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| Name | Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. |
| Born | June 25, 1987 |
| Genres | Hip hop, East Coast hip hop |
| Years Active | 2003-present |
| Labels | Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic, After Platinum Records, TM3 Records, Militia |
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Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. (born June 22, 1987) is an American rapper, better known by his stage name Cory Gunz. He is the son of rapper Peter Gunz from the rap duo Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, and cousin of fellow rapper Junior. Gunz is currently signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, After Platinum Records and Universal Republic Records. He is a native of the Bronx. He was first signed by Tommy Mottola to Casablanca Records and Def Jam Recordings.
Jay-Z shepherded him into a joint venture through The Island Def Jam Music Group. He was featured on a remix of Rihanna's single "If It's Lovin' That You Want. Cory's mixtape "Gunz The Apprentice 3 - Season Finale" has amassed over 85,000 listens on the mixtape website DatPiff. He also contributed a verse to the original version of Lil Wayne's A Milli before it was replaced with new verses by Wayne for the album version. In early 2010, Cory Gunz inked a deal with Young Money Entertaimnent, After Platinum Records and Universal Motown. Gunz has worked with actor and musician, Nick Cannon. In 2011, he got featured in Lil Wayne's single 6 Foot 7 Foot from Tha Carter IV.
Cory Gunz is also the star of MTV's "Son of A Gun" - a reality show that follows Cory after he got signed by Young Money. It also features Nick Cannon and Peter Gunz. Cory has released nine mixtapes since the start of his career.
Collaborations with Minaj[]
Gunz has collaborated with Nicki Minaj on one song.