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Boo Thang

single by Verse Simmonds

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ24037597
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"Boo Thang" is a song by American rapper Verse Simmonds, featuring singer Kelly Rowland. It was released by Bu Vision, a label run by Akon's brother Bu Thiam, in association with Konvict Muzik and Def Jam Recordings. "Boo Thang" peaked at No. 44 on both the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The song was ultimately included on Simmonds' mixtape Sextape Chronicles 2.

Music video

A music video, directed by Gil Green, was released to accompany the single. Filmed in Santa Clarita, California, it features appearances by Rowland, Verse’s fellow Konvict Muzik member Akon, and stand-up comedian Lil Duval.

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Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current 104-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2011-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Thang, single and Verse providing the first useful test.
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