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Furthermore, blaxploitation films have made a
profound impact on contemporary hip hop culture. Several
prominent hip hop artists (including Snoop Dogg, Big
Daddy Kane, Ice T, Slick Rick, and Too Short) have taken
the no-nonsense pimp persona popularized first by
ex-pimp Iceberg Slim's 1967 book Pimp and then by films
such as Super Fly, The Mack, and Willie Dynamite, as
inspiration for their own works.
In fact, many hip-hop
artists have paid tribute to pimping within their lyrics
(most notably 50 Cent’s hit single “P.I.M.P.”) and have
openly embraced the pimp image in their music videos, by
including entourages of scantily-clad women, flashy
jewelry (known as “bling-bling”), and luxury Cadillacs
(referred to as “pimpmobiles”).
Perhaps the most famous
scene of The Mack, featuring the “Annual Players’ Ball,”
has become an often-referenced pop culture icon, most
recently by Chapelle’s Show, where it was parodied as
the “Player-Haters’ Ball." The genre's overseas
influence extends to artists such as Norway's Madcon.
Blaxploitation - Parodies and spoofs
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