Black Mafia Family

I just finished watching the latest season of BMF and while BMF isn't the best gangster show I've ever seen, it's definitely worth watching. People try to compare this to the Power franchise because they're both about building a drug empire and both are created by 50 Cent. Try not to do that because this isn't as good as Power or any of the Power spinoffs. Just watch it for what it is and that's an entertaining show about the true story of BMF and how they became one of the most successful drug empires in the United States of the 80's and 90's because of the Flanery brothers, Big Meech and T. BMF starts small in Detroit and eventually expands across the United States as one of the biggest drug empires. The show also humanizes the brothers and how their once close family started to tear apart.

First season was mildly entertaining,thought forgettable being written with so many stereotypes and tropes and being formulaic.

But 2nd season they doubled down on it. 50cent puts not even a single ounce of creativity or originality into it. Even the scenes, the shots introducing a scene its all the most basic 101 handbook. Like dropping a thing out of grocery bag and as shes trying to pick it up you see a hand reach down to pick it up, Or who the traitors are in the game, again 100% as in every 50cent show and based on generic tropes. Also it is so very budget.

Storywise one thing that is super annoying is how they mention how much they are earning(millions) yet they are broke most of the time. Or if the story needs it, or when Terry goes in business with his dad. How can he have ZERO money when he shouldve been a (multi)milionaire already. Where is all the money they making?

But the thing that bothers the most is the forced problem making or how quickly cops could turn a second in command. Also how the main guy is written is ridiculous, his brother helps him out of a serious serious jam and instead of dropping down to his KNEES and thanking him because it could be a huge deal, he curses him out and then punches him. Who writes this nonsense.

50 had a few pretty quality shows, or at least one, but lately given his shows it seems he has no interest in quality anymore, just low budget and little work invested in creation which is easily solved with formulaic generic writing.

Lets start by saying I do not like to glorify violence in any community especially the Black community but this is a raw and uncut look at this type of lifestyle of drugs and gun violence from non-fictional characters gives it tremendously authenticity.

I have been watching since the beginning and shockingly it is getting better, specifically in Season 4. That is very rare for a show to go four solid seasons and still remain consistent. In fact, the 4th season is probably the best so far and isn't even close to being finished with 4 or 5 episodes left.

This is as allegedly close to the Flenory bros life as it can get and the writers did a great job portraying that. By all means, and not condoning it, but I can clearly see why they did what they felt they needed to do at the time for their family and how easily those shortcuts can go south in an instant. The show makes you feel like you're in the driver seat watching everything unfold.

It is a rare show because it does not inject politics and that for me is a breath of fresh air since pretty much 98% of movies and TV have an agenda or political undertone in them that you can smell a mile away even before the movie gets going and for that I appreciate this show.

Crime, drugs, violence, shattered families and communities are no doubt in my mind a tragedy. But if we turn our heads and act like this wasn't happening then as it is still happening now, then that would be tragic within itself.

This series is so under publicized and underrated. I mean it has Snoop Dogg in the show - playing one of the most hilarious characters I've ever seen. But putting aside his ludicrous cameos, the series is just a non-stop riot. A very tense crime drama about drug dealing gangsters and turf wars. It's also about personal vendettas and revenge. The character plot lines interweave so well.

The music is also great- I've constantly found myself Shazamming songs. There's a lot of great 80s R&B throwback songs that will take you down memory lane. Definitely no dull moments in this binge-worthy series.

I'm surprised this crime drama has not attracted more attention. It has Snoop Dogg as a seedy pastor for instance! It tells of the real-life figure Meech Flenory (played ironically by his own son) and his Black Mafia Family gang. They deal in drugs and get into some pretty prickly situations with their rivals as well as dirty cops. Of course, the series admits that it may not all be true, but never the less, you find yourself enjoy the compelling narrative. The acting is to be commended but the writing can be a bit corny as the gangsters sometimes spout "poetic" one-liners. Never the less, I find myself on the edge of my seat waiting for the next round.