Gym Class Heroes

Summary

Gym Class Heroes is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,074 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gym Class Heroes was influenced by The Presidents of the United States of America^[3].
• Gym Class Heroes was influenced by Prince^[4].
• Gym Class Heroes was influenced by The Roots^[5].
• Gym Class Heroes was influenced by Shootyz Groove^[6].
• Gym Class Heroes was influenced by The Cars^[7].
• Gym Class Heroes was influenced by Hall & Oates^[8].
• Gym Class Heroes's instance of is recorded as musical group^[9].
• Gym Class Heroes's genre is alternative hip-hop^[10].
• Gym Class Heroes's genre is emo rap^[11].
• Gym Class Heroes's genre is pop rap^[12].
• Gym Class Heroes's genre is rhythm and blues^[13].
• Gym Class Heroes's genre is rap rock^[14].
• Gym Class Heroes's genre is funk^[15].
• Gym Class Heroes's record label is recorded as Fueled by Ramen^[16].
• Gym Class Heroes's record label is recorded as DCD2 Records^[17].
• Gym Class Heroes's record label is recorded as Crush Management^[18].
• Gym Class Heroes's discography is recorded as Gym Class Heroes discography^[19].
• Gym Class Heroes's Commons category is recorded as Gym Class Heroes^[20].
• Gym Class Heroes's country of origin is recorded as United States^[21].
• Gym Class Heroes comprises Travie McCoy^[22].
• Gym Class Heroes comprises Matt McGinley^[23].
• Gym Class Heroes comprises Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo^[24].
• January 1, 1997 marks the founding of Gym Class Heroes^[25].
• Gym Class Heroes's location of formation is recorded as Geneva^[26].
• Gym Class Heroes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gym Class Heroes^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1997^[30]

• Genre(s): dance-pop, hip hop, pop rap^[31]

• Community tags: dance-pop, hip hop, pop rap^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: f4d4b515-0b74-423f-a161-db184330c37c^[33]

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Founding

January 1, 1997 marks the founding of Gym Class Heroes^[25]. Its location of formation is recorded as Geneva^[26].

Why It Matters

Gym Class Heroes ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,074 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]