Under the pseudonym “Iceberg Slim,” a former pimp revamped his life and became one of the best-selling authors of the 20th century. While his work was vilified in polite circles, Robert Beck ...
Robert “Iceberg Slim” Beck wrote dozens of cheap paperback novels, which sold millions of copies. His first book, 1967’s “Pimp: The Story of My Life,” made him a literary star. A dozen books followed, ...
Dallas Morning News: 'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp' is a documentary of a reformed pimp who poetically tells his story (B)
One of black literature's most venerated chroniclers of street life and crime is the subject of the documentary Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp. The author of seven popular autobiographical books ...
'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp' is a documentary of a reformed pimp who poetically tells his story (B)
Salon: The Mark Twain of hip-hop: How Iceberg Slim’s “Pimp” changed pop culture
Iceberg Slim is an influential cult writer who many readers have never read. His vivid and relentless autobiography, “Pimp: The Story of My Life,” from 1967, tells of the quarter century the author ...
The Mark Twain of hip-hop: How Iceberg Slim’s “Pimp” changed pop culture
Justin Gifford, read by J.D. Jackson. HighBridge Audio, unabridged, 9 CDs, 10.5 hrs., $34.99 ISBN 978-1-62231-765-3 Robert Beck, aka Iceberg Slim, author of the megabestselling memoir Pimp and one of ...
Get emails on Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp news, photos & more. Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp Examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he ...