With: With: Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), Ice-T, Chris Rock, Snoop Dogg, Quincy Jones, Henry Rollins, Bill Duke, Katt Williams, Betty Mae Beck, Bentley Morriss, Camille Mary Beck, Bellisa Misty Beck ...

Once upon a time, a man named Robert Beck wrote a book called Pimp: The Story Of My Life. Published in 1967, it was a revolutionary event, codifying underworld culture, introducing millions of ...

This article was published 29/08/2015 (3444 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. Robert (Iceberg Slim) Beck seems like an unlikely subject of a scholarly biography.

Justin Gifford's new biography "Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim" explores the life of Robert Beck, aka Iceberg Slim. (Illustration: Ben Shannon/Background: Thomas Favre-Bulle) ...

Opens Friday (August 16). For venues and times, see listings. Rating: NNN Once upon a time, a man named Robert Beck wrote a book called Pimp: The Story Of My Life.