BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family

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by Shalhoup, Mara


  Junnier, Gregg, 260–61

  Justin’s (restaurant), 179–80, 224, 234, 235

  “Kiki.” See Graham, Tremayne

  King, Scott

  as cocaine supplier, 87, 90, 98

  as fugitive, 86–87, 99–100, 240, 255

  guilty plea by, 242

  indictment of, 98, 201, 252

  investigation of, 98

  legitimization of, 93–94

  sentencing for, 251, 256

  Sin City Mafia and, 90

  stash house for, 88

  testimony by, 240–42, 251–52

  King of Bling. See Arabo, Jacob

  “Kinky B.” See Ellerbee, Demetrius

  Knight, Marion (“Suge”), 8, 30. See also Death Row Records

  lab, cocaine, White house as, 39, 120, 226, 240, 267

  Leahr, Jeffery

  Atrium shootings and, 112–13, 123

  with cocaine, 187–88, 190

  Csehy and, 135–36, 138

  HIDTA search warrant and, 140

  HIDTA wiretap on, 123–24, 188

  Leemon, Scott, 274

  Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (Jeezy), 168, 212–13

  Lewis, Ray, 7, 231

  lifestyle, by BMF, 3, 5–6, 69, 166, 228, 229, 269

  “Lil Dog.” See Welch, Marlon

  ‘Lil’ Jay. See Jenkins, Jay

  Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, 49

  Living Room (club), 235

  Lloyd, Reginald, 242

  Loccish Lifestyle, 172, 173–75

  Lopez, Jennifer, 8

  “Low Down.” See Rhodes, Carlos

  loyalty, as prized, 45, 246

  Lucas, Frank, 13

  Ludacris (rapper), 49

  “Luke.” See Lundy, Shannon

  Lundy, Shannon (“Luke”), 174, 176–77

  MacKusick, David, 273

  Magic City (club), 51, 52

  Mako’s (club), 263

  Marc (friend of Prince)

  police statement by, 83–84

  at Velvet Room, 78–83

  Marshall, William (“Doc”). See also XQuisite Empire

  airport encounter by, 221–23

  as BMF CFO, 44, 55, 70, 73, 75, 139, 219, 221–24

  burglary of, 21–22, 222

  cars from, 21–23, 43–44

  cocaine distribution by, 44–45, 57, 223, 231, 274

  fake airline company by, 223

  as Flenory brothers’ contact, 223

  as government witness, 231–34, 246, 247, 268

  home search warrant for, 22

  indictment against, 224

  J-Bo negotiations with, 44

  partying by, 223

  Sadow as lawyer for, 231

  shooting by, 21–22, 222

  threats to, 233

  as XQuisite Empire owner, 222

  Marshals Service, U.S., 145, 154, 214–15

  McBurney, Robert, 273, 274

  McCree, Omari (“O-Dog”)

  arrest of, 190–92

  Atrium shootings and, 112–15, 123

  as BMF distributor, 64, 187–88, 190

  Decarlo and, 122–34

  Dimmock representation of, 140–41

  disappearance of, 142, 186

  guilty plea by, 225

  HIDTA warrant on, 189–90

  HIDTA wiretap on, 188

  as informant, 225–26

  Jeezy and, 42, 64, 65–66

  Leahr call with, 136–37

  Meech implication by, 225

  sentencing for, 225

  statement by, to Burns, 225

  at Velvet Room, 190–92

  Yogi and, 42, 111–13, 140, 157

  McGriff, Kennith (“Preme”), 41

  McKnight, Barima (“Bleu DaVinci”)

  BMF Entertainment behind, 61–65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 84, 97, 162–67, 180, 213, 227–29, 245, 264–65, 273

  code of silence by, 265, 272

  docu-video with, 163–67

  as fugitive, 265

  as government witness, 273

  indictment of, 264–65

  lawyer for, 273

  as Meech’s crew, 41–42

  tattoo on, 235

  at Velvet Room, 247

  “We Still Here” by, 61, 67, 69, 97, 163–67, 180

  “Meech.” See Flenory, Demetrius

  Meech’s Harem (CDs), 20–21

  Mexico

  BMF hiding in, 230

  drug cartels from, in Atlanta, 266

  drugs from, 28, 37, 38, 42–43, 47, 100, 116, 266

  Federation from, 266

  Miami Boys, 48

  Michigan State Lottery, 46

  Miller, Kevin. See Davis, Jerry

  mixtapes

  culture of, 48–49, 65, 66

  dissing through, 173

  money-laundering

  by Arabo, 244

  through bank, 44

  by Blank, 218

  for drug trade, 38, 44, 45–46

  by 404 Motorsports, 95–96

  by Meech, 38

  Michigan State Lottery for, 46

  schemes for, 46

  by Terry, 38, 45–46, 232

  Money’s (club), 171, 174

  Montana, Tony, 3

  Montgomery Advertiser, 168

  “Mookie.” See Rivera, Eric

  Moore, Mark, 252, 259

  Morgan, Debbie

  BMF offer to, 83, 248

  as Prince’s mother, 75–77

  restaurant by, 248–49

  Motown Records, 33

  music, dancehall, 76

  National Drug Control Policy, Office of, 115

  National Public Radio (NPR), 260

  New York Times, 168, 212

  “Notorious B. I. G.”. See Wallace, Christopher

  NPR. See National Public Radio

  “O-Dog.” See McCree, Omari

  Omari. See McCree, Omari

  O’Neal, Shaquille, 8

  “Oowee.” See Tucker, Walter

  Orlando Exotic Car Rentals, 29

  Oso Avenue house. See Third Base

  Outbound Travel, 154, 156

  OutKast, 49

  “Over Here” (Jeezy), 67

  “P. Diddy.” See Combs, Sean

  “PA Boys.” See Puritan Avenue Boys

  Pacino, Al, 20

  “Pacman.” See Jones, Adam

  Patchwerk Recording Studios, 69, 96

  Patterson, Albert, 89

  Patterson, Keith (“Big Homey”), 121–22

  Pegeuse, Derrick (“Chipped Tooth”)

  for Atlanta BMF operation, 43

  DEA/U.S. Marshall’s arrest of, 216–17

  indictment of, 218

  at White House, 226

  Pendleton, Regan, 254

  Perry Homes, 21

  Pesci, Joe, 41

  Phenix City, Alabama, 88–89

  “Pig.” See Triplett, Christopher

  Pin Ups (club), 113, 161, 191, 215

  Pittsburgh, in Atlanta, 116–17

  Platinum (club), 8

  Platinum Recording, 97

  “Playboy.” See Harris, Michael; Sparks, Calvin

  “Pookie Loc.” See Clark, Henry, III

  “Poppa.” See Taylor, Darryl

  “Pops.” See Flenory, Charles

  The Power of a Praying Wife, 202

  “Preme.” See McGriff, Kennith

  “Prince.” See Drummond, Rashannibal

  Pro Scent, 39

  Probation Office, U.S., 145

  “Puff Combs.” See Combs, Sean

  Puritan Avenue Boys (“PA Boys”)

  as drug traffickers, 11

  enforcer for, 13

  Meech and, 23

  wiretapping of, 23

  Puritan Records, 13

  racism, in Atlanta, 7

  Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), 217–18

  Radio Monitor. See Billboard Rajaee, Jay, 101, 103, 236–38, 241

  “Ralphie.” See Simms, Ralph

  rap

  in
Buckhead, 7, 49–50, 263–64

  lyrics for, 14

  mixtapes for, 48–49, 65, 66, 173

  superstars of, 1–2, 3

  Rap City (BET), 177

  reggae, 76

  rep, street, 2

  Rhodes, Carlos (“Low Down”), 174, 179

  Rich, Gary. See Rivera, Eric

  RICO. See Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations

  “Ridin’ High” (Loccish Lifestyle), 174–75

  Rivera, Eric (“Mookie”)

  alias of, 194, 197

  arrest of, 193, 237

  bounty hunter and, 156

  as courier, 102, 105, 144, 147, 193–94, 237, 254

  debt by, to J-Rock, 147–48

  J-Rock and, 147–48

  Kiki and, 148, 155–56, 254

  search warrant for, 194

  sentencing for, 251, 255

  testimony by, 237–38, 251, 256

  as working for Kiki, 148, 155–56

  “Riz.” See Girdy, Lamont

  “Rosa Parks” (OutKast), 49

  Rosales, Raul, 159

  “Round 1” (Gucci), 173

  Sadow, Steve, 231, 273

  Santos, Ricardo, 113–14

  Scarface, 20, 71, 142

  Scheib, Dennis, 178

  search warrant

  APD for, 260–61, 265–66

  for Doc’s home, 22

  for Graham home, 103–4

  by HIDTA, 140, 189–90

  for Jacob & Co., 242–44

  for Mookie, 194

  for Space Mountain, 140–41, 161–62, 216

  for White House, 16, 20, 22, 57, 140, 222

  for XQuisite Empire, 22, 73

  Seville, Rico. See Flenory, Demetrius (“Big Meech”)

  Shakur, Tupac, 20, 173

  Shep (Terry’s friend), 59

  “Sheym.” See Drummond, Rasheym

  Short, Terrance (“Texas Cuz”), 43, 55, 226, 232

  “Shyne.” See Barrow, Jamal

  silence, code of, 82, 115, 224, 228, 265, 268, 272

  Simmons, Russell, 30. See also Def Jam

  Simms, Ralph (“Ralphie”), 139–40, 141–42, 274

  Simpson, Jessica, 53

  Sin City Mafia

  BMF alliance with, 89

  crew of, 90

  defections from, to BMF, 90

  by J-Rock, 47–48, 89, 219

  Kiki and, 90

  King and, 90

  in Phenix City, Alabama, 88

  stash houses for, 89, 100, 145, 146, 149, 196–201, 219

  Singer, Janice, 178

  “Slick.” See Darbins, Ricardo

  Slick Pulla, 172

  “Slim.” See Bivens, Eric

  Smack (magazine), 163, 168

  Smith, Jason, 260–61

  “Smurf.” See Allison, Rafael

  snitch. See informant

  Snoop Dogg, 1–2

  So So Def, billboard for, 73

  SoBe Live (club), 168

  SOHH.com (Web zine), 178

  “Soul Survivor” (Jeezy), 213, 214

  “Soup.” See Ali, Jamad

  The Source (magazine), 141, 162

  “Southwest T.” See Flenory, Terry

  Space Mountain

  as distribution center, 191

  search warrant for, 140–41, 161–62, 216

  as stash house, 139–41, 161–62, 191, 216, 223, 232, 264, 274

  Sparks, Calvin (“Playboy”)

  cocaine transportation by, 29

  indictment of, 218

  St. Clair County Detention and Intervention Center, 1–2

  St. Louis, BMF cell in, 43, 57–58, 132, 217, 230, 264

  stash house

  in Atlanta, 47, 50, 70–71, 114, 125, 127, 138, 139–41, 150–51, 161–62, 191–92, 216, 223, 225, 232, 233, 264, 267, 274

  drugs for, 30, 47–48

  the Elevator as, 71, 114, 125, 127, 191, 223, 225, 233, 264

  First/Second/Third Base as, 47–48, 100, 145–46, 149, 196–201

  the Gate as, 70–71, 138, 140, 191–92, 223, 225, 232, 264

  the Horse Ranch as, 71

  the Jump as, 47, 100, 150–51

  for Kiki/King partnership, 88

  for Sin City Mafia, 89, 100, 145, 146, 149, 196–201, 219

  “Stay Strapped” (Jeezy), 173

  Stevie Wonder, 33

  Stuckey, Thelmon (“T-Stuck”)

  arrest of, 14

  audacity of, 13

  as drug dealer/enforcer, 13

  incarceration of, 15

  Meech association with, 13–14, 17

  murder by, 14

  “Stupid.” See Hackett, Ulysses

  “Suge.” See Knight, Marion

  Supreme Team, 40–41

  surveillance, of BMF, 11, 23, 100, 117–21, 124–26, 133–35, 138, 156, 159, 188, 192–93, 198–99, 203, 214

  “Swift.” See Whaley, Marc

  tattoo

  on Bleu DaVinci/Baby Bleu, 235

  “BMF” as, 16, 45, 52–53, 275

  BMF motto as, 45, 235

  “Tattoo.” See Drummond, Raschaka

  Taylor, Darryl (“Poppa”)

  as Combs’s cousin, 56, 264, 272–73

  as courier/distributor, 207, 264

  at 404 Motorsports, 57, 207

  as government witness, 272–73

  indictment of, 264

  Teasers (club), 67, 164, 165

  “Terry.” See Flenory, Terry

  “Texas Cruz.” See Short, Terrance

  Third Base, 100, 145–46, 149, 196–201

  Thomas, Damon, 54, 208–12, 243–44

  T.I. (rapper), 4, 49, 231

  “Tito.” See Byrth, Martez

  Tobacco and Firearms, 214–15

  Tongue & Groove (club), 263

  transportation, of cocaine/money/bling, 26–30, 39–40, 101–3, 106, 147, 148, 207, 237, 254

  trap, in vehicle, 39–40, 224, 274

  Trap House (Gucci Mane), 177

  Trap or Die (Jeezy), 66, 168, 169

  traps, cars with, 39–40, 224

  Trina, as “Diamond Princess,” 168

  Triplett, Christopher (“Pig”), 29, 30, 31, 218

  “Trucker.” See Turner, William

  “T-Stuck.” See Stuckey, Thelmon

 

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