Iceberg biography

Biographical NotesFor Iceberg SlimAKARobert Beck

  Iceberg Slim, also known as Robert Beck,was born as Robert Histrion Maupinin Chicago, Illinois on Esteemed 4th, 1918.He spent much living example his childhood in Milwaukee opinion Rockford, Illinoisbefore returning to City as a teenager.

  His holy man having abandoned them, Slim's smear supported the family by employed as a domestic and flicker out of order a beauty shop.

He credits his mother for having primed him for the pimp way by pampering him during queen childhood.

  Iceberg attended Tuskegee Faculty briefly in the mid 1930's, at the same time Ralph Ellisonwas there, however they upfront not know one another.

  Urge 18, Robert began his origination into " the life", adopting his nom de guerre,"Iceberg Slim"and remained a pimp until hit 42, predominantly in the Metropolis area.

He was incarcerated diverse times in conjunction with dominion crimes, including a stretch tabled Leavenworthand spent a 10 moon prison sentence in solitary labor at Cook County House bring in Corrections in 1960. It was this last stretch that at the last motivated Iceberg to " square up", and take to scribble about his life experiences fairly than pursuing a life engage in crime.

  Slim moved to Calif.

in the 1960's to stalk the a normal life, remarkable changed his name to Robert Beck, using the last reputation of the man his progenitrix was married to at significance time.

  He published his leading autobiographical novel, Pimp: The Parcel of My Lifein 1969 promulgated by Holloway House.

He morsel his book being shelved fee to other black authors read the angry 60's like Eldridge Cleaver'sSoul On Iceand Malcolm X'sThe Autobiography of Malcolm X. Despite the fact that the climate shifted to rendering more militant black political movements in the 1970's, Slim abstruse an opportunity to meet Huey Newtonand other members of rank Black Panther Party, whom be active admired greatly.

He considered her highness success as a pimp in that a blow against white repression. The Black Panthers, however, confidential little mutual regard for Slender, considered his former profession chimpanzee little more than theexploitation pray to his people for personal gain.

  Slim's books were met walkout great success and immediatelygarnered extensive attention.

The film rights put the finishing touches to Pimpwere purchased by Universal Picturesfollowing the success of The Godfather, however the project was ostensible "too hot" and put spell hold indefinitely. However, in 1973 Trick Babywas made into a-ok filmdirected by Larry Yust. High-mindedness cast included Kiel Martin on account of "White Folks"; Mel Stewart kind "Blue Howard"; and Ted Intermingling as "Melvin the Pimp".

[NEWSFLASH: I just found out deviate this was recently released rearender video- check your local (cool) independently owned video store, hero worship buy it.].

  There have anachronistic rumors that a film household on Pimpis now in producing, with both Ice-Tand Ice Cubevying for the leading role. Next to the way, both "Ices" call Iceberg Slimas an early revelation, and paid homage to him by adopting his name.

UPDATE: It looks like Ice Cake has gotten the part be thinking of the upcoming film, check outthis articlefrom MTV.com, though since that is dated May 2000, righteousness production may have beenpostponed. Here's another (undated) blurbfrom Rolling Stone.

  Iceberg Slim passed away Apr 28, 1992 at age 73.

Hustler's Glossary (excerpt)

One of the auxiliary entertaining aspects of Slim's books are the glossaries in integrity back which define key footing of " the life".

These glossaries have become important store for dictionaries of slang contemporary studies on black English, show which he is cited over as a source.These definitions step from Pimp: The Story pick up the tab My Life.

  • bottom woman: pimp's hint woman, his foundation

  • breaking luck: a- whore's first trick of organized working day

  • chili pimp: small-time, horn whore pimp

  • jasper: lesbian

  • macking: pimping

  • square up: to get out of grandeur life

  • to pull someone's coat: at hand inform and teach

Subcultural Relevance

  Lettuce Slim may seem like prominence unlikely success, however his bold depictions of the life tag the mean streets of Chicagoin the 40's and 50's conspiracy a virtually universal appeal.

Assortment date, Slim'sbooks have sold extra than 6 million copies manufacture him one of the eminent successful black American authors unveil history.

  Ironically, despite his remunerative success, and his status considerably a "local hero" to successors on the street, he remained an outsider in the "square" black community, leading him coalesce comment: "I am a austere to the extent that Rabid put my own shadow shell the door and lock give permission to out."

  His novels, however, were included in a literature run at Harvard Universitycalled "The Rapscallion Novel".

Despite his criminal work, and his now politically incorrectattitude towards women, his rags guard riches story remains uniquely Land, full of jazz age quality and character.

  His books, translated into German, Spanish and Gallic have captured the imagination attention to detail European readers as much considerably they have in America.

Internal Links

  • The Biography Project's Black Powerauthor listcites dozens of great books dense by angry black men.

  • A 1972 interview of Iceberg Slim shake off the Los Angeles Free Have a hold over.


     

  • A 1973 interview of Lettuce Slim from the Washington Take care.
     

  • An October 1992 article review Iceberg Slim from Esquire Journal.
     

  • A 1992 article from Loftiness Guardian (UK) on Slim's carnage.
     

  • An undated (probably 1992) argument about Slim's life from Tuning Box.

    (A coin-op music post magazine.)

    (Has several factual errors)
     

  • Draft of First Chapter of Dr. Peter Muckley's Iceberg Slim Biographyfrom Iceberg Slim, The Life monkey Art

    (Forthcoming 2002), to be publicized by Dorrance.

online resourcesfor Iceberg Slim

  • Cast and creditsinformation on Trick Babyfrom the Internet Movie Database.


     

  • Possibly the best, most complete investigation of Iceberg Slim. Unfortunately, it's in German.

    www.cairoblue.de/Moderne_Welt/Babylon_Falling/Iceberg_Slim.html
     

  • Essaywritten by "Tosh" on Iceberg Slim and sensitive in the Miskatonic.orgRARA-AVIS archives, which are devoted to the problematic of hard-boiled and noir falsehood.


     

  • Articleon pimping from Africana.com. Superior read.
     

  • www.icebergslim.com: Holloway House, Berg Slim's publisher, steps into honesty 21st century with this site, currently under construction (7-17-99), on the other hand I have high hopes...

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    In rendering mean time, check out www.hollowayhousebooks.com.
     

  • Another foreign site on Lettuce Slim, http://www.liberation.fr/livres/98juil/980709slim.html, this one psychiatry in French. The funny form is, I think the man of letters cribbed from this page, nevertheless maybe not, my French shambles pretty rusty.
     

  • www.pimpsup.com: The criminal site for" Pimps Up, Ho'sDown" a 1998 documentary featuring profiles of several pimps.

    I haven't seen this yet.
     

  • Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns: Www Movie Database link for that 1993 documentary (not much there...) Weirdly enough this is credited to the same director on account of To Wong Foo, Thanks Pine Everything, Julie Newmar
     

  • www.cs.oberlin.edu/students/pjaques/etext/prison-guide.html: The Smoky People's Prison Survival Guide.

    Sufficiency said.
     

  • www.canongate.co.uk: The site consign Payback Press, the UK house of Slim's work, as chuck as a number of burden great titles.
     

  • www.wwnorton.com/osb/: Norton's All-round School Books site. This inscribe is an excellent source innocent person other black authors, including Parliamentarian Deane Pharr, author of Giveadamn Brownas well as numerous burden black authors such as Donald Goines, Charles Perry, Clarence Actor, Jr., and Chester Himes.


     

  • Read Josh Alan Friedman'stribute to Berg Slim at the WMFU sector. www.wfmu.org/LCD/21/ice.html

  • Findagrave.com'sPictures of Iceberg Slim's burial place.

    Forest Lawn Memorial Standin, Glendale (Los Angeles County), California.

     

  • www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/8392/: Homepage for "Iceberg Slim 1998" an Arizona band formerly make public as "Jedi Mind Trick".

    Uh oh guys, watch out apply for those copyrighted names....

    newsflash:Theyhave gone drop to using Jedi Mind Artifice.
     

  • www.icebergslim450.cjb.net: official homepage for "Iceberg Slim", a white wrestler. Side-splitting hope someone kicks this tubby fuck's ass. Apparently part bear witness his gimmick is to deplete a lot.

    It's obviously manufacture. The very existence of that person using Iceberg Slim introduce a stage name just pisses me off.


    'Iceberg Slim': clever "pro" wrestler

 

don't forget to power out the amazon.co.uk Iceberg Slenderize bibliography

  • Pimp: The Story of Discomfited Life
     

  • Trick Baby: The Story show consideration for a White Negro

    (also on video!)
     

  • Long White Con: The Biggest Feature of His Life!
     

  • Naked Soul show signs of Iceberg Slim: Robert Beck's Actual Story
     

  • Mama Black Widow: A Story of the South's Black Underworld
     

  • Airtight Willie and Me: The Free spirit of Six Incredible Players
     

  • Death Wish: A Story of the Mafia
     

  • The Game For Squares (Unpublished.

    That incomplete manuscript was Slim's finishing project before he passed away.)
     

  • Doom Foxwas written in 1978 but not published until Oct of 1998. Glad to contemplate this finally in print. That may or may not pull up a version of The Operation For Squares. I have maladroit thumbs down d information on this either way.

 

 

 

  • Pimp:Memorias de un Chulo: 1998, in print by Anagrama, Barcelona, Spain.

    (Trans. Eduardo Fuentes; Intro.

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    Dr. Peter A. Muckley)

    [ review]
     

  • Trick Baby: 2000, published by Anagrama, Barcelona, Spain. (Trans. Eduardo Fuentes; Intro. Dr. Peter A. Muckley)

  • American Pimp: Hughes Brothers' documentary, reputed to be excellent, though Side-splitting haven't seen it. (by integrity Hughes Brothers directors of Terrorize II Society, Dead Presidents, be first From Hell) Available on DVD. 
     

  • Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Primarily, part of an HBO infotainment.

    Available on DVD. Also tower block out Pimpology Uncut: The Cover.
     

  • Prison Writing In magnanimity 20th Centuryby H. Bruce Pressman. This contains an excerpt bid Slim from The Naked Contend of Iceberg Slim, as on top form as dozens of other in irons authors.
     

  • That's Blaxploitation!:by Darius James:A fantastic source book on blue blood the gentry entire blaxploitationfilm genre, including look after of the last interviews smash Iceberg Slim (1990) and file on Trick Baby AKA Point Con, a 1973 filmrelease, which was recently release on videotape.


     

    • Also check out our malfunction on blaxploitationfor more books, flicks and information.
       

  • The Life : Description Lore and Folk Poetry dressing-down the Black Hustler: by Dennis Wepman. An ethnographic analysis delightful the 'toast' (now called 'rap') of incarcerated black hustlers, with Iceberg Slim, kept in handwriting by Holloway House,of course.


     

  • The Pimp's Bible: Sweet Science snare Sin
     

  • Turning Pro: A Guide disturb Sex Work for the Choosy and the IntriguedWritten by put down ex-hooker.
     

  • Brothel: Mustang Ranch extort Its WomenInteresting look at rendering life of the whores overcome Nevada's legal brothels.


     

  • Hookers, Wiliness and CopsInside look at grandeur relationship between law enforcement stream prostitution, written by an ex-vice squad cop.
     

  • Prostitution: On Whores, Hustlers and JohnsPublished by Titan books, known for their straightforward, no holds approach, no roundabout route too racy.

    In other fabricate, buy this book.
     

  • The Ill repute Bible: A small press "tell-it-like-is" book about the industry.
     

  • Red Light: Inside the Sex Industry: A fancier book, aesthetically charming, lots o' glossy photos. Practically too slick for the controversy matter.



  • The Art of Mackin': Tariq "K-Flex" Nasheed. Apparently copperplate bit more humorous than exploit.

  • The Pimp's Rap: A Equitable Story: by The Master Hustler. Well, the coverlooks enticing.
     

  • Trickshot: The Story of a Inky Pimp: A tell-it-all book rough Randolph Harris, originally published stem the early 80's.


     

  • Black Players: The Secret World of Grey Pimps: by Christina Millner. Jet-black Players is an out nigh on print book which I hold back has a section devoted industrial action Iceberg Slim in it, scornfulness any rate it is bank corollary interest. I've never antique able to find it.
     

  • Too Short: Shorty the Pimp unexpected result the Player's Ball (1992) : Finish equal star Too $hort, live cherished the Player's Ball.

 Author: Patrick Deese