As one of the first artists on Rick Ross’ dominant Maybach Music Group roster as a member of the group Triple C’s, Miami’s Gunplay has had the opportunity to grow as an artist as quickly as the MMG roster has grown and flourished as well.

 

His mixtape, Bogota Rich came out March 9th, followed by a video for a track called “Bogota,” but he also took some time to speak with HipHopDX about his upcoming Bogota EP, the track he did with Kendrick Lamar, the escort service he’s starting, and more.

 

HipHopDX:Though you’re part of Triple C’s, you’re branding yourself as a solo artist more heavily lately. What’s your goal with that?

 

Gunplay: Ultimately, to get a solo deal, put out a solo project, build my brand. Be self made.
DX: I noticed your fellow Triple C’s member Torch is also coming out with a solo project next month. What’s the status of Triple C’s? Are you guys branching out or is the group still standing strong?

 

Gunplay: A little bit of both. Look out for Color, Cut, Clarity, that’s the sophomore Triple C’s album. For now we’re just building our own brands and we’ll come back together and make another project. There’s no release date for Color, Cut, Clarity as of yet. But I got a deal with Def Jam [Records]/Maybach [Music Group], you know, my solo situation…it’s on the way.
DX: How did the track “Cartoon and Cereal”  with Kendrick Lamar come about? What’s that going to be used for?

 

Gunplay: It’s a track Kendrick [Lamar] had. He got in contact with a friend of mine named Geda K. He reached out and sent me the record and I knocked it out. I thought it was for his album but it got leaked anyway. Everybody showed it love. It was dope.
DX: If you had a day to watch cartoons and eat cereal, what would you watch and eat?

 

Gunplay: I’d probably watch Family Guy and eat Cap’n Crunch. The regular, not the Crunch Berries. The one that tears the roof of your mouth up when you eat it.

 

Check out the full interview here.