Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
MovieTitle | Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp |
User score | 6.2 |
Release date | Sep 8, 2012 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Jorge Hinojosa |
Production country | United States of America |
Run time | 89 min. |
'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.