NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes is a hip hop band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travis McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley and decided to make a band. After the addition of guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts, they were signed to Decaydance Records. Since the release of As Cruel As School Children, the band has garnered much success, with single Cupid's Chokehold reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Clothes off!! (Which Samples theJermaine Stewart song ) [1] peaking at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Rather than using the conventional tools of hip hop production, Gym Class Heroes use live instruments, similar to artists such as Stetsasonic, The Roots, k-os, and Crown City Rockers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Geneva is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. ... This article is about the state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Decaydance Records is the vanity label of Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump (of Fall Out Boy) & Travis McCoy (of Gym Class Heroes). ... Fueled By Ramens Logo Fueled by Ramen is an independent record label from Gainesville, Florida started by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in August of 1996, the drummer for Less Than Jake. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Lava Records was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Jason Flom, who began his career with Atlantic Records. ... Travis McCoy (born August 6, 1981) is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. ... Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo is the guitarist for the Gym Class Heroes. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Geneva is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. ... Travis McCoy (born August 6, 1981) is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Decaydance Records is the vanity label of Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump (of Fall Out Boy) & Travis McCoy (of Gym Class Heroes). ... Singles from As Cruel as School Children Released: August 28, 2006 Released: October 23, 2006 Released: December 2006 Released: May 2007 Released: July 27, 2007 As Cruel as School Children is the third Gym Class Heroes album released by Fueled by Ramen. ... Cupids Chokehold is a single performed by Gym Class Heroes, featuring Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. ... â€œHot 100â€ redirects here. ... Clothes Off!! is the fifth single from Gym Class Heroes third album, As Cruel as School Children. ... Jermaine Stewart (September 7, 1957, â€“ March 17, 1997) was an American pop singer, best known for his Billboard Top 5 hit, We Dont Have to Take Our Clothes Off in 1986. ... â€œBritish Hit Singlesâ€ redirects here. ... Stetsasonic, appearing on the cover of their debut album, On Fire Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 (see 1981 in music) in Brooklyn, New York. ... The Roots, also variously known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy-winning hip-hop band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. ... k-os (born Kevin Brereton on February 20, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer of Trinidadian descent. ... Crown City Rockers are a five member hip hop band from Oakland, California, by way of Boston, Massachusetts and Pasadena. ...

Band history

MC Travis "Schleprok" McCoy and drummer Matt McGinley became friends during physical education class at their local high school in Geneva, New York, the name of the band reflects this. The band officially came together in 1997. The original GCH began playing birthday parties, clubs, and festivals which eventually led to numerous larger venues throughout the northeast, including two years on Warped Tour (2003, 2004). During 2004, guitarist Milo Bonacci parted ways with the band and was replaced with current guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo. In mid 2005, right before their success started to really take off, bassist Ryan Geise left the band and was replaced by their friend, bassist Eric Roberts. Gym Class Heroes first taste at success occurred after the release of "...For the Kids," lead singer Travis McCoy won MTV's Direct Effect MC Battle and as a prize, appeared in Styles P's video "Daddy Get That Cash".^[1] Aside from "...For the Kids," the group released three other CDs from 1999 to 2004, including "Hed Candy," "Greasy Kids Stuff," and "Papercut Chronicles EP". They performed at Eleanor Roosevelt High School on June 4th, 2007 afther the Greenbelt, Maryland school won a nationwide contest with Dailies Contact Solution. Travis McCoy (born August 6, 1981) is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Geneva is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. ... ...For the Kids is the first Gym Class Heroes album, released independently in December 2001. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... David Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known as Styles P is an American based rapper. ...

Indie Success

Gym Class Heroes had been gaining ground in the indie circuit and developing a cult following. ItsHipHop.Tv, an online entertainment network, was interested and later did a video tour blog with Gym Class Heroes on Riding Shotgun, their video tour blog show. GCH then followed it up with an interview on The Breakdown, an internet show on the same network. These two shows gain coniderable traction and helped propel the group.

Decaydance Records

After hearing the song "Taxi Driver", Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy invited the band to one of his shows. Gym Class Heroes then went on to join Pete Wentz's label, Decaydance Records, an imprint of Fueled by Ramen. Travis later said that Stump's support, coupled with the label's touring ethics and family atmosphere, led the band to signing with Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen.^[2] Gym Class Heroes appeared on the Warped Tour in the summer of 2005 and 2006. The band completed their leg of a tour with The All-American Rejects on November 29 in Las Vegas. The band recently finished headlining The Daryl Hall For President Tour '07 with the RX Bandits, k-os and P.O.S.. During the tour, the band held a contest for fans to "pimp out" their myspace pages "gym class" style. The grand prize winner won an Xbox 360. Taxi Driver is a song by Gym Class Heroes. ... Patrick Stump, born Patrick Martin Stumph on April 27, 1984 in Glenview, Illinois, is an American musician, composer and producer. ... Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... Pete Wentz (born June 5, 1979) is the bassist, back-up vocalist, and primary lyricist of Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy. ... Decaydance Records is the vanity label of Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump (of Fall Out Boy) & Travis McCoy (of Gym Class Heroes). ... Fueled By Ramens Logo Fueled by Ramen is an independent record label from Gainesville, Florida started by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in August of 1996, the drummer for Less Than Jake. ... Warped Tour Logo Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. ... The All-American Rejects is an American power pop band from Stillwater, Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter (lead vocals, bass) and Nick Wheeler (vocals, guitar) when they were in junior high school. ... Vegas redirects here. ... Rx Bandits is a five-piece band based in Seal Beach, California. ... k-os (born Kevin Brereton on February 20, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer of Trinidadian descent. ... P.O.S. P.O.S. (born Stefon Alexander), is a rapper signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and a founding member of Doomtree. ...

They opened for Gwen Stefani on her The Sweet Escape Tour in Australia and New Zealand during July and August 2007.^[3] Gwen RenÃ©e Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... The Sweet Escape Tour is both American singer Gwen Stefanis and Senegalese singer Akons second concert tour, scheduled to take place starting in April 2007 in support of her December 2006 album The Sweet Escape. ...

After wrapping up the Verizon Wireless Campus Tour with The Pack, Gym Class Heroes will be going on the Young Wild Things Tour with Fall Out Boy, Plain White T's, and Cute Is What We Aim For in October, 2007. Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is the largest American wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenue. ... The Pack is a rap group from Berkeley, California. ... Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. ... Cute Is What We Aim For is a four-piece power pop band, formed in 2005 in Buffalo, New York and currently signed to Atlantic Records. ...

Discography

This is the complete discography of hip hop band Gym Class Heroes. ... ...For the Kids is the first Gym Class Heroes album, released independently in December 2001. ... The Papercut Chronicles is the second album by Gym Class Heroes released by Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance. ... Singles from As Cruel as School Children Released: August 28, 2006 Released: October 23, 2006 Released: December 2006 Released: May 2007 Released: July 27, 2007 As Cruel as School Children is the third Gym Class Heroes album released by Fueled by Ramen. ...

Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ...

References

External links

Categories: American hip hop groups | Decaydance Records artists | Fueled by Ramen artists | 1990s music groups | 2000s music groups | Crush Management artists MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Travis McCoy (born August 6, 1981) is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This is the complete discography of hip hop band Gym Class Heroes. ... ...For the Kids is the first Gym Class Heroes album, released independently in December 2001. ... The Papercut Chronicles is the second album by Gym Class Heroes released by Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance. ... Singles from As Cruel as School Children Released: August 28, 2006 Released: October 23, 2006 Released: December 2006 Released: May 2007 Released: July 27, 2007 As Cruel as School Children is the third Gym Class Heroes album released by Fueled by Ramen. ... Music on a CD will be Gym Class Heroes third studio album, and will be released in 2007 under the Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance label imprint. ... Greasy Kid Stuff is the second Gym Class Heroes album, released independently in 2000. ... Cupids Chokehold is a single performed by Gym Class Heroes, featuring Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. ... The Queen and I is the first single off of the Gym Class Heroes CD, As Cruel as School Children. ... Gym Class Heroes is an alternative hip hop band from Geneva, New York. ... Cupids Chokehold is a single performed by Gym Class Heroes, featuring Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. ... Shoot Down The Stars is the third single off the album As Cruel As School Children by hip-hop/rock hybrid band Gym Class Heroes. ... Clothes Off!! is the fifth single from Gym Class Heroes third album, As Cruel as School Children. ...

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