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1. screenrant.com › rico-paid-full-based-real-personThe Real Person Rico From Paid In Full Is Based On - Screen Rant

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   Jan 22, 2024 · Paid in Full is a criminally underrated gangster movie that explores the origins of the true story it's based on. The character Rico in the movie is based on real-life drug dealer Alpo Martinez, who had a prominent role in Harlem's drug trade. Like in the movie, Martinez became an informant in real life, providing information to the authorities ...

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3. decider.com › 2021/11/01 › is-paid-in-full-based-onIs ‘Paid in Full’ Based on a True Story? - Decider

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   Nov 1, 2021 · Paid in Full is partially based on a true story. The three main characters are based on 1980s Harlem drug dealers Azie “AZ” Faison, Rich Porter, and the late Alpo Martinez. While the story is ...

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4. www.theringer.com › movies › 2021/1/29How Cam’ron Turned ‘Paid in Full’ Into a Cult Legend - The Ringer

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   Jan 29, 2021 · A Perfect Storm in Harlem. In 2002, Roc-A-Fella Records’ Damon Dash backed ‘Paid in Full,’ a movie loosely based on the tales of real-life legendary Harlem drug kingpins. The film wasn’t a ...

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   Was 'paid in full' based on a true story?

   • In 2002, Roc-A-Fella Records’ Damon Dash backed ‘Paid in Full,’ a movie loosely based on the tales of real-life legendary Harlem drug kingpins. The film wasn’t a hit, but it’s lived on as a cult classic thanks to an indelible performance from one of the greatest rappers the borough ever produced.

   How Cam’ron Turned ‘Paid in Full’ Into a Cult Legend

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   What is paid in full about?

   • Like in the movie, Martinez became an informant in real life, providing information to the authorities in exchange for a reduced sentence. Paid in Full dramatizes the turbulent lives of actual 1980s Harlem drug dealers, including the real-life inspiration for the character Rico.

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   Is paid in full a gangster movie?

   • One such interesting character is the ruthless enforcer Rico (Cam'ron). With the movie featuring several rappers in its cast and its title borrowed from an Eric B. & Rakim track, Paid in Full has emerged as one of the most criminally underrated gangster movies.

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   Who plays Rico in paid in full?

   • Rapper-turned-actor Cam’ron stars in Paid in Full as Rico, an East Harlem native who meets Ace in jail. When they are both released, Rico works for his new friend and serves as an enforcer for Ace’s drug empire. However, when Rico’s aggressive and intrusive mannerisms bring the fear of unwanted public attention, Ace becomes concerned.

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6. thecinemaholic.com › is-paid-in-full-based-on-aPaid in Full: Is the 2002 Movie Inspired by a True Story?

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   Mar 19, 2023 · Yes, ‘Paid in Full’ is based on a true story, but it uses fictional characters to unravel the chronicles of Harlem drug dealers, Azie “AZ” Faison, Rich Porter, and Alpo Martinez. Due to the fictionalization of the characters, it does not capture the entirety of the three men and their story. However, it is reported that Rico (a ...

7. www.reddit.com › r › moviesPaid In Full is based of a True Story... : r/movies - Reddit

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   movie is fucking amazing. Cam'ron (rico) really is that nigga off and on camera. Ace when he sees mitchs new car and says" looks like a muddafuckin space ship" has to be the funniest line. A lot of rap nowadays pays homage to this movie. Gunna and playboi carti have a song called Sunny which is kinda about this movie.

8. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › paid-in-full-2002Paid in Full movie review & film summary (2002) | Roger Ebert

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   Powered by JustWatch. "Paid in Full" tells the story of the rise and fall of a gifted young businessman. His career might have taken place at Enron, as a talented manager, staging a fake energy crisis to steal from California consumers. But opportunity finds us where we live, and Ace lives in Harlem and lacks an MBA, so he becomes a drug dealer.

9. www.imdb.com › title › tt0259484Paid in Full (2002) - IMDb

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   Paid in Full: Directed by Charles Stone III. With Wood Harris, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Carroll, Esai Morales. A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.