BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family (41 page)

Black Entertainment Television (BET),
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,
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Black Mafia Family (BMF)

APD contact for,
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–34

apprehension of,
3

B. Brown and,
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–82

billboards by,
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,
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228
,
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as business model,
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cars for,
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code of silence by,
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,
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DEA investigation into,
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–15

defections from,
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drug transportation by,
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–30,
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–40,
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–3,
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ecstasy for,
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,
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–68,
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evidence of,
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family for,
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,
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,
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FBI investigation into,
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as graffiti,
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hierarchy within,
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–42

IRS investigation into,
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,
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Jeezy and profile of,
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loyalty to,
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,
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as medallion,
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,
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–54,
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Morgan offer by,
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,
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myth of,
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,
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,
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partying by,
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–80,
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Pookie Loc murder and,
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publicity by,
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raining cash by,
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rumors about,
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Sin City Mafia alliance with,
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St. Louis cell for,
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stash houses of,
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succession to,
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surveillance of,
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–21,
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–26,
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–35,
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as tattoo,
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wiretapping of,
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“Blank.”
See
Johnson, Benjamin

Blazin’ Saddles (club),
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“Bleu DaVinci.”
See
McKnight, Barima bling

Arabo for,
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–54,
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–9,
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“icy” as,
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for Jeezy video shoot,
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for rappers,
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–70

transportation of,
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Blood Raw (rappers),
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Bloods (gang),
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the Bluffs, drug trade in,
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–17,
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BMF.
See
Black Mafia Family

BMF Entertainment

billboards for,
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Bleu DaVinci for,
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–65,
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–29,
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The Juice
by,
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,
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McKnight running of,
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–65

by Meech,
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at Velvet Room,
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“We Still Here” by,
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–67,
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bodyguards

for Meech,
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for “P. Diddy,” 8,
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Bogard Records,
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.
See also
Platinum Recording

bonding company,
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–54,
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–98,
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.
See also
Free at Last Bail Bonds

Boom, Benny,
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Boulevard, in Atlanta,
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–17,
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–32,
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Boyd, Arnold (“A. R.”)

as government witness,
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,
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,
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indictment of,
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in Terry’s crew,
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,
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at White House,
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Boyz N Da Hood, Jeezy and,
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Brantley, Damonne,
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Bridge, John,
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Britt, Walter,
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–41,
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Brown, Bobby,
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–83,
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Brown, Chad (“J-Bo”)

at Babylon,
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birthday party for,
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–65

code of silence by,
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Derrek Williams as alias for,
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Doc’s negotiations with,
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docu-video with,
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at the Gate,
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indictment for,
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as Meech’s second-in-command,
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Brown, Chad

sentencing for,
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at Space Mountain,
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Brown, J. K.,
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Brown, Kelsey,
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Brown, Shayne,
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Bryant, Katy,
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“Bubba.”
See
Burns, Bryant

Buckhead, in Atlanta

BMF billboards in,
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culture clash in,
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neighborhood of,
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rap in,
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Buford, Paul,
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“the Bugsy Siegel.”
See
Space Mountain

“Bull.”
See
Hight, Ameen

Bureau of Alcohol,
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Burns, Bryant (“Bubba”)

as APD detective,
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,
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as DEA investigator,
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in HIDTA,
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Omari statement to,
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at Space Mountain,
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in undercover sting,
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White House search by,
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XQuisite Empire search by,
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,
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Burns, Ed,
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Byrth, Martez (“Tito”),
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Campbell, Bill,
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Carothers, Aundrez,
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Seealso
Flenory, Demetrius

cars

from Doc,
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for drug distributors/couriers,
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by 404 Motorsports,
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for Meech,
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for Terry,
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