His amateur work, which includes thousands of portraits from the period, often focused on the street trash can he could see from the bar, where a cross section of Times Square's hustlers and homeless stopped for a rest. Nadelman, whose thousands of photos have been digitized by his son Stefan, watched as pimps and prostitutes gathered outside of his bar Younger listeners will recognize the beat heavily sampled in Dr. Dre’s “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang”. Old school listeners remember the sleazy original by Pimp Casanova, Leon Haywood. In terms of social progress, he compares himself to Rosa Parks. Though this might be a stretch, Bobbi Davis’ struggle to license Markus in turn put the Shady Lady on the map. Markus has since been replaced with a stud named “Y.Not.” Instead of ‘fessing up, the Confortes took off to Brazil, from which they couldn’t be extradited. In 1999, after pursuing the Confortes in court, the Feds shut down Mustang Ranch; it has since been reinvented by another couple.

Nadelman, who lived in Greenwich Village before leaving the city to raise his children, snapped genuine shots as sex workers hid behind newsstands to avoid police at the terminal across the street and watched as the lives of many who entered his bar slowly fall apart. Have a dry cloth handy, this cosmic funk has such a sexual vibe your speakers may sweat. (Do what you will with the moistened cloth afterwards. Hof keeps a high enough profile that he might as well also call himself “America’s PR Master General.” In 2008, student Natalie Dylan announced that she would auction off her virginity. The winner would be honored at none other than the Bunny Ranch. The act was never consummated, but Hof once again hit the spotlight. Whether they’ve run with criminals, serviced politicians, or owned a famous brothel, the pimps and madams below have earned themselves a spot in US history.

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A deflowering has never sounded so sweet. Betty describes in detail the moments leading up to the magic moment; her man has been “so patient”, but “tonight is the night that you make me a woman.”

Nadelman then completely took himself out of New York 'It was like circumcision, gone', he said of his move to suburbia, and now views his time at the bar as a 'different world', though is reminded of the 70s by the occasional sex shop still on 8th Avenue. After spending four months on Rikers Island for promoting prostitution, she came out and decided to focus on running for governor instead of doing the governor. She now represents the Anti-Prohibition Party. Though chances of her being elected are remote, it’s worth noting that she wouldn’t be the first madam to make it in politics. Hide your Styx Greatest Hits, it’s time for grownups to have sex… and Teddy is going to explain in intricate detail just how it’s done.

Coonskin (1975)

Shaft may have been a bad mother— SHUT YOUR MOUTH! – but it’s not a love song. This Isaac Hayes groove is the very definition. In fact, Hayes pretty much commands it – to do otherwise would just be wrong. After the Feds caught up with her for tax evasion, Palfrey hung herself to avoid her long prison sentence. Now, there’s a book out about how Palfrey was actually lynched by the cops and the media. This isn’t a Led Zeppelin cover; which is fortunate because Baby Making Music with Tolkien references would be kind of disconcerting. Yes, Mr. White is on this list twice. However, with a voice like his and with his skills at turning a melody into a mating call, he’s probably not on this list enough.

THE Seventies brand of soul music was wonderfully varied. Sometimes it was political with unflinching testimonials of the ghetto. Then it could shift gears into some funk that made you want to get up and dance. And then there were those songs that were designed for a single purpose – sweet, sweet lovemaking. This is a list of the best in that domain. Dim the lights, open a bottle, and enjoy…. Sims became Fillmore Slim, named for the San Francisco street where employed what he says were thousands of prostitutes. Hollywood Madam” Heidi Fleiss managed her first prostitution ring at the tender age of 23, under the not-so-soft tutelage of “Madam 90210” Alex Adams, who took care of Beverly Hills’ needs through the 1980s. (Adams later referred to Fleiss as a “Jewish-American Princess,” probably out of jealousy of her protégé’s success.) Saturday Night Live’s Ladies’ Man once said all he needed was a bottle of Courvoisier and some Lou Rawls to get excited. I think, with Marvin Gaye, there’s no alcohol required. After an LAPD sting put Fleiss in prison for 3 years, she gave up the madam life for other businesses, including a clothing line, a sex tape, a Laundromat and an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother. She came full circle, in a way, by becoming engaged to fellow pimp-type Dennis Hof in 2009.

Super Fly (1972)

Iceberg Slim probably also wrote the best pimp dictionary of all time, located in his book. It includes words like “bottom woman” and “chili pimp.” I’ll leave the definitions to you.

Clarence Sims started his career as a small-time blues musician. During a gig in Texas, he met his first hooker. Sims, seduced by the pimp lifestyle, moved to San Francisco and soon became the city’s “Pope of Pimping.” With its explicit moaning and groaning, this song transcends simple sexytime music… this full audio penetration. He and his business parter-cum-wife, Sally, decided to promote heavyweight boxing champ Oscar Bonavena, according to this CNBC article. Bonavena developed a crush on Sally, then announced that he wanted to take over Mustang Ranch. It was a zoo. You had every hustler, every pimp, every wino. They were all at Terminal Bar,' Nadelman told the Daily Mail Online by phone.The photographer keeps his photos, as well as his paintings, up on the walls of his house for his personal recollections. The mind reels at the thought of how many children would not exist were it not for this song. Once the needle hit the groove, and you hear that first slow, smooth line, it is officially off to the races. Make no mistake, this isn’t the booty slappin’ music of today – this is for sweet, sweet lovemaking. Former taxi driver Joe Conforte and his wife bought Nevada’s Mustang Ranch in the late 1960s. In 1971, thanks in part, to Conforte’s lobbying efforts, it became the Nevada’s first legal brothel. You’re driving through Nevada, near Death Valley. You see a sign from the road: Shady Lady Ranch. You’re in the mood. You walk in and find a hot 25-year… gigolo named Markus? The “Master of Pimpology” more recently published a book on his pimp life. He has retired to more mellow things, like running a tattoo parlor. His American Pimp costar Bishop Don “Magic” Juan also retired from pimpdom, ending up instead as a man of God. Not everyone can keep pimping into their golden years, it seems.