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. 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. ==Discography==