Rayful Edmond [SEP] place of birth
Rayful Edmond
Rayful Edmond III (born November 26, 1964) is an American former drug lord in Washington, D.C. in the 1980s. Edmond is largely credited with introducing crack cocaine into the Washington, D.C. area during the crack epidemic, resulting in an escalating crime rate in the city which became known as the "murder capital of the United States."
Criminal career.
Edmond was alleged to have moved large amounts of cocaine. In an indictment involving two of Edmond's associates, it was said that they
Federal Witness Protection Program and his place of incarceration is confidential.
In popular culture.
In popular culture In film.
- Edmond features prominently in the documentary film "The Life of Rayful Edmond" Vol.1 The Rise and Fall (2005)
In popular culture In music.
- On his song "Can I Live" (1996), rapper Jay Z says, "No more Big Willie, my game has grown prefer you call me William Illin' for revenues, Rayful Edmond like Channel 7 News."