New York daily news Jan 15, 1978 description of a Pimp or Mack…

[The Gentleman]

As you can see almost 50 years, and slang hasn’t changed. (Of course, because the game doesn’t change.)

Them people was on the games bumper back then just like they’re on it now. It’s so funny how it’s been lost to time that and NYC was the capital of IZM. The girl was blowing, the heron was the best in the country and the NYPD Pimp squads WERE vicious, It was it was said from the 60s to the early 90s that if you “never pimped in New York, then you never really pimped.” Pimps from everywhere Chicago, the bay Texas, Memphis (Memphis pimps infamous for having thieving whores and leaving their mark everywhere they go.*wink*) made their name in New York City. Somewhere along the way the game got totally associated with the south and the west. Crazy.

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[KingSol81]

It's odd you cite this article as proof NY was pimp mecca when The Mack came out 5 years prior to this article.

That said I dont give a fukk about no parasitic azz pimp, you know what we used to call pimps back in the day? Re up money.

 

[The Gentleman]

It's odd you cite this article as proof NY was pimp mecca when The Mack came out 5 years prior to this article.

That said I dont give a fukk about no parasitic azz pimp, you know what we used to call pimps back in the day? Re up money.

The keyword here is MECCA. Yes, Manhattan was THE MECCA of whoredom in the 70 and 80’s. Pimps from everywhere in
America plied there trade in New York, NY. Have some stick up kit is gonna call anyone of parasite I don’t know. And you might get at some izm make you famous you’re thinking wrong.

 

[FromStLouis]

The term "Mack" has been around since '95 at least.

That's 1895.

Lee Shelton - if you're familiar with the song Stagger Lee belonged to a group of pimps in St. Louis known as The Macks. Short Slang for the French word "Maquerelle" or Madam.

 

[The Gentleman]

The term "Mack" has been around since '95 at least.

That's 1895.

Lee Shelton - if you're familiar with the song Stagger Lee belonged to a group of pimps in St. Louis known as The Macks. Short Slang for the French word "Maquerelle" or Madam.

Facts. A lot of people don’t know this, but stagger Lee was one of the first ‘toast” (there goes some hip-hop history for ya! )To go a little deeper the Roman emperor Caligula had an affair with one of his subordinate‘s wife that subordinate name was Macro. Instead of throwing a fit, he let his wife continue having affair with Caligula so she could continue seducing him. Thus the term the French word, “Macqueux” and the English abbreviation MACK.

 

[The Gentleman]

“Trap - the money a pimp requires his prostitute to earn.”


It’s funny how that term got corrupted.