L.V. (singer)

LV, and LV, is the pseudonym of the American singer and rapper Larry Sanders ( born September 5, 1957 in Los Angeles, California ), meaning Large Variety ( German: Large variety ).

Career

During his high school time sang Larry Sanders and won a talent competition with LTD 's Concentrate on You. He was a member of the 'Los Angeles City College Choir '. As a member of the rap group South Central Cartel Sanders collected in the early 1990s experience in rap and R & B range. Great It became famous musician in 1995 as a singer in the chorus of Coolio's number -one hit Gangsta's Paradise.

In the same year signed L.V. a contract with the hip- hop label Tommy Boy. His debut solo album is called I Am LV and contained a mixture of pop and rap. The Single Throw Your Hands Up, on the B- side was a separate version of Gangsta's Paradise, reached number 46 in the German charts. In the following years there were features with array, Mel -Low and Naughty by Nature. End of 2000, the second solo album How Long appeared.

LV survived when he was hit at close range by nine shots. After eight months in the hospital he sat for over a year in a wheelchair, but recovered completely.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Swell

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