Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. (born June 22, 1987), better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is an American

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from

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, New York City.Jessica Koslow, "Interview: Cory Gunz: Youngest In Charge," February 1, 2005, found a
HipHopDx website
Accessed January 23, 2010. Gunz is currently signed to After Platinum Records,

Young Money Entertainment Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money's president is Lil Wayne's lifelong friend and fellow rapper Mack Maine. The label was an imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Republ ...

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, and

Universal Republic Records Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an ...

."Nick Cannon and Gunz bringing elegance in '09 and oranges ,
Nick Cannon's website
Accessed January 23, 2010.

Career

At age 14, Gunz was first signed by

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and

Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The l ...

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one o ...

shepherded him into a joint venture through

The Island Def Jam Music Group The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) was an American recording music unit, formed on New Year's Eve 1998 by the Universal Music Group. It consists of labels devised and consisted under the basic operations of Island Records and Def Jam Recordi ...

. He was featured on a

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's single "

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". Gunz mixtape ''The Apprentice 3 – Season Finale'' has amassed over 85,000 listens on the

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website

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. He also contributed a verse to the original version of

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's "

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" before it was replaced with new verses by Wayne for the album version. In 2009, Gunz signed a contract with After Platinum Records. In early 2010, Gunz signed with

and

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. Gunz has worked with actor and musician

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. In 2011, he was featured on Lil Wayne's single "

6 Foot 7 Foot "6 Foot 7 Foot" (also styled as "6'7") is a song by rapper Lil Wayne featuring label mate Cory Gunz. It is taken from Wayne's ninth album, ''Tha Carter IV'' (2011). It was officially released on iTunes on December 16, 2010. It was produced by " ...

" from ''

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''. Also in 2011, Gunz starred on

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's "Son of A Gun" a reality show that follows Gunz after and before he got signed by Young Money. The show features appearances from close friend

. It was announced that

was going defunct, all of the artists on the roster moved from the label including (Cory Gunz) was being moved to

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making the label itself revived. Gunz was a featured artist on Dirti Diana's 2013 mixtape ''R.I.P. To The Competition''. On July 16, 2013, he released his first mixtape in two years with ''Datz WTF I'm Talkin Bout'', it featured guest appearances by

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, Charlie Rock,

Mack Maine Jermaine Anthony Preyan (born July 28, 1982), better known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American record executive, songwriter, and rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. Mack Maine has been the president of Young Money Entertainment since 2 ...

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, and

Juicy J Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper and record producer. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established i ...

among others. In March 2014, Gunz revealed he was working on an EP titled ''Kriminal Mind'' and following its release he would release his debut studio album.

Controversies

Legal issues

On January 28, 2012, Gunz was arrested for possession of a gun and faced three and a half years in prison, which was lowered to a -year sentence. Cory Gunz' father,

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. They are best known for their 1997 single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)", which reached the ...

admitted that he had encouraged his son to keep a low profile and stop releasing music for a while in the aftermath of his arrest. In an interview from December 17, 2013, Peter Gunz stated that Cory Gunz was trying to work on new records in Miami while on probation.

Personal life

Pankey is the father of two twin daughters.

Discography

Compilation albums

Mixtapes

Singles

As a featured artist

Guest appearances

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
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