Mike D of the Beastie Boys originally coined another of his monikers “the furniture pimp”, used by the press in Rolling Stone magazine.
mˈaɪk dˈiː ʌvðə bˈiːsti bˈɔɪz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kˈɔɪnd ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ʌv hɪz mˈɑːnɪkɚz “ðə fˈɜːnɪtʃɚ pˈɪmp”, jˈuːzd baɪ ðə pɹˈɛs ɪn ɹˈoʊlɪŋ stˈoʊn mˌæɡɐzˈiːn.