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\n\tSouthwest T is officially a free man.<\/p>\n
\n\tTerry Flenory is known in the hip-hop community for founding the organized crime organization Black Mafia Family alongside his brother Demetrius \u201cBig Meech\u201d Flenory in 1985 Detroit. He and his brother were sentenced to 30 years in 2008 for running a nationwide crime ring. Terry was released on house arrest to finish off his sentence in 2020 during the pandemic, while his brother was released <\/a>to a halfway house where he\u2019ll be serving out the remainder of his sentence with a projected release date of Jan. 27, 2026.<\/p>\n \n\tSouthwest T took to his Instagram<\/a> with a series of pictures of videos of the official notice of his pardon and his ankle monitor being removed along with the caption:<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cNow It\u2019s official!\u00a0@realbigmeechmom<\/a>. I understand you were excited, so last week you let the cat out the bag. It\u2019s been a journey, but prayer and unwavering faith beyond mere human comprehension got us to this point. Never once acted in my own ability, nor doing anything to anyone to help myself. So, the gloves are off the gag orders are up and all the naysayers have to suck it up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tThe brothers carved out a deal with 50 Cent<\/a> a couple years back to produce a show about their life. BMF<\/a><\/em> airs on STARZ and stars Demetrius Flenory Jr. as his father Big Meech and Da\u2019Vinchi as Southwest T. The show just wrapped its third season with a fourth expected to return in 2025.<\/p>\n \n\tBig Meech<\/a> made BMF an influential name within the rap industry when he moved to Atlanta and started a record label in the early 2000s with ties to rappers like Young Jeezy<\/a> and T.I.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n