Rayful Edmond: From 9-Year-Old Drug Dealer to Kingpin of a Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire

Notorious D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III died at 60 after a long prison sentence. Photo: X / The Gworls Are Fighting (@baddietvv)

Rayful Edmond III's rise to infamy began in Washington, D.C., where he was born on 26 November 1964 to Rayful Edmond Jr. and Constance "Bootsie" Perry.

Despite their legitimate jobs with the U.S. government, his parents were heavily involved in drug dealing in their Near Northeast neighbourhood. This illicit influence would ultimately shape Edmond's destiny.