Jerome Manuel 
known as "Rome Dilly"

I am from Chicago, Illinois. When I was young, I did not know what I liked to do until my teenage years. I have always loved music, especially hip-hop, soul/jazz, and R&B. I started writing raps in my notebooks to see if I could make a good song. A good friend suggested I go to a music studio to record. From that day, I made an EP, which is a five-track album, and uploaded it to music platforms like YouTube. I got mostly good feedback, but some were not so good. I was also drawing on my computer just for fun. One day, my brother saw my drawings and told me I should start drawing graphics online as a career. That's when I realized my art made my family and friends feel special in different ways.