Coppa, also known as MC Coppa, is a British MC, vocalist, songwriter and recording artist based in Leeds; his name is Marvin Hay. After becoming interested in jungle and drum and bass in the late 1990s, he began performing on a local pirate radio station. His recorded work has covered drum and bass, house, techno, dubstep and breakbeats, with vocal work also connecting to grime and hip-hop. Coppa has described himself as a DIY artist and founded Comanche Records to have more creative control over his recording projects and concepts. The label’s first single from him was Overtake, featuring Adriana Hamilton.
Coppa’s releases and writing credits include work for RAM Records, Viper Recordings, AudioPorn, G-Stone, Rocstar Records, SKINT and Freestyle Records UK. He has also released music on Eatbrain, Playaz Recordings and Technique Recordings. His album Poetry In Motion came out on AudioPorn. In 2015, Comanche Records released the single An Act of Aggression, made with Borderline and MachineCode. The album of the same title brings Coppa together with drum-and-bass producers including Machine Code, Disphonia and Benny L. A collaboration with Prolix appeared on the EP On Like That.
In 2021, Coppa teamed up with DC Breaks and Smooth for the single Out There EP on Life Is Soup You Are Fork. His 2024 single Keep The Energy Up paired him with Dub Elements and MIDNIGHT CVLT on DEM Recordings; that year he also joined Gydra and Redpill for Genesis (Gydra Remix) on Blackout Music NL. In 2026, the single Chainsaw (MNDSCP Remix) brought together Coppa, DC Breaks, MNDSCP and Smooth on Eatbrain. The same year, he joined Dynamite MC and Ragga Twins on the single The Arrival EP for Riot Records.