Immature (later known as IMx) is an American R&B boy band, managed by record producer Chris Stokes. Its members include Marques "Batman" Houston (born August 4, 1981), Jerome "Romeo" Jones (born October 25, 1981), and Kelton "LDB" Kessee (born January 2, 1981), all natives of Los Angeles, where the group was formed. The group released four albums under the Immature moniker: ''

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'' (1992; the only album to include original member Don "Half Pint" Santos, later replaced by Kessee), ''

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'' (1994), '' We Got It'' (1995) and ''

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'' (1997). In 1999, the group changed its name to IMx, marking ten years of being a group and released two studio albums ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as a ''

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'' album in 2001. The group also branched out into film (such as ''

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'' and '' House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute'') and television (such as ''

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'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''

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'' and ''

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'') before disbanding in 2002. On November 6, 2013, Immature performed their first show since reuniting at

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. In September 2019, Immature announced their ''#TBTour'' with special guests

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Biography

Immature was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991 by Marques "Batman" Houston, Jerome "Romeo" Jones and Don "Half-Pint" Santos. Kelton "LDB" Kessee (the group's drummer) joined the group full-time in 1994, replacing Santos due to his parents pulling him from the group after they starred together in ''

''. In 1999, the group would change their name to IMx, feeling Immature no longer reflected the band. Marques Houston in 2012

After IMx

In 2002, the group disbanded. Houston and Jones (under the name Young Rome) began pursuing solo careers, while Kessee continued his work as a

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. Houston became the first former member to release a solo album, '' MH'', in 2003. Jones followed suit with the release of his debut solo album, titled '' Food for Thought'', in 2004. Houston later released five additional albums: ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2007), '' Mr. Houston'' (2009), '' Mattress Music'' (2010) and ''

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'' (2013). Houston and Jones have also pursued acting careers, with both starring in the dance film, ''

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'' (2004). Houston co-starred in ''

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'' (2004) and landed a lead role in

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's comedy sitcom '' Cuts''. In 2007, he starred in the horror film ''

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''. He also appeared as Roger on the show '' Sister, Sister'' (1994–1998).

Music career

Immature

''On Our Worst Behavior''

In 1992, Immature released their debut album, ''

'', on September 22. The album featured singles "Da Munchies", "I Wanna Know U That Way", "Be My Girl" and "Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior)" which also appeared on the soundtrack for the animated film ''

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'', in which Houston provided his voice for the character Khalil. Although the album failed to make it onto any of ''

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's'' charts, their song "Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior)" managed to make it onto ''Billboard''s

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, peaking at number 29.

''Playtyme Is Over''

Immature released their second album, ''

'', on August 2, 1994, after signing a deal with

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. The album featured singles "

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" (their biggest hit), " Constantly" and "I Don't Mind". In the United States, ''Playtyme Is Over'' peaked at number 88 on the ''Billboard''

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and peaked at number 26 on ''Billboard''s

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''We Got It''

In 1995, Immature released their third album, '' We Got It''. The album featured singles "We Got It", "Lover's Groove" and "Please Don't Go". In the United States, ''We Got It'' peaked at number 76 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and peaked at number 14 on ''Billboard''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

''The Journey''

In 1997, Immature released their fourth album, ''

'', which was their last under the name Immature. The album featured singles "

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", "Give Up The Ghost" (featuring

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) and "Extra, Extra" (written by and featuring

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). In the United States, ''The Journey'' peaked at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and peaked at number 20 on ''Billboard''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The track "Tamika" appeared on the sitcom '' Sister, Sister'' episode "A Friend in Deed", which first aired on October 29, 1997. In this episode, the group performed as themselves at the school fundraiser.

''Introducing IMx''

In 1999, Immature changed their name to IMx and released their fifth album, ''

''. The album featured singles " Stay the Night", "Keep It On the Low" and "In & Out of Love". It was the group's last album with MCA Records. In the United States, ''Introducing IMx'' peaked at number 101 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and peaked at number 31 on ''Billboard''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

''IMx''

On August 21, 2001, IMx released their sixth album, ''

'', after signing a deal with TUG Entertainment and New Line Records (now WaterTower Music). The album featured singles "First Time", "Beautiful (You Are)", "Clap Your Hands Pt. 1" and "Ain't No Need" (which also appeared on the

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for the film ''

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''). In the United States, ''IMx'' peaked at number 126 on the ''Billboard'' 200, being their lowest charting Billboard spot. and peaked at number 26 on ''Billboard''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

''Remember''

In early 2015, the band reunited to release a comeback EP titled ''Remember'', and changed their name back to Immature. The album featured mature-sounding remakes of their classic hits "

" and " Please Don't Go" along with six newly released songs such as "Let Me Find Out", "Oh My" and "Best Sex".

Other works

On February 27, 2001, IMx released their ''

'' album which featured all of the popular singles that Immature/IMx had released in the past nine years. It also included several remixes of the original versions and songs, on which they had made guest appearances (such as R&B singer

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's song "

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"). The group's song "Keep it on the Low" was used as the theme song for the film '' House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute,'' of which they also are the stars. Immature collaborated with comedy actor

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on the hit song "Watch Me Do My Thing", which was featured on the soundtrack of the

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sketch comedy, ''

''.

Members

Current lineup

* Marques "Batman" Houston – lead vocals (1991–present) *Kelton "LDB" Kessee – background vocals (1993–present) * Jerome "Romeo" Jones – main rapper, background vocals (1991–present)

Former members

*Don "Half Pint" Santos – background vocals, rapper (1991-1993)

Discography

*''

'' (1992) *''

'' (1994) *'' We Got It'' (1995) *''

'' (1997) *''

'' (1999) *''

'' (2001) *''Remember EP'' (2015)

References

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