7. Zip
The man who was the connection between Puffy and the Crips Eric “Von Zip” Martin was also targeted by police after Keefe D. cooperated. They set up an elaborate sting operation where Keefe D. approached Zip outside of his nightclub Zipcodes in Harlem inquiring about securing some drugs. Zip felt uneasy and never followed up with Keefe D. It is to be noted that Zip was Puffy’s uncle and the godfather to one of B.I.G.’s children. Zip passed away due to complications of cancer in 2012.
