| At fifteen, Lil' Romeo
is back with his third
album RomeoLand. The hot new single, "My
Cinderella," is making a steady climb up the
charts. Romeo is a true multi-platform artist.
Aside from Romeoland, his hit Nickelodeon
show "Romeo!," launches its second season this fall
as his
clothing line P. Miller shorties continues as to be a must
have item at national department stores JC Penny, Sears
and Kohls.
Romeo's growing up with the girls on his
mind. The growing
ladies' man's interest can be heard on 'The One," "My
Girlfriend," and "My Crush" on RomeoLand. Romeo
took
time out on location of Romeo! to talk about how he's heat-
ing up this fall.
Q: Tell me about your new album.
A: My new album is a lot of fun. There's
something on it for
everybody, songs you can dance to, songs you can sing
along with. On this album I'm talking a lot about girls. Last
time I was rapping a lot about me. This time I'm looking for
a girlfriend, I'm looking for "My Cinderella." I don't
really
have any collaborations on it. It's just me and The Rich
Boys, a new group that I have coming out. My dad is on
some of the songs. Nick Canon did three songs with me on
the album. I met him when we did the song, "Parents Just
Don't Understand" with 3LW for the Jimmy Neutron movie
soundtrack. He's really cool to work with. We kept in touch
and we hang out and play basketball sometimes. So, I
wanted him to be on my album. We had a lot of fun making
the video with Tatyana Ali. She's on one of my favorite
shows, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'
Q: How did your involvement change on
Romeoland from
your last album?
A: I really matured a lot with my writing.
I wrote a lot of stuff
on the album along with my dad. Some of the songs my
dad started out writing and then I took over, tweaked it and
finished it. I was writing all the time for this album.
Whatever I was doing,if I thought of song lyrics I'd write
them down right away or call my phone and leave them on
my voicemail. I was writing when I was on the set of the
show, I was writing everywhere.
Q: What music are you listening to now?
A: I like Usher and J-Kwon and my Uncle
Silkk's new
album's. I think Hoobastank is really cool. They're different.
I like Ciara's new song, "My Goodies" and Lil Wayne's
new
song, "I Miss My Dawgs." My sisters like Jojo's song
'Leave
(Get Out.)'
Q: What TV shows do you like?
A: I like to watch my show, Romeo!,
"Spongebob," re-runs of "The Fresh Prince
of Bel-Air" and "My Wife and Kids" with
Damon Wayans.
Q: What's your favorite episode of your
show?
A: My favorite episode is when I became
my dad and I had to run the record com -
pany and handle an artist that was really a
pain all by myself. I also liked the episode
where I was dared to lick a coach roach.
Q: How are you similar to your character
on the show?
A: I'm similar to my character on the
show
a lot because he likes making music. He
like's making songs with his band "Pieces
of the Puzzle." Except he is trying to get to
where I am now. He's trying to get a record
deal and make records and get on the
radio. He tries to sneak into radio stations
and get his records that he and his brother
made put on the air. He tries all kinds of
crazy things to get famous with his music.
Q: Do you like acting or making music?
A: I like acting AND I like doing music.
I
like doing them both just as much. Acting,
doing the show, it's a lot of work, but we have fun on the
set. We play jokes on each other and on the crew and the
director and stuff. A lot of kids who are actors spend a lot of
time away from home and don't get to see their families, but
I work with my dad, so I get to see him and we joke around
and play basketball and stuff. I do a song on every episode
and me and my dad work on the songs together so, I get to
do music and acting with my show. I still work on my music
for my albums so it all works out. I like doing the show. If I
didn't like it, I wouldn't do it and if I wasn't happy doing it
or
if it started to not be fun anymore, my dad wouldn't let me
keep doing it. He'd say "CUT!"
Q: Do you get to have a say in what the
show's are about?
A: My dad and the director let me come
up with ideas for
the show. I am writing some scripts. I have lots of ideas. If
there's something I want to do, I tell them and we work it
out and it gets into the show if everybody agrees it's a good
idea.
Q: What do you do when you are not working?
A: I'm playing basketball or working on
my album making
sure everything is tight. I recorded all of it already but
there's still more stuff to do. I work all week on the show
and then I have weekends off so I go home to Los Angeles
to see my family. We do the show in Canada.
Q: What's the weirdest thing that you've
ever done?
A: Once for one scene on the show, I had
to dance around
in a bathrobe like that scene from the Tom Cruise movie. I
felt silly and weird, but it was fun. They make my dad do
silly stuff. Like in one episode he's afraid of a mouse and is
covered in mouse traps and in another episode he's afraid
of the water and is learning how to swim. Watching him do
that stuff is funny and watching it when it's done is funny!
Q: Do you have a celebrity crush?
A: No, well maybe J Lo.
Q: Anybody you've worked with that you
want to work with
again?
A: The Rock was a lot of fun to work with.
He's like a big
kid. He was playing jokes on me and stuff. I'd also like to
work with Hilary Duff again. We did a Christmas song
together last year.
Q: What's the most valuable thing your
dad taught you?
A: My dad taught me the importance of
getting an educa
tion. If I don't do well in school he won't let me do my music
or acting. I get straight "A's." I go to a regular school
when
I'm not taping the show or doing a movie. It's a college prep
school and it's hard. I just finished the 8th grade and we do
12th grade work, but I want to go to college so this is what I
have to do
Q: What do you want to study in college?
A: I want to major in business so I can
be on the business
side of music and movies too when I get older.
Q: What do you see yourself doing in five
years?
A: I see myself being an actor and a rapper
or being a star
player on the NBA and a successful businessman, like my
dad.
Q: Do you have a regular teenage life?
A: My dad makes sure I have a regular
life like other kids. I
have to do chores at home. I have to watch my sister's and
brothers because I am the oldest of 6! I have to do the dish
es, take out the garbage and all that stuff. I do it all when
I
am home.
Q: What's your favorite food?
A: Mac' n' cheese
Q: Favorite DVD
A: Love and Basketball, because I like
basketball and
Friday After Next, because its just really funny.
Q: Who do you admire?
A: My dad and my fans.
Q: If you ever had to leave home forever,
what would you
take with you?
A: I would take my cell phone, my P. Miller
shoes, and a
basketball
Q: Do you get nervous on stage?
A: I used to get nervous when I did performances
in the
beginning. I still do sometimes, but not a lot anymore. I'm
better now. I got used to it.
Q/A: Favorite subject in school: math
Q/A: Favorite car: 2006 Range Rover
Q/A: Favorite on of my cars: Porsche 911,
but I can't drive it
yet
Q/A: Favorite sport and hobby: basketball
Q/A: Favorite pet - I guess, my sister's
little dog Precious
Q/A: Favorite book: The Outsiders by Susan
Eloise Hinton
Q/A: Favorite place to hang - basketball
court or my room
at home
Q/A: Favorite Nick show: Danny Phantom
Q/A: Favorite role model- my dad
Q/A: Favorite clothes - p. miller gear
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