Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
(2012)

Fiction

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Entertainment One, 2012
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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 89 min.)) : sd., col

ISBN/ISSN
MWT15995670, 15995670
LANGUAGE
English
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Directed by Jorge Hinojosa

Bill Duke, Quincy Jones, Ice-T

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

Not rated

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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