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According to the glossary in the book "Pimp: The Story of My Life" by Iceberg Slim, the bottom woman is defined as a "pimp's main woman, his foundation".

If you look at the pimp game like it's a kind of upside down pyramid - the bottom woman is the base. She is the first one the pimp recruits, the one he has to convince to work for him when he's just on his own, and therefore the one he has to make the most effort to get, and the one who has the most senior rank in his organization. She then is the one who goes out and recruits a couple of more women, who then each go recruit more women, etc. The bottom woman is the base of that upside down pyramid. It all has to do with the psychology of it, using women to recruit other women is meant to be easier than the pimp doing it all by himself. So it's a heirarchy.

Ultimately, the pimp doesn't get too closely involved with the rookies, if he's a good pimp with a large stable - he's got trusted women who deal with the other women. Just like in any crime syndicate, the person at the center of it doesn't want to have to deal with all of the "little people" in his organization. The people at the edge present more of a risk to getting busted or creating drama than your more trusted veterans at the core of your organization.

If you really want to know, this is the seminal reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0043RSK9E/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

More of an autobiography to see what real manliness is like:
Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim
http://www.amazon.com/Pimp-The-Story-My-Life-ebook/dp/B0043RSK9E