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Demythologizing Oakland’s pimp culture (Analysis)
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Fri, 4 Jan at 8:52am.

For at least four decades, Oakland has been celebrated as a center for pimp culture. The city’s history of producing modern macquereaus doubtless extends much further back, but the 1973 film “The Mack” codified Oakland’s status as Pimp Central.

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