Travie McCoy
Travie McCoy
Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoyis an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He is the co-founder and lead singer of the rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, in addition to having a solo career. McCoy became involved with punk rock scenes as a teenager. He formed the group Gym Class Heroes with childhood friend Matt McGinley, and after several line-up changes, the group was signed to Fueled by Ramen, and released their debut album...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth6 August 1981
CityGeneva, NY
CountryUnited States of America
'All In' is like the Giants motto, so I kind of took that, and I kind of used New York as the backdrop - how diehard New Yorkers are for their team. Me being a New Yorker, I just had to show my love for the city as well as my love for the New York Giants.
I think anything we do outside of Gym Class Heroes still falls under the Gym Class Heroes umbrella. There's really no method to the madness. With Gym Class, it's more of a democratic process, and when I'm working on solo stuff, it's just me, either working with producers or sitting in a room by myself. They balance and complement each other.
The best thing I ever bought is my dog Stitch. He's the best friend & companion.
I'd like to be remembered as someone that lived life by his own rules with no regrets.
A lot of underground hip-hop will inspire me as far as rhyme patterns - really wordy, intelligent lyrics.
Since the inception of Gym Class in 1997, every member has had another musical outlet, if not three or four.
DJ Sliink is amazing, and his production is on the next level. There are a lot of EDM producers that Id like to work with, not for the sake of having an engineered record, but for the fact that I love their production and music.
When I was playing junior football when I was a kid, we were the Geneva Giants, so it was kind of embedded in me to be a Giants fan.
A pound of Alaskan king crab legs and buffalo shrimp = happy Travie.
When the fishbowl gets too small, it's time to pack up and leave and jump into the lake or ocean.
People ridicule you for the silliest thing, like what you wore to an event. At the end of the day, I'm just being me - if that's not good enough for you, tell me what is. Usually people don't have an answer.