"Boo Thang" is a song by American rapper

Verse Simmonds Maurice "Verse" Simmonds is a Puerto Rican / Virgin Islander singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. Based in Los Angeles but raised in the Virgin Islands, he moved to the United States after high school and he forme ...

, featuring singer

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. It was released by Bu Vision, a label run by

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's brother Bu Thiam, in association with

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and

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. "Boo Thang" peaked at No. 44 on both the ''

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'' 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

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, it features appearances by Rowland, Verse’s fellow

member

, and stand-up comedian

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Charts

Release history

References

{{authority control 2011 songs 2011 singles Kelly Rowland songs Songs written by Verse Simmonds