BMF is based on Big Meech and Southwest T’s life and actual events in the late 1980s. They come from southwest Detroit’s troubling streets. The Black Mafia Family is one of the most influential crime families who chased the American Dream; however, things happened along the way that disrupted their brotherhood.
Big Meech’s son, Demetrius, also known as “Lil Meech,” will make his acting debut and play his father. Grown-ish actor Da’Vinchi will play BMF’s co-founder/Big Meech’s brother; Southwest T. Snoop Dogg was also added to the cast earlier this year. Kash Doll has a recurring role in the show as Monique.