ICE-T TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE GODFATHER OF PIMPING, URBAN NOVELIST ICEBERG SLIM.

Rapper-turned-actor Ice-T is set to uncover the secrets behind the man who inspired his hip-hop stage pseudonym; he is producing a documentary about urban novelist and Godfather of Pimping, Iceberg Slim. Ice-T (real name Tracy Marrow) has credited the acclaimed author and former pimp as his reason for seeking fame and fortune, prompting him to adopt his stage name in honor of his hero. He is now planning to document the tale of the Trick Baby writer, spanning from his 35 years as a career criminal to his rise as one of black America's most revered writers. And Ice-T believes fans will be as intrigued by the enigmatic man's biography as he is. He tells the New York Post's gossip column PageSix, "Iceberg Slim has been one of the most influential people in black culture. Few people know the story behind the man and it's time that story is told."

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Iceberg Slim was born Robert Lee Maupin and has a career as a pimp before turning to writing. Born in 1918, he began pimping at age 18 in the brutal Chicago underworld, soon becoming rich and successful in the trade. In his writings, he later traced the motive behind and tradition of black pimping to the days when American slaves noticed their white owners' physical attraction to and exploitation of black women. Slim concentrated most of his efforts in the Chicago area, but he worked women throughout the Midwest. He served a total of seven years in jail for various offenses--including time at the Leavenworth federal penitentiary in Kansas, the Cook County House of Corrections, and Waupun State Prison in Wisconsin.

His books have stood the test of time. Pimp: The Story of My Life, Trick Baby, and The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim are a few of his works. Slim died of liver failure on April 28, 1992, one day before the 1992 Los Angeles Riots erupted.