9.01.2007
GYM CLASS HEROES: Clothes Off!!
Gym Class Heroes is a hip hop band from Geneva, New York. The band is best known for their Billboard Hot 100 top 5 single "Cupid's Chokehold" from The Papercut Chronicles. 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.
Gym Class Heroes' video for 'Clothes Off!!' from their album, As Cruel As School Children, in stores now
The band officially came together in 1999. 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).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.
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। 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. 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.
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 the fall of 2007.
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Gym Class Heroes' video for 'Clothes Off!!' from their album, As Cruel As School Children, in stores now
The band officially came together in 1999. 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).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.
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। 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. 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.
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 the fall of 2007.
A PimpWiz Exclusive
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