MC Lars

MC Lars (formerly MC Lars Horris), real name Andrew Nielsen, (born October 6, 1982 in Berkeley, CA) is a white male rapper from the United States. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He h

MC Lars (formerly MC Lars Horris), real name Andrew Nielsen, (born October 6, 1982 in Berkeley, CA) is a white male rapper from the United States. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He has recorded for Truck Records in the UK and his Laptop EP is licenced to Sidecho Records in the USA.

MC Lars' live shows can take on various forms - with an array of musicians joining him on stage depending on what is required for each song - but central to his act is his PowerBook laptop on which the musical accompaniments to his lyrics are stored. As with many other rap and Hip-Hop acts, samples play a key role in MC Lars' music, with the British band Supergrass amongst the numerous well-known groups he has sampled.