Stevie J may be one of Monday night's most despised reality show stars on VH1's Love & Hip Hop Atlanta but the 43-year-old made his mark on the hip-hop industry years ago, during what is referred to as the genre's golden age.
In the mid-1990s, Stevie J, born Steven Jordan, was an integral part of Diddy's production team, the Hitmen. The group produced the majority of Bad Boy Records' catalog and big hits in hip-hop and R&B including 112's "Only You", Biggie's "Mo Money Mo Problems" and Mariah Carey's "Honey". Even though he's known more for his relationship antics and funny faces on the reality show these days, Stevie J is still enveloped in music. On L&HH from time to time, the producer may pick up an instrument or two.
After a few decades in the business, we can bet there are some interesting things you've missed about the man who's constantly torn between Joseline Hernandez and Mimi Faust. Here are 25 facts you probably didn't know about Stevie J.
In 1997, Stevie J had a hand in producing Mariah Carey's Bad Boy remix of "Honey". If you watch the gilded video closely, you can see Stevie dancing around in the background in his shiny suit, matching the Lox, Mase and Puff.
