Pimp

A pimp is an informal term for a man who runs a brothel or otherwise oversees prostitution. The female counterpart to a pimp is a madam, though this term is used almost solely with regard to brothels, as opposed to street prostitution. Typically, a pimp will solicit clients for, protect, and in other ways manage a prostitute in exchange for a commission on her earnings.

Famous pimps and alleged pimps

• Detroit Red (later known as Malcolm X)
• Don 'Magic' Juan
• Ice-T
• Iceberg Slim
• Charles Manson
• Jelly Roll Morton
• Charles C. Pinckney (alleged) http://www.mtv.com/chooseorlose/headlines/news.jhtml?id=1492217
• Snoop Dogg (self-styled)
• Stephen Ward
• Too $hort
• Larry Williams
• Al Capone http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_126.html