Houston sang with his childhood friends, Jerome "Romeo" Jones and Kelton "LDB" Kessee in the group Immature. Chris Stokes became the manager of the group. They first started with the band called Immature. Houston's Immature nickname "Batman" was given to him for wearing Batman underwear on his head. The group later changed their name to IMx, because they felt they had matured personally and musically. In 2002, IMx mutually disbanded because the members wanted to move on and do different things creatively. Houston inked a record deal with TUG/Universal records and embarked upon his journey of becoming a relevant R&B soloist.
In 2003, Houston recorded and released his first solo album entitled MH. The singles were "That Girl" and "Clubbin (Ft. Joe Budden)". Houston also appeared on Scream Tour with Nick Cannon, B2k, and Bow Wow.
In 2004, he released two more singles from that album; "Pop That Booty (Ft. Jermaine Dupri) and "Because Of You".
In 2005, Houston released his sophomore album entitled Naked. The singles from that album were "All Because Of You (Ft. Young Rome)", "Naked", and "Sex Wit You".
In 2006 he released the first single from his third solo album, "Favorite Girl" and the Accompanying video, featuring Stacey Dash. He was also featured in his fellow T.U.G. artist, Mila J's video/song "Good Lookin' Out" and on Yung Joc's video/song "1st Time" and with Trey Songz.
On March 26, 2007, Houston released his third studio album entitled Veteran.
Acting career
Houston made his debut acting appearance in the comedy film House Party 3, where he played himself along with fellow Immature/IMx bandmates Jerome "Romeo" Jones and then member Don "Half Pint" Santos (who was later replaced in the group by Kelton "LDB" Kessee).
Houston's breakthrough role came when he won the part of Roger Evans in the television comedy show Sister, Sister, playing the next door neighbor of Tia and Tamera (played by Tia and Tamera Mowry). He played the role from 1994 to 1997, making a final cameo appearance in the final episode of the show in 1999.
Houston starred in a couple of movies and played small roles here and there throughout his career. He even held his own television show for a short while (the short-lived UPN's Cuts, a spinoff of another UPN show, One on One).
Filmography
Television
Year Title Role
1993 - A Different World -- Eli Black
1996 - Family Matters -- Himself
1996 - The Parent 'Hood -- Himself
1994-1997 - Sister, Sister -- Roger Evans
2003 - Rock Me, Baby -- Himself
2004 & 2006 - One on One -- Kevin Barnes
2005-2006 - Cuts - Kevin Barnes
Film
Year Film Role
1992 - Bébé's Kids -- Khalil (voice)
1994 - House Party 3 -- Himself
1997 - Good Burger -- Jake
2001 - House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute -- John-John
2004 - You Got Served -- Elgin
2004 - Fat Albert -- Dumb Donald
2007 - Somebody Help Me -- Brendan Young
Letter
Marques Houston Lyrics
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Yeah
You know what
I, I just...
I'm so frustrated right now
I, I can't talk no more, I just
Let me, let me just write you this letter
Alright
[Verse 1:]
Girl you got my mind so messed up
I don't know what to do
I'm sitting here so frustrated
And it's all because of you
And normally I try not to let what you do get to me
So before I go and let my anger get the best of me
[Chorus:]
I'm writing you this letter, letter
Cause if I don't then I'm gonna do something that I'll regret
I'm writing you this letter, letter
Cause in my mind I'm imagining knocking you off this bed
I'm writing you this letter baby
Here's the only thing left for me to do
Cause my life is stuck on pause
And I don't know what else to do
And my mind hates your guts
But my heart's still so in love with you
[Verse 2:]
Today was bout the first time
I felt like I could strangle you
And I don't know where that came from
Cause I ain't that type of dude
All my niggas say I should quit giving you the time of day
Cause they seen me unhappy
But every time I try to leave you
Somehow you get back with me
[Chorus:]
Oh
I'm writing you this letter, letter
Cause if I don't then I'm gonna do something that I'll regret
I'm writing you this letter, letter
Before I end up behind bars for cracking your head
I'm writing you this letter baby
Here's the only thing for me to do
Cause my life is stuck on pause
And I don't know what else to do
Cause my mind hates your guts
But my heart's still so in love with you
Yeah yeah yeah
[Verse 3:]
Ok baby
This is hard enough for me to do
But I, I gotta leave you
It's just I can't keep going on like this
Maybe you'll be happy
Maybe you'll find somebody else
Maybe I'll be happy
But I just can't do this no more with you
Love like we use to
[Chorus:]
Writing you this letter, letter
Writing you this letter, letter
Writing you this letter, letter
Writing you this
Said I'm writing you this
Said I'm writing you this letter, letter
Said I'm writing you, writing you,
Writing you, writing you
[Outro:]
Now my life's still stuck on pause
And I don't know what else to do
Cause my mind hates your guts
But my heart's still so in love with you
The song "Letter" by Marques Houston is a heartfelt letter of frustration and devotion to a lover who has been causing him anguish. Throughout the song, he reveals his inner turmoil and the conflicting emotions he experiences towards the person he loves. The intro highlights the frustration he feels as he can't articulate his feelings verbally and decides to write a letter instead. In the first verse, Houston admits that the person has messed with his mind, causing him to feel incredibly frustrated. He is now at his wits' end and doesn't know what to do. He tries not to let the situation affect him, but his anger eventually gets the best of him, and he writes the letter.
In the chorus, he emphasizes the importance of writing the letter, or he may do something that he would regret, implying that he might lose control with his anger towards the person. In verse two, he reveals that he felt like strangling her for the first time, which underscores the extent of his frustration. This verse implies that he has often discussed his unhappy relationship with his friends, who have urged him to leave her. However, he can't seem to let go of her, and anytime he tries to leave her, she convinces him otherwise.
In the final verse, he admits that leaving her will be hard for him. He can no longer hold on to a love that is not reciprocated, and he ends the letter telling his lover that their love just won't match up the way it used to, and he has decided to move on. It is a sad letter of a man who is trying to break free from a toxic and unfulfilling relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl you got my mind so messed up
You are causing a lot of confusion and frustration in my head
I don't know what to do
I'm lost because of what you are doing to me
I'm sitting here so frustrated
I'm feeling angry and annoyed because of you
And it's all because of you
You're the reason behind my frustration
And normally I try not to let what you do get to me
I usually try to ignore your behavior but it's getting harder
So before I go and let my anger get the best of me
I'm trying to control my emotions so that I don't do something regretful
Cause if I don't then I'm gonna do something that I'll regret
I need to express my frustration or else I might do something impulsive
Cause in my mind I'm imagining knocking you off this bed
I am picturing myself being violent towards you because of how you're making me feel
I'm writing you this letter baby
I'm resorting to writing this letter as my last effort to communicate my feelings to you
Here's the only thing left for me to do
This letter is the only way I can express myself now
Cause my life is stuck on pause
You are affecting my life negatively and I can't move on from it
And my mind hates your guts
I have a lot of negative feelings towards you because of what you're doing to me
But my heart's still so in love with you
Despite all of that, I still have feelings for you
Today was bout the first time
This is a recent feeling I'm experiencing
I felt like I could strangle you
I had a strong desire to harm you physically
And I don't know where that came from
I don't understand why I suddenly have these violent thoughts towards you
Cause they've seen me unhappy
My friends have noticed how unhappy you're making me
But every time I try to leave you
Whenever I try to break up with you and move on, something always brings me back to you
Before I end up behind bars for cracking your head
I'm scared that I might actually harm you and end up in jail because of it
Ok baby
I'm addressing you affectionately, despite my negative feelings
This is hard enough for me to do
Writing this letter and expressing my feelings is difficult for me
But I, I gotta leave you
I've made the decision to end this relationship
Maybe I'll be happy
I'm hopeful that I can be happy without you
But I just can't do this no more with you
I can't continue to be with you because of how you make me feel
Now my life's still stuck on pause
My life is still at a standstill because of our relationship
Contributed by Oliver M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Candice Hayes
This is one of his beautiful songs. I love it💓
Casamento Transformado
mto bom esse som
Erica Belisario
Amaziiiin voice, love this music so much.
Noel
this is really beautiful song of mh im glad u added it ..so people can see ..i'll be sharing to fb and twitter :)
Natoya MyTimeIsNow
beautiful song!!!=)
Melinda Brown
Yaaaaaaay! My fav song thank you for adding it!
Dreu Breezy
this is a real good song
Ana Paula Houston
te amo Marques ♥
Diamond Smith
I LOVE
troy mcdowell
genius the boy is a beast why they sleep on mh