Stevie J

Due to his role in the Hitmen -- a behind-the-scenes collective of songwriters and producers who helped build Diddy's Bad Boy empire -- Stevie J (Steven Aaron Jordan, born in Buffalo, New York) was one of the most significant (and most overlooked) architects of contemporary R&B and pop-rap during the late '90s and early 2000s. His work can be heard in dozens of tracks and remixes, including hits such as Mariah Carey's "Honey," the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money, Mo Problems," and Puff Daddy & the Family's "I'll Be Missing You." During the 2000s and 2010s, he wasn't nearly as act...