Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz

{{short description|American hip hop group}} {{Redirect|Lord Tariq|the Umayyad commander|Tariq ibn Ziyad}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz | image = Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz.jpg | caption = | background = group_or_band | origin = The Bronx, New York City, U.S. | instrument = | genre = East Coast hip-hop | years_active = 1996–1999 | label = Columbia | past_members = Lord Tariq Peter Gunz | website = }}

'''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.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2008 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 978-1-904994-10-7 | page= 328}}</ref> 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 1996 single "Analyze This" and featured on rapper Cuban Link's posse cut "Men of Business" which also featured N.O.R.E., Kool G Rap and M.O.P.

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.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.510/title.lord-tariq-the-barcode|title=Lord Tariq - The Barcode|first=David|last=Lopez|work=HipHopDX|date=March 15, 2005|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> In 2007, Lord Tariq joined the underground rap group Bang Bang Boogie, which consisted of him, Mysonne, Cuban Link, and brothers Hocus 45th and S-One. Tariq released two mixtapes with the group before disbanding due to Hocus and S-One being wrongly incarcerated, which eventually caused the group to disband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billboard-underground-bang-bang-boogie-1043925/|title=Billboard Underground: Bang Bang Boogie|first=Mariel|last=Concepcion|work=Billboard|date=September 30, 2008|access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz=== {|class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Title !colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- ! US ! US R&B |- |1998 |''Make It Reign'' *Released: June 2, 1998 *Label: Columbia |align="center"|38 |align="center"|8 |- |}

===Lord Tariq=== {|class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Title !colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- ! US ! US R&B |- |2005 |''The Barcode'' *Released: June 23, 2005 *Label: Team Saga |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |}

==Filmography== ===Peter Gunz=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/29699/how-many-kids-does-he-have-vh1-fathers-by-the-numbers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623002444/http://www.vh1.com/news/29699/how-many-kids-does-he-have-vh1-fathers-by-the-numbers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2015|title=How Many Kids Does He Have? VH1 Fathers By The Numbers|date=21 June 2015|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/r1i7dy/rundown-of-8-peter-gunzs-children|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816192647/https://www.vh1.com/news/r1i7dy/rundown-of-8-peter-gunzs-children|url-status=live|archive-date=August 16, 2022|title=A Rundown of All 10 of Peter Gunz's Children}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}} *{{cite book | first=Joel | last=Whitburn | year=2002 | title=Top Pop Singles, 1955-2002 | publisher=Record Research | location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin | isbn=0-89820-155-1 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur }}

==External links== *{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p270046}} *{{IMDb name|name=Peter Gunz|id=2210209}}

Category:African-American musical duos Category:Musical duos from New York (state) Category:Columbia Records artists Category:American hip-hop duos Category:Hip-hop groups from New York City Category:Musical groups established in 1996 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1999 Category:Musical groups from the Bronx Category:Rappers from the Bronx Category:Participants in American reality television series