Big Meech was one of the leaders (along with his brother Terry Lee “Southwest Tee” Flenory) of the “Black Mafia Family” group — an enormous drug trafficking organization that was active between the 1980s and mid-2000s. In the midst of this, they operated a rap label that popularized artists like Jeezy and Bleu Davinci.

LeBron James shouts out Big Meech after early prison release Big Meech, the notorious founder of the Black Mafia Family, has officially been released from prison. After nearly two decades behind bars,

LeBron James sparked controversy on social media by celebrating the prison release of Black Mafia Family co-founder Big Meech

LeBron James ruffled some feathers with his reaction to Black Mafia Family co-founder Big Meech's prison release.

Demetrius Flenory, 56, was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison following his 2008 conviction for drug trafficking and money laundering.