Iceberg Slim: Portrait Of A Pimp (Trailer)

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Ice-T’s documentary about street scholar and pulp fiction icon Iceberg Slim will be in theaters July 19th. The film will explore Robert Beck’s transition from a pimp into the author of seven books that made him the father of street lit. Slim’s methodical tales about the Black ghetto underworld has influenced the machismo of several rappers and helped Ice-T decide on his stage name. If you don’t see a theater showing it will also be available as an On Demand selection July 12th.