Larry Sanders, better know by his stage name L.V. whose initials stand for "Large Variety", is an American R&B singer. He's better known for his collaboration with rapper Coolio on the hit single, "Gangsta's Paradise". He has been featured on multiple soundtracks since then, and has released two solo albums to date. L.V. is member of the gangsta rap group South Central Cartel since the beginnings of the group. He usually sing the vocals and chorus. Biography L.V. grew up with a father who sang gospel music along with the radio every morning, and this helped hook him on singing. He won a high school talent contest by performing L.T.D.'s "Concentrate on You," joined the Los Angeles City College choir, and contributed R&B vocals to a neighborhood rap group, the South Central Cartel. According to sources, L.V. survived gunshot wounds in a case remarkably similar