Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz were an American hip hop duo, composed of

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s Sean "Lord Tariq" Hamilton and Peter "Peter Gunz" Pankey, from

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, New York. They are best known for their 1997 single "

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", which reached the top ten on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Career

Initially performing as The Gunrunners, the duo made their debut on

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's 1996 album ''

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'', on which they featured on the track "Can't Get Enough" and assisted in the

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of two other tracks. Peter Gunz collaborated with

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on the latter's albums ''

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'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1998), in addition to the single " Men of Steel" from O'Neal's film ''

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'' (1997). Lord Tariq worked with

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and

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on the 1998 single "Analyze This". Their debut single, "

", was released in December 1997 and sampled the 1977

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song " Black Cow". It peaked at #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, topped the ''Billboard''

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chart, and reached #21 on the

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in May 1998. The single was

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by the

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for sales of over one million. Following the track's success, Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz released their only album in 1998, '' Make It Reign'', which peaked at #38 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #8 on the ''Billboard''

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charts. Despite containing guest appearances by

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, Sticky Fingaz,

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and

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, the album failed to produce further hits. The pair broke up in 1999 without releasing any other material.

Later career

Since 2013, Peter Gunz has appeared on the VH1 reality series '' Love & Hip Hop: New York'' and is currently (as of late 2020) the new host of the long running reality series ''

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''. He is married to singer Amina Schmahl. His son, Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. (born 1987), is a rapper who goes by the stage name of

Cory Gunz Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. (born June 22, 1987), better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City.Jessica Koslow, "Interview: Cory Gunz: Youngest In Charge," February 1, 2005, found aHipHopDx website Acc ...

and is currently signed to

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. In June 2005, Lord Tariq released a non-charting solo album, ''The Barcode'', that featured both Peter and Cory Gunz.

Discography

Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz

Lord Tariq

Filmography

Peter Gunz

Personal life

Peter Gunz

As of 2015, Peter Gunz had ten children: Cory, Whitney, Kennedi, Brandon, Phoenix, Jamison, Kaz, Cori, Gunner, and Bronx. Peter has one granddaughter.

References

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