BMF rapper Bleu DaVinci sentenced
October 29, 2008 at 6:19 pm by Mara Shalhoup in BMFBarima “Bleu DaVinci” McKnight, the rapper who became the face of the Black Mafia Family, was sentenced in Atlanta federal court today for handling cash and cocaine for the drug-ring-turned-hip-hop label.
McKnight and nine other co-defendants — most notably Sean “Diddy” Combs’ cousin Darryl “Poppa” Taylor — were scheduled for sentencing today, though at least one of them will be sentenced tomorrow because proceedings ran long.
BMF’s leaders, Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, were indicted separately in Detroit, where they birthed their organization before moving to hubs in Atlanta and L.A. Last month, the Flenory brothers were sentenced to 30 years in prison.
McKnight received a five-year sentence — eight months less than the government’s recommendation, due in part to the fact that he agreed to share information with authorities. That information was not useful, however, because the government already had built most of its case against BMF.
McKnight also was not willing to testify against other defendants.
“He would have liked to have cooperated if he could have,” his attorney, David MacKusick, said. “But he didn’t have any useful information.”
McKnight released one album, The World is BMF’s, on Big Meech’s record label. Early in his career, he performed alongside such rappers as Young Jeezy, who also has been linked to BMF. Jeezy has not been charged with a crime in relation to the cocaine crew.
A tearful McKnight addressed the court at the end of the sentencing. He said he got involved in BMF the record label as a rapper — and took a detour into BMF the cocaine ring. He also said that Big Meech, who treated him like a little brother, tried to steer him away from the cocaine trade.
“Demetirus did not show me that part of his world when I first met him,” McKnight said. “I got onto the wrong side of the track.”
October 30th, 2008 at 11:34 am
TRAGIC, FROM THE DVDs “BLEU” JUST SEEMED TO BE HAPPY THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO SEE HIS DREAMS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS COME TRUE.
ONE LESSON I THINK ONE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM THIS WHOLE B.M.F. MESS IS “DO ONTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT OTHERS TO DO ONTO YOU”. DON’T SELL POISON AND THEN BOOST ABOUT IT ON RECORDS & DVDs
October 30th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
[...] one of BMF’s stash houses off Mount Paran Road. The limo was described yesterday during the sentencing hearing for the rapper Barima “Bleu DaVinci” McKnight, a BMF member who’d been indicted in [...]
October 31st, 2008 at 2:52 pm
A tearful McKnight???? Is this the same nucca that was on the DVD’s talking bout bussin the “k” with one arm, and all the heat tucked up under the car seat????? He was real gansta when them cameras was on. You see a whole different N8gga when you standing in front the judge with your fate in his hands.
Cooperate????? man send this N8gga straight to PC, pink jumpsuit , cheerry koolaid lipstick
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:56 pm
[...] Meech and his brother, Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, were sentenced in September to 30 years in federal prison on charges that they ran a continuing criminal enterprise. BMF is estimated to have moved at least $270 million in cocaine in less than two decades. Nearly 150 defendants with ties to BMF have been indicted in seven states, including Georgia. [...]
October 16th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I saw this sorry ass fool in Atlanta at the Geo facility. i was locked up there and saw him personally get bullied around. His s#it taken away like a little bitch. Surround by soft fools that have never been out of Atlanta. And its to let ya’ll know he did snitch and he came back crying that day came back around 7 at night with some swollen eyes crying all night because he got 5yrs. S#it i did 20 man up pussi!