Verse Simmonds

Not to be confused with Maurice Simmonds, a WWII soldier buried at the Send, Surrey War Memorial.
Verse Simmonds
Birth nameMaurice Simmonds
BornPuerto Rico
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • composer
  • record producer
  • record executive
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitewww.versesimmonds.com Edit this at Wikidata

Maurice "Verse" Simmonds is a Puerto Rican / Virgin Islander rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and record executive.[2] Based in Los Angeles[3] but raised in the Virgin Islands, he moved to the United States after high school and he formed the production duo the Jugganauts in the 1990s. The duo has since co-written and produced tracks such as "Man Down" by Rihanna[4] and "Who Gon Stop Me" by Kanye West and Jay-Z, both of which charted prominently on Billboard.[4]

Around 2007, Simmonds began releasing his own solo material, and his 2011 single "Boo Thang" featuring Kelly Rowland on Def Jam peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[5] He has also released a number of full-length mixtapes, rapping and singing over many of the tracks and also bringing in guest artists such as Young Jeezy, Akon, Snoop Dogg, and Travis Porter.[6] Under his birth name or as Verse Simmonds he has co-written a number of charting R&B songs, such as "Confident" by Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper, and "New Flame" by Chris Brown, Usher and Rick Ross. The latter earned Simmonds his first Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song in 2015.[7]

  1. ^ "Verse Simmonds Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M". AllMusic.
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