8hands Featured TV Show: The Best of MTV Cribs Part 2
My turn! My turn! Yes, it's time for my top 5 best of MTV Cribs. Let me tell you, it's easier said than done. What with Alon taking all the good ones yesterday ;) , and the lack of classic Cribs online (I seem to remember an episode with Carl Lewis showing off his nude portrait lying amongst cheetahs, but maybe my mind is playing tricks on me) - it was definitely no simple feat.
However, after scouring hours of videos online, i have come up with some gems. So, without further ado, I bring you my top 5 Cribs of all time.

Dude, his crib is his car. It can't get any more OG than that. I have to be honest, this is one of my all time favorite cribs. My favorite Jackass gives us a total tour on this one – the trunk/bedroom/costume box, the g-string collection (party boy USA!), the gym (and inspiration), and the backyard, aka the place Chris goes to write all his songs. Classic.
Xzibit lives in the suburbs! This is so not full out blingy cribs style and that's just what I like about it. Xzibit keeps it real here – you really believe he lives in this house. And you gotta love Xzibit – teaches his kid how to read, has his mother's diplomas on the fireplace, loves his ben and jerrys, and rides a tricycle. I have a feeling this Cribs got him his Pimp My Ride gig, and rightfully so.
Another of my all time faves. Snoop does not let us down on this one. You would think the man would live in a mansion covered in gold. Not Snoop. He keeps it real in Claremont, has to deal with complaining neighbors, and even has rules posted all over the house ("This is not a kick it spot. If you do not have any business in here, get out!") . We learn a lot about Snoop on this episode, that he's just like us and takes family portraits at the mall, loves Dick Clark and Anita Baker, has a dog named white boy, and owns a '52 pontiac. Oh, and did we mention that he put out one of THE videos of 2007, Sensual Seduction. Yes, we ♥ snoop.
Ok, I think I have a theme going here. These are actually the top 5 skanky nasty real cribs. And Redman's De La Casa takes the prize on this one. Dude's house is a mess, and he's not hiding his lotion or his pornos. The man himself said he's looking for the ultimate bachelors crib vibe in the hood cause it "gives me the sense that I can move up and get something bigger, way bigger than this." There's a bit cut off on the end, but my brother assures me there's a part where we see Redman's cousin Sugar Bear sleeping on his floor.
"Yo, what's up MTV, it's Louis Ses!" We need to have a full out blingin pad on the list, and what better place than the original big pimpin crib, Versaille. Yeah, it's Jason Schwartzman in the Marie Antoinette days, giving us a tour of his palace as Louis XIV. Well, ok, this technically is not a real MTV Cribs, but after sifting through 100s of episodes, I can say that this is one of the best (it actually kind of reminds of me of Mariah Carey's crib, but I digress…). There are too many great parts here, like the bedroom "where it all happens" with a clock "so I'll know what time it is" and then the tour of the 100% red velvet room where he can look at "100% real paintings through 100% real crystal." Oh, and it's shot by a Coppola. Now what's more gangsta than that?!?


























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Sun, 12/23/2007 - 18:00
And what about MOBY? I search this episode abuoth THREE years (!) - can you help me?
Mon, 04/21/2008 - 05:58
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