As a young ?vet? in the music industry, Marques got his first taste of fame when Immature hit the charts in 1992 with ?Tear It Up? from the soundtrack of the movie ?Bebe?s Kids.? The L.A. trio?s debut Virgin Records On Our Worst Behavior created an immediate stir among young record buyers. But it was the 1994 MCA follow-up Playtyme, featuring the Top 5 pop and R&B hit gold single ?Never Lie? and a second gold single, ?Constantly? that took Immature into the mainstream marketplace. Subsequent MCA albums (1995?s We Got It and 1997?s The Journey) kept the group in the forefront and with a name change to IMX, reflecting the group?s coming-of-age and creative growth, the team released Introducing IMX in 1999.
Marques, who cites Michael Jackson as his primary musical influence and considers Boyz II Men as the most impactful group he heard growing up, started developing his own skills as a writer: Immature?s The Journey contained his song ?Alone,? a song written in the wake of his mother?s passing. After forming the production team Platinum Status with the other 2 members of IMX, Jerome ?Romeo? Jones, Kelton ?LDB? Kessee and Tonyi Scott, Marques got further opportunities to reveal his burgeoning talents. Marques showcased his songwriting and producing talents by working with Platinum Status on Destiny?s Child?s impressive 1999 album The Writing?s On The Wall and on IMX?s 2001 self-titled New Line Records release. ?Writing has become like a second passion for me,? says Marques. ?I never thought it would develop this way but I?ve always used reality-based situations and real life subjects as the basis for the songs I write.?
Known to fans all over the world as ?Batman?. (A nickname he got ?from fooling around one day at a radio station and putting Batman underwear on my head!?). The multi-faceted young entertainer - who enjoyed wide popularity for his recurrent role in the WB television series ?Sister Sister? which is currently in nationwide syndication. Marques has taken his writing and producing abilities to a new level with the release of MH. ?My aim has always been to make music that can make a difference in someone?s life, and my greatest joy has always been knowing that a song I wrote or sung touched someone else. I felt really passionate about making this record and now I want everyone else to ?feel? it!?
