Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)

Directed by Jorge Hinojosa

“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.”

Documentary · 1h 29m

'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.

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Cast

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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
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Warren 'Slim' Williams Self Quincy Jones Self Bishop Don Magic Juan Self

Crew

Director
Jorge Hinojosa
Editor
Danny Bresnik
Producer
Jeff Scheftel, Danny Bresnik

Details

Release date
2012-09-08
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America