montell!!!
When all else fails I guess it’s off to slangin’ the word of God to keep the cheddar rollin’ in. I hope he’s sincere, because their are just way too many people who are using religion as a way to live comfortable financially, but hey, if folk are stupid enough to let another human being piss in their face & tell them it’s raining all while they drive the hottest cars, fly private jets, wear custom-made clothes, rock jewelry that makes Diddy look twice, and have palaces with dummies from the church to clean them for free then I how can you blame that person??
SMH – i guess there’s more money and more azz in the church than in the club and studio. hide yo wallet’s and yo chirren cuz Montel is like 6’7" so he bout to hurt the little ones.
People – pay attention when you’re reading and don’t just take the article title at face value. If you go to the church website, you’ll see that the church is very liberal with the title of "pastor". He won’t be a Pastor like the head of the church. He’ll be a part of the music staff, as some would call a "minister of music". It’s funny how people would rather see people change and do something good, rather than self-serving – but the minute someone changes, we criticize. I just hope he does the right thing for God in his new position. There’s plenty of brothers/sisters who never made it in R&B and Hip-Hop playing music in churches and doing the wrong thing. If he’s trying to do something positive, especially for God – I’m all for it.
I am a member of Victory World Church and Montell is our worship pastor. Which basically means he is over the worship team, and also he continues to produce and write music…its just music for the Lord now. Montell is an amazing, God fearing man with a beautiful wife and family. For anyone in Atlanta I encourage you to visit Victory. Its a great church, multi-cultural, and the worship is amazing! I love my church