Ester Dean (born December 15, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, and record producer signed to Zone 4 Records/Interscope Records. She is most notable for U.S. hit single "Drop It Low" in 2009, which featured singer Chris Brown. Dean has also written songs for many artists including Christina Aguilera, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Ciara, Rihanna, Usher, and R. Kelly. Dean was born in 1981, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, then in her late teens, she moved to Omaha