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HipHopDX recently caught up with Peter Gunz and talked to him about his son Cory Gunz.
During the interview, Peter spoke on why he kept the Gunna quiet with dropping music after he got caught with a gun in the Bronx, where he sees Cory in the future, and what his son thinks about him being on the “Love & Hip Hop” television show.
HipHopDX: So what’s going on with Cory?
Peter Gunz: Cory’s signed to Young Money, but he got caught with a firearm in the Bronx. He was facing a three to nine [year sentence], but the judge came down to a two-and-a half [years]. It was Cory’s first offense. He’s never been in trouble, so I was trying to get them to move that off the table. But you know, when you’re a rapper, black and… They’re just hard on guns in the city. So, Young Money put up a lot of money, we fought and I kept Cory quiet. He didn’t put out a lot of music. We smoldered him. When you making noise and you’re popping, that’s when they make an example of you. So we either had to keep him hot and he got his ass in jail or cool him off and try to get him hot again. But now that he’s got probation, he’s out in Miami trying to work on records and get himself up again.
HipHopDX: How did he feel about you on “Love & Hip Hop?”
Peter Gunz: He wasn’t really happy, and he didn’t know about all my shenanigans. Cory’s a junior so it affects him. What I do affects him. I’ve seen him arguing with people on Twitter, Instagram, the blogs and stuff. I was like, “Man, let ‘em talk.”
HipHopDX: Where do you see him going?
Peter Gunz: Cory’s just a lyricist, and he won’t bend. If he went in the studio and did a “1,2,3, ABC / I’m down with Young Money,” who fucking knows? He’d probably be a star by now. But he won’t bend from being a lyricist. We have to hope that people go back to wanting to hear from spitters, and not need to hear a hot, finger snap record. Cory’s sticking to his guns—no pun intended—and trying to be a lyricist. He deserves it. He’s been doing this for a long time. He’s in my top five favorite lyricists and not just because he’s my son. He can stand next to the best of them. I’m going to die trying to make sure he gets his shot.
Peter Gunz: Cory’s signed to Young Money, but he got caught with a firearm in the Bronx. He was facing a three to nine [year sentence], but the judge came down to a two-and-a half [years]. It was Cory’s first offense. He’s never been in trouble, so I was trying to get them to move that off the table. But you know, when you’re a rapper, black and… They’re just hard on guns in the city. So, Young Money put up a lot of money, we fought and I kept Cory quiet. He didn’t put out a lot of music. We smoldered him. When you making noise and you’re popping, that’s when they make an example of you. So we either had to keep him hot and he got his ass in jail or cool him off and try to get him hot again. But now that he’s got probation, he’s out in Miami trying to work on records and get himself up again.
HipHopDX: How did he feel about you on “Love & Hip Hop?”
Peter Gunz: He wasn’t really happy, and he didn’t know about all my shenanigans. Cory’s a junior so it affects him. What I do affects him. I’ve seen him arguing with people on Twitter, Instagram, the blogs and stuff. I was like, “Man, let ‘em talk.”
HipHopDX: Where do you see him going?
Peter Gunz: Cory’s just a lyricist, and he won’t bend. If he went in the studio and did a “1,2,3, ABC / I’m down with Young Money,” who fucking knows? He’d probably be a star by now. But he won’t bend from being a lyricist. We have to hope that people go back to wanting to hear from spitters, and not need to hear a hot, finger snap record. Cory’s sticking to his guns—no pun intended—and trying to be a lyricist. He deserves it. He’s been doing this for a long time. He’s in my top five favorite lyricists and not just because he’s my son. He can stand next to the best of them. I’m going to die trying to make sure he gets his shot.
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