Born into a large family of many talented kids and talented Parents. Verse's Jamaican Parents, Patricia Pryce was a singer and his father Donald Excell was a Writer/Poet. "Sekou Excell aka Versatile Excell" was born in Brooklyn, NY and was destined to do anything less than his Last name. Given the name by a girl who asked him about his dreams. He kept it as it described everything about him. Whether his change of style in music, clothing, or acting skills. His greatest influences was the females in his family due to the older males in his family not being there. Whether prison for his father and Uncle or police brutality leading to the death of his Uncle "Steve Excell". All the boys grew there self up to be men and the journey is still going. He began writing songs, poems and scripts in his own privacy while living overseas in Australia to help relief his stress and stay out of trouble. Although a energetic and funny person, Verse was humble about telling people about his ideas. Wanting to be a Film Writer and Actor. He wanted to network more and decided to do Intern for VP Records to get an idea of what people like to hear and to see Legendary artists perform such as Capleton and the Great Shabba Ranks. But still he left the music to his family including GrandFather "Dudley Grinjah Excell" who is on the classic "Mavado" album "Gangster for Life" portraying his Father. Sister "Trish" & cousin "T-Money". But close friend of the family but known to him as another sister the talented "Princess Menen" influence Verse to start doing music. It wasn't until the beginning of 2008 that he jumped onto a beatjacking freestyle on the Shawty Lo hit "Dey Know" with cousin/crew member "Da Reason" that Versatile then knew that he had an interest in pursuing music. "Princess Menen", "Versatile Excell and other members then started the "Moves Fe Mek" team which is an positive forward movements for sucess. But his biggest challenge was yet to come in such little time of the beginning of his early career was doing a track and performing with the great "Princess Menen" live at Brooklyn's own nightclub "Djumbala" for the Legendary "Sizzla" for his Earthstrong (Birthday) in April of 2008. (Video can be shown). He felt nervous, unprepared and that it was too soon. Feeling like he couldn't bring the energy and talent that Princess could. He grabbed the mic and went on stage, but like many of his Moves Fe Mek affiliates told him "he can do it" and he did. One of the fan Fave tracks he would do is "Home with me" ft. Fellow crew member "Hymm" on the "Final Warning Riddim" But due to the slow movement of the US to get in tune with the steady fast Jamaican scene. It was made too late for it to be on the Famous and legendary "Shane Brown" riddim. Which include hits by the dancehall superstars Money Changer by "Mavado" and Wanted man by "Munga". He then decided to just do music for the fans and for the movement that his team can bring also including his Raunchy witty but funny beatjacking on T-Pain's "Can't believe it" ft. "Da Reason". Since then a few little appearances would happen and he then hooked up with his own producers, Japanese DJs/Producers "Diamond International" and Brazilian Producer/Clothing Designer "Runover Productions". His biggest known song to date is his underground track which was leaked onto Youtube include called "Gangsta Town" which be found searched under the "Tokyo Drift Riddim" name by Diamond International ft. Fellow crew members Fire Sox and Jessaz. His family manages to make a name whether his cousins "Royal Kidd" in Jamaica and "Mr. D XL" in London. Since then he has been recording and co-producing every chance he gets while still grinding to keep his head above water, getting his name known out there and continuing to Dream on. "We gotta make it, whether its one of us or all, we gotta just start grabbing them by the ears, cause talent is out there waiting to be heard. Progress is in Session, Money is to be made, People who we haven't met, Moves haffi Mek... Besides if not me, we all over the world. You may have a lot of people to stop in order to stop this movement"
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