Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

About Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

'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.

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp is a 2012 documentary film directed by Jorge Hinojosa. Iceberg Slim takes the lead as Self (archive footage), Chris Rock as Self, Snoop Dogg as Self, and Ice-T as Self.

Released in September 2012, it runs 89 minutes.

It carries a R rating.