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Sterling Simms
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Born and raised in Philadelphia, R&B singer and songwriter Sterling Simms was heavily coached by his grandfather, a musician himself, to be a performer. He exposed Simms to classic soul artists like Sam Cooke and even helped Simms record his first song at age six. Inspired by new jack swing artists like Teddy Riley, New Edition, and Boyz II Men, Simms moved to Atlanta to pursue his singing career when he turned 14. He seized on the opportunity to work with up-and-coming producers (who were his co-workers at a car wash) when they established their own imprint and landed a deal through Sony. Due to restructuring, however, Sony eventually dropped the imprint, leaving Simms extremely frustrated. He moved back to Philadelphia, but was motivated to record again after hooking up with an old contact, '70s Philly soul auteur and producer Kenny Gamble, who offered Simms free studio access.

Returning to Atlanta, Simms formed the songwriting company Knightwritahz with several other writers, since he was more comfortable writing for others in the background than being a full-fledged artist. Through his company, Simms wrote songs for several R&B singers, including Mario and Tyrese. However, after crossing paths with producer Teddy Bishop in 2004, he wanted to perform again, and great opportunities kept coming his way. He first signed with the indie label One Recordings, which led to his demo falling into the hands of Island Def Jam executive Antonio "L.A." Reid. Simms was then picked up by Def Jam and even appeared on rap superstar Jay-Z's comeback album Kingdom Come at 2006's end. Around the same time, his single "Jump Off," featuring rapper Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ, was enjoying regular rotation on urban radio. ~ Cyril Cordor, All Music GuideMore

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Sterling Simms
Choosing classic soul auteurs Teddy Riley, New Edition and Brian McKnight as musical inspiration cou...
Songs: 14, Videos: 0, Playlists: 1, Blog Posts: 1, Polls: 0, Battles: 0

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Nasty Girl
(Duration: 3:20)
Jul 17th, 7:10pm
Jump off
(Duration: 3:30)
Jul 17th, 7:10pm
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Fan Comments

Oct 24th, 11:05pm
wassup...just listended to two songs and luv it thus far...aiight!!!!
Oct 3rd, 10:24pm
tnx!!! i salut u...
Aug 25th, 8:30pm
I listen to the cd day and night, has a little bit of everything for me...love it
Jun 25th, 9:27pm
Thanks for finding me!
Jun 24th, 1:58am


Thanx so much for being my friend I am honored!

Wishing you a great week ahead ;)

JT

Jun 3rd, 10:16pm
hey i like your poss.....:L:L:L
May 17th, 3:13am
awww! my hubby! ily! :D lol
May 13th, 8:08pm
he real cute 2 meh dats y i got him on da bak round iwanted be his maine lady
(813)334-8004 playing dat aniant da num bt um yea
May 6th, 4:56am
To say I love All I Need would be an understatement. I think you a very talented individual...you are making good music when the industry is not appreciating it. I hope you rise above it all and be successful in all that you do!