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Gym Class Heroes' frontman Travis McCoy has revealed that the title of his upcoming Nappy Boy debut album has been changed.
According to McCoy, the original title was already the name of a film.
"Unfortunately we had to change the title to just Lazarus, because there's already this movie out there called 'The Lazarus Project,' " he explained in an interview. "So we're just calling the record Lazarus now. It's more to the point...It's hard to put a stamp on the record. With anything I do, it's hard to categorize it. With any project, I just go in and blindly start writing songs and then find out which way we want to go with it. This one took a bit longer to find the lane." (MTV)
The Gym Class Heroes front man recently revealed which producers he tagged for the solo project.
"[Laugh] Nah, nah, what you hear on the record is all Travis, no Auto-Tune," he promised in an interview. "T-Pain did a bunch of stuff; Cannon, who's an up-and-coming producer--he's amazing--and works under the Timbaland camp; Detail, who's outrageous--I did a bunch of joints with him. I got Cee-Lo on the record for a song called 'Dr. Feel Good,' which might me the unofficial first single to get a buzz going for the record, so that might be one of the first songs your hear." (XXL Mag)
Last fall, he explained why there was not a large emphasis on snagging collaborations.
"I tried to keep the guest appearances at a bare minimum because this is my first effort away from Gym Class Heroes, so I didn't want it to be super appearance-driven," McCoy said in an interview. "It's me showing another side of Travis. There's a lot more singing and a lot more melody, but I think the guests that are on the record are there for a reason and are meant to be on the record. I feel like a lot of people in the hip-hop world don't take me seriously as a rapper. And I feel that first-and-foremost I came up as a rapper before I started singing. All a lot of people know from me is 'Cupid's Chokehold,' and they don't scratch the surface and see beyond that dude who sings the song about his girlfriend. With this record, I feel like people are going to take me more seriously as a rapper and hopefully, as a singer as well." (Billboard)
McCoy previewed tracks from the album at a show in New York.
"So for those of you that don't know. I got a solo project coming out entitled The Lazarus Project. It'll be out earlier [next year] and tonight we're going to be playing selections from The Lazarus Project. Thanks again for coming out tonight. In case you didn't know, this is our first time ever playing any of these songs so you motherf*ckers are getting the first glimpse into The Lazarus Project and I hope you enjoy yourselves." (SOHH)
No further album details have been revealed as of now.Gym Class Heroes' frontman Travis McCoy has revealed that the title of his... more
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Kid Cudi and Chester French performed at Paper Magazine's free seaport show recently and catch up with Cudi before he hits the stage. Don't miss the surprise Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes during Chester French's set either.Kid Cudi and Chester French performed at Paper Magazine's free seaport show... more
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This week, White Shoes and the Couples Company make adorable music, The Flaming Lips sing a song from 13 years ago, Gym Class Heroes rap, Radiohead gets the Gondry treatment, and Maxeen blows it by making a crappy song.
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infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at infomaniafacebook.comThis week, White Shoes and the Couples Company make adorable music, The Flaming Lips... more
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Endorsed by such hip-hop mainstays as Masta Ace and Camp Lo, Kidz in the Hall stop by their alma mater, UPenn while on tour with Gym Class Heroes to guide us through making it through all four years.Endorsed by such hip-hop mainstays as Masta Ace and Camp Lo, Kidz in the Hall stop by... more
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Does anybody get the impression that they started their career by rapping over Maroon 5 instrumentals?Does anybody get the impression that they started their career by rapping over Maroon... more
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Between headlining last weeks’ Bamboozle festival in New Jersey, touring various college campuses, and making their debut Hot 97 Summer Jam performance next month, Gym Class Heroes have found several avenues to spread their music to the masses. Also, it has given them chances to work on new tracks off of their third studio album The Quilt, due out in June.
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Northern State, named after a highway in Long Island, is a female hip-hop trio from the suburbs who moved to NYC to try and make it as rappers. Often compared with the Beastie Boys, they signed with Columbia before deciding to go independent again.Northern State, named after a highway in Long Island, is a female hip-hop trio from... more
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