Young Rome

Young Rome
Birth name	Jerome Isaac Jones
Also known as	Romeo, Young Rome
Born	(1981-10-25) October 25, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, songwriter, actor
Years active	1992–2002 (Immature/IMx) 2004–present (solo) 1993–present (actor)
Labels	TUG Entertainment, Universal Records
Associated acts	IMx, Omarion, Marques Houston, Lil Fizz

Jerome Isaac Jones (born October 25, 1981), better known by his stage names Romeo or Young Rome, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He is a former member of R&B singing group Immature/IMx and released his solo debut album, Food for Thought, in 2004.

Music career

Main article: IMx

Jones was a founding member of R&B group Immature/IMx, which included members Marques "Batman" Houston and Kelton "LDB" Kessee and was managed by Chris Stokes. Jones' nickname at this time was "Romeo". The group released four albums under the name Immature: On Our Worst Behavior (1992), Playtyme Is Over (1994), We Got It (1995) and The Journey (1997). In 1999, the group underwent a name change and continued on to release two albums under the name IMx: Introducing IMx (1999) and IMx (2001). The group also branched out into film (such as House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute) and television (such as A Different World) before disbanding in 2002.

Solo career

Food for Thought

Main article: Food for Thought (Young Rome album)

In 2004, Jones began pursuing a solo career. Under the name Young Rome, he released his debut album on June 24, 2004 entitled Food for Thought. The album featured the singles "After Party" (featuring former B2K member Omarion) and "Freaky" (featuring rapper Guerilla Black).

Round 1

In 2005, Jones continued to work with former bandmate Marques Houston. He made a guest appearance on Houston's album Naked (2005) in a song entitled "All Because of You". Jones had also begun work on a project tentatively titled, Round 1, which was set to see a release in 2006. Two contending singles were released but failed to obtain the media attention Jones' label had hoped for thus resulting a cancellation of the album.

Discography

Albums

Year	Albums
2004	Food for Thought
2006	Round 1 (Unreleased)

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2004	"After Party" (featuring Omarion) & Marques Houston	Food for Thought
2004	"Freaky" (featuring Guerilla Black)
2005	"For Your Love" (featuring Marques Houston)	Round 1
2006	"Silly of Me" (featuring Needa S.)
2009	"Love You More" (featuring Omarion)	TBA

Acting career

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role
1993	A Different World	Crayton Adams
1996	Family Matters	Himself
1996	The Parent 'Hood	Himself
1997	Sister, Sister	Himself

Film

Year	Film	Role
1994	House Party 3	Jerome
2001	House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute	Mark
2004	You Got Served	Sonny
2007	Feel the Noise	Himself

Eye condition

Throughout most of his career with Immature/IMx, Jones wore an eye patch over his right eye, leading to speculation that Jones had an eye condition. However, Jones later clarified the situation in a verse from his song "Look Down On Me", featured on his debut album Food For Thought:

“ I remember when Brandy Norwood hit me in my eye. I had a detached retina (and) my lens came out, I had to have three eye surgeries. And she thought we'd never be cool again. But I put that on my life, I love her to death. If she hear me talking, I know she can hear the honesty in my voice and my sincerity. ”

Jones has also stated that he was hit in the eye with a book.

External links

• Official Myspace
• Jerome Jones at the Internet Movie Database