Iceberg Slim is the name he used in the black ghetto. His real name is Robert Beck and he was a pimp. This is his story, told without bitterness and with no pretense at moralizing-- the smells, the sounds, the fears, the petty triumphs in the world of the pimp.
Fictionalized account of Iceberg Slim's own life as a pimp in the Chicago area in the 1940s and '50s.
"This is the story of Iceberg Slim's life, as he saw, felt, tasted, and smelled it. A trip through hell by the one man who lived to tell the tale. The dangers of jail, addiction and death that are still all too familiar. By telling the story of one man's struggles and triumphs i…
Before Hip Hop, there was the pimp. The book that brought black literature to the streets is back to show the Hip Hop generation what it?s all about, where they came from. By telling the story of one man?s struggles and triumphs in an underground world, this book shows the game …
This is the story of Iceberg Slim's life, as he saw, felt, tasted, and smelled it. A trip through hell by the one man who lived to tell the tale. The dangers of jail, addiction and death that are still all too familiar.
This is the story of Iceberg Slim's life, as he saw, felt, tasted, and smelled it. A trip through hell by the one man who lived to tell the tale. The dangers of jail, addiction and death that are still all too familiar.