Reliving The MTV's Cribs' Coolest And Funniest Moments In 17 Photos

How can you not just love MTV Cribs?

Maryjane

• Published in Film & TV
• April 14, 2022

Someone at MTV once said, "I have an idea: what if we get famous celebs to let us into their homes and put it on TV?" People agreed to this concept for some weird reason, and boom, Cribs was born.

How can you not just love MTV Cribs? Celebrities were inviting us into their homes, or in some cases, rented apartments that aren’t actually theirs, and showing us a side of themselves that we don’t usually see.

Things I’m not making up: a sitting room Jacuzzi instead of a couch, a shower that can accommodate up to 30 people, a sneaker collection that’s primarily a store, a Ferrari that’s secretly a bed, and the composition of some very alarming fridges. From Beyoncé to Ludacris, Adam Levine to Alanis Morissette, every famous celebrity in the early 2000s could be observed flaunting their mansion on Cribs.

From the humorous tour of Ozzy Osbourne's home, which influenced his family to feature in their own show, to the strange look at Mariah Carey's New York City penthouse, this show made us all envious of our favorite stars' glamorous and affluent lives. Here are the most bizarre, funny, and cool memories from the original Cribs so that we can relive those moments again.

1. Mariah Carey

We got an extra tour from the iconic singer's episode and it featured an outfit change, a jacuzzi tub interlude with champagne, a quick workout on her VersaClimber in four-inch heels and a lingerie closet reveal. Then, she declared her bedroom as off-limits.

2. Destiny's Child

Michelle Williams was forced to take part in this tour. Kelly Rowland was living in the Knowles family home. Michelle had to welcome viewers to Beyoncé's parents' bedroom for some reason.

She was truly a survivor.

3. Beyoncé

Beyoncé was like every other early celeb before she became famous. She showed off her bedroom, which had the same bed frame from the movie The Devil's Advocate.

4. Shaq

He has a 12-bedroom, 15-bathroom Orlando mansion and it is one of the impressive estates in the show. He claimed that his custom 15-foot long and 30-foot wide bed is "the biggest bed in the world.

5. 50 Cent

His staggering fifty-one thousand, six hundred and fifty-seven square feet Connecticut estate has nineteen bedrooms, thirty-five baths and six kitchens. There is an entire fridge stocked only with vitaminwater.

The show allowed 50 Cent to take over a whole show. Guess there's no "candy shop."

6. Kim Kardashian

Do you think a stripper pole is the most uncommon thing a star showcases in their bedroom?

7. Tyrese

Right next to Tyrese's bed is his pedicure spa chair. Or is it...

8. Redman

He took a tour of his Staten Island apartment, nicknamed "De La Casa." Redman didn't clean up, had all his clothes in storage bins and bragged about not having a coffee table.

Redman revealed in a 2015 interview that the show's creators were hesitant to showcase his pad. 

9. Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg's appearance revealed that his neighbor called the cops because he was partying too hard! Anyway, it was the taped half-assed signs with house rules that actually got us. 

10. Carmelo Anthony

The basketball star's shoe closet is most likely bigger than your whole house. 

11. Brian "Baby" Williams and Lil' Wayne

The custom dollar sign rug in the New Orleans home that housed the Cash Money Millionaires supergroup was so small and we don't know why.

12. Usher

His episode was standard until he put on his favorite faux fur coat halfway through the episode and wore it for the remaining tour. 

13. Robbie Williams

In his 2003 episode, the singer showed off his castle and butler. 17 years later, Williams admitted he rented Jane Seymour's home and hired the waiter to appear richer.

He apologized to Jane during a radio interview, according to the Daily Mail because she wasn't aware that he was going to pretend it was his house.

14. Penny Hardaway

A nine-hole putting green in the backyard.

15. Wilmer Valderrama

Most stars will likely show off their opulent living rooms during tours but the That '70s Show star proudly displayed his single mattress on the floor. He later showed off his china cabinet, full of red solo cups and paper plates. 

16. Missy Elliott

The rapper is sitting on a fish tank chair.

17. T-Pain

Let him "Buy U a Drank because this rapper has a night club named Club Nappy Boy, in his basement. 

This show is best summed up as aesthetically strange, and it provides a glimpse into what happens when you have more cash than you know what to do with it. Oh yes!

MTV Cribs is still on the air, but the show ended in 2009. Today, it's a popular Snapchat Discover show, but it isn't the same.

Which MTV Cribs season was your favorite? Drop your comments below.

Maryjane