Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Name: Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Director: Jorge Hinojosa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-09-08
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Iceberg Slim, Chris Rock, Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, Bill Duke

Directed by Jorge Hinojosa

Documentary

20121h 29m6.2

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.