![]() It's like he was a smart kid that woke up in a nightmare, and the only way he could get by is pimping. He has chances to grow into a productive member of society, but one thing led to another, leading him down a path of darkness. The most important take away from this book was the way he grew up. Why are we fostering an environment that destroys people like this. Please do not misunderstand, "The Godfather" has inspired millions of criminals, hell probably not as many as "Mein Kampf", but my gripe is not with the author, my gripe is with America. After finishing it, even with Cary Hite's briliant performance, this is not a thing that I could get behind. This book inspired the likes of Ice Cube and Ice Tee, Dave Chappelle referenced it brilliantly in latest stand up, so I was very interested to see why. I'm blown away at how someone could read this story and say "Yeah, this could be me." I worry about consciousness of my people that we would lift up this lifestyle. This tale, not only highlights many of the problems within the black community (addiction, drugs, petty grievances, white oppression, implied lack of parental figures), but it may glorify a lifestyle that is responsible for a lot of pain, personal pain according to this memoir. ![]() bothers me that this book has become a lifestyle guide for so many black celebrities. I really thought he was going to kill that guy The moment he saw his Mom's suitors from back in the day. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Have you listened to any of Cary Hite’s other performances before? How does this one compare? If you could sum up Pimp in three words, what would they be?Ĭandy was my favorite character dumb, pretty, got OUT the game. Though it is a tale of his times, it will remain current and true for as long as there is a race bias, as long as there is a street life, as long as there is exploitation. This is the heyday of the pimp, the hard-won pride and glory, small though it may be the beginnings of pimp before it was dragged in front of the camera, before pimp juice and pimp style. If you thought Hustle & Flow was the true pimp story, this book is where it all began. ![]() ![]() Only Slim could tell this story and make the reader feel it. By telling the story of one man’s struggles and triumphs in an underground world, Pimp shows us the game doesn’t change it just has a different swagger. It is a trip through hell by the one man who lived to tell the tale-the dangers of jail, addiction, and death that are still all too familiar for today’s Black community. As real as you can get without jumping in, this is the story of Iceberg Slim’s life as he saw, felt, tasted, and smelled it. What Sun Tzu’s Art of War was to ancient China, Pimp is to the streets. It'd be very nice if someone were to donate a few copies, but it can't be me.I have no money.A blueprint. If one is unwilling to illegally download a book like this, it is actually still possible to purchase a used copy.easily.Īt any rate, I highly recommend obtaining a copy through some other method than through the archive, as much as I love the archive. I now have two different copies (in case one has errors that the other doesn't), and have removed myself from the list, which will bring some people a few days closer.but it'll still take them years to get it. Perhaps I shouldn't do this, but it crossed my mind that there might be a faster way to get at it. Realistically, each person checking it out will likely spend at least a few days with it before returning it, so I would have had to wait for more like five or six years.or more. If you look at it like this-if each person takes it and returns it in one day, I'd have had to wait nearly two years for it. ![]() So, seeing it in the archive, I thought I'd get on the waiting list.and even stayed there for a few days. It strikes me as believable in various ways, but I've always wondered how much truth there really is. I read this decades ago, but it was someone else's copy. Urn:oclc:476852362 Scandate 20110829051502 Scanner Scanningcenter shenzhen Worldcat (source edition) OL16031937W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 94.75 Pages 326 Ppi 650 Related-external-id urn:isbn:087067417X Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:01:59 Boxid IA121107 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Los Angeles, Calif. ![]()
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