The entertainment industry has served as a real stage where talented personalities express their passion, skills and prowess. When you narrow down to the realm of music, you are likely to find artists like American rapper Gunplay who managed to make his music career a success. He started as a rapper in the late 1990s when he came into contact with a popular producer and rapper. He then branched out into hip-hop as a member of the southern group popularly called Triple C, which Rick Ross created by combining Torchbearers, Gunplay and Young Breed. In 2009, the music group released their debut album titled Custom Cars and Cycles after signing a record deal with Maybach Music Group.

For his part, Gunplay launched his solo career in collaboration with Def Jam Recordings where he got a solo recording contract in July 2012. Since then, the famous rapper has dropped more than a few mixtapes, among them his 601 & Snort which is released the same year. After three years, precisely on July 31, 2015, Gunplay released their first studio album known as Living Legends. His favorite musical genres include rap, gangsta rap, southern rap, as well as hardcore rap. He has made several guest appearances for many musicians and has been part of successful collaborations with artists like Pharrell Williams and Lil Wayne. He featured as a guest artist on Kendrick Lamar’s songCartoon and Cereal which ranked as one of Complex’s 50 Best Songs of 2012. Sources reported that his solo debut album is set to hit the charts with the title Bogota

Table of Contents

Who is Gunplay, where does he come from?

We know his real name is Richard Morales Jr. but there is a dearth of information about the popular rapper’s family background. The identity of his parents has never been made public, along with information regarding his siblings and other family ties. The little we could get from the records available is that his mother is Jamaican while his father is from Puerto Rico. He was born as Richard Morales Jr in El Paso, Texas, United States of America on July 18, 1979 under the horoscope sign Cancer. His nationality is unmistakably American and his ethnicity is definitely mixed.

His formative years were spent in the Bronx, New York, where he grew up alongside a younger brother whose identity is not known. When she was 10, her parents’ marriage ended in divorce which split the family in two. His father returned to his Puerto Rican roots while Gunplay moved with his mother and brother to Carol City, South Florida.

There are also no details of his academic achievements but records indicate he could not finish high school, he had to quit at age 15 when it became clear he had to repeat ninth grade. The following year he began experimenting with hard drugs and his favorite substance was cocaine. According to Gunplay, his weekly drug budget ranged from $600 to $700 and after his successful record deal, the money he spent on the substance increased to thousands on a weekly basis. He entered into professional rap when rapper cum music producer Rick Ross came into his life and since then he has climbed the ladder of success and without a doubt, his goal is the top.

His net worth

Even though his annual income has never been made public, Gunplay has amassed a net worth of $1 million which mostly comes from his career as a rapper. His wealth is expected to increase in the future, as the rapper is very active as an artist.

girlfriend or wife

It would appear that Gunplay is keeping his personal life under lock and key as no one seems to be aware of information about his past relationships, even though he was clearly involved in a failed marriage. To date, the identity of his ex-wife has never been revealed and the only information the public has is that their marriage ended in 2008. No one knows when or how it started.

Another important fact about her failed marriage is that she gave birth to a son named Richard Morales III who came into the world in 2003 or 2004. Gunplay’s religious leaning is Santeria, according to him, his faith is the drew closer to God.