Kanye West vs. Gym Class Heroes

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thu 8/2/2007

name/s	Kanye Omari West.	Travis McCoy, Matt Mcginley, Eric Roberts and Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo.
hometown	Chicago, Illinois. Born in Atlanta, Georgia.	Geneva, New York.
born on	June 8, 1977.	Formed in 2001.
style	Self-conscious alternative hip hop that bangs.	Fluffy alternative hip hop that's loads of fun.
school daze	Dropped out of Columbia College Chicago to focus on producing.	Founding members Travis and Matt met in gym class.
influences	Wu-Tang Clan, Jay-Z and Ludacris.	The Roots, OutKast and Fort Minor.
breakthrough single	Raps about his life-changing car accident in Through The Wire.	Rap about the joy of finding a new love in Cupid's Chokehold.
say word?	"They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes. But if I talk about God, my record won't get played, huh?"	"I'll admit I get a lil jealous when other dudes leave you comments, don't let it gas you up, it's all nonsense."
sample-o-rama	Daft Punk, The Jackson 5 and Chaka Kahn.	Supertramp and Jermaine Stewart.
BFF's	Common, Lupe Fiasco and John Legend.	Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani and Plain White T's.
talkin' sh*t	Hurricane Katrina Relief Show and MTV European Awards.	Dropping harmless f-bombs during TV interviews.
just to get a rep	Kanye's remix of This Aint A Scene, It’s An Arm’s Race by Fall Out Boy features Travis McCoy, Paul Wall, Lil' Wayne and Lupe Fiasco.	Lil' Wayne guests on a remix of Viva La White Girl while Gang Starr's Guru appears on a Cupid's Chokehold remix.
most recent release	Graduation, due out September 11.	As Cruel as School Children.
the critics	Slate.com: Kanye is "the man who can save hip-hop."	IGN: “Rap lite for the Ambercrombie & Fitch crowd.”
webprops	45,185 friends on official MySpace.	636,921 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Futuristic Japanese stuff + Daft Punk + Cassie + robots + motorcycles = Stronger.	Adding and denying MySpace friends in New Friend Request.

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40 responses to “versus: Kanye West vs. Gym Class Heroes”

Gym Class Heroes are the bomb.Theyre so unique in their own little way. Have you guys seen the video cupids chokehold. Dam that little kid that plays cupid gets down. Hes so cute he knows how to dance. Well i wonder if hes related to them because he comes in mostly all their videos.Much love and go gym class heroes.

marlene

(HURON CENTRAL CALIFAS)

8/12/2007

GYM ClASS AlL THE WAY. THEY ARE SO0O RADiCAl jUST AMAZiNG SENCE 0F STYlE G0TTA G0 WiTH THEM! kANYE DiAM0NDS MiGHT BE F0REVER BUT l0OkS likE YOU AREN'T.

JESSiC0

(l0S ANGElES)

8/4/2007

GYM CLASS HEROES!!!!!!!!!

Ese Loco Guy

(Santa Fe, NM)

8/4/2007

GYM CLASS HEROES!!!!!!!!

(COMPTON,CALIFORNIA)

I ♥ TRAVIS!!!!!!!!

(COMPTON,CALIFORNIA)

LOL Josh!!! gym class is not a one hit wonder!! and if u listen to other songs from gch they all mean something!

Richy

6/2/2008

Gym Class Heroes all the way! Kanye West is too cocky. It's kind of annoying.

Pathetica

(PHX)

8/8/2007

kanye is lame and thinks he's the sh*t. GYM CLASS HERO'S WOO!

lindsay

(detroit)

8/3/2007

Kanye West has gotten so cocky now, it's ridiculous. I mean, come on dude, you ain't that hot. I definetly gotta go with Gym Class Heroes! I LOVE their music!!!!

~Natalie~

8/8/2007

i like kanye west but i like gym class heros even more.....* Gym Class Heros*

LaDy_SmiLeZ_16

(Los Angeles)

8/2/2007