ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: STEPH JONES
Friday, August 10, 2007

Steph Jones - Mr. Ordinary
Meet Steph Jones. This Houston-born, Missouri City-raised singer has really been picking up some steam recently. The self-proclaimed momma’s boy was discovered and signed by DTP’s Ludacris and Chaka. Steph attributes much of his inspiration to the likes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, and Frank Sinatra - just to name a few.
“Mr. Ordinary” is an easy track. It’s got a nice groove, and Steph’s voice floats over it very nicely. It just feels like a good song. The production is simple and light, which I think adds to the charm of the song. It doesn’t over-power the sweetness of Steph’s voice. He’s like none other artist on DTP. Even with Bobby Valentino on the roster, I think that Steph will definitely get his shine on later this year.
If you like what you’ve heard and read, for more information on Steph Jones and to check out some more tunes, log onto his MySpace page. And be on the look out for more of him.








149 Comments
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1.
bria
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
pass!!
2.
Dimples♥
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I don’t mind it….but look at dat picture of him…..corrrr! He’s a cutie
3.
Dimples♥
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
actually i like it lol
4.
Rara
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
…i kinda like it, in an annoyed way..
im just happy he’s not asking us to BATMAN that hoe…
ill take what i can get
5.
mrs sands
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
He looks like how Marcus Houston would look if he was cute!
6.
unique
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
oooooooooo weeeeee i like that thats real sweet, slow melodic, smoooooooooth. my type of music
7.
aaww
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
A Hot Mess lets him have it all the time….I think he is delicious!!!!!
8.
aijuswannasay
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
YEAH #1 I CONCUR…WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “MAN’S MAN R&B SINGER”
LIL LIGHT FOR ME.
9.
OJ
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
He’s like the male India Arie! LOL
I’d like to hear another song.
10.
Brian
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
LOL @ #4.
11.
Briana_06
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
i like him..he’s cute
and he reps TX too
he’s aiight in my book.
12.
honeylove86
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
i like the song…and he has a great body…ummmm
13.
STRIVER
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
THIS GUY WAS THE MALE LEAD IN THE DESTINY’S CHILD VIDEO “JUMPIN JUMPIN”. HE WAS ALSO THE MALE LEAD IN FAITH EVANS VIDEO “I LOVE YOU “………HE HAS BEEN IN TONS OF PRINT ADS AND VIDEOS ….ALL THE BEST BROTHER……..
14.
Daryl
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
i kinda like it.. i already knew he could sing from the “Celebrity Chick” song… i’ll support him
15.
um
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
he’s cute and i like the track, but he should be able to sing better, your voice is too ordinary mr. ordinary….
16.
ahsatar
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I like his voice its soothing like Robin Thicke’s. Hmmmmm nice pic as well.
17.
Kenyanpebbles
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Sounds a bit like Craig David
18.
um
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
take that back…it gets a lil better, i shoulda listened to the whole song first…
19.
Texturized1
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
He has a nice flow.
20.
BigCed233
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Dats was sup,,,He got my vote!!!!!!!!
21.
honeylove86
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
@ 13 so that’s where i recognized him from… because when i saw the celebrity chick video i was trying to figure that one out
22.
Drippin_N_Dollaz
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Ewwwwww….oh no hun! He’s been listening to too many commercial jingles or something, cause that song is so ordinary.
23.
Rock The Boat
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Yeah i’m loving the song, wasn’t too bothered at first but after i listened again, i love it Steph Jones is cool, he’s my baby now, well him and Luda, Luda being my number one
24.
Rock The Boat
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Yeah i love the final verse where he sings over, i’ll be getting his album when it drops
25.
Bigbumpaa
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Well.. Mr Ordinary.. You are MIGHTY FINE!
26.
shan_shan
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I likeit…
it’s not ORDINARy
its uniquemusic..
Pretty cool///
ordinaryORDINARY!!
27.
get_me_bodied
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I LOVE HIS GROOVE……..
28.
Momo
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I dont know why but I can picture Barney singing this song. Holding hands with little kids in a big ass circle, saying “Im ordinary, your ordinary, we are all ordinary”.
I think he has potential. Im still waiting for an male r&b singer to just bring heat, passion, sexiness, the whole nine yards because to many stupid negroes in this industry singing dumb sh*t. “My girl gotta girlfriend” has really pissed me off. Cant believe my ass wasted time listening to that sh*t.
29.
NYC
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I remember him from Faith’s video, the fro is much better than the braids.
30.
Dame
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
@ 17 where is Craig David. Lol at # 5. He sounds good
31.
datstldude
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
he sounds good, but doesnt he kinda look like marques houston.
32.
Have Not Thought Of a User Name
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Pass!
It sound like it needs to be on one of those educational shows for kids like sesame street or something like that.
33.
MixteriousJay
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Not feelin’ him, sorry. NEXT
34.
Staci
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I like his voice, it’s soothing. He reminds me of Bilal and Musiq combined
35.
HollieWooDOnline
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
He sound like Kin Folk to India Arie! & its sounds a lil’ like 1 of Lloyd songs off his 1st album - I could def. see him rockin!
36.
HollieWooDOnline
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
@ 17 - Wow for that to be son from that DC Vid - It took him a min. 2 get the music out - Beyonce done Jumped & Jumped again!
37.
HollieWooDOnline
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Oops I meant @ #13 sorry im exausted LOL I should go 2 Rehab
38.
Dubb
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I like it! Sounds like this indi artist Darnel lLevine. Check him out too DarnellLevine.com or myspace.com/darnelllevine1
39.
Miss Erin
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I like his voice, it is smooth…and I agree with the sort of Musiq voice comparison…He is cute too…
40.
FatimaknowlesOIG
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
He’s a sexy dude
41.
Taj The Photographer
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
This is an catchy song. I met him about a year ago when I went to his house for a rooftop barbecue. He is a nice dude and very personable and comical. I wish him the best.
42.
Lady_L
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I love the hook! and he is foine!! I love his voice
43.
sensasian
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
@ 9 yah i can see that. male india Arie.
that was him in the new joint of the day on today’s 106 & park right? with chingy..
he’s a cutie
44.
RL
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
if i was him i would ask not 2 be on the spotlight from Brian cuz all dats gonna happen is he’s gonna bootleg u 2 everybody
45.
TWANI
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
THIS SONG SOUNDS LIKE THE THEME SONG FROM MR ROGER’S NEIGBOURHOOD, JUST WITH SOME SOUL!
HE HAS A NICE VOICE.
46.
~*REDDHOTT*~
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
if stevie wonderful & marvin gaye is his inspiration, he cant go wrong!!!!!
47.
Meechy05
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
He’s the model in Destinys Child Jumpin Jumpin video
48.
backtoblack
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
hes very good looking and has a great body… and it ends there.
49.
IncubusRocks
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Ok gon head boy! This song is ok but Im really feeling his “get me started” on his myspace. Bout time we get some different music that is progressive and not about me droppin my back like a ho. Plus he is definetly a cutie so I can see him blowin up. But his image reminds me of that white guy that that was kinda kooky….Jason Mraz yeah thats him! Anyway he sounds very promising.
50.
♥txsupercutie♥
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I actually like it, then again, I might just be blinded by my infatuation with him! Whatever the case may be, he’s hot and I like it!!!
51.
tfal
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Dang, ya’ll rough on him. maybe you gotta be from the south to feel it, I’m loving it!
52.
Rara
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Musiq comparison???!!!
please stop with the insults, musiq is a good man.
LOL
53.
Young HTown Diva
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
yeah um…first off. He’s a cutie!!!
second i love that song. and i love his sound. i fell in love with him on myspace. lol
54.
Young HTown Diva
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
oh and also..it could be the fact that he’s from MO. CITY!!!!! all day baby. all day. lol
55.
Anon101
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I think he has his own style and I can appreciate that.His voice is no Ne-Yo.He is not your dancing type, wanna be dancing type Omarion and them.I hope he brings some kind of R&B back because I know he would describe his sound pretty much all genres.
56.
J Rocket
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
i’m pretty sure he’s in like a split second of the Bobby Valentino Anonymous video. And i thought he was really hot and have been wondering who he was. Thank you for the answer. He’s song is…ok. I dont know. Maybe I’ll dig he’s other stuff more but he’s totally nice to look at. haha
57.
R.K.J.ville3000
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I just hope it’s not a single. He’s cool, song was breezy, he has potential. I’ll give him another chance. He was a little rough on “Celebrity Chick” though. If he wrote this song than I will give him another chance.
58.
Anni Stack
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
This song turned out to be exaclty what I expected from Steph Jones. It’s chill, mellow, melodic, just real smoothe! it’s a great track and if this song is the sloghtest glimpse into what we can expect from his album, its most def gonna be a banger!
59.
Miss Godiva D'or
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
I saw him on the chingy video earlier today. I think he needs to comb his hair. “Mr Ordinary” sounds good but I don’t like that they have Mr. Shawn Carter on the track. I hate sample music. Let’s wait to see what else comes out by this guy. He can’t hit it though, not my speed.
60.
New Yorker
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
come on now, musiq is much more talented. i guess he has potential but he’s so ordinary. the music is blah. his lyrics don’t grab me but hey it’s much better than the stuff on the radio
61.
yes
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
is that missouri city, tx? anyway that was boring
62.
ms.observant
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Just love the simplicity of this song!
63.
Mo Jo
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
he has a similar voice to Musiq, and i wouldn’t go so far as to say Musiq’s more talented considering he’s made the same album over and over again for the past 7 or so years, and we’ve barely seen what this kid has to offer outside of his myspace. But i like the sound he’s going for, it’s different to see this kind of music coming from someone whose black cuz it honestly sound like some hip hop John Mayer.
…i’ll stick to Kevin Micheal til i hear more
64.
Diana Ross 2.0
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I love this song. steph just really rides over the track. man…..his other songs are not really all the way there but the potential is crazy. love it!
65.
blindangel
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
don’t like the chorus. its one of the songs that when ur driving you won’t skip on the cd but you wouldn’t exactly skip other songs to get to it… You know what I mean??
66.
Imir
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
hahaha i remember hearing this song 2 years ago, this song used to be my ringtone..I like his voice, its not bad. It sounds better than T-Pain non singing ass.
67.
hustlez
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
MO CITY, TX n’ DA HOUSE!~ I can’t belive my town is on the LOOP! Hell yeah!
68.
stylejunkie
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Me likey! The simplicity of it all, its not overdone, kind of refreshing from most of the nonsense that is out now. But personally I did not like him in DTP’s new song, not a good look.
I do remember him being a video hoe in Destiny’s Child’s (R.I.P) “Jumpin Jumpin”. Particularly the “I ain’t thinking bout my girl aiight?!” part. Lol.
69.
Arshanae
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
It’s cool.
70.
Michelle
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
he’s too gorgeous O_0 omg. I’m in love.
71.
gg boo
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
Meh. I need to go to Myspace to ear more.
72.
gg boo
Friday, August 10, 2007 /
*hear
73.
gg boo
Saturday, August 11, 2007 /
OFF TOPIC: AmI really ate by just reading that 50 said he would no longer release any solo albums if Kanyeezee sold more albums than him on 9/11? Did ya’ll hear that and I’m just late as hell? If so, SORRY!
74.
zo
Saturday, August 11, 2007 /
I LIKE IT…
AND HES A DEFINITE CUTIE!
75.
NetworKing
Saturday, August 11, 2007 /
Who? Steph Jones! Who? Steph Jones!Who? Steph Jones!
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