Mark Sullivan wrote:
> Kerry,
>
> Wasn't Doom Fox the Iceberg Slim book that was
published posthumously?
Yes. Written in 1978, published 1998.
> Does it have an intro,
By Ice T. Mostly about T and Slim's influence on him and
gangsta rap. Some middle-class justification over the
depiction of ghetto street-life.
> does it say why it took so long to see
print?
No. I speculate that it has to do with Slim being lumped in
with the black-spoiltation movement, and that his
marketability, marginal to begin with, disappeared as its
popularity declined.
> How does it measure up to his other
books?
Don't know. Excerpts from the bit of internet research I've
done so far suggest I've much good reading ahead.
A question for you: can you recommend any others like
Slim?
Kerry
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