Guy Fisher
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Guy Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Guy Thomas Fisher July 21, 1947 New York City, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Released on Parole - October 28, 2020 (medical pardon) |
| Allegiance | The Council |
| Conviction(s) | Racketeering, drug trafficking, murder, conspiracy (1984) |
| Criminal penalty | Life in prison without the possibility of parole (1984) |
Guy Thomas Fisher (born July 21, 1947) is an American former mobster and drug lord who was once part of "The Council", an African-American crime organization that controlled the heroin trade in Harlem from 1972 to 1983. He became the first black man to own and operate the Apollo Theater in Harlem when he purchased it in 1977.[1] On October 28, 2020, Guy Fisher was released from federal custody on a medical pardon.
Arrest and conviction
In 1984, Fisher was convicted of multiple counts of
Personal life
He is uncle to basketball player Corey Fisher.
Popular culture
Music
Fisher has been mentioned in numerous hip hop songs:
- Roc Marciano - “Richard Gear”
- Gucci Mane - “Dead Man” featuring Young Scooter Trae tha Truth
- CamRon - "Get it in Ohio"[3]
- Jadakiss - "Shoot Outs" featuring Styles P[4]
- Jae Millz - "Guy Fisher" featuring Vado[5]
- Pusha T - "Alone in Vegas"[6]
- Pusha T - "TKO Remix"
- G. Twilight - "Maybe, Just Maybe"
- Nuk - Woop Like Me [1] Archived 2020-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
Television
Fisher's life was the subject of a 45-minute documentary entitled The Guy Fisher Story[2] and of an episode of BET's American Gangster.[7]
References
- ^ "The Guy Fisher Story: A New York drug dealer". streetgangs.com. Retrieved January 24, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kenneth THOMAS, Guy Thomas Fisher, Ishmael Muhammed, Frank Alphonse James, Thomas Forman, Wallace Rice, James Wheelings, Elmer Thomas Morris, Jr., Defendants-Appellants, accessed May 17, 2009". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^ "Cam'ron - "Get it in Ohio" iTunes.com". itunes.com. itunes.com. 31 March 2009.
- ^ "Jadakiss - "Shoot Outs" iTunes.com". itunes.com. itunes.com.
- ^ "Jae Mills - "Guy Fisher" iTunes.com". itunes.com. itunes.com. 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Pusha T - "Alone in vegas" genius.com". genius.com. genius.com.
- ^ "American Gangster: Guy Fisher season 3 episode 7". imdb.com. imdb.com.
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