JOE CLAIR Mayor of Rap City & Def Jam

Joe Clair (born 1967), also known by the nickname "Joe Cleezy", is an American stand-up comedian, Radio Personality, VJ and actor. A native of the Seat Pleasant, Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C.,^[1] Clair is best known as a former host of BET's Rap City from 1994 to 1999. He currently hosts his own morning drive time show on WPGC-FM in Washington, D.C. from 5:50am-10am.^[2][3]

Clair earned a Bachelor's Degree in psychology from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] Aside from his work as host of Rap City, Clair has also hosted several radio shows and appeared on the stand-up comedy shows Def Comedy Jam and ComicView. Clair was named morning drive time host at WPGC-FM in his hometown of Washington, D.C. in February 2015.^[2]

As an actor, Clair has appeared in several films, most notably the 1992 horror film Ax 'Em, where he plays the role of Tony.