Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

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2012

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1 hour 29 minutes

Summary

'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp', examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of Street Lit and explored the world of the ghetto in gritty and poetic detail and have made him a cultural icon. Interviews with Iceberg Slim, Chris Rock, Henry Rollins, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, and Quincy Jones.

~ The jungle creed says the strong must feed on any prey at hand ... I was branded a beast as I sat at the feast before I was a man.

StatusReleased: 12 years ago
September 8, 2012

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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