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Verse Simmonds

Songwriter, recording artist, producer

Verse (short for Versatile) has been lava hot, crafting hits for himself as well as a wide array of megastars.

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The 31 year-old Virgin Islands native has proved to be a Renaissance Man, displaying an uncanny acumen for rapping, singing, song writing and producing. In just the past 18 months, Verse (short for Versatile) has been lava hot, crafting hits for himself as well as a wide array of megastars. Verse is definitely music’s most in demand and explosive commodity.

“The past year, year and half has been amazing, it’s been blessed, but not unbelievable,’ Simmonds says about his success. “This is what I’ve been working practically my whole life for. Right now it’s all about maintaining focus and making even more hits.”

Simmonds current single is the sexy “Boo Thang” featuring Kelly Rowland, which is a track off of his mixtape The Sextape Chronicles 2.

“It was fun working with Kelly,” Verse described. “She’s a legend, with all of the historic success she’s had with Destiny’s Child and on her own. She has an amazing tone, and I thought she would really add a winning ingredient to this record. We had so much fun on the set of the video. Basically, ‘Boo Thang’ is somebody you’re kicking it with.’ Your ‘Boo Thang’ is somebody you are getting to know. It’s growing into a monogamous relationship, its just not there yet. People think ‘Boo Thang’ is a cuddy buddy or a freak off, somebody you are just having sex with from time to time. But I want people to know it’s far from that. It’s more of a term of endearment towards the person you like and you’re considering to be a potential mate.”

As an artist signed to Interscope records, Simmonds dropped a smash right out the gate, in 2009 with the chart topper “Buy You A Round.” Women instantly fell in love with the anthemic hook, “if you’re a single lady, let me buy you a round.” Later that year, he released the first Sextape Chronicles mixtape to critical acclaim. He’s been touring ever since.

“I gave people my own genre,” Verse explained. “It ain’t R&B music. It ain’t really rap. I call my style ‘Island-B.’ It’s hip-hop with Caribbean and Rhythm and Blues influences. With ‘Buy You A Round,’ I gave the fans a first taste. But I wanted to define my sound more, so I put out the Sextape Chronicles series.”

2011 has proved to be a pivotal year for Verse. He aligned himself with brothers Akon and Bu Thiam, inking a brand new recording contract with BuVision/ Konlive/ Def Jam.

“That’s like my big brother,” Verse said of Akon who he met in 2003 through Akon’s DJ Benny G. Benny, who is also Verse’s best friend. The Grammy Award winning Kon was starting up a new record with a fresh roster and chose Verse to be the cornerstone act. Akon saw the same star potential in Simmonds that he saw in some of the other acts he signed such as T-Pain and most notably Lady Gaga.

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