Drug Brothers: The Rise and Fall of the Black Mafia Family

The Black Mafia Family grew from humble beginnings in Detroit in the late 1980s to controlling nearly half the nation’s cocaine market. Following the debut of the new Starz series Black Mafia Family, journalist and author Scott Burnstein details the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family, the largest urban drug-trafficking organization in American history, and the brothers who built the criminal empire.

[@SimpleLivings]

This is by far the most in-depth thing I have ever heard about the Black Mafia family.

[@welfarequeenbrettfavre]

Lets go! Great production!

[@AmyGregory0537]

Damn BMF made it to the Mob Museum

[@realmontana6838]

Great presentation

[@sircharles820]

Doc Marshall fuuucked everything up. 😠

[@shena1256]

Great presentation!

[@MobstersInc]

Free Big Meech

[@ncnyc4418]

scott the goat..

[@johnlegend6979]

Tf??? *Mob Museum" needs to get it's facts straight. How TF u gonna show pics of the ACTORS that are PLAYING the roles of the parents and say that's what SHE looks like now, as though the Mother is literally PLAYING HERSELF in the series??? I'm not sure if anyone else sees this as nothing more than a fascination by the "Mob museum", but it's quite evident with the dude in the intro who knew absolutely NOTHING about BMF, as well as the dude with the piss poor presentation!! Maybe this " Mob Museum" should stick to George Jung or Frank Sheeran because they know absolutely nothing about BMF. And i hope their presentation doesn't use Johnny Depp's pic and say this is what George Jung or Whitey Bulger looks like now because both dudes are now dead!!! This is BY FAR, the worst presentation I've ever head and neither of the dudes have a clue about what was presented. And to speak candidly, it's sorta disrespectful

[@wifi2166]

XD that had me fucked up , funny tho

[@leonwilson1106]

Exactly...so many errors...that last and most current pic of Meech,'s mother Lucille Flenory is not her that's the actress portraying her on the tv show .....and the picture in the intro and thumbnail is not the brothers .. they got Meech picture right but that is not Terry that's Wolf..and how you gonna slander Denzel Washington and say he was at Meech birthday party..when that isn't true at all...this was pathetic

[@johnlegend6979]

@@leonwilson1106 On EVERY level. And the way the dude who's doin tha presentation knows what he's saying is MTL shit from a bull cuz his AZZ is sweating like HE stole from BMF or owes em bread!! Either he was having a heart attack or he was nervous AF cuz he sweating like he was running a marathon!!!! And whoever tha "curator" of this "mob museum" is, should pick another occupation cuz this "presentation" was beyond pathetic and pitiful frfr!!! But I guess we shouldn't be too surprised cuz every museum that has a dinosaur exhibit hasn't shown any new fossils in damn near a 100 years. I just find it odd that these beasts apparently occupied the earth for millions of years and ran this shit, but no one seems to be able to produce any at all lately..... Ijs.... Shitz suspect to me tho

[@keithneil4464]

the whole story of BMF is suspicious to me. Meech went to each state in early 90s to discuss his vision for black drug family in USA, then few years later returns to each state to inform them he is now ready? The brothers would make connections with overseas cartels with relative ease? Which major drug cartel leader brazenly shows off his lavish lifestyle to the world? All sounds like a fictional movie to me and if true, they were simply plants put in place from the beginning. most likely both are actors and agents.

[@thepalatrpro]

It’s funny reading y’all getting that mad over a few inconsistencies. Ok, it could’ve been done better that’s without dispute. Not that serious though.

[@AndreStith1]

That's the actress that plays her on the end.9:35

[@njjjjjjjjhhhs]

interesting story

[@CarlaRFowler]

🤬🤬🤬 they always trying to profit on our stories

[@I_am1031]

Then fuck the story up at that. I’m from Detroit Meech was never shot SEVENTEEN TIMES LIKE WHAT

[@CarlaRFowler]

@@I_am1031 i didn’t even watch it🤬🤬🤬 once i heard the narrative third party i clicked off 🤬🤬🤬

[@MidnightRambler]

its just crime..jewish bikers italian black nobody owns the stories

[@shandracrews8238]

AND OUR MUSIC!! 😡😡😡MAKE ME SICK!! Atleast this leads to 50s SERIES.

[@squallie78]

Not for nothin... but if you had any idea who Meech Flenory is you would understand that The United States Mob Museum giving an hour long talk about BMF was a milestone moment in the man's life. He is honored... bet that. He lives for this sh*t. Your comment is ignorant on many levels.

[@MAK335]

Where is bloodletters and badmen ...we miss him

[@welfarequeenbrettfavre]

It's back up and poppin

[@VitoDonatucci.jr.215ton.y2]

This was wrong from the jump beginning with the thumbnail with the wrong picture of southwest T an they showing wolf puffy ex bodyguard that got killed by BMF members

[@dylanscott2403]

I’m pretty sure Scott corresponds with Meech on a lot of this most of the comments y’all are making are actually not only blatantly obvious that you haven’t done homework but that Scott is trying to stick within the realm of legality and truth while maintaining Demetrius’s glory free big Meech and I applaud Scott for all the research he has done diligence on

[@leonwilson1106]

Sounds like Scott is trying to promote his documentary on STARZ tv and hype it with whatever sensational overembellisjed stories he can throw in it for attention...that's what Hollywood people do ..just like the TV show by 50 full of misinformation and the same with the BMF book by Mara Shallop ..regardless of Scott or 50 talk to Meech on a regular basis ..y'all still gonna put your own spin on it to make it more appealing and less controversial ..cause the truth is stranger than fiction especially when the truth of the matter points at the politicians and government agencies involved in this BMF saga

[@dylanscott2403]

@@leonwilson1106 That’s the point and that’s the reason they have the docume series immediately following the show .. nothings gonna be fully authentic to maintain the realm of legality and entertainment that’s the whole point as far as everything Scott went over in the presentation he went over with Meech beforehand So stop grovelling

[@leonwilson1106]

@@dylanscott2403 stop groveling??..who the hell you talking to?...if you can't take criticism for the content then why bother posting it Dylan Scott Burnstein....don't get mad at me...it's a group of people on here saying you got all your facts wrong

[@dylanscott2403]

@@leonwilson1106 You’re not criticizing your studying things that just are blatantly not true like you got the story wrong which he did not he stayed within the realm of legality and entertainment which also was corresponded with big meat the entire time like he states in the speech I’m very open to criticism but again your criticism isn’t relative that even criticism you’re just stating things that didn’t happen and you’re mad I don’t know why maybe you feel us reparations should be paid to you but that’s not the case

[@leonwilson1106]

@@dylanscott2403 Reparations?!?...what the hell you bring that up for??...you trying to make this a Race issue?!?!...you sound crazy

[@romanewright1488]

This wasn't what was said on Vlad with the beast the beast said a different story from this man

[@realmontana6838]

But he probably going off newspaper articles and police reports

[@BostonsF1nest]

⁠@@realmontana6838He wrote a book on them dude lol but yea his main sources are federal agents, indictments and 302s. Plus he’s interviewed the Layton Simon a few times on his podcast

[@williamcassone9290]

Nicky Scarfo got 138 years not fair

[@realmontana6838]

He killed a lot of people and his nephew told on him !

[@korancebland]

What caused the downfall of BMF? HUBRIS AND EGO.

[@lcistillstanding5629]

How u gonna show the actor that’s playing Lucille y’all don’t no shit

[@Trey-qb8ht]

If you plan on telling. A story like this, at the very least get the story Correct and don't lie about having contact with Main characters. Because your story telling proves you haven't directly spoke to anyone.

[@steveirungu3132]

Dear Lord Jesus Christ help me to make the right decisions in life so help me God in Jesus Christ name Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[@digboedavis7059]

He has a lot of his facts wrong

[@I_am1031]

Precisely

[@MidnightRambler]

i trust him over you.

[@mr.worldfree3333]

How can he have a fact wrong ? If a fact is wrong then it’s not a fact.

[@lamargreene1947]

Scott does not know what he be talking bout he be alll wrong

[@MidnightRambler]

he had to pack in alot in 1hr. hes an expert on organised crime..facts not bs tmz bs..they were just drug pushers.

[@TheToneytone]

boy everybody is lying but they are selling this bmf myth this is not hating but if the truth matter then ok if not keep believing that they were special, guys the whole bmf thing started about the year 2000 and was over by 2005, they only created the bmf name because the streets was calling them guys meech boys, and meech said we all bosses so they came up with the name, before then they were just guys in the game hanging with each other, how many time have you heard them say were looking for a plug, bmf bought there reputation they force you to see them thats not game thats a con, see me, want to be me, spend your money with me, lol look at all the people making money of the bmf story but not bmf now they are getting played damn. I love it keep it come its just something to talk about peace

[@bugsymalone215]

He is just going by BMF, they where the 50 boys durning all this, other crew & them joined & then they changed the name to BMF everyone mentions 00-05 bc they where getting know for trying to be in the rap game

[@VitoDonatucci.jr.215ton.y2]

Dude you sound like a hater the name bmf may have been from 2000 to 05 but they been getting long paper since the late 80s ....an they went by a different name (50 boyz)..an they are special because most drug organizations get a 3 to 5 year good run they had almost 2 decades in the game that alone makes them special

[@TheToneytone]

@@VitoDonatucci.jr.215ton.y2 wow so now telling the truth is hating, if you disagree with drug dealer you hating so people means nothing just the dope dealer, so get money destroy community ruin lives and vito will have mad respect for you, I hope your family don't do drug peace fam you win LOL

[@patiencealltheabove5671]

@@VitoDonatucci.jr.215ton.y2 2000-2005 is when Bmf came hard on the scene trying get in that rap game... Meech ran & left motown wen he got hit up 17times....Then he ran to the A killed his competition n start trappin hard thruout certain states Cali, Texas was they main portal & that pipe stretches'. Big Meech got bitches fuck up in Detroit he left ppl wounded& in a mess of street wars because he kept up beef in the streets& Meech been fuckin round with dirty cops&polititicians since Detroit days!!! PPL got killed n locked tf up behind Big Meech he played the game dirty& FANCY....but all things good or bad comes to an end!!!! i pray he brought sum land or islands or properties in other countries....1love

[@edwinjimenez3802]

AN ANGLO TALKING ABOUT THE BLACK MAFIA ?????? LIKE A CHINESE TALKING ABOUT THE ITALIAN MAFIA

[@sircharles820]

Virtually everything he's saying has been confirmed via BFM members themselves or detective Vlad (TV) interviews. I read the book on them. There's hardly anything he's speaking on I didn't know already.

[@MidnightRambler]

only italians can talk about italian crime..sighhhh..what bs

[@user-jt9kv9yw6z]

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