“My cousin Q was the biggest guy in St. Louis,” he says. “Because of my cousin Q, I had a path to other people … in the drug world. Because of my cousin and the respect that T and Meech had for my cousin, I was automatically … given a pass, like, ‘This is Q’s cousin. He’s solid based on Q.’ ”
Subsequent to his cousin’s fortuitous introduction, Hayes helped BMF establish an elite operation featuring a fleet of custom limousines that shipped tons of cocaine across the country for a period of three years. He captured as much in a fictional book, and then a Clifton Powell- narrated documentary titled, Miles In The Life, which premiered and won at Peachtree Village Film Festival in 2018 to the delight of his former employers.
“People don’t understand that this is a respect thing,” Hayes insists. “I asked for permission. It was like, ‘Hey, look, I’m writing a book. Is it OK?’ Then with the documentary, it’s still a respect thing. Like, ‘Hey, this is what I’m doing. I’m not doing it to glorify it. … This is about my story.’
“So it’s still an ultra respect thing. That’s why BMF members were in my documentary, and BMF members catered my screening. So it’s a respect thing. You ask for permission.”
Miles In The Life is available on Amazon Prime, Tubi TV and YouTube.
