A Pimps Life

Author : Iceberg Slim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451617143
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pimp written by Iceberg Slim and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[In Pimp], Iceberg Slim breaks down some of the coldest, capitalist concepts I’ve ever heard in my life.” —Dave Chappelle, from his Nextflix special The Bird Revelation Pimp sent shockwaves throughout the literary world when it published in 1969. Iceberg Slim’s autobiographical novel offered readers a never-before-seen account of the sex trade, and an unforgettable look at the mores of Chicago’s street life during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. In the preface, Slim says it best, “In this book, I will take you, the reader, with me into the secret inner world of the pimp.” An immersive experience unlike anything before it, Pimp would go on to sell millions of copies, with translations throughout the world. And it would have a profound impact upon generations of writers, entertainers, and filmmakers, making it the classic hustler’s tale that never seems to go out of style.

Author : Treasure Hernandez
Publisher : Urban Books
ISBN 13 : 1599831473
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pimp's Life written by Treasure Hernandez and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim comes A Pimp's Life, the story of the rise and fall of Mack Jones. He's at the top of his pimp game in Queens, New York, until he breaks one of the cardinal rules of Pimping 101 and falls in love with one of his girls. Destiny was once an innocent young girl tricked into selling her body, but now she's as tough as the most seasoned professionals on the street. Then a tragic turn of events causes her to open her heart once again. When Mack is shot, she stays by his side during his recovery, proving herself to be as devoted as any wife would be to her husband. After she sees that Mack has regained his strength, Destiny finally gathers the courage to leave the life behind her, and Mack is forced to make a decision. He won't stop her from leaving, but he must decide if he will follow her out of the game. Will he stay with what he's always known, or take a chance on love? And even if he does choose to get out, will the streets let him go that easy?

Author : Susan Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781576873113
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gentleman of Leisure written by Susan Hall and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A facsimile edition of the first 1972 edition that followed Silky, a pimp, and his women through an entire year of life on the streets of New York City. Bob Adelman dives headlong onto the world of the original Macks and players - the Big City Pimps - in this in-depth photographic exploration of the underworld figures that populated the streets of New York City. Armed with only a camera Adelman entered the lives of Silky and his women. This facsimile edition re-introduces this classic of the times and makes available, once more, this compelling and hugely popular book.

Author : Chicago Red
Publisher : Urban Gold Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780988948242
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pimp Life written by Chicago Red and published by Urban Gold Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on true events, Pimp Life takes you on a ride with Chicago Red as he pimps through multiple states and gives you insight into the real life of a reputable pimp. Learn the real about the game.

Author : Justin Gifford
Publisher : Doubleday
ISBN 13 : 0385538383
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Street Poison written by Justin Gifford and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and definitive biography of one of America's bestselling, notorious, and influential writers of the twentieth century: Iceberg Slim, né Robert Beck, author of the multimillion-copy memoir Pimp and such equally popular novels as Trick Baby and Mama Black Widow. From a career as a, yes, ruthless pimp in the '40s and '50s, Iceberg Slim refashioned himself as the first and still the greatest of "street lit" masters, whose vivid books have made him an icon to such rappers as Ice-T, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg and a presiding spirit of "blaxploitation" culture. You can't understand contemporary black (and even American) culture without reckoning with Iceberg Slim and his many acolytes and imitators. Literature professor Justin Gifford has been researching the life and work of Robert Beck for a decade, culminating in Street Poison, a colorful and compassionate biography of one of the most complicated figures in twentieth-century literature. Drawing on a wealth of archival material—including FBI files, prison records, and interviews with Beck, his wife, and his daughters—Gifford explores the sexual trauma and racial violence Beck endured that led to his reinvention as Iceberg Slim, one of America's most infamous pimps of the 1940s and '50s. From pimping to penning his profoundly influential confessional autobiography, Pimp, to his involvement in radical politics, Gifford's biography illuminates the life and works of one of American literature's most unique renegades.

Author : Richard Milner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983104902
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Players written by Richard Milner and published by . This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1973, "Black Players" was the first book to undertake a thorough examination of the urban pimp culture. Social anthropologists Richard and Christina Milner were allowed access to the secretive and controversial world of pimps and prostitutes, and allowed the players to describe themselves, and the rules of the game in their own words.

Author : John Leguizamo
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006174932X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas, and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends written by John Leguizamo and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of John Leguizamo's smash-hit one-man shows (Mambo Mouth, Spic-o-rama, Freak, and Sexaholix) have already gotten a glimpse into his life, but this book tells the whole story, carrying readers along on a wild journey from his childhood in Queens to his current home at the top of the Hollywood pyramid. An acclaimed director, producer, and play-wright, and one of the highest-paid Latin actors in the world, Leguizamo shares the stories behind his many roles—what inspired them and what transpired as he created them—while dishing on his personal relationships with his family, friends, and celebrity colleagues. Here is both an intimate self-portrait and a unique behind-the-scenes look at the magic and chaos of stardom, a keenly intelligent and insanely funny book that celebrates a remarkably talented artist's greatest achievement: growing up Latino in America and succeeding on his own terms.

Author : Ann Bromfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780533108732
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Pimp Stick to Pulpit-- It's Magic written by Ann Bromfield and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A notorius Chicago pimp--leading a lifestyle of unimaginable wealth-- recalls with brutal candor his rise from ghettto to celebrity as leader of Chicago's Magic World Christion.

Author : PIMPIN' KEN
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147110365X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book PIMPOLOGY written by PIMPIN' KEN and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pimp has reached nearly mythical status. We are fascinated by the question of how a guy from the ghetto with no startup capital and no credit -- nothing but the words out of his mouth -- comes not only to have a stable of sexy women who consider him "their man," but to drive a Rolls, sport diamonds, and wear custom suits and alligator shoes from Italy. His secret is to follow the "unwritten rules of the game" -- a set of regulations handed down orally from older, wiser macks -- which give him superhuman powers of charm, psychological manipulation, and persuasion. In Pimpology,star of the documentaries Pimps Up, Ho's Downand American Pimp and Annual Players Ball Mack of the Year winner Ken Ivy pulls a square's coat on the unwritten rules that took him from the ghetto streets to the executive suites. Ken's lessons will serve any person in any interaction: Whether at work, in relationships, or among friends, somebody's got to be on top. To be the one with the upper hand, you've got to have good game, and good game starts with knowing the rules. If you want the money, power, and respect you dream of, you can't just "pimp your ride," you need to pimp your whole life. And unless you've seen Ray Charles leading Stevie Wonder somewhere, you need Ken's guidelines to do it. They'll reach out and touch you like AT&T and bring good things to life like GE. Then you can be the boss with the hot sauce who gets it all like Monty Hall

Author : Julia Beverly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692461273
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sweet Jones written by Julia Beverly and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the most influential and charismatic figure in Southern rap, Grammy-nominated producer/rapper Chad "Pimp C" Butler of UGK was a fascinating and complex character who touched hundreds of thousands of fans with his music and his message. Sweet Jones: Pimp C's Trill Life Story, penned by former OZONE Magazine publisher and editor Julia Beverly, explores his memorable life and examines his suspicious death.