Travis McCoy posts "Don't You Know Who I Am" (Every Time I Die, Madball)
Gym Class Heroes’ Travis McCoy has posted up a track from his upcoming mixtape, Death Comedy Jam Vol.1. The song, "Don’t You Know Who I Am," samples Every Time I Die’s "The New Black" and features Madball frontman Freddy Cricien on guest vocals.
You can stream it at this particular blog posting.
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