Dr. Guy Fisher - Harlem Godfather and Release From Prison

In 1972, Leroy "Nicky" Barnes formed "The Council" to manage and supervise the distribution of drugs in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. The Council was based on a "democratic format" — with one vote per man — with each of the members a subsidiary company. Whereas La Cosa Nostra was formed upon a tenet of Catholicism, Barnes built The Commission using aspects of Black Nationalism, and Niccolo Macchiavelli's The Prince. ''We decided that we would pool our money together in an effort to purchase narcotics at a cheaper price,'' Barnes said. Two of his alleged top lieutenants were Guy Fisher and Frank James. Barnes was almost 40 years old. Fisher was 23. According to an undercover DEA agent, Louis Diaz, The Council was taking in as much as $84 million a year. Guy Fisher is a lesser-known piece of the puzzle when examining the heroin trade in New York City in the mid '70s. For some, "moving weight" meant transporting record crates to park jams during Hip-Hop's infancy. For Fisher, he used Barnes' tutelage and created A DJ Kool Herc-esque "Merry Go Round" between the plug, dealer, and user. #GuyFisher #DrGuyFisher ---- "Tokyo Music Walker - Way Home" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) license. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3lL... Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/way-home-song