6.2

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Name: Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Director: Jorge Hinojosa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-09-08T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Iceberg Slim, Chris Rock, Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, Bill Duke

“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.”

20121h 29m

Documentary

Overview

'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.