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gave this book aupon first read, it was absolutely spectacular. Coo insights, not really structured I LIKE THIS BOOK SOME PEOPLES HAVE GOOD SOULS SO HAVE BAD SOULS, I HAVE A GOOD SOUL, ITS ALL ABOUT THE SOUL, Poignant essays about life in "the game" in the marginal communities of African America by legendary reformed pimp Iceberg Slim aka Robert Beck.


A really interesting collection of essays by the great Black American writer and Pimp Iceberg Slim, What's fascinating is the fact that he comes from a different generation than the Black Panthers these essays I believe werer written in the's and he's sort of dealing with the more angry generation at the time.
I think a lot of the younger people at the time saw Iceberg from another and dated era,

Still, Iceberg writes from the heart, and he is one of America's great writers, One of these days there will be an American Library edition of his works, The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim is a collection of essays he wrote as Robert Beck that pertained to his life as a pimp, his jail experience, his opinion about the pimp game as a retired veteran, and other musings he had during his life.


This collection of Iceberg's essays really shed some light about how he thought, who he was as a person beyond being a pimp, and the ins and outs of the risky life he lead as a majorly successful pimp.
Robert Beck also shared his thoughts and perspectives of the world as a conscious African American male, Iceberg was a really conscious soul brother who cared about his plight of the black race, especially now that he is done with being brainwashed about pimping.


Having read this book prior in college, I had a chance to revisit this book

as a more mature adult, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Although quite different from his memoir, Pimp, The Story of My Life, I was still intrigued about this short collection of essays he wrote.
This collection showed his writing ability, shared with his audience who he really wanted to be, how he despised himself as a pimp, and interaction with others about what interested him.


This book is a true testament of how someone who is a drug addict, infatuated by dehumanizing others, and selling his soul to the highest bidder for the quick dollar, and somehow still rise about and get out of the game.


I would recommend this book to anyone, and rate it a, This is easily a must read over and over, It took me a long time to find this book, I live in NYC but couldn't get it from the librarythat may be different now, Also, for some reason, I had trouble finding it on Amazon that also may be different now, In any case, when I found it, I found it riveting, Like "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," and "Manchilld in the Promised Land," and "Down These Mean Streets," the writing illuminated a life that I did not know firsthand, but that I felt I was being shown first hand.
This was not 'literature' in any sense, This was life put down on paper and slotted between a front and back cover, The immediacy of it, the spontaneity and verve of it, was and is electric, Sleazy goodtimes. Powerful stuff and even funny at times, Dave Chapelle probably made this book even more famous by doing a long routine about it on Netflix,

From some people it's a world that they will never get, For most it's a world that others will want to shy away from, But the sex drive will not go away, And as long as the sex drive is there, People will always for sex, And there will we pimps and hoes,

This book was mostly autobiographical, few things in it I found hard to believe,

It presents an interesting perspective from a figure most in literature wouldn't take seriously, Which I do not know why

Everyone has something interesting to say as Henry Miller one wrote, and Iceberg Slim tells his story remarkably.


a raw and powerful tale, Detailing the haunting past of Robert Beck, known to the streets as Iceberg Slim, these essays tackle the idea of hope: the possibility to veer off course in life and then to change for the better.


While bringing brutal and difficulttoswallow tales from the underground, this book exposes the authors inner workings unlike any of Iceberg Slims other works.
His tough exterior evolves into a straightout, heartfelt confession,

As if Iceberg Slims captivating, rough words werent enough to evoke the essence of this time in his lifethe L.
A. underground of theseach character carries their own baggage, struggle, and influence on Icebergs vision of the world,

These tales serve as a chilling reminder that we are all still inmates of one prison or another, and the time to break free has arrived.
Being a wellread author, scholar, and so forth I love finding treasures like this, This was the first book that I've ever read from a former pimp, excon, black amp proud author Iceberg Slim, I love how genuine and frank he is, The man pulls no punches, There's a lot of disparaging language in it regarding darkskinned black women, white women who sleep with black men, the police, charlatan preachers, etc.
Howbeit, they're reflective of his real opinion, I found the book to be very open and honest, Frankly, I'm against censorship overall and thereby was welcoming to this, Iceberg expresses what he thinks this book should speak to his fellow black as well as how he feels his writings will appeal to white supremacists, as they're not watered down, express racist views, and a pejorative outlook on black society.
Frankly, I'm glad that he made something of himself, My belief is that God allows us as people to go through things so we can help other people, Theologically, the same things that are used to break sinners are used to make saints stronger, Thereby, our reactions to the hand that we're dealt in life good or bad many times say more about us than the hand that we're dealt.
Reading this book has made me like this author's work, I plan to read much more of it, This was really solid. Good quick read. Iceberg's deep intuitive views of the black person in the American society still rings true today, The way he almost seems to have dialogue with the reader and provides plenty of evidence to support the theories he proposes is moving.
His growth in mentality from his pimp era to his new beginning, awakening, is awe inspiring, I felt this book in my veins, He takes you on a journey in all of his writings but there is something so enrapturing and captivating about him as a person and his stories.
He captures life as he saw it and is able to translate that to the reader in vivid color, The way he bares all in this book down to the innerworkings of his mind and others' in the black community is heavy but makes you ponder "Have things changed, but the game remained the same" The game in politics, race, and the streets.
Iceberg is still as relevant as ever, .