Travis McCoy
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| Travis Lazarus McCoy | |
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.jpg/220px-TravisMcCoy2007_(cropped).jpg) Travis McCoy at Binghamton, New York.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Travis McCoy |
| Also known as | Travie, Schleprock |
| Born | August 6, 1981 |
| Origin | Geneva, New York |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, Indie, Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Drums and Voice |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Decaydance Records, Fueled by Ramen, Atlantic Records, Lava Records |
| Associated acts | Gym Class Heroes, Tyga, Bernie Allen, Tequila Mockingbird |
| Website | [1] |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Drums, | |
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Travis McCoy (born August 6, 1981, in Geneva, New York) is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. He made his MTV debut in the summer of 2002, as he appeared on stage at the beach house on a standard nation-wide MC Battle that was held on the MTV show Direct Effect.[1]
Travis also has a side-project called Bernie Allen. The Bernie Allen's only album titled Who is... was produced by Sie-1 and released prior to The Papercut Chronicles. Occasionally, Gym Class Heroes will play the Bernie Allen song Catapult Complex live.
Travis' most recent side project (active as of December 2007) is Tequila Mockingbird. Also in the band is Nick Scimeca, who worked for Clandestine Industries (a clothing line by Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz) and is responsible for the signing of Gym Class Heroes to Decaydance Records. Travis has posted several demos from the band on his blog and promises an EP/album early this year. [2]
In early March 2008 Travis is opening up about his battles with opioids. He said he had been addicted to pharmaceuticals since he was 15 years old. The rest of the story is on Travis' official blog.
[edit] Appearance in other artists' music videos
McCoy is featured in several music videos for Fall Out Boy. He appears as a vampire in "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More 'Touch Me'", and a dancer in their videos for "Dance, Dance" and "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (also singing in the remix)".
He also rapped a verse on the song "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" video, for the film Snakes on a Plane, alongside Gabe Saporta (Cobra Starship), William Beckett (The Academy Is...), and Maja Ivarsson (The Sounds).[2]He also sings vocals for Cobra Starship's latest album ¡Viva La Cobra! in the track "Kiss My Sass". He appears as an onlooker in a crowd in Styles P's video "Daddy Gotta Get That Cash".Most recently, he has made a collaboration with R&B singer Kelly Rowland, in the track called "Daylight", which was supposed to be a new single for her re-released second album, Ms. Kelly. The video premiered on Vivement Dimanche in France on January 6, 2008.
McCoy is also the cousin of Tyga. McCoy, Lil Wayne, & Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy made appearances in Tyga's most recent single Coconut Juice, McCoy also raps a verse in the song.
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