Pimp (Iceberg Slim)
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Pimp (Iceberg Slim)
| Full title | Pimp: The Story of My Life |
|---|---|
| Author | Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck) |
| Published | 1967 |
| Pages | 317 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Robert Beck’s 1967 autobiography of twenty-five years pimping in Chicago and the Midwest, published as Iceberg Slim — deliberately unredeemed, a founding text of American street literature and a source for the language of later hip-hop. A primary document of a subculture that almost never writes itself down, which built a huge readership entirely outside the literary establishment. |
Pimp (Iceberg Slim)
Where I heard about it
- Fil Arons (@FilArons) — on his recommended-reading list, November 2025.
About this edition
Originally published by the paperback house Holloway House, with a glossary of the trade’s argot in the back. The Canongate reissue carries an introduction by Irvine Welsh.
Connections
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.