Boo and Moe are brothers who's father died of a drug overdose when they were very young. Raised by a tough mother and her new companion, Rufus, the boys grow up to be street-wise, hardened individuals who eventually form their neighborhood's toughest street gang. Toughness was their gang's mantra, and was reflected in their chosen name -- B.M.F., for Bad Mutha Fuckas. But the brothers were also clever enough to know that all brawn and no brains would eventually spell their doom, so they turned to Rufus for guidance. It was a smart move, because Rufus soon had the rough BMFs drug dealings operating like a well managed organization. Boo was the brains of the operation and Moe was the brawn. Together they were a formidable combination that was soon recognized by all the other gangs as top dogs. Boo and Moe owned the streets of their neighborhood.

Then Johnson takes another turn in telling his story. He makes Boo befriend a young man named Steve who's mother is a heroin addict. He then adds another element to Boo's personality, compassion. Boo has insight to transform himself into Steve's unofficial mentor. He loves Steve so much that he asks Steve to be his newborn son's Godfather. Everything was fine until Steve brings his cousin Reno into the gang family…and that's when chaos begins. Reno is not exactly the sit-back type. Soon Steve is caught in the middle of an increasingly deadly power struggle between Boo and Moe and his cousin, Reno. Altercations and confrontations occur frequently, so much that Steve finally admits to himself that he has to make a choice. Johnson again adds another twist. Boo and Moe think they had enough troubles with Reno. Well, when Boo negotiates with a new drug supplier, here comes one of those rival bad boys from their past who is either jealous or frustrated or both, and off we go again....