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Street lit can be traced to 1969 when Chicago native Iceberg Slim, a.k.a. Robert Beck, published his memoir, “Pimp.” He was a pimp from ages 18 to 42 and decided to go straight in 1960, when he was released from prison. His other books include “Trick Baby” and “Death Wish.”
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Drew Sottardi (dsottardi@tribune.com)
