Xzibit has spoken out about the reality of Pimp My Ride and how he came to hate it.
The rapper hosted the MTV between 2003 and 2007, in which he would bring wrecked cars to West Coast Customs for a make-over.
The show was iconic back in the day, but not everything was as it seemed.
And over time, even Xzibit came to resent the role he played in the show.
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How Xzibit feels about his time as the host of ‘Pimp My Ride’
The show, hosted by rapper Xzibit, ran for six seasons and used the help of West Coast Customs to take people’s vehicles from drab to fab.
There’s been a lot said about this iconic car show in the years since it left MTV.
One point of contention is that a lot of it was staged and scripted.
We’ve heard from enough contestants on the show to put that together.
But there’s additional details about the show that are just coming to light in recent years.
Justin Dearinger from season six, for example, had his 1997 Toyota RAV4 pimped by MTV.
After filming ended, the team actually removed some of the coolest parts of his car, like the ‘pop-up champagne’, because they were unsafe or illegal.
This was not a one-off, as several guests on the show shared very similar stories.
And it’s not just contestants who have a bone to pick – even Xzibit has sounded off about his time on the show.
Speaking on various podcasts over the years, the rapper-turned-presenter has shed some light on his experience.
“[The show] was taking so much time, I wasn’t able to tour, I wasn’t able to record albums,” he said.
“I wasn’t happy with the pay.
“Soccer moms coming up to me telling me about their husband and their car that they had since the ’60s,” Xzibit recalled.
“I was like ‘Stop talking to me about this, I know as much as you do’.”
When asked whether the show would be making a comeback, he wasted no time in shutting down that rumor.
“No, no, there’ll be no more Pimp My Ride,” he told a reporter.
Not that it’s put him off cars – he actually has quite an outrageous collection.
Cars from the show have popped up over the years
Not only are contestants speaking up about their experiences on the show, but some of the cars are also appearing.
One appeared on Tavarish’s YouTube channel, where he was giving it its second makeover in 20 years.
The pink and purple exterior is far nicer than what was lying inside.
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