Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)
Directed by Jorge Hinojosa
Genres - Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Biography |
Release Date - Jul 19, 2013 (USA - Limited), Jul 19, 2013 (USA) |
Run Time - 89 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Filmmaker Jorge Hinojosa explores the remarkable life and literary career of famed pimp/author Iceberg Slim, whose seven books starting with 1967's Pimp: The Story of My Life captured the black experience on the written page like never before. Interviews with such fans and admirers as Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Chris Rock, Henry Rollins, and Quincy Jones offer a vivid glimpse into the life of a man who gave birth to hip-hop culture, and served as the catalyst for the blaxploitation film movement.
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Keywords
author, pimp, street-hustler, writer
