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Marques Houston

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Marques Houston is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of Mario, Johnta Austin and Ne-Yo. Those roots explain a lot about how Marques Houston arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Omarion, Joe, Pleasure P, Lyfe Jennings and Tyrese, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Problem, Yung Joc, Jermaine Dupri, R. Kelly and Joe Budden, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Marques Houston, reaching back through Mario and forward to Problem. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Marques Barrett Houston is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Houston began his singing career in 1990, performing with IMx, and found popularity as an actor for his portrayal of Roger Evans in the teen sitcom Sister, Sister from 1994 to 1999.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Marques HoustonMarioJohnta AustinNe-YoProblemYung JocJermaine DupriR. KellyJoe BuddenOmarionJoePleasure PLyfe JenningsTyreseDru HillMusiqDonell Jones

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Marques Houston grew out of Mario, Johnta Austin and Ne-Yo, shares an orbit with Omarion, Joe, Pleasure P and Lyfe Jennings, went on to shape Problem, Yung Joc, Jermaine Dupri and R. Kelly. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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