Question: who is the real mitch from paid in full
Answer: Richard `` Rich '' Porter ( July 26 , 1965 -- January 4 , 1990 ) was an American drug dealer who rose to prominence in Harlem during the War on Drugs in the mid-1980s ; police described him as being a `` high - level crack dealer '' who `` sold about $50,000 worth of crack a week '' .