Lil Romeo

Girls' Life, Dec, 2004 by Kelly White

AGE 15 HOMETOWN New Orleans. "I live in L.A. now." CLAIM TO FAME Star of Nickelodeon's comedy series Romeo! and prodigal rapper. The vid for his single "My Cinderella," which features hip-hop hottie Nick Cannon, is scoring heavy-duty MTV time. ROMEOLAND On TV, Romeo and a handful of sibs are raised by a single father, played by his real dad rapper Master P.

But in reality, Romeo has a super-sized family with two parents and half a dozen siblings. "I just got a new little brother. I'm the oldest." KEEPIN' IT IN THE FAMILY "Me and my dad shot a movie called Uncle Pete, and that'll be coming out I think the beginning of next year" THE SINGLE LIFE "Right now, I've just been busy working and everything, and I'm still looking for that perfect Juliet. I'm going to be shooting a movie called Lil Romeo & Lil Juliet. We're going to find the perfect Juliet to co-star in the movie." THE ONE Romeo says he's looking for a girl who wants to have fun and who likes him for who he is, not for his celebrity. "I like legs for some reason. I like girls that wear skirts and stuff, and I like pretty eyes and a real cute manicure and pedicure." CAN'T STOP HIM "I'll stay up all night and write a song. And I usually do them real fast. I'll do, like, five songs in two days. Actually, I did about six this weekend. I'm working on this new album with this group I have called RiCh Boyz, and they're real talented. They're all related to me--my cousins and stuff. I feel like it's going to be one of my best albums I've ever put out. It will be coming in January, and me and the RiCh Boyz will be doing a tour." KING OF THE COURT Romeo's AAU Junior basketball team (coached by his dad) is placed third in the nation. "I was ranked in the top 50, and our team made a record--seven players ranked in the top 50. That's the most on a team ever." WORKIN' IT "I work out every day. I run for about an hour or 45 minutes, and then I'll do 500 to 1,000 pushups." For real? Get a big, fat dose of Romeo at lilromeo.com.