Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)
PG-139/8/2012Documentary1h 29m
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"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."
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.
Jorge Hinojosa
Director
Danny Bresnik
Producer
Top Billed Cast
Iceberg Slim
Self (archive footage)
Chris Rock
Self
Snoop Dogg
Self
Ice-T
Self
Bill Duke
Self
Henry Rollins
Self
Katt Williams
Self
Birdman
Self
Warren 'Slim' Williams
Self
Quincy Jones
Self
