Global InformationTottenham Mandem information
| Founded | 1970s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Tottenham, North London |
| Years active | 1970s to mid-2000s |
| Territory | Tottenham and South Tottenham, in North London |
| Ethnicity | Links to Jamaican Yardies[1] |
| Membership (est.) | 100+[2] |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, armed robbery, kidnapping and contract killing |
| Allies | 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]
- ^ Gregory, Andrew (8 August 2011). "'Don't use my brother's death as an excuse for violence'". The Mirror. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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- ^ "Street gangs 'are putting differences aside to form supergang'". 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Pitts, John (11 January 2013). Reluctant Gangsters: The Changing Face of Youth Crime. Routledge. ISBN 9781134022199 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Edmonton Firm / Edmonton Mandem (EMD) - www.londonstreetgangs.com". 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
- ^ a b Paul Gallagher (17 September 2013). "Mark Duggan inquest: Final moments of man who sparked London riots revealed". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ John Heale (17 September 2013). "One Blood: Inside Britain's Gang Culture". Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781849830515.
- ^ Muir, Hugh (3 January 2007). "Catalogue of police failures let gang killing go ahead". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "A major drugs player or respected father of four?". Evening Standard. London. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Tottenham Mandem / Northstar (TMD) - www.londonstreetgangs.com". 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Yardie convicted in torture case". BBC News. 17 May 2002. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ Steven Morris (21 May 2002). "Powerful gang leader jailed for kidnap and torture". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Hackney Boys (HMD) - www.londonstreetgangs.com". 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Heale, John (15 October 2009). One Blood: Inside Britain's Gang Culture. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781849830515.
- ^ Simpson, Will Humphries, John (6 April 2018). "Tottenham shooting: 'killers' brag on social media". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Chestnut Estate (CE) - www.londonstreetgangs.com". 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Ida Bloodstarz (IDA) - www.londonstreetgangs.com". 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "| The Times". The Times. 18 December 2015. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "JOMEC Journal". 7 August 2019. doi:10.18573/j.2017.10145.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Broadwater Farm (BWF) - www.londonstreetgangs.com". 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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:25was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Heart of a lion: the rise of Headie One". The Face. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (21 March 2019). "Watch RV and Headie One's football-themed video for 'Match Day'". NME. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ Thapar, Ciaran (2 August 2018). "Making the banned: MK The Plug and M1 on the Beat are UK drill's brightest hope". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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