<P> Richard `` Rich '' Porter ( July 26 , 1965 -- January 4 , 1990 ) was an American drug dealer who rose to prominence in Harlem during the War on Drugs in the mid-1980s ; police described him as being a `` high - level crack dealer '' who `` sold about $50,000 worth of crack a week '' . The 2002 film Paid in Full was based on Rich and his partners Azie Faison and Alpo Martinez . </P>
<P> Richard `` Rich '' Porter ( July 26 , 1965 -- January 4 , 1990 ) was an American drug dealer who rose to prominence in Harlem during the War on Drugs in the mid-1980s ; police described him as being a `` high - level crack dealer '' who `` sold about $50,000 worth of crack a week '' . The 2002 film Paid in Full was based on Rich and his partners Azie Faison and Alpo Martinez . </P>
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Richard `` Rich '' Porter
Richard `` Rich '' Porter