TIFF 2012: Iceberg Slim

By News Staff

Posted Sep 5, 2012 7:55 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

On Saturday a documentary is premiering at TIFF about a reformed Chicago pimp who became an author of urban fiction, inspiring many stars of hip-hop music including Ice T and Snoop Dogg. Music reporter Rudy Blair spoke with director Jorge Hinojosa about “Iceberg Slim-Portrait of a Pimp.”

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