The discussion was broadcast live by C-SPAN's Book TV.It's the mid-1980s in Harlem, and Ace ( Wood Harris) works at a laundromat, struggling to get by in PAID IN FULL. The documentary and book were both released in 2007, and the latter was discussed at the Harlem Book Fair later that year, on a panel which featured co-author Tyehimba, and Congressman Charles Rangel. The movie, titled Paid in Full, was released in 2002, with Faison being portrayed by Wood Harris.įaison also collaborated with street documentarian Troy Reed, in order to produce documentary about his life called Game Over, while also working with Agyei Tyehimba in order to write Game Over: The Rise and Transformation of a Harlem Hustler. Faison also aimed to extend his outreach through television and media, eventually working on an autobiographical movie. They released an album in 1991, while Faison also released a solo album. In 1989, he formed a rap group called MobStyle, which then transitioned into a conscious hip-hop group. Retirement and later life/career Īfter Porter's death, Faison effectively retired from drug dealing, and adopted a mission to steer youth away from the lure of drugs. This caused severe strains in the relationship between Faison, Porter, and Martinez, with the latter eventually murdering Porter in 1990, and while later being arrested and convicted for a plethora of charges in 1991. Faison was shot nine times in the robbery attempt, and caused the drug network to falter as he aimed to recover from his injuries. However, Faison's downfall began in 1987, after he was the victim of attempted murder in August, after a robbery went awry, which left three people dead and three others seriously injured. After his release, Porter would introduce Alpo Martinez to Faison, and the trio worked to expand operations in order to rise and become the largest distributors of cocaine in the state of New York. During this, he would become re-introduced to Rich Porter, a childhood friend who lived in the neighborhood prior to serving a sentence in prison.
He would eventually expand operations until 1990, and became one of the most notable distributors during the War on Drugs era in the United States. Faison would then become introduced to cocaine, and would become one of the first distributors of the drug within New York in 1984.īy the time he turned 21, Faison would transition into becoming the cocaine wholesaler in Harlem, reportedly earning $40,000 a week or more. Faison, who struggled academically, dropped out of high school following the ninth-grade, and worked at several odd jobs around Harlem, including a two-year stint at a local dry cleaners.Īfter attending a screening of the 1983 film Scarface, Faison was influenced to enter the drug trade, and later that year, established a working relationship with a local Dominican supplier, who would frequently go to the dry cleaners. The family were then forced to relocate to the Sugar Hill neighborhood in Harlem, New York. He lived with his single mother and older sister in the neighborhood until 1970, where, at age 6, a fire destroyed his tenement. Faison was born in New York City on November 11, 1964.
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