Broadwater Farm Posse,[3] Burger Bar Boys,[4] Causeway Gang,[5] Edmonton Firm (also known as The Firm, Edmonton Mandem, or EMD),[6] Star Gang[3]
Rivals
Northumberland Park Killers (NPK),[7] Hackney Boys,[7] London Field Boys (LFB)[8]
The Tottenham Mandem (also Tottenham Man Dem,TMD, or Man Dem Crew,[9][10] formerly known as Frontliners or Tottenham Boys[11]) were an organised street gang based in Tottenham, North London, that began on the Broadwater Farm estate prior to the Broadwater Farm riot in 1985. One of the early members and later leader Mark Lambie was a suspect in the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during that riot.[12] Lambie had been top of Operation Trident's wanted list due to the close links he had built with gangs in Wembley, Harlesden and south London.[13] He was jailed in 2002.[12] During the 90s, TMD was one of the largest gangs in North London and controlled much of the drug markets in the area.[14]
In the early 2000s, members of TMD formed the North Star record label and music group. The group was active in the music scene at the time, and acted as promoters for So Solid Crew.[15][14] TMD also declined during this period, instead splintering off into various independent groups such as NPK (Northumberland Park Killers),[16] Tiverton Mandem, and Chestnut Estate (CE, also known as Black Gang),[17] although some still used the "Tottenham Mandem" name. Some younger members of TMD began to associate with the London Bloods[note 1] and used names such as Ida Boys (also known as Ida Rydaz, Ida Bloodstarz, or IDA[18]), and Bloodline[19] or Bloodgang,[20] whereas some older members began to use the name 'Star Gang'.[20] Collectively, everyone from the Broadwater Farm estate began to be referred to as 'Farm Mandem' (FMD).[11][14][21]
Some of these groups, such as Star Gang,[22] became active in the road rap scene at the time. Two members of Star Gang, Headz (now known as Headie One) and Young RV (now known as RV), later became prominent in the UK drill scene and formed part of the UK drill collective OFB (Original Farm Boys).[23][24][25]
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