Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz

Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
Background information
Origin	The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip hop
Years active	1996–1999
Labels	Columbia
Members	Lord Tariq; Peter Gunz

Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz were an American hip hop duo, composed of rappers Sean "Lord Tariq" Hamilton and Peter "Peter Gunz" Pankey, from The Bronx, New York.^[1] They are best known for their 1997 single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)", which reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Career

Initially performing as The Gunrunners, the duo made their debut on Whodini's 1996 album Six, on which they featured on the track "Can't Get Enough" and assisted in the writing of two other tracks. Peter Gunz collaborated with Shaquille O'Neal on the latter's albums You Can't Stop the Reign (1996) and Respect (1998), in addition to the single "Men of Steel" from O'Neal's film Steel (1997). Lord Tariq worked with Jay-Z and Nas on the 1998 single "Analyze This".

Their debut single, "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)", was released in December 1997 and sampled the 1977 Steely Dan song "Black Cow". It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, and reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1998.^[1] The single was certified platinum by the RIAA 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 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Despite containing guest appearances by Big Pun, Fat Joe, Sticky Fingaz, Kurupt and Cam'ron, the album failed to produce further hits.

The pair broke up in 1999 without releasing any other material.

Later career

From 2013 to 2020, Peter Gunz has appeared on the VH1 reality series Love & Hip Hop: New York and then hosted the long running reality series Cheaters until its finale in 2021. He was 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 and was signed to Young Money Entertainment, the Cash Money Records imprint founded by rapper Lil Wayne.

In June 2005, Lord Tariq released a non-charting solo album, The Barcode, that featured both Peter and Cory Gunz.^[2]

Discography

Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	US	US R&B
1998	Make It Reign Released: June 2, 1998 Label: Columbia	38	8

Lord Tariq

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	US	US R&B
2005	The Barcode Released: June 23, 2005 Label: Team Saga	—	—

Filmography

Peter Gunz

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013–20	Love & Hip Hop: New York	Himself	63 episodes
2017	Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars	Himself	11 episodes
2020–2021	Cheaters	Himself	Ended

Personal life

Peter Gunz

Peter Gunz has ten children: rapper Cory Gunz, Whitney, Kennedi, Brandon, Phoenix, Jamison, Kaz, Cori, Gunner, and Bronx. Peter has two granddaughters.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2008). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
^ Lopez, David (March 15, 2005). "Lord Tariq - The Barcode". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^ "How Many Kids Does He Have? VH1 Fathers By The Numbers". 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ "A Rundown of All 10 of Peter Gunz's Children". Archived from the original on August 16, 2022.