Levar Coppin

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]

Levar Coppin
Also known as	LV, L.V., LeVar, Grind Music
Genres	Hip-hop rap r&b
Occupations	DJ producer songwriter
Labels	Terror Squad Entertainment / Bad Boy Records

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.
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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.