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The '''Supreme Team''' was a [[crack cocaine]] [[gang]] that operated throughout the [[1980s]] in [[New York City]]. Their headquarters was in a [[Jamaica, Queens]] housing project known as the Baisley Park Houses.<ref>24 Arrested on Drug Charges In Old Gang's Queens Territory, [[New York Times]] April 10, 1998</ref> However they controlled a huge chunk of the entire city itself, including [[Harlem]]. The leader was [[Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff]] and his nephew, Gerald Miller, nicknamed "Prince". In [[1989]], thanks to the work of a high-ranking informant, the Team was disbanded, and McGriff spent 10 years in a federal prison for a narcotics conviction.<ref>''Narcotics probe targets rap's Murder Inc'', CNN.com April 10, 2003</ref> |
The '''Supreme Team''' was a [[crack cocaine]] [[gang]] that operated throughout the [[1980s]] in [[New York City]]. Their headquarters was in a [[Jamaica, Queens]] housing project known as the Baisley Park Houses.<ref>24 Arrested on Drug Charges In Old Gang's Queens Territory, [[New York Times]] April 10, 1998</ref> However they controlled a huge chunk of the entire city itself, including [[Harlem]]. The leader was [[Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff]] and his nephew, Gerald Miller, nicknamed "Prince". In [[1989]], thanks to the work of a high-ranking informant, the Team was disbanded, and McGriff spent 10 years in a federal prison for a narcotics conviction.<ref>''Narcotics probe targets rap's Murder Inc'', CNN.com April 10, 2003</ref> The Supreme Team was depicted in the movie New Jack City with Nino Brown as Supreme, and Supreme was also depicted in 50 Cent's movie Get Rich or Die Tryin. |
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Revision as of 14:23, 19 May 2006
The Supreme Team was a crack cocaine gang that operated throughout the 1980s in New York City. Their headquarters was in a Jamaica, Queens housing project known as the Baisley Park Houses.[1] However they controlled a huge chunk of the entire city itself, including Harlem. The leader was Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff and his nephew, Gerald Miller, nicknamed "Prince". In 1989, thanks to the work of a high-ranking informant, the Team was disbanded, and McGriff spent 10 years in a federal prison for a narcotics conviction.[2] The Supreme Team was depicted in the movie New Jack City with Nino Brown as Supreme, and Supreme was also depicted in 50 Cent's movie Get Rich or Die Tryin.
- ^ 24 Arrested on Drug Charges In Old Gang's Queens Territory, New York Times April 10, 1998
- ^ Narcotics probe targets rap's Murder Inc, CNN.com April 10, 2003