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Young Rome (born Jerome Isaac Jones October 25, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American rapper, actor, and singer. He was a member of IMX with Marques Houston and Kelton "LDB" Kessee.
Music careerIn 1991, Rome and his childhood friends Marques Houston and Kelton Kessee formed Immature, an R&B; band
. They released their debut album, On Our Worst Behavior, in 1992 on Virgin Records. The trio released three more major albums: Playtime Is Over, We Got It, and The Journey, all of which were successful.
In 2004, Rome released his debut solo album, Food For Thought', which had the singles "After Party (featuring Omarion and Marques Houston)" and "Freaky (Guerilla Black)". In 2005, Rome was featured on Marques Houston's Naked album in "All Because Of You". That same year, Rome released a single, "For Your Love", which featured Marques Houston. In 2006, Rome recorded "Hey sexy (The Way You Move)" featuring Rufus Blaq.
Rome has announced that he will be releasing a new album in 2007 / 2008 under his birth name of Jerome Jones. He says he has grown out of the name Young Rome, an alias from his immature days.
Over the first weekend of April 2007 Jerome performed at BET'S Spring Bling with marques Houston they performed the song, 'All because of you' it was the first time the TV public had seen Jerome's new look of 'no braids' and performing under the name Jerome Jones not Young Rome.
Eye condition Jerome wore an eye patch to cover his sleepy eye while a member of IMx. Rumors circulated about his eye condition. However, Rome clarifies the situation in the following verse from "Look Down On Me", from 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 3 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. "
Acting career- In 1993, Rome played Crayton Adams on Different World.
- In 2001, Rome appeared in House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute with IMx.
- In 2004, Rome played Sonny in You Got Served with fellow IMX member Marques Houston, B2K members Omarion, J-Boog, Raz-B and Lil' Fizz.
- In 2008, Rome is set to appear in You Got Served 2, playing Sonny again.
Filmography Albums Mixtapes2008 - New Life Memories
SinglesSong Appearances- Introducing - O'Ryan ft. Young Rome
- Damn - Omarion ft. Young Rome
- All Because Of You - Marques Houston ft. Young Rome
- Makin Moves - Fabolous ft. Ying Yang Twins, Young Rome
- Sexy Girl (unreleased) - Ray J ft. Jerome Jones
- Im So Fresh - 2 Much ft. Jerome Jones
Trivia- He's still a good friend to Marques Houston and Omarion
- He's like a brother to the former B2k member, Lil Fizz, but is not not biologically related to him
- He played Sonny on You Got Served
- He act on House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute along with IMx
- He wrote 10 out of 12 songs on the IMx: introducing IMx album
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