And now that the I’ll Be Missing You rapper is back in the news, Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy shared a story ... spoke on his hit 2010 record Billionaire, featuring Bruno Mars.

When I first spoke to Travie McCoy for this piece in early September ... I guess they wanted another “Billionaire,” another “Cupid’s Chokehold.” I’m like, “I’m 40 years old.” ...

Travie McCoy is a survivor ... would also go on to have solo success – particularly in the case of his song Billionaire, which featured and kick-started the career of pop sensation Bruno ...

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Travie McCoy already felt uplifted after his May set at BeachLife, the L.A. music festival set in Redondo Beach. But the most profound, “poignant” moment happened offstage: During a meet-and ...