Blake was born to a poor family in West Kingston, but was granted a scholarship to a private high school, St. George's College.
[3] He moved to New York City in 1973, where he started distributing marijuana and cocaine, eventually expanding his network nationwide.
According to New York Daily News columnist Patrice O'Shaughnessy, in a column printed on 30 March 2010, Blake is credited with the dubious distinction of being "one of the creators of crack.
Blake and other gang members were charged in a multiple killing in Miami, but he escaped apprehension by travelling to Jamaica.
Blake died on 21 March 2010 at the age of 53 after being admitted to University Hospital of the West Indies for a heart attack.