Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Name: Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Released: 2012-09-08T00:00:00
Rating: 6.2

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.

2012 • 89 min • 6.2/10

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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