Singer Montell Jordan is opening up about how the late James Van Der Beek's battle with cancer impacted his own journey with the disease. "I think that James has a very, very profound journey that he's been on," Jordan, 57, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, February 11, just hours before Van Der Beek's death was confirmed. "We are different, just from the standpoint of demographically, [storytelling] wise, as far as actors and musicians. I think it's almost like, in this great big chess board of life, you have different pieces that make different moves.