Verse Simmonds
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| Birth name | Maurice Verse Simmonds |
| Born | Puerto Rico |
| Origin | Los Angeles California |
| Genres | Hip hop, pop, reggae, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, vocalist, songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Simmonds & Company, Inc., Konvict Muzik, Def Jam, Interscope Tha Alumini Music Group |
| Associated acts | Sak Pase, Kelly Rowland, Akon, Snoop Dogg, Yo Gotti, Young Jeezy, Jeremih, Cyhi the Prynce, Rock City, Gucci Mane, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, T.I., K. Michelle, Kid Ink, Fifth Harmony, Iggy Azalea Jonn Hart Lecrae |
| Website | VerseSimmonds.com |
 "Buy You A Round (Up And Down)" Official Music Video on VEVO (Nov 22, 2009) |
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"Boo Thang" Official Music Video on VEVO (Oct 10, 2011) |
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Justin Bieber- "Confident "(Audio) ft. Chance The Rapper on VEVO (Dec 8, 2013) - features co-writing by Simmonds. |
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Verse Simmonds - "Situationships" Official Music Video on VEVO (June 17, 2015)
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Maurice "Verse" Simmonds is an Puerto Rican American ,songwriter, and producer. Based in Los Angeles California Simmonds has self-identified his vocal stylings and production as "R&B, hip-hop, reggae and calypso." 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 and "Who Gon Stop Me" by Kanye West and Jay-Z, both of which charted prominently on Billboard.
Around 2007 Simmonds began releasing his own solo material, and his 2009 single "Buy You a Round (Up and Down)" on Interscope peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. 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. Under his birth name or as Verse Simmonds he has co-written a number of charting R&B songs, such "Confident" with Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper and "New Flame" with Chris Brown, Usher and Rick Ross. The latter earned Simmonds his first Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song in 2015.
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