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Documentary: Rick Ross: M.I.Yayo

Director: Chris Larceny

Production: Triple Cs Films/Nomadz Productions

After the release of the controversial documentary Cocaine Cowboys and the hype surrounding the film lasting for several months, it definitely put Miami on the map as the cocaine capital through the 80s. The film itself represented a more abrupt history of Miami’s drug trade from an import level surpassing that of Scarface. Now Rick Ross has been mentioning the release of his documentary more than  two years now and the anticipation rose after brief mentions circulated all over his albums. With the release of M.I.Yayo, the film takes you on a journey into the drug trade of the early to mid 90s, giving you an ideal aspect of what life was like growing up around the times of the Boobie Boys, the John Doe Gang, Rick Brownlee, Bunkie Brown, Bo Diddley, and the infamous Willie Falcon. The composition of this whole documentary is definitely a real street educated film that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

The news archives that they’ve collected from all the news stations across Miami during those years provided excellent footage of how everything was broken down and dismantled one by one. Rick Ross takes you on a journey through the Top 10 M.I.Yayo gangs and individuals that changed the face of Miami forever. Next to the archives, they’ve even managed to gather real close friends and relatives of those that were incarcerated or decreased to explain the story of how everything went down. Celebrity guest appearances include: Luke, D Brown, P Man Sam, Brisco, and Toro. Now getting into the visual effects on this film was quite interesting, they gave you an interactive map layout, exposing each individual city that these people made their living in. The sound effects and the dramatic even add a certain flare to it, keeping the whole concept on a real interesting level. One by one, you begin to learn each individual’s rise and fall, their beginning to their end.  

On the real, if you enjoyed Cocaine Cowboys, then this is definitely the documentary for you. Like I stated earlier, it is a real street education film that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The archive footage itself will amaze you; those video surveillances caught on tape were excellent. Keep in mind, however, this film is not for anyone under 18, viewer discretion is definitely advised. Another interesting feature of the film is that included in the same package is the Soundtrack to the movie. This is honestly something you won’t want to miss.