Immature

Released: September 22, 1992

Featuring: Jermaine Dupri

Songwriter: Kuk Harrell Marquis “Hami” Dair Jermaine Dupri Tricky Stewart Chris Stokes

Producer: Marquis “Hami” Dair Chris Stokes

[Intro: Romeo]
Yeah, this is Romeo
And Immature's 'bout to drop that new jack funk on you
You livin' large
Duece
This psychological trio
Always on our worst behavior
Yo, what up, Half Pint?
Yo, Batman, kick it

[Verse 1: Batman]
People look out, we're coming at you
Immature's gonna turn it out (turn it out)
Doing what we won't do
Taking no shorts and breaking all the rules

[Pre-Chorus: Batman]
Don't be frontin' on us
'Cause we ain't having it, we're just having fun
Distrupting all of
'Cause a kid that rocks the cradle is a kid that rules the world

[Chorus (2x)]
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up

[Verse 2: Batman & Romeo]
Yo, Batman, drop the second verse
People always peeping our sound
'Cause we're nine years old and wiser than our years
We always do what people don't expect
But after Marq, we don't regret

[Pre-Chorus: Batman]
Don't be frontin' on us
'Cause we ain't having it, we're just having fun
Distrupting all of
'Cause a kid that rocks the cradle is a kid that rules the world

[Chorus (2x)]
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up

[Romeo (during Chorus)]
This is Romeo
And we still rocking that funky Immature stuff
In the house, we got Jermaine from the Kris Kross posse
To show you how deep we rolling
Jermaine, break them off something

[Verse 3: Jermaine Dupri]
Rip it up, tear it up, no, it doesn't matter what is
'Cause these kids
A little bad, but here they come like a bomb, hope you lay low
'Cause the tre from L.A. ain't no joke
Marq, the Don, don't forget Jerome
Three bad brothers got it going on, huh
Here's the flavor, nothing can save you
When they on their worst behavior

[Bridge]
Can't nobody, can't nobody play this
Immature
Can't nobody, can't nobody
Can't nobody play this

[Chorus (2x)]
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up
Tear it up, you never gon' tear it up

[Bridge (2x)]
Can't nobody, can't nobody play this
Immature
Can't nobody, can't nobody
Can't nobody play this

[Outro]
Waiting to holler, drop the sounds

Immature, also known as IMx, is an R&B group from Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 1992 by Marques Houston (Batman), Jerome Jones (Romeo, also known as Young Rome), and Don Santos (Half-Pint). The trio decided to enter a talent show together at the school they were attending. After performing, they were discovered and signed to Virgin Records, and began recording their debut album.

Their debut album, On Our Worst Behavior, was released on September 22, 1992. The album produced three singles: “Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior” featuring Jermaine Dupri, “Da Munchies”, and “I Wanna Know U That Way”. Though the album and two of its singles failed to chart, “Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior)” managed to peak at #29 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, largely due to its inclusion on the soundtrack to the animated film Bébé’s Kids.

In 1994, Half-Pint’s parents pulled him from the group because they wanted him to focus on his studies more instead of being in the group. Half-Pint was replaced by Kelton Reese (LDB, or Little Drummer Boy), who was already the drummer for the group. Now signed to MCA Records, their sophomore effort Playtyme Is Over was released on August 10, 1994. Unlike their previous effort, the album managed to peak at #26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #88 on the Billboard 200. The accompanying three singles for the album were: “Never Lie” (the album’s most successful single, peaking at #5 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, “Constantly”, and “I Don’t Mind”.

more tracks from the album

On Our Worst Behavior

From the albums

On Our Worst Behavior (1992)
Greatest Hits (2001)

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