Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Sep 08 2012
•1h 29m
•Documentary
'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.
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See allIceberg Slim
Self (archive footage)
Chris Rock
Self
Snoop Dogg
Self
Ice-T
Self
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