Pimp my ride UK your views. - Page 2

marky · 20-07-2005, 01:15

I pimped my car take a look
eerm its the spare wheel on the back

Tezcatlipoca · 20-07-2005, 01:32

I've not seen the UK version of PMR, & as it has Westwood hosting it, I don't intend on ever doing so.

Gareth · 20-07-2005, 03:25

I saw it once - that was enough. It could've been very funny, but someone chose Westwood to present it, so it's never gonna be any good.

I'm another one who hasn't got any time for Tim Westwood. Wikipedia has a nice piece about him...

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Criticisms

Westwood is viewed by many as a narcissist and misogynist clown who pretends to be black. His caricature "street" persona has served only to reinforce prejudices about hip-hop music and alienate potential listeners. Some hip hop music fans (especially alternative hip hop fans) argue that he has been an unsuccessful advocate of hip hop and that he has allowed it to be seen as violent, sexist, wealth obsessed, lowest common denominator entertainment with no redeeming social value. Westwood has been accused of neglecting alternative hip hop in favour of popular, commercially successful recordings which can be heard on non-rap radio. Specifically, he has been criticised for playing many Def Jam tracks, even non-rap recordings, when he was signed to a sister record label. Opponents claim that he plays recordings that are of little interest to his target audience for personal financial gain.

Westwood's background is also the object of frequent derision. He speaks with a somewhat America-accented English, which belies his upper middle class Anglo-Saxon origins - his father, William John Westwood was the Anglican Bishop of Peterborough until 1996. Westwood and his ilk are often cited as the basis of the Ali G persona. It has been claimed that he orchestrated the incident in which he was shot in order to increase his street credibility.

Lord Nikon · 20-07-2005, 04:14

Don't forget his early broadcast days with Tim Simenon as Bomb the Bass

And before another post about this lame excuse for a presenter rears it's head.... next car on PMRUK will be.... a Ford Capri.

Where the hell do they find the people for PMR UK? you have the Ali G prototype in the foreground and someone who models themselves on jamie oliver doing the pimping?

Someone should rip a copy of the show, grab the westwood intro and email it to MTV, X and WCC, let them sort it out. Incidentally Gareth, greenie headed your way for the wikipedia bit lol

grandmaster · 20-07-2005, 08:59

I glad to see that i am not the only one!!.

I would of prefered ( if they were going to mimick the US version ) a UK hiphop artist.

There are loads of great artists out there and *may* have helped the UK Hiphop scene.

Word up G's
holla if you hear me son

pffftt

ellie · 22-07-2005, 19:14

I havent seen the UK version yet, but by reading this thread it doesnt sound good.
Xzibit made the US version worth watching

grandmaster · 22-07-2005, 19:16

x to the z is cool,

word

Paul K · 22-07-2005, 19:17

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Originally Posted by grandmaster

x to the z is cool,

word

Shame West to the Wood is such a turd though

Gimme Pimp my Ride with X any day.

grandmaster · 22-07-2005, 20:12

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Originally Posted by Paul

Shame West to the Wood is such a turd though

Gimme Pimp my Ride with X any day.

Flubflow · 22-07-2005, 20:56

Hmm. Times seem to have changed since the Hillman Avenger with a Starsky Stripe and a furry dashboard.
Same w*****s though.

**Maggy** · 22-07-2005, 21:02

The worst bit was watching stiff upper lipped British chaps trying to get over excited just like the punters do in the US version.It just isn't in us I guess.