Jerome Carrington (born December 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Rome Cee, is an American rapper from Baltimore, MD. Rome was labeled as one of Baltimore hip-hop’s most promising talents in 2010 with two “FreEP”s and one collaborative record with Justin Ambush, all self-released via his Band Camp page.[1][2] He garnered local attention after joining with Baltimore label Under Sound Music.[3][4] His fourth project, The Extra Mile features Brooklyn Rapper Sean Price[5][6] and was voted best album in Baltimore City Paper's 2011 Best of Baltimore issue.[7][8] In November 2009, Rome opened up for Juelz Santana[9] at the Velvet Rope in Baltimore City. In 2011, he was featured on The Mid-Atlantic Mic Session compilation with various Baltimore artists.[10]

Early life

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Rome's father served in the military and moved the family frequently until finally returning to the family's hometown in Baltimore. Rome attended Walbrook High school and later dropped out.[11][12]

Discography

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Albums
  • So Much More (2010)
  • Street Scholar (2010)
  • Tunnel Vision (2011)[13]
  • The Extra Mile (2011)[14][15]
Mixtapes
  • Ceaser's Palace Volume 1 (2008)[16]
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Year Single Artists Album Label
2011 By Your Side Rome Cee The Mid-Atlantic Mic Session (iTunes/Napster)[10] New Muzic Group
2011 It's Gonna Come Rome Cee The Mid-Atlantic Mic Session (iTunes/Napster)[10] New Muzic Group
Videos
Year Title Director(s)
2011 "By Your Side" Ian Mattingly[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Rome Cee also had 3 children dana cydne and emorieBandCamp". Rome Cee BandCamp. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  2. ^ Al, Shipley. "Listen: Rome Cee, "Rap Messiah Freestyle"". City Paper. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2001-09-23.
  3. ^ Case, Wesley. "(Page 2 of 2) Rome Cee, Baltimore's most promising rapper, knows redemption first hand". Reporter. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  4. ^ Mattingly, Ian. "Rome Cee's "The Extra Mile"". Label CEO. Under Sound Music. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  5. ^ "Rome Cee – So Insane f. Sean Price & Jay Mastermind (prod. Jay Mastermind)". 2dopeboyz.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  6. ^ "Rome Cee f. Sean Price & Jay Mastermind "So Insane"". HipHopDX. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  7. ^ Byrne, Michael. "Best of Baltimore - Best Album". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  8. ^ Mattingly, Ian. "Rome Cee's "The Extra Mile" Named Best Album by City Paper Readers". Under Sound Music. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  9. ^ "Days of our Lives: Juelz Santana Live In Concert". Rome Cee's Myspace. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  10. ^ Case, Wesley. "Rome Cee, Baltimore's most promising rapper, knows redemption first hand". Reporter. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  11. ^ Byrne, Michael. "The local MC talks getting humble and getting up to a bigger scale". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  12. ^ Shipley, Al. "Rome Cee - Tunnel Vision (FreEP)". governmentnames.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  13. ^ "Rome Cee – The Extra Mile (Album)". 2dopeboyz.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  14. ^ "Rome Cee - The Extra Mile". livemixtapes.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  15. ^ "Rome Ceaser Ceaser's Palace Volume 1". datpiff.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  16. ^ Case, Wesley. "Rome Cee's 'By Your Side': No definitive answers and better for it". reporter. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  17. ^ "Rome Cee "By Your Side" music video". Chicago Now. Retrieved 2011-09-24.