What artist's work was sampled as part of Larry Sanders' collaboration with Coolio?
L.V. (singer) Larry Sanders (born November 21, 1960 ), better known by his stage name L.V. (which stands for "Large Variety"), is an American award-winning R&B singer. He is best known for his collaboration with rapper Coolio on the Grammy Award-winning single, "Gangsta's Paradise", and has been featured on multiple soundtracks since then. Having released two solo albums to date, he was also a member of the gangsta rap group South Central Cartel since their beginning, usually singing the vocals and chorus.
Rain (SWV song) "Rain" is a 1998 single released by the group SWV. The musical backing track is based on Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy." First heard in 1997 on the group's third album "Release Some Tension", the song was released as a single the next year. It peaked at number 25 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Singer Tyrese appeared in the song's music video. He would later sing the hook on "Pullin' Me Back", a song by rapper Chingy, which sampled "Rain". Smooth jazz musician and guitarist Norman Brown covered the song on his 1999 album, "Celebration". Toronto based producer duo Team Majestic Music, also sampled "Rain" for their song "Let It Fall." New York City house producer Baltra sampled it late 2016/early 2017.