"B.M.F." is the second single from Rick Ross

Rick Ross (rapper)

William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...

' fourth studio album Teflon Don

Teflon Don (album)

Teflon Don is the fourth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, released July 20, 2010 on Maybach Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including Clark Kent, No I.D., The Olympicks, J.U.S.T.I.C.E...

. It features Styles P

Styles P

David Styles better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo...

. It was produced by Lex Luger

Lex Luger (producer)

Lexus Arnel Lewis better known by his stage name Lex Luger, is an American record producer from Suffolk, Virginia who is signed to 1017 Brick Squad.-Career:...

. The song was originally released as an unmastered version on Ross' promotional mixtape, the Albert Anastasia EP. The song was named as MTV News' #4 Song Of 2010.

Remixes

Papoose

Papoose (rapper)

Shamele Mackie , better known by his stage name Papoose , is an American rapper.-Biography:Born March 5, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York City by Sierra Leone and Native American parents, Papoose made his first attempts at rapping at the age of 7. He was given his name by his grandma Vivian because of...

, Yo Gotti

Yo Gotti

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, Montana

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, Hot Dollar

Hot Dollar

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, Skepta

Skepta

Joseph Junior Adenuga , better known as Skepta, is an English rapper from London. Originally from and born to Nigerian parents he moved to London aged three....

, Lil' Flip

Lil' Flip

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, Yelawolf

Yelawolf

Michael Wayne Atha , better known by his stage name YelaWolf, is an American rapper. He is currently signed to Shady Records, Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment and Interscope Records...

, Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri

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, Tyga

Tyga

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, and Bun B

Bun B

Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas...

 have recorded their own remixes to the song. Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco , better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco , is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, Lupe is the CEO of 1st and 15th Entertainment. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his critically acclaimed debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food...

 remixed the song under the name Building Minds Faster. Spose

Spose

Ryan Michael Peters , better known by his stage name Spose, is an American rapper from Wells, Maine.-Music career:Spose began rhyming while he was in eighth grade with friend and rapper Cam Groves, and started to pursue his rapping career in 2004...

 recorded a remix for his upcoming mixtape titled We Smoked It All Vol. II. Young Jeezy

Young Jeezy

Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...

 made a remix for the song titled Death Before Dishonor which was thought to be a Rick Ross diss, but then it was revealed by Young Jeezy that it was a misunderstanding & he didn't intentially diss Rick Ross. Ross replied to Young Jeezy's Death Before Dishonor on August 12, 2010 called "The Summa's Mine". Trademark Da Skydiver & Curren$y also made a remix to this song, entitled "J.E.T.S.". Slovak rapper Rytmus also has recorded his own version titled "BMF (Best rapper in Europe)" supported by video.

Music video

The music video premiered on July 13, 2010 and was directed by Parris. It was premiered on BET

Bet

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's 106 & Park

106 & Park

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 on August 2, 2010. Diddy

Sean Combs

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, Bun B

Bun B

Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas...

, DJ Envy

DJ Envy

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, Jadakiss

Jadakiss

Jason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...

, Sheek Louch

Sheek Louch

Sean Divine Jacobs, better known as Sheek Louch , is an African American rapper and member of The LOX , along with Styles P and Jadakiss.-Personal life and career:...

, DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled

Khaled bin Abdul Khaled , better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his...

, DJ Clue

DJ Clue

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, Fabolous

Fabolous

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, Fat Joe

Fat Joe

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, Shawty Lo

Shawty Lo

Carlos Walker , better known by his stage name Shawty Lo, is an American rapper, founder of D4L Records, and member of hip hop group D4L. His first solo album, Units in the City, was released on February 26, 2008...

, Cassie and Lex Luger, the song's producer, appear in the music video.

Cultural references

The title itself, "BMF", is a reference to the gang Black Mafia Family

Black Mafia Family

The Black Mafia Family , was a drug--trafficking organization originally based in Detroit, Michigan. Founded by the Flenory Brothers , the organization began in the late 1980s. By the year 2000, they had established multi-kilogram cocaine distribution cells in cities throughout the United States...

. Ross then shouts out the gang's founder Big Meech

Demetrius Flenory

Demetrius Flenory , better known in many Atlanta circles as Big Meech, is an American convicted drug trafficker, one of the two founding leaders of the Black Mafia Family drug trafficking organization...

 when he raps the world-famous line, "I think I'm Big Meech". In the following line, he references Larry Hoover

Larry Hoover

Larry Hoover was the leader of the Chicago street gang called Gangster Disciples.-Early life:...

, former leader of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation.

Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory

Demetrius Flenory

Demetrius Flenory , better known in many Atlanta circles as Big Meech, is an American convicted drug trafficker, one of the two founding leaders of the Black Mafia Family drug trafficking organization...

 himself has stated that he is a fan of the record.

Styles P also made a reference to the video game, Red Dead Redemption.

Charts

"B.M.F" debuted at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and peaked at #60 in its sixth week on the chart. It also reached #75 on Hot Digital Songs

Hot Digital Songs

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 and #34 on Hot 100 Airplay

Hot 100 Airplay

The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...

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Chart (2010)	Peak position
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