I Was a Cocaine Kingpin’s Ride-or-Die

VICE (05/18/2018)
  • Erika “Reika” Carter was Harlem drug kingpin Kevin Chiles’ partner during his rise and fall.
  • Reika had a tough upbringing: mother murdered at 2, kicked out of aunt’s house for getting pregnant at 14.
  • KC’s parents took in Reika and her son as their own and she helped Chiles build his empire.
  • Her life of luxurious cars, clothes and homes abruptly stopped when Chiles was arrested in 1994 (feds seized everything).
  • Although no longer together, Chiles (released after 10 years) and Reika remain close.