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Gym Class Heroes

American rap rock

Formé en 1997

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Gym Class Heroes est un groupe de rap rock américain, originaire de Geneva, dans l'État de New York. Ce quartet, fondé en 1997 autour d'un rappeur à la forte personnalité, Travie « Schleprok » McCoy associé à trois musiciens issus de la mouvance funk, rock et R&B rencontre un succès rapide grâce à une sonorité originale qui entremêle la voix de chanteurs occasionnels au flow de Travie McCoy et le hip-hop aux influences musicales diverses de chacun de ses membres.

Le groupe n'hésite pas à revisiter les standards du rock et de la pop, de Good Vibrations des Beach Boys à Breakfast in America de Supertramp sait également signer des compositions plus personnelles et survole des thèmes tels que l'amour (Paper Cut), l'hédonisme (Clothes Off!!) mais aussi d'autres sujets plus sérieux, tels que la politique avec Boys in Bands ou l'innocence perdue (Shoot Down the Stars), sur un ton toujours léger.

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Gym Class Heroes is an American rap rock band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley during 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 released their debut album independently, and after the addition of guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts in 2003, they signed to Fueled by Ramen, and released the album The Papercut Chronicles (2005). They later signed to Decaydance Records (Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz's independent record label), on which they released the album, The Papercut Chronicles. The group gained a strong fanbase while promoting the album, appearing at festivals such as The Bamboozle and Vans Warped Tour.

In 2006, the group released the gold-selling album As Cruel as School Children. They crossed over into mainstream with the single "Cupid's Chokehold." which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top ten of the charts in various countries, including the United Kingdom. Their next single "Clothes Off!!" also peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. In 2007, they won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.

In 2008, Gym Class Heroes released their third album, The Quilt, and then they went on hiatus in 2009, a time in which the members pursued various side projects. McCoy released his solo debut album Lazarus in 2010. Lumumba-Kasongo has been working on his side-project Soul, while McGinley now drums in the rock group Kill the Frontman. The group released The Papercut Chronicles II in 2011; its lead single, "Stereo Hearts", peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gym Class Heroes were inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame in 2025.

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