Players Ball

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Players Ball
Formation 1974
Location Chicago, IL
Key people Bishop Don "Magic" Juan

The Players Ball is an annual gathering of pimps, held in Chicago, Illinois. Other Players Balls take place across the country, most notably in Miami and Atlanta. Presently, there are "Players Ball" events in Las Vegas and Memphis, Tennessee. On December 16-18th 2011, a Players Ball was hosted in Hollywood, CA.[1]

Official Bishop Don Juan Players Ball

The 38th annual official Players Ball 2012 was held Saturday December 8th 2012 at the Key Club, Hollywood, Ca. Nick Cannon was the Dj for the event who is rumored to be in production filming a movie about Bishop Don Juan.

The 35th Anniversary of the Players Ball, was held on Saturday, December 5th 2009 at Chez Roues Banquet Hall in Chicago, IL. Ditch performed his first Players Ball show there.[2]

History

The idea stemmed from a scene in the 1973 blaxploitation film, The Mack,[3] in which the lead character, a pimp named Goldie, attends The Players Ball in Oakland, California. Comedian Dan Aykroyd parodied this event in his film Doctor Detroit.[4] The party has been a November tradition since 1974, when pimps from across the country gathered to celebrate the birthday of Don Juan now known as Bishop Don "Magic" Juan. Every year, the award for "Pimp of the Year" is given out. Juan was the winner 13 years in a row.[5]

Documentaries

The Player's Ball was shown in the HBO documentary Pimps Up, Hoes Down[6] and the Hughes Brothers' documentary, American Pimp.[7]

There was also a DVD entitled Master Players Ball released in 2006. The DVD featured live scenes from a "Players Ball."[8]

Controversies

2003 arrests

In 2003, the Players Ball took place in Atlanta, GA. A former prostitute by the name of "Tina F." reported that several pimps were arrested for having underage prostitutes, and claimed "One pimp had a 10-year-old girl in his stable."[9]

2005 protest

In 2005, a former prostitute identifying herself as "Brenda Myers-Powell." protested the Players Ball event at Mariella's Banquet Hall on 5th Avenue in Maywood, IL. Brenda called the event a "ball for child molesters" because she was recruited at the age of 14 to become a prostitute.[9]

Matthew Thompkins indictment

In 2006, Matthew Thompkins, a former Postal Worker of Manhattanville, NY, was indicted. He was a former "Pimp of the Year" of the annual Players Ball. His aliases included; "Knowledge" and "Daddy." [10] While searching his property, Police located two "Pimp of the Year" awards.[11]

Other versions

Las Vegas, Nevada

A well-known non-pimp Players Ball started some years ago in Las Vegas, as a private party for businesses attending the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo. The event is organized by D-Money.

Memphis, Tennessee

In 2011, the annual Memphis Players Ball was also attended by Bishop Don Magic Juan, Good Game, MattShizzle, Candyman, The Black Hef and others. Ditch performed at the Memphis Ball which was located at a mansion in Memphis, TN.

Past events have featured performers including:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Players Ball Hollywood 2011 presented by Bishop Don Magic Juan, Snoop Dogg, & Serious Pimp - Chuuuch!!!". Playersball.com. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  2. ↑ "Ditch Bishop Don Juan Other Players In Hotel Room Chicago Il.Wmv". YouTube. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  3. ↑ The Mack (1973) - IMDb
  4. ↑ Doctor Detroit (1983) - IMDb
  5. ↑ Dowling, Denise (2000-01-29). "“Pimpin' is hard work” - Salon.com". Archive.salon.com. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  6. ↑ Pimps Up, Ho's Down (1999) - IMDb
  7. ↑ American Pimp (1999) - IMDb
  8. ↑ "Masters Players Ball: Various: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2013-06-21. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Stop Glamorizing Pain - Stop Glamori... - Human Trafficking - tribe.net". Tribes.tribe.net. 2005-12-05. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  10. ↑ 'PIMP+OF+THE+YEAR'+-+POSTAL+WORKER+BUSTED&pqatl=google "Archives - New York Post Online Edition". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  11. ↑ "Philadelphia Inquirer". Nl.newsbank.com. 2007-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  12. ↑ "Snoop Dogg parties with the players in Chicago". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2002-12-04. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 

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