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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Gunplay has a son with his ex-wife whom he divorced in 2008.<ref name="hiphopweekly1"/><ref name="power1051fm.com"/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.vice.com/read/gunplay-doesnt-fear-the-pine-box-or-prison| title=Gunplay Doesn't Fear the Pine Box or Prison| date=November 26, 2012| author=Wilbert L. Cooper| work=Vice| accessdate=October 21, 2014}}</ref> Gunplay was born to a Jamaican mother and a Puerto Rican father.
Gunplay has a son with his ex-wife whom he divorced in 2008.<ref name="hiphopweekly1"/><ref name="power1051fm.com"/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.vice.com/read/gunplay-doesnt-fear-the-pine-box-or-prison| title=Gunplay Doesn't Fear the Pine Box or Prison| date=November 26, 2012| author=Wilbert L. Cooper| work=Vice| accessdate=October 21, 2014}}</ref> Gunplay was born Richard Morales, Jr. to a Jamaican mother and a Puerto Rican father.


===Legal issues===
===Legal issues===

Revision as of 19:42, 16 June 2015

Gunplay
Birth nameRichard Morales, Jr.
Born (1979-07-18) July 18, 1979 (age 45)
El Paso, Texas, United States
OriginCarol City, Florida, United States
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
LabelsDef Jam, Maybach Music Group

Richard Morales, Jr. (born July 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Gunplay or Don Logan, is an American hip hop recording artist from Carol City, Florida. He embarked on his career in hip hop, as a member of fellow Florida-based rapper Rick Ross' southern hip hop group, Triple C's. Triple C's would go on to release their debut album, titled Custom Cars & Cycles, in 2009. After signing to Ross' Maybach Music Group label, upon its inception in 2009, Logan would announce he secured a solo recording contract with Def Jam Recordings, in July 2012.[1] After breaking out as a solo artist, he released several mixtapes, such as 601 & Snort. His debut studio album, titled Living Legend, is scheduled for release on July 31, 2015.

Early life

He grew up in Carol City in South Florida with his Jamaican[2][3] mother.[2] He started using and selling cocaine at age 16 saying he used to spend $600–700 a week on drugs and thousands after his record deal.[4]

Music career

1997–2009: Career beginnings with Triple C’s

In 1997, he met with Carol City native Rick Ross and their passion for music led them to form the group Triple C's (Carol City Cartel) alongside rappers Torch and Young Breed. The group worked hard to build a buzz, later releasing their debut album Custom Cars & Cycles in 2009, which debuted at #44 on the U.S. Billboard 200.[5]

2009–2014: Solo career

Gunplay made his solo debut on Rick Ross track "Gunplay" on the album Deeper Than Rap. He released mixtapes under Maybach Music Group[6] while appearing on featured tracks and making appearances on collaborative albums. In July 2012, he signed a solo deal with Def Jam and will be releasing his debut album Medellin, originally called Bogotá, under both labels. He announced that he was working with producers from the south and he will be collaborating with producer Pharrell Williams. His mixtape, titled "601 & Snort," released September 2012 and has been well praised by critics and was named the tenth best album of 2012 by Spin Magazine.[7] One of his featured guest appearance songs, "Cartoon & Cereal" with Kendrick Lamar, was ranked in Complex's Best 50 Songs of 2012 list at #2.[8]

Gunplay's mixtape Cops & Robbers was released on January 18, 2013.[9] On May 7, 2013 he announced that he had changed the title of his debut album from Medellín to Living Legend.[10] The album was described as "raw" and a "real street album by Gunplay and in early 2013 was claimed to be 75-80% done. He would go on to reveal Pharrell Williams will be producing a track called "Steel Drums" for the album and Yo Gotti and Big Sean would also be featured on the album.[4] He was also featured on Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being II on the song "Beat The Shit".[11]

2015–present: Don Logan and debut album

It was announced that on January 1, 2015, Gunplay would change his stage name to Don Logan. He is believed to be changing his name to make it easier for his label to release his album. After failing to secure a release date for his debut album Living Legend in 2014, it is now scheduled to be released in 2015.[12] He is also working on the release of Maybach Music Group's fourth compilation album, Self Made 4.[13][14] On March 8, 2015, he announced via instagram a new single, Tell Em Daddy was announced & his debut album will be released in July 2015. On May 19, 2015, he released the official Living Legend single, WuzHaninDoe featuring YG with production by DJ Mustard and with Def Jam backing it, making it an official album single.[citation needed]

Personal life

Gunplay has a son with his ex-wife whom he divorced in 2008.[2][3][15] Gunplay was born Richard Morales, Jr. to a Jamaican mother and a Puerto Rican father.

TMZ had reported [16] that on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, Richard Morales Jr. had turned himself in to Miami authorities, after a warrant had been issued for his arrest on charges of armed robbery.[17] Morales also faced a second charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. According to the rapper's attorney, Gunplay could have faced life in prison if convicted on both counts. On October 13 a video leaked of Gunplay committing the crime. After seen talking on the tape, the man purported to be Gunplay brandishes a pistol, and eventually takes some jewelry and money from the accountant. A third, unidentified man in the meeting, who appeared to have come with the assailant, attempts to mediate the situation after which the man appearing to be Gunplay leaves.[18] On October 22, 2012, he was given a $150,000 dollar bond and placed on house arrest in connection to the robbery which took place at a Miami tax business.[19] He was released from house arrest during January 2013.

On the morning of February 25, 2013, Gunplay's trial began on the charges of armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault, stemming from when he allegedly pulled a gun on his accountant during April 2012. Later that day, it was announced that the case was dismissed because the victim, Turron Woodside, refused to further cooperate with authorities. Woodside refused to authenticate the footage of the incident and was "out of town" according to his family. Subsequently, the prosecution in the armed robbery case was forced to drop the charges against Gunplay.[20][21]

Controversy

Richard Morales has a Swastika tattoo. In an interview, he said, "Swastika was originally a sign of peace, happiness, and love. The Nazis turned it into the symbol of death. That’s the same way I feel society does to people. We start off as innocent babies and it turns us into monsters. If the shoe fits, wear it."[4]

At the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, Logan was involved in an fist fight with members of 50 Cent's G-Unit affiliates backstage. 50 Cent was later seen in a video, bowling wearing Logan's MMG (Maybach Music Group) chain.[22] The chain was also shown in rapper 50 Cent's single's video clip 'Major Distribution' (ft. Snoop Dogg & Young Jeezy). The chain was worn by Kidd Kidd's son in the video.[23]

Discography

Main articles: Gunplay discography and Triple C's discography

References

  1. ^ Gunplay Signs Solo Record Deal With Def Jam | XXL. Xxlmag.com (2012-07-03). Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
  2. ^ a b c Meet The Hard Rock 12: Gunplay « The Hard Rock 12.[dead link] Hiphopweekly.com. Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
  3. ^ a b http://www.power1051fm.com/pages/onair/breakfast-club/#23340171
  4. ^ a b c "Interview: Gunplay Talks Working With Pharrell, House Arrest, and How Much He Used to Spend on Drugs". Complex. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  5. ^ Gunplay. Facebook (2011-02-15). Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
  6. ^ Free Gunplay Mixtapes @. Datpiff.com. Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
  7. ^ Best Music 2012 (2012-12-11). "Gunplay - 601 & Snort (Self-Released) - SPIN's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012 | SPIN | Year-End Lists | Best Albums". SPIN. Retrieved 2013-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "2. Kendrick Lamar f/ Gunplay "Cartoon & Cereal" — The 50 Best Songs of 2012". Complex. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  9. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2013-01-18). "Gunplay "Cops N Robbers" Mixtape Download & Stream". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lEuTYFLrNI8
  11. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2013-02-01). "Gunplay To Appear On Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being II," Taps Pharrell Williams & Big Sean For "Medellin"". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  12. ^ http://www.vibe.com/article/maybach-music-group-talks-self-made-3-breakfast-club-teases-new-tour
  13. ^ http://news.hiphopearly.com/rick-ross-says-self-made-4-coming-early-2015/
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/MaybachMusicGrp/status/540542074018598912
  15. ^ Wilbert L. Cooper (November 26, 2012). "Gunplay Doesn't Fear the Pine Box or Prison". Vice. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  16. ^ Rapper Gunplay Turns Himself In to Jail on Robbery Charge. TMZ.com (2012-09-30). Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
  17. ^ Gunplay PULLS GUN on Accountant ... CAUGHT ON TAPE. TMZ.com (2012-10-13). Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
  18. ^ Kuperstein, Slava (2012-10-13). "Gunplay's Armed Robbery Caught On Tape, Rapper Could Face Life In Prison". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  19. ^ Morales, Richard. "Rapper Gunplay Gets $150,000 Bond, House Arrest, Attorney". NBC 6 Miami. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  20. ^ "Armed Robbery Charges Dropped Against Miami Rapper Gunplay". Miami.cbslocal.com. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  21. ^ "Gunplay Says His Case Is Dismissed, Avoids Life Sentence From Armed Robbery Charges". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  22. ^ Kuperstein, Slava (2012-10-03). "Additional Footage Released Of Gunplay & G-Unit Brawl". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  23. ^ "Major Distribution (Explicit)". YouTube. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

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