Levar Coppin
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| Also known as | LV, L.V., LeVar, Grind Music |
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| Labels | Terror Squad Entertainment / Bad Boy Records |
Levar Coppin, also known as "LV", is an American DJ, producer, and songwriter, best known for his involvement in production outfit Sean C & LV, which was linked to Fat Joe's New York City-based hip-hop collective Terror Squad, and is presently linked to Bad Boy Records' The Hitmen (production team).[1] Coppin is also known for his production and songwriting contributions to Jay-Z's 2007 album American Gangster and various Ghostface Killah projects, as well as his writing contributions to Beyoncé's 2022 album Renaissance.[2][3][4][5]
Songwriting and production credits
[edit]Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Terror Era" (With Remy Ma & Fat Joe) | 2004 | Terror Squad | True Story |
| "50 in the Clip" | Dead Prez | RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta | |
| "Get Your Grind On" (Featuring Big Pun, Fat Joe, & Freeway) | 2005 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Duets: The Final Chapter |
| "Temptation Part II" | Fat Joe | All or Nothing | |
| "Intro" | Aasim | The Money Pit | |
| "Money Pit (Problems)" | |||
| "Monsta Mash" | |||
| "Kool Shit" | |||
| "Streets Is Alive" | |||
| "Broken Bottles" | |||
| "Rhyme Epic" | |||
| "Gotta Grind" | |||
| "Feel So Good" (Featuring Ne-Yo) [6] | 2006 | Remy Ma | There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story |
| "Bilingual" (Featuring Ivy Queen) | |||
| "My Life" | |||
| "I Am (Interlude)" | Diddy | Press Play | |
| "Get Off" | |||
| "Laugh Now, Cry Later" | Ice Cube | Laugh Now, Cry Later | |
| "Momma" (Featuring Megan Rochell) | Ghostface Killah | Fishscale | |
| "Pray" | 2007 | Jay-Z | American Gangster |
| "American Dreamin'" | |||
| "No Hook" | |||
| "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." [7][8] | |||
| "Sweet" | |||
| "Party Life" | |||
| "Toney Sigel A.K.A. the Barrel Brothers" (Featuring Beanie Sigel, Styles P & Solomon Childs) | Ghostface Killah | The Big Doe Rehab | |
| "We Celebrate" (Featuring Kid Capri) [9] | |||
| "I'll Die for You" (Featuring Amille D. Harris) | |||
| "Paisley Darts" (Featuring Raekwon, Sun God, Trife da God, Method Man & Cappadonna) | |||
| "Shakey Dog Starring Lolita" (Featuring Raekwon) | |||
| "Welcome to the Terrordome" | Pharoahe Monch | Desire | |
| "I Won't Tell" (Featuring J. Holiday) [10][11] | 2008 | Fat Joe | The Elephant in the Room |
| "300 Brolic" (Featuring Opera Steve) | |||
| "Freedom" | 2009 | Clipse | Til the Casket Drops |
| "Never Will It Stop" (Featuring Ab-Liva) | |||
| "One More Step" (Featuring Styles P) | Jadakiss | The Last Kiss | |
| "I Miss My Love" | Fabolous | Loso's Way | |
| "Welcome to My Workplace" | |||
| "Bang Bang" | |||
| "Lonely" (Featuring Jack Knight) | Ghostface Killah | Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City | |
| "Stapleton Sex" | |||
| "Let's Stop Playin'" (Featuring John Legend) | |||
| "Goner" (Featuring Lloyd) | |||
| "Be Right" | Wale | Attention Deficit | |
| "Drama" (Featuring Joell Ortiz & Game) | 2010 | Ghostface Killah | Apollo Kids |
| "Stomp" (Featuring Greg Porn) | 2011 | The Roots | Undun |
| "Rich & Black" (Featuring Nas) | Raekwon | Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang | |
| "Put Some Money on It" | Joell Ortiz | Free Agent | |
| "Put Some Money on It" (remix) (Featuring The Lox) | Slaughterhouse | Slaughterhouse (EP) | |
| "Audio Dope III" | 2012 | Currensy | The Stoned Immaculate |
| "Come Here" (Featuring Miguel) | 2013 | Talib Kweli | Prisoner of Conscious |
| "The Curse of the Gifted" | Wale | The Gifted | |
| "Ghetto Burbs" (Featuring Emanny) | Joe Budden | No Love Lost | |
| "Facts" | 2015 | Puff Daddy & The Family | MMM (Money Making Mitch) |
| "Everyday (Amor)" (Featuring Jadakiss, Styles P, Pusha T & Tish Hyman) | |||
| "You Could Be My Lover" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign & Gizzle) | |||
| "Crutches, Crosses, Caskets" | Pusha T | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | |
| "I Pray" (Featuring Swizz Beatz) | 2017 | Fabolous & Jadakiss | Friday on Elm Street |
| "Good Morning" (Featuring Pusha T, Swizz Beatz & Killer Mike) | 2020 | Black Thought | Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able |
| "No Explanation" (Featuring Pusha T) | Joey Badass | The Light Pack | |
| "Alien Superstar" [12] | 2022 | Beyoncé | Renaissance |
| "Summer Renaissance" [13] | |||
| "Written in the Stars" | Joey Badass | 2000 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 65th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Renaissance) | Nominated | [14][15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Documentary Gives Inside Look Behind Diddy's Bad Boy Records". September 28, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Beyoncé Releases New Album Renaissance: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. July 29, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ http://nahright.com/news/2010/01/07/video-sean-c-lv-interview-w-nodfactor-pt-1/ Archived November 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Nah Right » Video: Sean C & LV Interview w/ Nodfactor Pt. 1
- ^ "Sean C. & LV Help Diddy 'Press Play,' Fat Joe 'Get Money' and Remy Ma & NE-YO 'Feel So Good'". PRWeb. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Sean C and LV – Beat Making Videos". beatmakingvideos.com. July 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard. July 8, 2006.
- ^ "Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Rockstar Games". Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 15, 2008.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Beyonce's 'Renaissance' Songwriting Credits: Here's Who Wrote Each Song". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List". Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "BMI Congratulates its 2023 GRAMMY Nominees". November 22, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.