Pierre's Panic Room - In another episode of Panic Room, Rap City's Joe Clair talks not airing segments when he out rapped artist in the "Freestyle Booth" Have a thought? Leave it in the comments! :D
Wow!!! Joe Cleezy! Joe Claire was one of the people who helped me make a decision to attend an HBCU. I remember he went to Morgan State and talked about the college experience a lot. Huge shout out to Joe!
No disrespect, but Joe Clair and Big Tigger were and will forever be synonymous with “Rap City”. The reason I really fell in love with Hip-Hop! Salute to Joe Clair!
Joe Claire. My mans 100 grand. What you did for hip hop will not be forgotten. Love your enthusiasm, bravery, and sincerity with your wit and know how. Bless you. Rap city days were the bomb....WORD UP DUN
Joe Clair and Big Lez era of Rap City was the best. I didn't care too much for Rap City The Basement. I miss when Joe and Lez would go to different cities and interview rappers. I remember coming home from school and switching back and forth between Rap City and Video Music Box on channel 31 (for my New York heads) Can't forget Rap City Top 10, Video Soul, Video Vibrations, Teen Summit. Plus Hot 97 and New York Undercover at the same time. The 90's was unforgettable
@Dewayne Junior Bruh. The example you gave is exactly what Rap City Pre-Basement did. They always mixed underground with commercial hip hop. The Basement didn't start that. I watched the Basement too and the only difference was they filmed it in a basement and freestyled in the booth. They showed the same videos. They showed mainstream and non mainstream videos since its inception. That's what separated it from Yo MTV Raps and (to me) made it better. There were videos that aired on Joe/Lez Rap City that was underground as fuck and they only played it once or twice that I've discovered on RU-vid 20 years later
@Dewayne Junior My initial comment was made because of my memories of Rap City and that era. I said I like Joe/Lez Rap City more than "Tha Basement". You like the Basement era. Ok cool. You're going way off track. Hip Hop wasn't as big during their time on Rap City but Big Tigger "Tha Basement" era was and remember that but that's not what my comment was about. I remember the type of videos they played and you're not gonna tell me otherwise. All I'm doing is reminiscing on the 90's era. If you prefer "Tha Basement" then that's cool
YO!! Joe Cleezy is that dude!! He's hilarious and a dope lyricist! I loved Rap City the best when he was on...that's when it was so raw! I NEED THIS FULL INTERVIEW ASAP!
Ahhhh the good ol’days…. I published a small local magazine in the early 2000’s. I called the BET office in D.C. to get press passes for red carpet access to the BET Awards. Whoever answered the phone said , such and such handles that, call this number… She gave me a number to the LA office and they hooked me up with red carpet access… Life was so simple back then 😂
Damn! Not a Prince Djour drop 😭. I ain't heard that name since before the internet. Shoutout to Joe Cleez, man them they days when shit (the music video game) was red hot. Can't wait for a longer interview. He was right behind Donnie Simpson and freakin' Don Cornelius as the best hosts of all time. Shoutout to Tha Basement, must see TV back when.
I saw you on Rickey Lake and I thought wow he looks like Joey. When you were on Rickey Lake again, I saw you and knew for sure it was you. Great show, Pierre!
My favorite episode of Joe Cleezy on Rap City was when he had The Screwed Up Click on there. It blew my mind because I didn’t think the mainstream hip hop scene even knew about them. I think that was his last episode.
I doubt they still have the clip. But I remember an episode on Rap City where Joe Clair cooked somebody at a radio station so bad WITH THE BARS dude was tryna throw hands. Somebody gotta find that clip.
This guy life can be a successful movie - how many Legends he was around and add the Hip Hop Golden Era, Def comedy Jam era + the 90's great Time to be alive.. Memories of watching Rap City and he was doing a show on the ART of the DJ + Turntablism - Interviewing Funkmaster Flex {Memories - he was a great host} ...
Joe Cleezy! Man I grew up with you and Big Tigger! You guys were amazing hosts! Never seen any other hosts freestyle with their guests! Thanks for all you guys did for the culture!
Shid! I'd say Big Tigger would likely edit episodes when he would out rap some artists in the basement. I remember the song, "Snake" he did with R. Kelly. Homie went hard. The 90's were the best for Hip-Hop. We Teen Summit, Rap City, Cida's World, Yo MTv Raps, 106 and Park, HIts from the Streets, and more. What a good time.
DAAAAAM!!! Where Joe Clair been? I've missed him. Came up to him. Best Rap City host ever to me. Yeah that means better than Tigger Too. FOH if you don't agree. Good shit gettin him on Here Pierre.
Funny, Cuz I always hated Joe Claire back in those days and thought he was a corn ball. Especially around Wu, Mobb Deep, Onyx etc. Dude tried so hard to make us laugh and be “down” with the harder rappers (puse) but lookin at it in hindsight, dude brought some great interviews and was a part of hiphop history. Salute to Joe Cleezy!
I did security for a "Rap City" pool party, at T.C. Williams in Alexandria, VA, in the mid-90s; and, it was when Dru Hill had just dropped their debut album, and Shaggy was performing HITS. I got a "Put it ON'EM!"-dance from Big Lez, and: ...I had on wet swim shorts*lmaooo*. Big Lez AND Joe Clair, were both cool-as hell. Great interview, and Much Success...
