Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)

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.

'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.

Cast (11)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

I

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

W

Warren 'Slim' Williams

Self

Quincy Jones

Self

Bishop Don Magic Juan

Self

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