![]() ![]() All of this in this book written so far before I was even born but is still so very relevant. I dont see any reason to view this book as anything other than a final opportunity to tell the world that Iceberg Slim was its most cunning pimp. In fact I would argue that the value money held for him was mostly as a symbol of status. It is the smells, the sounds, the fears and the petty triumphs in the world of the street pimp. The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim: Robert Becks Real Story Icon image Pimp. The book claims that during his career he had over 400 women, both black and white, working for him. Slim tells us openly that he became a pimp not just for money, but for prestige. Robert (Iceberg Slim) Beck’s first book is told without bitterness and with no pretense at moralizing. Iceberg Slim Icon image The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim: Robert Becks Real Story. 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. Pimp According to his memoir, Pimp, Slim started pimping at 18 and continued until age 42. Publication Order of Standalone Novels Pimp, (1967) Trick Baby, (1967) Mama Black Widow, (1969) The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim, (1971) Long White Con, (. ![]() 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. 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. 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. ![]()
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