Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV

MTV

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. Each episode consists of taking one car

Automobile

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 in poor condition and restoring it and customizing

Custom car

A custom car is a passenger vehicle that has been modified in either of the following two ways. First, a custom car may be altered to improve its performance, often by altering or replacing the engine and transmission. Second, a custom car may be a personal "styling" statement, making the car look...

 it.

The original United States

United States

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 version was hosted by rapper Xzibit

Xzibit

Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...

 (one episode featured guest host Chamillionaire

Chamillionaire

Hakeem Seriki , better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. Chamillionaire is also the founder and an original member of The Color Changin' Click...

). Recently, MTV2

MTV2

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 has begun airing episodes from Pimp My Ride UK hosted by DJ Tim Westwood

Tim Westwood

Timothy Westwood is an English DJ and presenter of radio and television. He also presents the UK version of the MTV show Pimp My Ride...

, which features cars being customised in the UK, and Pimp My Ride International, featuring cars in central Europe

Europe

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, hosted by hip hop

Hip hop

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 artists Fat Joe

Fat Joe

Joseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....

 and Lil' Jon, as well as the related CMT

CMT

- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...

 series Trick My Truck

Trick My Truck

Trick My Truck is an American reality television program that premiered on February 3, 2006 on Country Music Television. Created by Varuna Entertainment, the series features a group of vehicle fabricators known as the "Chrome Shop Mafia" who renovate the trucks of "deserving" drivers in response to...

.
This show picked young car owners living in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 or elsewhere in Southern California

Southern California

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 and customised their vehicles at no cost to them.