Film

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

2012 · 1h 29m · Documentary

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.

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

Metacritic

56

'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.

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

Warren 'Slim' Williams

Self

Quincy Jones

Self

Bishop Don Magic Juan

Self

• Jorge HinojosaDirector · Executive Producer
• Danny BresnikEditor · Producer
• Jeff ScheftelProducer
• Ice-TExecutive Producer

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp - Official Trailer (HD)

Release date

September 8, 2012

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Genres

Documentary