{"id":155283,"date":"2021-08-23T23:26:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T03:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=155283"},"modified":"2021-09-02T16:54:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T20:54:21","slug":"bmf-trailer-a-detroit-based-crime-familys-rise-to-the-top-inspired-by-a-true-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/bmf-trailer-a-detroit-based-crime-familys-rise-to-the-top-inspired-by-a-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;BMF&#8217; Trailer: A Detroit-Based Crime Family&#8217;s Rise to the Top, Inspired By A True Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s6_YrWse_S4?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/s6_YrWse_S4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starz.com\/us\/en\/series\/bmf\/62264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMF<\/a><\/strong><\/em>,\u201d executive produced by <strong>Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson<\/strong>, alongside showrunner, executive producer, writer and Detroit native <strong>Randy Huggins<\/strong>, is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Demetrius \u201cBig Meech\u201d Flenory\u2019s<\/strong> charismatic leadership,<strong> Terry \u201cSouthwest T\u201d Flenory\u2019s<\/strong> business acumen and the fraternal partnership\u2019s vision beyond the drug trade and into the world of hip-hop would render the brothers iconic on a global level. 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