MC Lars

Nerdcore, Musical Artist

1982 –

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Who is MC Lars?

Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap." He was one of the first underground rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands. John Mayer has credited Lars with coining the phrase iGeneration referring to kids born between 1982-2000. He is the founder and CEO of the independent record label Horris Records.

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Born
Oct 6, 1982
Berkeley
Also known as
  • MC Lars Horris
  • Lars, MC
  • Andrew Nielsen
  • M.C. Lars
  • Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen
  • Lars Horris
  • Andrew Robert Nielsen
Parents
Siblings
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University
    English Literature
    (2001 - 2006)
  • Stevenson School
    (1997 - 2001)
  • Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Lived in
  • Berkeley

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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