Larry Sanders left the NBA a couple of years ago after his battles with depression and addiction and is now looking to move on with his life. Now he is pursuing other dreams and aspirations, including making music. Sanders has been making strides in his own music, but he has just recently been give more validation, by receiving production credits on PartyNextDoor’s ‘P3’ Album.
According to Zach Frydenlund of Complex Magazine, Sanders and PartyNextDoor met up while Sanders was working on music in LA with Sevn Thomas, the producer of the hit-single ‘work’:
How did you connect with PARTYNEXTDOOR?
I moved to L.A. about a year ago, and thought about really getting into music and learned how to produce in FL Studio. I had a couple of producers, including Seven Thomas, around me and we were messing around and there was a track that was, at first, just a sample. They were like, Let me use your laptop and add to it. Eventually the beat came about. Later, Sevn sent the beat over to PARTY. A couple months later, he sends the record back. It was exciting.When did you know you were going to be on the album?
Honestly, probably like a week or two weeks ago. You know, they do a tracklist and they told everyone who made the album, so it eventually got back to my camp.
Sanders has been working on music since he started playing in the NBA, and since then it has blossomed into something that can turn into a career. That’s what Sanders is hoping for. Per Frydenlund:
What was going through your mind when the album dropped?
My thought was, here are the vibrations that came out of me, from my ear, that I truly found, and now so many people are listening to it. It’s amazing to think about how many ears will hear this record, potentially—it’s amazing to me. My vibrations are out there like that.
What’s next now for you?
I’m almost finished with my personal album, which I produced every song for it. There are some more tracks I plan to release soon, and just keep working, with the music developing and getting better. I’m working to perfect my craft around this music.
There’s no telling if Sanders will return to the NBA. There were rumors earlier this year that he was definitely interested in the Warriors and Lakers, but now with his music career seemingly taking off, Sanders might be second guessing an NBA comeback.
