THE ARCHIVE · 124 RECORDS · DOCUMENTED · SOURCED
The Archive
The men, the women, the writers, the rappers and the screen figures who built American pimp culture, and what it cost. Every record separates what is documented from what is only claimed.
FEATURED · AP-002 · DOCUMENTED SUBJECTS
Founded the Players Ball, left the life for the ministry, then made a third career out of performing the first.
DOCUMENTED SUBJECTS
45 RECORDS
LITERATURE
13 RECORDS
MUSIC
17 RECORDS
SONGS AND RECORDINGS
10 RECORDS
FILM AND TELEVISION
20 RECORDS
SCREEN PORTRAYALS
08 RECORDS
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EVENTS AND INSTITUTIONS
02 RECORDS
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ORGANIZED CRIME
01 RECORD
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CASES AND PROSECUTIONS
01 RECORD
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PLACES AND CORRIDORS
01 RECORD
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ADJACENT: ADULT MEDIA AND THE VICE ECONOMY
06 RECORDS
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