Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

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Overview

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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Cast: Betty Beck, Bill Duke, Camille Beck, Diane Beck, Justin Gifford, Mathieu Bitton, Misty Beck, Odie Hawkins, Red Holloway, Robert Beck

Director: Jorge Hinojosa

Genre: Biography, Documentary

Country: United States

Release Year: 2012

IMDB Rating: 6.8 (796 votes)

TMDB Rating: 6.2 (16 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 71

Metacritic: 56

Runtime: 1h 29m

Release Date: 2014-07-16

Tagline: 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.