Travie McCoy

Travie McCoy
McCoy in 2005
McCoy in 2005
Background information
Birth nameTravis Lazarus McCoy
Also known as
  • Schleprok
  • Bernie Allen
Born (1981-08-05) August 5, 1981 (age 42)
Geneva, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active1997–present
Labels
Member of
Websitetraviemccoy.com

Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 5, 1981)[3] is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist 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 band Gym Class Heroes with childhood friend Matt McGinley; after several line-up changes, the group was signed to Fueled by Ramen, which released their debut album.

Gym Class Heroes took a three-year hiatus from music, leaving McCoy to focus on his solo career; McCoy released, under T-Pain's label Nappy Boy Entertainment, his debut solo album, Lazarus, in 2010.[4] The lead single from the album, "Billionaire" (featuring Bruno Mars), peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2022, McCoy signed with Hopeless Records, with whom he released his second studio album, Never Slept Better.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Travie McCoy". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "5 Things with Travie McCoy". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Travie McCoy Biography". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Lazarus by Travie McCoy, June 7, 2010, retrieved April 18, 2023
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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