Levar Coppin
Also known asLV, L.V., LeVar, Grind Music
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
  • songwriter
LabelsTerror 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

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

Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
2023 65th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Renaissance) Nominated [14][15]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Sean C and LV – Beat Making Videos". beatmakingvideos.com. July 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard. July 8, 2006.
  7. ^ "Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Rockstar Games". Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 15, 2008.
  11. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Beyonce's 'Renaissance' Songwriting Credits: Here's Who Wrote Each Song". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List". Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "BMI Congratulates its 2023 GRAMMY Nominees". November 22, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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