![]() ![]() All of this in this book written so far before I was even born but is still so very relevant. The story, based on his experiences as a pimp. These are the kinds of books that you can read over and over throughout your life and still pick new things up as you mature Oh how I wish he would have lived to teach psychology, sociology and African American studies department of a college describes the fear and hatred from whites towards blacks then and how they really feel about us right now. He barged through the literary door in 1967 with an autobiographical novel called Pimp: The Story of My Life. He captures the pain that I felt in my generation and somehow encompassed EVERY generation from the time we got off the ships to the instagram models of today. Iceburg really captures all levels of being black, he describes how "light skin" blacks are treated and how we really don’t belong within the white community or the black community. In this exceptionally narrated biography, you will get to know an ambitious, ruthless, and vicious man - Robert Beck, more commonly known by his street-earned nickname Iceberg Slim. This is the gritty truth, the life of a hustler in south side Chicago where the only characters are those who con and those who get conned. Immerse yourself in the role of one of the most famous and proliferous pimps of 20th-century America. Iceberg Slim Follow to get new release updates, special offers (including promotional offers) and improved recommendations. This has led countless scholars, reviewers, and critics to cite the wrong original date of publication for Pimp. Most notably, nearly all reprints of Slims Pimp: The Story of My Life (1967) display 1969 as its earliest copyright date. ![]() I recommend any fiction reader to pick up these books because its a nice change of pace and will make you open your world up. This author needs more praise, his books are a real historic voice. Picking up where Trick Baby left off, we dive into the world of Johnny O’Brien, better known as White Folks. Books by Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines have had very uneven publication histories. Whilst reading Pimp I increasingly saw his influence on our culture especially in blaxploitation films and hip hop. As rappers continue to fail to be the next 2pac, I look forward to the urban fiction writers to continue to reach for the unattainable glory that will always be out of reach. Weaving stories of deceit, sex, humor, and race, bestselling author Iceberg Slim brings us the story of a hustler who doesnt just play the con game, he transforms it. Iceberg Slim, bestselling author of Pimp and Trick Baby, brings us yet another riveting classic about the most incredible con man ever to have risen. Just as 2pac's lyrics are classic royalty within the rap game, Iceburg’s words are a goal of all writers to attain the language that anyone has been able to attain as of yet. Iceberg Slim, whose legal name was Robert Beck, burst on to the scene nearly half a century ago, with his memoir Pimp: The Story of My Life (1967), followed immediately by the novel Trick. ![]()
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