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Rome Streetz | |
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| Birth name | Jerome Allen |
| Born | November 18, 1986 London, United Kingdom |
| Origin | Queens, New York, US |
| Genres | Hardcore hip hop, boom bap |
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Jerome Allen [1] (born November 18, 1986), known professionally as Rome Streetz, is an American rapper signed to Griselda Records.
Allen was born on November 18, [2] 1989, [3] in London, to Jamaican parents. When he was an infant, they moved to Queens. [4] He later moved back to London as a teenager. [5] He grew up reading Donald Goines. [6]
As a child, Allen was nicknamed "Rome Streetz", as he often roamed intercity New York. [6]
In 2021, Allen signed to Westside Gunn's Griselda Records. [7] His first album with Griselda and his most popular album, KISS THE RING , [8] was released in 2022. It was ranked 23 on Rolling Stone 's best rap albums of 2022 list. [9] Pitchfork rated the album a 7.3. [10] In 2024, he released Hatton Garden Holdup, in collaboration with Daringer. A short film, Calculated Risk was also released. [11]
Allen's style are often described as "gritty" and "violent", being hardcore hip hop mixed with boom bap, with parts of grime of his British origins. [12]
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