Jerome ‘Rome’ turning out poorly
I saw he got outta prison, like a couple months ago, because he made a new music video. Well, I watched it, excited to see that he’s free, and not upstate any more. The video started out with booties, had the booties shakng all through it, like chicks professional twerkin, and like at a house party, with his friends and hookers. But it made me sad. Not on the booties. They probably captured the attention of at least most men who hypothetically watched this video, but I was trying to see Jerome.
You know, maybe he never was special. Maybe I liked him because i projected things onto him.
The video was such a bad look. Throughout the song, he kept a bunch of cash in one hand, and a joint in the other. His hair is like wild dread locks, all type of length and size. At the beginning, he wears glasses that are probably prison issue, but they look nice. Make him look smart. He wears a nice, white outfit, like a big puffy white/gray coat, like they filmed this in winter (despite all women wearing thongs and tank tops), in an empty apartment.
The thing that made me feel sad is, that he just looks like an actor. When one or two booties shaking on either side of him (they had him posed on a bad with big puffy coat and holding money while rapping, it looked ackward like in reality he was annoyed by those booties. The were bouncing and jostling him on the bed, and his energy moved away from the booty that shaked in his ears.
It was weird. I thought, that boy is gay, or just not into these type of girls. So, why does the whole video focus on them? They’re trying to act like… IDK… nothing with any value. Nothing alive. Sad day for rap and for Jerome.
Something didn’t fit, or did I imagine it. Did only I want Jerome to be something more than that. That’s why I sent him books in jail That’s why I went to see him That’s why I liked him but this video was terrible.
Seems like he wants to go the same way as Melly, or Xtentacion, or worse, Von from the O block. I wish I could get my books back though. I sent him 3 books through Barnes and Noble (like the prison demands) of franz fanon, paperback, by first class. And those books disappeared into an abyss with no receipt. And I got taken off the approved visitors’ list.
Then they moved him upstate. But I’m still happy that he’s out. It’s terrible to think of life without comfort, art, quality food, nature, clean facilities, freedom to plan your life, no access to paper or pencils except through prison store alongside that cup of noodles. Seems like Romero (Jerome) jumped right back into the gang life, though. Probably won’t be long out here rolling like that, damn. Liked his underbite-smile and punky attitude.