<P> The Chambers Brothers were a criminal organization heavily involved in the distribution of crack cocaine in the city of Detroit, Michigan during the 1980s . The brothers, B.J., Larry, Willie and Otis Chambers, became notorious nationally when the Detroit Police Department confiscated video tapes of the brothers counting their laundry baskets full of money, and flaunting their excessive wealth . </P> <P> In the novel Warpath, by Jeffry Scott Hansen, the street gang, The Six - Mile Syndicate, is based loosely on The Chambers Brothers gang . </P> <P> In the 1991 film, New Jack City, the character, Nino Brown and his associates, were largely based on the real life Detroit gang The Chambers Brothers . As in the movie, The Chambers Brothers were also known for taking over an apartment complex known as "The Boulevard" on E. Ferry St. in Detroit (name was changed to "The Carter" in the film), which was used to house their drug selling operations . </P>

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