Twelve years ago, Xzibit emerged as a cable television mainstay when was hired by MTV to host the über popular show Pimp My Ride. The premise was set around everyday California citizens whose cash flow woes forced them to drive the junkiest of cars, to which they would get a surprise visit from the then Aftermath Records affiliate. At the end of each episode, the cars would eventually be upgraded with some custom (and often wacky) accessories that tailored to the driver’s personal preferences.
Yet, twelve years was a long time ago and anyone who still has PMR jokes on deck had better make sure they are bulletproof because the West Coast vet isn’t above spewing venom.
Just ask Twitter user @Alejandra_OVOXO, a self-proclaimed fan who tweeted X, “can you pimp my ride?” followed by a series of laughing emojis. The response “No bitch, shits been over for a decade. Get a job,” quickly went viral, racking up tens of thousands of retweets and stirred up backlash and applause for both parties involved. Xzibit also recently publicly mourned the loss of his grandfather Alvin Marsh, so the snappy response may have stemmed from other emotions.
Amid the ruckus, true fans inquired about a new album (his last album, Napalm, was independently released in 2012) to which he replied, “It’s being worked on as we speak. Thank you for the support.”
A 2015 article on Huffington Post revealed that the show’s compact 30-minute viewing time sometimes translated to months of headaches and inconvenience for the participants. It still doesn’t negate Xzibit’s contribution to one of the more entertaining series of the 00s.
Chunks of Xzibit’s Pimp My Ride exchange can be seen below.
X said what had to be said and she tried to play it off as a fan, NAH…
to this day i have no idea why ppl still make a mockery of xzibit just for being on pimp my ride.. to me it never bothered me and i always and still think of him as an MC for real hiphop..but forreal its not like he was on the actual show for more than a total of like 5 minutes and he would just greet people and send them off/ narrate. He did not make a fool of himself and just did what he was paid to do..but like every other celeb/rapper has been on tv or some show and they dont get the slack like x does for pimp my ride…shit half these kids today wont even know that show and for the record X was hilarious on that show and I still support him 100%
X was the man on that show, I miss the show because of X to be honest. He had personality and he is one of the nicest on the mic. X was vicious. Restless album was a classic. Smh @ these attention seeking hoes, glad X put her in her place
One reason Dave Chappelle gave up his show. Fans would scream out to him “I’m Rick James bitch!” while he was having dinner with his kids. There are a lot of idiots out there.
Pimp My Ride came out in 2004. Not 200. Get it together, DX.
Xzibit really under-rated one the best on the west that Napalm album was dope. Tray Deee another slept on mc he kills every track hes on
good
Fuckin lame azz Xzibit lost all street cred once you suckin that MTV dick shit aint gangsta dude fuck outta here!!
She lost all respect from X when she had ovoxo in her name, people like that live to troll. She gave herself away even more with those senseless emojis lol
No doubt. I don’t do twitter because that shit is for celebrities, is a waste of precious time and is gay as hell, but X to the Z responded accordingly. The bitch was mocking him. Good on X for recognizing a dumbass on the internet.
I bitch slap Xzibit in the face with my fists
Pimp my ride inspired me to take out a second mortgage to modify my 1992 Pontiac Fiero – I had 7 inch flat screen monitors mounted on the 22 inch counter clockwise spinners and a fishtank installed in the glove compartment…I spent $52,000 on the car but I couldn’t afford the repayments but when the bank repossessed it it only made $176 at auction…I lost my house, my family, my job and most importantly my car…
Shut up bitch
Quick, someone give this man a hug!
Lol that show was all smoke and mirrors. Go read the article “Here’s What Really Happened To The Cars From ‘Pimp My Ride’” on Huffington Post’s website. The show was fake all the way, and those modifications to the automobiles even caused some dude’s “pimped” ride to explode and go up in flames. If i had a twitter account i would tweet the article to mr X to tha Z just to fuck with his head.
What’s wrong with gay posts?
Everything f a g boy hahaha
Aren’t you the old guy who spends his life posting gay posts on HHDX . I doubt he would really care about your opinion to be honest
But hey what you got to lose, set up a twitter account and see how it goes, you never know he might take the bait . But I doubt it
***********SHIT WAS ALL FAKE, HERES SOME POINTS FROM THE ARTICLE IN QUESTION:*************”Sometimes additions to the cars were just for the show and would be taken out of the vehicle immediately after filming.” “And often additions — such as the famous backseat TV screens — simply wouldn’t work.” “Although the cars were visually pimped, the insides were seemingly given far less attention.” “This happened many years after the show — and after extensive outside work — but one car exploded into flames.” “Although probably expected, those reveal shots of excitement were staged.” “he show made it seem as if the cars were in the garage for a few days, but it was actually about half a year — causing daily problems.” “At least in these instances, the backstories and interests of the contestants were kind of made up.” “MTV dumped bags of candy in one contestant’s pre-pimped car and told him to act as if he always had it there in case he got hungry. He felt as if they were going out of their way to make fun of his size.” “A suggestion to another contestant: dump his girlfriend for the half-hour show because the premise was becoming a “playa” through the pimped ride.” “Despite everything though, all of the contestants still enjoyed their time on the show and their pimped out cars — even if they caused much more attention from the cops.”
Don’t reply to anyone trying to start shit with OVOXO in their name.