Before BMF： Eddie “Fat Man” Jackson — Motown Mafia EXPOSED (Full Documentary)

Before BMF and Big Meech, Detroit had Eddie “Fat Man” Jackson and Courtney “Field Marshal” Brown—the businessmen who turned Motown’s streets into a multi‑million‑dollar drug machine. This is the real Motown Mafia: from Black Bottom and Paradise Valley to Southfield mansions, from the Hancock spot’s industrial “customer service” to the largest drug bust in Michigan history—and the headlines that shook the city: “Dope Kingpins Get Away With It.”

Why watch?

The blueprint before BMF: how Eddie Jackson’s wholesale model wrote Detroit’s playbook

The inner circle: Courtney Brown, Charles Rudolph, “Five‑0” Garrett, “Black Butch,” and more

The pipeline: Madison Square Garden, Italian connects, and the French Connection flow

The operation: the Hancock building system, 3 shifts a day, no drama—only money

The fallout: the 1971 Hubbell raid, 1973 Southfield front‑page exposé, Leavenworth, and beyond

Culture crossovers: Motown after‑parties, Ebony magazine, Ali fight nights, Redd Foxx, and more

Legacy: from 1967’s rebellion to YBI—and the road that led to Big Meech

Big questions

Were Eddie and Courtney criminal masterminds—or disciplined entrepreneurs in a rigged economy?

Did their “no unnecessary violence” code protect Detroit—or simply professionalize the harm?

How much of BMF’s rise was built on a foundation laid by the Motown Mafia?

What you’ll learn

How a former pool hall kid became Detroit’s top drug wholesaler

The “customer-first” rules that kept the Hancock spot running like a factory

Why 1972–73 were the most profitable years—despite federal heat

The difference between retail chaos and wholesale control—and why it mattered

How a suburban dream (Southfield) collided with a media nightmare (front-page “kingpin” labels)
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