Jabari Hayes on Being Drug Trafficker for BMF, Big Meech, Southwest T, Lil Meech (Full Interview)

In this full-length interview, Jabari "Miles" Hayes looks back on his upbringing from the housing projects in New York City to becoming a track star at Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he linked up with the criminal organization BMF and began trafficking drugs for them. He also talks about the impact of his concurrent prison sentences for racketeering, which resulted in him being behind bars for nearly six years, and how his pitfalls inspired the making of his critically acclaimed book 'Miles In The Life.'
As the conversation unfolds, the author/movie producer explains what it was like to live in the housing projects of NYC just before the crack/cocaine era hit the neighborhood. He also shares what it was like to hustle for his father. Moving along, Jabari recounts being "drug searched" by a drug-sniffing K-9 unlawfully before explaining to Cavario what "Big Game Hunters" are in law enforcement. Lastly, Jabari talks about the infamous BMF raids of the mid-2000s, which resulted in the arrests of him, Big Meech, and Southwest T. For more, scroll up and press play.
Interview by: Cavario

[@95alive77]

Jabari helps to eliminate the tv/rap stereotype of the Goldmouthed, uneducated Drug Dealer‼️

[@lorenzo2534]

He was still uneducated to the laws he fell victim to. 😢😢😢😢

[@user-xp2dc6ob7q]

Those be the main drug dealers,that’s what made BMF unique you never see nobody that flashy be the plug that long .

[@jbeeski301]

@@user-xp2dc6ob7qFacts, Meech mastered hiding in plain sight

[@ReallyRareCEE]

⁠@@lorenzo2534 nah T was uneducated and got everyone pinched

[@ReallyRareCEE]

@@jbeeski301he was flashy on purpose tho, it was all apart of his master plan it was guys like this and sosa who were never seen and that was the idea, for the feds to follow all the decoys, it was a perfectly executed smoke and mirrors tactic

[@justmyperspective7430]

This brother is a good storyteller! And he was a GREAT employee! He paid attention to every detail! Meech would be proud to hear how thorough his driver was!

[@Trahern100]

😩😫😭

[@fredez3261]

​@@Trahern1008 o 60th

[@joeyjr4006]

This man is a 🐁🐁🐁🐀🐁🐀🐁 queen of the day😂

[@lancesingleton3700]

​@@joeyjr4006what that mean

[@talibanty3169]

@@joeyjr4006Who he rat on? Nobody in BMF called him a rat 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@atlantabirdgang]

This is one of the best interviews on Vlad TV......Jabari is a excellent story teller

[@lorenzo2534]

Excellent Teller period 😂😂😂😂 . 13 yrs to 5 and some change. 😊😊😊😊

[@Jeff-jl2xc]

Interviewer is absolutely TERRIBLE tho, stop skipping so much of the story and ask the dude to tell it! I wanted to hear the lead up to him getting flicked with the loot and instead they jump straight to dude bonding out like wtf

[@cash_]

Great interview from start to finish. Shoutout to Cavario for askin the right questions to get him talkin and then stayin out the way to let him tell his story without interrupting or anything. Really great job all around on this. 💯

[@kizmahampton5625]

This is by far a GREAT MAN! He has helped me and shown much love. And for that my and my sons are forever grateful! ❤

[@empiregates]

This is my childhood friend right here,…we played pop Warner football for the Brooklyn Skyhawks, Jabari,Myself and the Actor Omar Epps, I’m glad things are working out for the brother. Keep Building bro.

[@phonzzmarshall9000]

Stop cappin lol jk

[@joshua-nf3rx]

I’d say I was the 4th friend but he already said he didn’t go to school with any white guys in New York

[@amazingrace3347]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@amazingrace3347]

Nah no capping king. It’s an Actual Fact.

[@mcboyz1173]

What part of STL you come from og

[@cfieldz4761]

Jabari and J-Bo have the best 2 BMF interviews hands down. I have a lot of respect for both of these brothers 💪💪

[@SebastianKing-jm4hz]

Wait until Meech and T give a interview in the future

[@rafprice1]

I love the fact that they both hail from the Show Me State.

[@fogodagreat3734]

@@SebastianKing-jm4hzthose are the only two interviews that can top this and Jbo interview

[@BigDeebzzz]

@@SebastianKing-jm4hz we’d watch their interviews in the cinema 😅

[@YoungLegends11]

Sosa Hussey had a pretty great interview as well

[@staggerlee2749]

This might be my favorite drug interview yet..def top three.. Azie..kevin Chiles and now this guy. Juicy conversation!

[@Tre402]

Yup. I liked Kevin chiles. One of my favorite. I loved his conversation and realness.

[@moneybagjahhh86]

💯💯💯

[@teokennedy9785]

Brother knows his shit! Good too see him redeem himself

[@robpulliam7466]

Most entertaining and descriptive video on bmf I’ve seen yet and I’ve been watching them since 05!! And he’s genuinely funny af

[@Ro1Up]

This man miss the game so much 😂. You can Hear the excitement every time he gets descriptive.

[@shiftgameture]

😂😂😂

[@unclemurdablackandyellow5481]

If u know, u know.

[@Mick-hp3jm]

Yep LOL

[@ahmadfareed588]

Facts 😂

[@jamarp.6140]

Facts 💯

[@danisblessed4766]

This is the hardest guy to be interviewed. Pleasant, articulate, funny and so down to earth. This man could be anyone's best friend. The definition of Gentleman. Yes he made wrong choices but I trust this man to be my brother in law. Don't sleep on this interview. It is upper echolon. Does he have an IG

[@Genayuh]

Great interview! Very well spoken, with clearly communicated thoughts/intentions.

[@dercioferreira6169]

What an awesome interview as soon as I listened I did not want to stop

[@blackkid9498]

Best interview to date

[@JaffyWorldTV]

You can see how passionate he is about his son. Hats off to this black king

[@vegasmoke]

Excellent interview 👏👌👍 Cavario with the sneekers Classic I WAS THERE moments 😀👍. Nice.

[@OE-jy6yt]

This interview is awesome.

[@MoPhiPulaBam]

GREAT INTERVIEW

[@SuperHawkVTR]

I watched this before and after the passing of my grandfather and I must say it hits different now and I’m so thankful to have been able to been there for him by his side at the end and at his funeral, that is what matters most in life family not work or taking risk for money

[@Wrightn221]

Great interview! Praying for you Jabari. May you stay on the right path.

[@Wrightn221]

I am so glad that he took full accountability for his actions, and turned his life around. Thank the Lord for giving him a chance for his son and dad.

[@ssingh6030]

I like this guy, he’s humble n smart. Learned from his wrongs. Respect

[@oskeylo135]

Dope interview ‼️

[@jasonbanks4341]

Most profound clad interview ever!

[@rafaelpreciado9863]

Great interview

[@mr.trendsetter863]

Great interview 👍🏽

[@daveowen9003]

Classy and inspirational🙏👊. Proud and happy for you. God bless you and the fam my brother 🙏

[@6eatrice_]

Brothers Moving Forward 🙏

[@Its_vezz]

NOW IT CLICKS FOR ME: he was the inspiration for the movie “BABY DRIVER.”

[@weezyg5084]

Love it!!💪💪

[@cirocboiduke]

Great story 💪🏾💪🏾

[@eugenerussell9593]

Excellent interview…

[@donsportstv1532]

dope interview i seen your movie to i like the picture u paint make it feels like im there lol

[@tmoneyy2876]

I've listened to this over 5x and still coming back to listen to bro

[@MrNitty213]

Man wasn’t going to click on this interview. I saw the snippet and glad I did a good interview.

[@antp1900]

This guy is unique, his a great story teller and his documentary was awesome, he set the stage for bmf series

[@cebronalleniii9592]

Good interview. Like this guy.

[@rokymiller6698]

Jabari is very well spoken and completely turned his life around. Great heart and head on his shoulders. Great Interview.

[@devaughn131]

Why y’all hate on my boy cavario? He really does great interviews, I sense some real hate, I love this guys story, one ☝️ of the most articulate guests in a while.

[@donjuanseville3039]

💯OUTSTANDING 💯

[@BWIL2515]

Thanks very well done

[@godwinuringi7513]

"The gentleman Wolf and his Friend." I like that 😂😂😂😂

[@SouthernEmperor]

Why you guys didn't post the link to his documentary? Great interview though...Him and J-Bo was the best interview, and Sosa, that I've seen from BMF period.

[@djburris6654]

I wonder why I never see people from T side do interviews

[@hiphopmann3976]

One speaks a little in the starz BMF doc

[@user-tv8kd9rl6e]

T was smart He has smart people that’s why.

[@christopherkilpatrick9154]

@@user-tv8kd9rl6eboy T got everyone caught talking bout smart

[@user-tv8kd9rl6e]

Meech brought the attention. Wanted to be famous.

[@user-tv8kd9rl6e]

Meech and t eventually snitched.

[@litospeaks7869]

Very surprised, but this was a great interview

[@Arieg37]

This was a great interview. A great story. And seems like a great man. Keep going brother ! 💜 oh and God bless America 😂

[@dyce211]

Love the intro

[@quincyelie8477]

“Defraud the fraud I’m mean the government” good catch Cavario

[@cleopatrajones2024]

EXCELLENT

[@devindines9010]

Hellava interview!!!!!! Takes me back to getting pulled over on BW Parkway, that pressure when driving with a bomb.

[@edgarmuniz7664]

Awesome…God Bless bro…

[@Mick-hp3jm]

This dude is a great interviewer

[@becoming-humble8745]

This is one of the best interviews ever. Exciting story. Prison is just a school how to be a better criminal.

[@supersexyboy1211]

This dude smart asl wtf just hearing how he articulate things 💯

[@9Ether_God]

Shout out to the drivers who made them successful trips💯

[@InvestigationStationOfficial]

If I was under a bridge with my son, I would be okay. That shit sent chills down my spine humblest shit that was ever said

[@a1j886]

This should be at 1m views

[@cojo5500]

probably best interview ive seen on this platform, Shout out to The God Cavario, much better interviewer than VLAD

[@BigDeebzzz]

Deffo better then a cheesy ol vlad lol

[@skuzzlebutt9745]

@@BigDeebzzzwithin 1 year ill b smokin cavario pack on god i will. Mans slept with my wife and tried hitting up my sister I aint playin

[@lildee5982]

Y’all got to listen to him high lol I swear his story will amaze you beyond measure great interview btw❤

[@JRey-re9rl]

Every interview done by someone other than Vlad is, great! Great questions, great pacing, and maximum communication from the guest. Thanks to the NYC brother for sharing his story.

[@HeathBusby-mh2hd]

This man has got his shit together. This was amazing

[@derekstory9435]

The part where he says “be cool” “don’t act up” got me crying fr lol like hold on playa don’t make it hot lol

[@jordanwood183]

“Albino Rhino” sounds like a WWF wrestler 😝 I’ve seen other KZbin videos about this man, great to see a full sit down with him. BMF were very creative with their limousine methods.

[@CJMozae]

1:50:58 Cavario with the freudian slip🤣🤣💯

[@jBaker-sb3dk]

He listens with intent

[@easy8325]

Fastest Vlad drop in history.

[@3GzCapo]

You ain't lyin'😅😅

[@SIRMAC93]

Like a mf 😂

[@KeleoProd]

Damn…he described my high school years. 😂😂 started in 04

[@aaronfebus1557]

I’m here 20 years old , & this man said he got caught on march 16 2004 , that’s my birthdate 😭😭

[@user-li4eh4nd9g]

Great interview I’m glad you got to spend time with your dad when you got out I was blessed with 494 days with my dad when I was released after 6.5 years in the feds when every night I prayed to god that I would be given 1 more day with him and I was blessed with 494 times what I asked for and my father lived with Parkinson’s for 8 years and I took care of him for every single one of those 494 days god bless you Jabari

[@user-xc3yb1vk2e]

You don’t deserve to know everyone’s business

[@mikejohnson5522]

Brother was on point 1000% with his cars man was sharp he made millions no doubt i ain't mad at him, CONSISTENT 😊

[@terrencehughes6412]

Award winning interview.....

[@kelsey6375]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💯 I love these BMF stories

[@R3LLtha1]

Cavario told the whole story with the intro 😂😂😂

[@tylowe78]

Exactly. Im like there's nothing left to interview or talk about. He summed everything up in 5 min.

[@chodagreat7876]

The first 3 minutes irritated me. Cavario talks to much

[@antp1900]

This guy is brilliant

[@bmo.r3806]

1:46:00 not the churches money I would have cried 😂😂😂

[@JRey-re9rl]

Dude said, “He mushes her…” 😂I haven’t that word in years! 😂

[@keep_it_realstar3322]

Great interviewer.. finally Vlad🎉

[@B.G.dee813]

Fell asleep wit his eyes open damn..road running finest

[@charleeceejay8543]

Another well prepared VladTV interview. Jabari's story is one of redemption on multiple levels and I wish him well. Just one thing...When asked how he only served 66 months of a 153 month sentence, Jabari dodged this great question. He only explained HOW he got an additional 87 months, not how he only served 66 months total of the 153. 🙆🏾

[@tmayo6937]

Good dude,i use to walk the track with him when we were in the Atlanta federal camp prison

[@joeshmoe8952]

Being an American with Mexican heritage, I had the opportunity to be around some of that stuff. What can I say, many people back in the day knew people crossing all that shit over. The only people cutting work were low level dealers & greedy mofo’s. Quality over quantity. Most Mexican cartels had each brick weighed out good and had some sort of stamp, sticker or writing on it that people would actually look for. Whoever was purchasing it in the states wanted it to look like it was packaged in some other country because 9 times out of 10 that ment it was not stepped on.

[@Godbetherealest]

Carvario is the most articulate, intelligent, ex mega drug dealer that I've ever heard of.

[@mikejohnson5522]

Best one yet just my opinion made you feel like you were in the car with him all over the U.S.

[@jasonmacdonald27]

💯💪🏾💪🏿💪🏼💯

[@bph5070]

BMF is way overhyped. No way they are serving the ENTIRE COUNTRY with only 100 bricks. Craig Petties was the real guy behind the scenes...

[@slickdafinesser131]

I done soaked up so much game from this interview lol let just say yessir OG thank u for this free game that most og’s act like they can’t give the young niggas on how to be successful

[@takerkellygiveusbacktupac617]

did I miss the part jow he got out the of the.federal charged ?

[@jwilsonYa]

he reminds me of home❤

[@funbomb1102]

Honorable. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@cojo5500]

Jabari could have his own Movie, i already got the script ready!! hit me

[@tybabii7934]

Hold on🤔 He never answered the question. How did he only serve 5 years when he got all that time???🤔🤔🤔🤔 he totally changed the subject 😂😂😂

[@anewdayali2538]

He explains it, he doesn’t fully go into but he gives enough information for you to understand but just enough if you understand than you’ll understand it all. First thing was the officer. So he probably actually did say in court that there was more kilos, so that means the feds must have stole the rest and only claimed the small amount or he probably claimed that they planted it.. He proved the officer to be crooked and dirty, also a liar, So that most likely got it thrown out. His lawyer probably proved in court that this officers words can’t be used in court coz his not reliable. Plus the dog that he used to search the limo, wasn’t licensed/certified to be a sniffer dog, so it wasn’t an actual officer dog, so he used unlawful method. ‘We investigated the dogs history and lineage’ so his lawyer probably proved that too. ‘Investigated all the officers’ so his lawyer showed those involved in the case can’t be reliable coz they’re crooked

[@skuzzlebutt9745]

@@anewdayali2538i Was apart of his second stop. There was actually 157 units & not 104. It was taken and split between 3 of the officers.

[@user-xc3yb1vk2e]

How about listen to the video rather than being in the comments you wouldn’t of missed it

[@haroldalston3349]

Why Vlad don't do interviews with the people who bring the drugs in the country.This make you think that only black people are in the destruction brought on by drugs

[@GorillaPG22]

Imagine moving all that weight and in the back of your mind thinking... 🤔°°°I'm definitely getting that BMF Safe Driving Certificate

[@frederickbrown1703]

This dude is the G.O.A.T

[@octv9850]

S/O to Jabari. I did an interview with him a few years ago after his documentary dropped. He is a wonderful storyteller

[@MDAyers1017]

Atlanta really is something. I love being in Georgia. 30 min from from the city

[@beenfamous382]

This looks like the type of guy that you can just meet in he say I can turn your 1 million into 2m in you know you can trust him!!! STAND UP GUY!!! VIBE

[@ebshitbird2217]

Some peak VladTV here. Is this the most likable dude who's ever been interviewed?

[@BigKeefTV]

Great interview, I'm a 17 yr CDL driver that's been thru every state. Ive ran into situations that wanted to use my occupation for such. Fuuuuck noooo.. but. I knew mfers getting money participating in others in that field of Work.

[@SW4Life202]

I like how Atlanta was and is a place where a bucnh of dudes from everywhere come and set up shop and take over their city.