Mama Black Widow tells the story of Otis Tilson, a comely and tragic homosexual queen adrift with his brothers and sisters in the drk, labyrinthine world of pimping, tricking, violence, and petty crime. Written in the jagged, vivid, and always authentic language of the homeosexual underground and … [Read more...]
TRICK BABY by Iceberg Slim
Author Robert Beck, better known by his ghetto pseudonym. "Iceberg Slim," tells the story of a blue-eyed, light-haired, white-skinned Negro called "White Folks," the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned! Beck knew him well, knew where he was coming from. Folks was tormented by the hateful … [Read more...]
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Iceberg Slim (August 4, 1918 – April 28, 1992), also known as Robert Beck and born as Robert Lee Maupin, was an African American writer who started out as a pimp and whose writings were particularly successful among black audiences; his descriptions of the pimp lifestyle had considerable influence … [Read more...]
PIMP by Iceberg Slim
Iceberg Slim is the name he used in the black ghetto. His real name is Robert Beck and he was a pimp. This is his story, told without bitterness and with no real pretense at moralizing - the smells, the sounds, the fears, the petty triumphs in the world of the pimp. No other book comes anywhere near … [Read more...]
