Andrew Robert Nielsen (born October 6, 1982), known professionally as
MC Lars, is an American rapper, producer, teacher, cartoonist and
podcaster. He is one of the self-proclaimed originators of "lit-hop"
and was one of the first rappers to sample and reference post-punk,
pop punk, and emo bands.He is the founder and CEO of the independent
record label Horris Records. He is one of several people who claim to
have coined the term "iGeneration", which he is credited with doing in
2003.Lars attended Stevenson School, a high school in Pebble Beach,
California. For college and graduate school, he attended Stanford
University and Oxford University.He has recorded for Truck Records in
the UK, Sidecho Records in the United States, Big Mouth Records in
Japan, and Shock Records in Australia. He was formerly known as MC
Lars Horris but changed his pseudonym to MC Lars in 2004 for purposes
of simplicity.
MC Lars, is an American rapper, producer, teacher, cartoonist and
podcaster. He is one of the self-proclaimed originators of "lit-hop"
and was one of the first rappers to sample and reference post-punk,
pop punk, and emo bands.He is the founder and CEO of the independent
record label Horris Records. He is one of several people who claim to
have coined the term "iGeneration", which he is credited with doing in
2003.Lars attended Stevenson School, a high school in Pebble Beach,
California. For college and graduate school, he attended Stanford
University and Oxford University.He has recorded for Truck Records in
the UK, Sidecho Records in the United States, Big Mouth Records in
Japan, and Shock Records in Australia. He was formerly known as MC
Lars Horris but changed his pseudonym to MC Lars in 2004 for purposes
of simplicity.
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