Big Meech was released from prison last week after nearly 20 years behind bars, and now the first photo of him since his bid has surfaced.
On Saturday (October 19), “barber of the celebrities” El Shorty shared a picture alongside Meech on Instagram, with Meech sporting what appeared to be a new haircut.
Meech was arrested in 2005 and ultimately convicted three years later. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison for maintaining a continuing criminal enterprise and money laundering. While he is out of federal prison, he is serving out the remainder of his sentence in community confinement, reportedly at a halfway house.
According to Bureau of Prisons records, Meech’s scheduled release date from the halfway house is January 27, 2026.
Big Meech resurfaces in first photo since prison release
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The day after Big Meech’s release, Sexyy Red welcomed him home by offering a free show.
Taking to X last week, the “SkeeYee” rapper wrote: “Where da welcome home party @ I’m trona perform for da freeski.”
The BMF co-founder has yet to respond to the generous offer.
Big Meech has seen his notoriety increase in recent years because of the STARZ show BMF, which is a fictionalization of the Black Mafia Family’s rise and fall.
The show is executive produced by 50 Cent and stars Meech’s son Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. as his father, with the series receiving positive reviews and strong ratings.
The Black Mafia Family (BMF) was a drug trafficking organization founded in Detroit, though its main hubs became Atlanta and Los Angeles. They also had an associated entertainment company.
In February of this year, Meech had 32 months trimmed off his sentence thanks to Amendment 821 of the United States Criminal Code, emphasizing his rehabilitation behind bars.
According to court documents obtained by HipHopDX, Meech’s attorney filed the motion with the Eastern District of Michigan in early January, demanding a “retroactive application” of sentencing guidelines.
In summary, lawyers argued that since the ex-BMF leader had been nothing short of a model citizen while serving time — getting his GED, doing well in his other prison classes and staying out of trouble on the inside since 2021 — he had earned credit for his sentence under the U.S.S.G. (United States Sentencing Guidelines) Amendment 782, and, therefore, should be released.
Dude ruined countless Black lives. So of course we should welcome him home! Same mfs showing love to this community destroyer are the same dummies hollering about “The Illuminati”. 🙄
Ahh Yes, just like the government has ruined countless black lives but somehow people still support it. Gotcha
@Fantasist The Government freed the slaves, desegrated the military and schools, passed the Civil Rights Act, passed the Fair Housing Act, passed the Voting Rights Act, funds HBCUs, expanded Medicaid, is forgiving Student Loan Debt as I type this, passed the MLK and Juneteenth Holidays, and put Black folks on the Supreme Court. Government has not forced us to litter, shoot, sell drugs to and kill each other, rap and sing about shooting, selling drugs to and killing each other. The government has not forced us to not pay attention in school, blow money on clothes, fake hair and fake nails, eat junk and not exercise, or have a million kids out of wedlock. Those are CHOICES WE make. Enough with the BS, MAGA/Hotep, Conspiracy Brotha BS. Real men do for self, and hold themselves accountable. They don’t make excuses. They don’t always have their mfkn hand out. And they DAMN sure don’t victimize their own people for a dollar. Period.
The operative here is the old phrase: “when did you stop beating your wife?” The government allowed slavery, segregated the military, and had to pass a law against segregation after allowing it for centuries.
Yeah maybe this criminal shouldn’t be embraced but that’s the worst of arguments.
He paid his debt to society set by the Federal Government. The man can move forward.
@Big Chooch That was then. This is now. Keep living in the past and guess what? You stay there. Doesn’t matter what opportunities Black folks didn’t have. What matters are the opportunities we’re squandering now. What you’ve just described is”the victim mentality”. No worse argument than that.
Look He did His time, and He made things happen He’s out. But let that be a white boy than the story is different. Look at Trump convicted felon ,but they. Look over that and he’s running for president really. My black man is out on another level and he ain’t looking down He is looking up .People going hate , because they are in a negative space . I’m glad he out make every step you make meech with a purpose , because they watching.
Stop worshipping this dude, he has nothing to do with Hip Hop. He put poison into the Black community and had many black people killed. He is a parasite. There is nothing cool about him.