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Gym Class Heroes grow up, get serious on new album (Reuters)
  Reuters - Gym Class Heroes has graduated from party life to adulthood on their latest album, "The Papercut Chronicles ... more Review: More 'Papercuts' for the Gym Class Heroes (AP)Review: More 'Papercuts' for the Gym Class Heroes (AP)
  AP - Gym Class Heroes, "The Papercut Chronicles II" (Decaydance/Fueled by ... more Gym Class Heroes Return To Warm Our “Stereo Hearts”
  Currently creeping its way up the iTunes and pop radio charts, Gym Class Heroes’ debut single off of The Papercut ... more Gym Class Heroes are working on follow-up album (Reuters)
  Reuters - Travie McCoy is wrapping up a year in which he focused on his solo debut album "Lazarus" and hit single ... more 2010 Do Something Awards To Feature Performances From Natasha Bedingfield, Lifehouse and Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
   Hot off the presses! We’ve got some big announcements to share with you guys about the 2010 Do Something Awards, ... more more news
Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes is an American rap rock band from Geneva, New York, United States. The group formed in 1997 when Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley their high school gym class. The band's music displays a wide variety of influences, including hip hop, rock, funk, and reggae.. Gym Class Heroes is noted for displaying hip-hop influences while performing alongside artists who are mainly considered to be rock, pop-punk, and metal bands. McCoy says of the band's musical style, "We've been the proverbial sore thumb our entire career. Even before we got signed to Fueled by Ramen, we were playing shows with death metal and hardcore bands and whoever would let us play with them. I wouldn't even consider us a hip-hop band. Musically, it's just all over the place.". The band acknowledges '80s funk-influenced R&B acts such as Prince and Ready for the World as major influences on its sound. Each member draws from different types of music for inspiration, with drummer Matt McGinley saying "there aren’t many [types of music] we agree on." McCoy cites 1970s blue-eyed soul group Hall & Oates as his biggest musical influence. Guitarist Disashi Lumumbo-Kasanga is mainly influenced by rock music, citing Jimi Hendrix and Muse as an inspiration for his guitar playing. Bassist Eric Roberts incorporates reggae styles into his playing, as well as styles influenced by metal bands such as the Dillinger Escape Plan and Meshuggah. McGinley favors funk and rock stylistics inspired by groups such as Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and 311....
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GENRES:   Hip hop music Alternative hip hop Rapcore Funk-rock Hip Hop Rhythm and blues SIMILAR ARTISTS:   N*E*R*D Cypress Hill Pharrell Williams Mr. DJ A Tribe Called Quest Kid Rock Beastie Boys Fugees Christopher Stewart Mantronix The Black Eyed Peas Ice Cube DJ Stormz Shop Boyz Missy Elliott People Under the Stairs Plies The Pharcyde Jurassic 5 The Last Emperor Baby Bash Releases
Gym Class Heroes - Greasy Kid StuffGreasy Kid StuffGym Class Heroes - ...For the Kids...For the Kids, Album (2001)Gym Class Heroes - For the KidsFor the Kids, MP3 (2001)Gym Class Heroes - The Papercut EPThe Papercut EP, EP (2004)Gym Class Heroes - The Papercut ChroniclesThe Papercut Chronicles, Album (2005)Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel as School ChildrenAs Cruel as School Children, Album (2006)Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's ChokeholdCupid's Chokehold, Single (2006)Gym Class Heroes - The QuiltThe Quilt, Album (2007)Gym Class Heroes - Patches from the QuiltPatches from the Quilt (2008)Gym Class Heroes - Music on a CDMusic on a CD, Mixed (2008)
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