Shocking industry news as rapper Xzibit reveals he was only paid $5,000 per episode for hosting the hit show Pimp My Ride, despite its massive success, fans are stunned by the low payout, meanwhile, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is set to co-star in the upcoming film Breakthrough, adding star power to a highly anticipated production.
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00:00:00 --> 00:00:02 Hey, hey everybody. This is Deia Avery
00:00:02 --> 00:00:04 of the Demia Avery Show. So, y'all
00:00:04 --> 00:00:06 remember the show Pimp My Ride and the
00:00:06 --> 00:00:09 host of that show, Rapper Exhibit? Well,
00:00:09 --> 00:00:11 he only got paid
00:00:11 --> 00:00:15 $5 for each episode. Come on in.
00:00:15 --> 00:00:18 Let's talk about it. This is the Deia
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00:00:34 --> 00:00:36 Hello, hello, hello everyone. This is
00:00:36 --> 00:00:39 Deia Avery of the Demia Avery Show.
00:00:39 --> 00:00:40 Thank you once again for joining me on
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00:00:44 --> 00:00:46 appreciate it. But you know what to do.
00:00:46 --> 00:00:48 Go ahead and hit that subscribe button,
00:00:48 --> 00:00:50 hit that like and share
00:00:51 --> 00:00:53 button. I really, really, really
00:00:53 --> 00:00:55 appreciate it. So, how you guys been
00:00:55 --> 00:00:57 doing with all this Diddy
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00:00:59 --> 00:01:01 Y'all, I'm I'm cool with it because
00:01:01 --> 00:01:03 it's, you know, it's news that I have to
00:01:03 --> 00:01:06 bring to you guys and, you know, it's in
00:01:06 --> 00:01:08 the world of entertainment, but it it's
00:01:08 --> 00:01:10 been kind of draining. I'm not going to
00:01:10 --> 00:01:14 even lie. I'm like, and it's got what, a
00:01:14 --> 00:01:17 month and a half left of all this stuff.
00:01:17 --> 00:01:19 So, you guys know I'm going to go ahead
00:01:19 --> 00:01:21 and I'm going to continue to bring the
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00:01:31 --> 00:01:35 like that. But I'm a little drained. I'm
00:01:35 --> 00:01:38 kind of glad that the whole Cassie stuff
00:01:38 --> 00:01:42 is kind of moving on. Y'all see my
00:01:42 --> 00:01:45 fingernail? I broke my fingernail today.
00:01:45 --> 00:01:47 But I know it looks ghetto. I know it
00:01:47 --> 00:01:50 looks ghetto, but it is what it is. So
00:01:50 --> 00:01:54 anyway, so I I'm glad they're moving on
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00:01:56 --> 00:02:00 more things about the RICO charges and
00:02:00 --> 00:02:04 and other things because um I wanted it
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00:02:08 --> 00:02:12 about other things besides the domestic
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00:02:14 --> 00:02:17 horrible. Absolutely horrible. But I
00:02:17 --> 00:02:20 wanted to see what else they had. And of
00:02:20 --> 00:02:22 course, you guys know they have the Kid
00:02:22 --> 00:02:24 Cuddy thing coming up today. And that
00:02:24 --> 00:02:27 should be very interesting and different
00:02:27 --> 00:02:30 and bring in different charges uh that
00:02:30 --> 00:02:33 they have against him. So, we can start
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00:02:40 --> 00:02:42 anyway, we're going to go right into
00:02:42 --> 00:02:45 other entertainment news. So, we got
00:02:45 --> 00:02:48 some exciting news from uh for all of
00:02:48 --> 00:02:51 you Dwayne Johnson, the rock fans. So,
00:02:51 --> 00:02:53 I'mma go ahead and get started with
00:02:53 --> 00:02:55 that. So, I was reading Deadline
00:02:56 --> 00:02:58 magazine and they report um after
00:02:58 --> 00:03:01 working with A24 on the Smashing
00:03:01 --> 00:03:04 Machine, the anticipated MA drama out
00:03:04 --> 00:03:07 later this year, Dwayne Johnson is
00:03:07 --> 00:03:09 looking to get back in business with the
00:03:09 --> 00:03:12 studio. Sources tell Deadline magazine
00:03:12 --> 00:03:15 that he's coming aboard to co-star in
00:03:15 --> 00:03:17 Breakthrough. That's a psychological
00:03:17 --> 00:03:20 thriller pinned by up and coming uh
00:03:20 --> 00:03:23 coming actor Zeke Goodman. Set in turn
00:03:23 --> 00:03:24 of the millennium south southern
00:03:24 --> 00:03:26 California, the story follows an
00:03:26 --> 00:03:29 alienated young man who comes under the
00:03:29 --> 00:03:32 influence of a motivational guru whose
00:03:32 --> 00:03:35 intoxicating charm mass his morally
00:03:35 --> 00:03:38 questionable methods of manipulation and
00:03:38 --> 00:03:40 his own concealed darkness. We're told
00:03:40 --> 00:03:42 Johnson will play the supporting role of
00:03:42 --> 00:03:44 the guru
00:03:44 --> 00:03:46 uh with casting still underway for the
00:03:46 --> 00:03:48 lead role and other supporting roles.
00:03:48 --> 00:03:51 So, he's back on the on the screen
00:03:51 --> 00:03:57 again. So, if you are a rock fan, there
00:03:57 --> 00:03:59 you have it. There you have it. Rock
00:03:59 --> 00:04:01 fan. I like him as an actor. I mean, he
00:04:01 --> 00:04:03 looks great on the
00:04:03 --> 00:04:06 camera. Looks great on the camera, but
00:04:06 --> 00:04:08 I'm excited for him to be back on the
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00:04:10 --> 00:04:14 So, okay. So, do you guys remember the
00:04:14 --> 00:04:19 um the show Pit My Ride with the rapper
00:04:19 --> 00:04:23 exhibit? So, I used to love it. And
00:04:23 --> 00:04:25 look, I'm not a huge car fan. I mean, I
00:04:26 --> 00:04:27 see some cars, I'm like, "Okay, that's
00:04:27 --> 00:04:30 nice, you know, and I see some muscle
00:04:30 --> 00:04:31 cars, you know, that I'm like, "Okay,
00:04:31 --> 00:04:33 that's that's that's pretty nice." And
00:04:33 --> 00:04:35 especially if it's painted real cool,
00:04:35 --> 00:04:38 you know? And then I did watch Exhibit
00:04:38 --> 00:04:41 and I was like, "Okay, I like I like
00:04:41 --> 00:04:44 this show." And I used to actually watch
00:04:44 --> 00:04:48 the the different ones and watch um the
00:04:48 --> 00:04:51 reruns on YouTube and and see how they
00:04:51 --> 00:04:53 pimped out their rides. So, Exhibit goes
00:04:53 --> 00:04:56 on recently on this interview and he
00:04:56 --> 00:04:59 talks about his experience as the host
00:05:00 --> 00:05:04 of that show. And so come to find out
00:05:04 --> 00:05:07 that Exhibit only got
00:05:07 --> 00:05:10 $5 an episode for that
00:05:11 --> 00:05:13 show and I was like
00:05:13 --> 00:05:15 what?
00:05:15 --> 00:05:19 So maybe I guess they didn't figure that
00:05:19 --> 00:05:22 it was going to be such a success, but I
00:05:22 --> 00:05:24 would figure you know maybe at the
00:05:24 --> 00:05:26 beginning but that show got big and
00:05:26 --> 00:05:28 people every you know a lot people start
00:05:28 --> 00:05:33 watching that show. So I don't think it
00:05:33 --> 00:05:35 it you know I can see it at the
00:05:35 --> 00:05:38 beginning but it didn't he didn't get
00:05:38 --> 00:05:40 paid any more than that after that. So
00:05:40 --> 00:05:43 I'm going to read what he says. Um, he
00:05:43 --> 00:05:44 said despite the show's widespread
00:05:44 --> 00:05:46 success and cultural impact, the
00:05:46 --> 00:05:49 financial compensation he received was
00:05:49 --> 00:05:52 surprisingly low. Exhibit opened up
00:05:52 --> 00:05:54 about the disconnect between public
00:05:54 --> 00:05:57 perception and reality, explaining what
00:05:58 --> 00:05:59 appears successful from the outside
00:05:59 --> 00:06:02 doesn't always reflect the truth behind
00:06:02 --> 00:06:04 the scenes. He shared that the initial
00:06:04 --> 00:06:06 deal he signed was not favorable and
00:06:06 --> 00:06:09 likely mishandled by his agents at the
00:06:09 --> 00:06:11 time, but when you needed another agent.
00:06:11 --> 00:06:13 They had no way of knowing how big the
00:06:13 --> 00:06:15 show would become, and the contract
00:06:15 --> 00:06:17 failed to secure better terms. Exhibit
00:06:17 --> 00:06:21 had uh had also hoped that being on MTV
00:06:21 --> 00:06:24 would promote his music by including his
00:06:24 --> 00:06:26 videos, but the opportunity never came
00:06:26 --> 00:06:30 to fruition. As the show p progressed,
00:06:30 --> 00:06:32 exhibit began to feel restricted by the
00:06:32 --> 00:06:34 obligations it's placed on him. So I
00:06:34 --> 00:06:37 like they couldn't renegotiate. That's
00:06:37 --> 00:06:40 crazy. He expressed dissatisfaction with
00:06:40 --> 00:06:42 being unable to tour or pursue other
00:06:42 --> 00:06:44 opportunities due to his commitment to
00:06:44 --> 00:06:47 the show. His frustration only grew as
00:06:47 --> 00:06:49 he realized the financial arrangement
00:06:49 --> 00:06:51 was not improving in line with the
00:06:51 --> 00:06:54 show's growth uh and popularity. He went
00:06:54 --> 00:06:56 on to claim that the situation worsened
00:06:56 --> 00:06:59 when Viacom MTV's parent company began
00:06:59 --> 00:07:02 reducing his earnings. Although his
00:07:02 --> 00:07:05 contract included a clause promising him
00:07:05 --> 00:07:07 15% of all merchandise featuring his
00:07:07 --> 00:07:10 name or likeness, that promise was
00:07:10 --> 00:07:13 undercut. exhibit noticed that while the
00:07:13 --> 00:07:16 first season's DVD box prominently
00:07:16 --> 00:07:19 featured his face, later seasons did
00:07:19 --> 00:07:21 not, with the packaging instead focusing
00:07:22 --> 00:07:24 solely on the cars. This change appeared
00:07:24 --> 00:07:28 to be a deliberate way to avoid paying
00:07:28 --> 00:07:31 him his share of merchandise profits.
00:07:31 --> 00:07:33 Exhibit also alleged that when the show
00:07:33 --> 00:07:35 went into syndication, his music was
00:07:35 --> 00:07:37 removed from the episodes.
00:07:37 --> 00:07:39 This move, he believes, was specifically
00:07:39 --> 00:07:41 to avoid paying him additional
00:07:41 --> 00:07:43 royalties. His story sheds light on the
00:07:43 --> 00:07:46 often unseen struggles artists face
00:07:46 --> 00:07:48 behind the scenes even when their work
00:07:48 --> 00:07:50 is widely
00:07:50 --> 00:07:52 separated. I don't understand. Like I
00:07:52 --> 00:07:54 feel like he should have somehow take
00:07:54 --> 00:07:57 them to court cuz I most definitely
00:07:57 --> 00:07:59 will. Even if I didn't do it then I'm
00:07:59 --> 00:08:01 like I'm we going to take this to court
00:08:01 --> 00:08:04 forever. Forever. I mean, it has to be a
00:08:04 --> 00:08:07 reason why he didn't. Um, because he
00:08:07 --> 00:08:10 seems like a smart dude. It must be some
00:08:10 --> 00:08:13 reasons that we don't understand and why
00:08:13 --> 00:08:15 he couldn't renegotiate his contract. I
00:08:15 --> 00:08:19 I I don't get it cuz $5 an episode,
00:08:19 --> 00:08:23 as big as that show was, I I I truly
00:08:23 --> 00:08:26 don't get it. But and it takes a lot of
00:08:26 --> 00:08:29 courage to even mention that on, you
00:08:29 --> 00:08:33 know, on the uh on his interview. So,
00:08:33 --> 00:08:36 wow. Exhibit. That's crazy. So, anyway,
00:08:36 --> 00:08:39 that's all I got for right now, but
00:08:39 --> 00:08:41 don't forget to come back later and
00:08:41 --> 00:08:44 check out my postings for the Diddy
00:08:44 --> 00:08:47 Mess. And again,
00:08:47 --> 00:08:50 um, what's his name? Kuy is going to
00:08:50 --> 00:08:53 testify today. And you guys, I I'm going
00:08:53 --> 00:08:56 to do something a little different today
00:08:56 --> 00:08:58 on our show. And I'm going to do this
00:08:58 --> 00:09:00 from now on. We're going to do celebrity
00:09:00 --> 00:09:02 birthdays.
00:09:02 --> 00:09:04 celebrity birthdays. So, we're going to
00:09:04 --> 00:09:07 start today and I got a list of
00:09:07 --> 00:09:12 birthdays. That's today, May 22nd,
00:09:12 --> 00:09:14 2025. And let's just shout out some
00:09:14 --> 00:09:17 birthdays. So, Johnny Gil, happy
00:09:17 --> 00:09:19 birthday. Naomi Campbell, happy
00:09:19 --> 00:09:23 birthday. JD Williams, happy birthday.
00:09:23 --> 00:09:25 Danielle Jones, happy birthday. Mr.
00:09:25 --> 00:09:28 Dimples. Vivian Green, happy birthday.
00:09:28 --> 00:09:31 Avery Sunshine, happy birthday. Paul
00:09:31 --> 00:09:35 Winfield, happy birthday. Leela James,
00:09:35 --> 00:09:38 happy birthday. Shirley M. Shirley Mock
00:09:38 --> 00:09:41 Shirley Murdoch, happy birthday. We're
00:09:41 --> 00:09:43 going to do our
00:09:43 --> 00:09:48 song. Happy birthday to you. Happy
00:09:48 --> 00:09:54 birthday to you. Happy birthday. Happy
00:09:54 --> 00:10:00 birthday to you. Happy birthday to you.
00:10:00 --> 00:10:01 Happy
00:10:01 --> 00:10:04 birthday. Happy birthday. All right,
00:10:04 --> 00:10:06 guys. See you later. Talk to you later
00:10:06 --> 00:10:09 on. Bye.