On September 13, 1999, Stephen G.Hill President of Music Programming along with Senior Producer Craig Henry and Producer John Tucker credited with creating a new show to fit a studio format for "Rap City" the show was re-titled "Rap City: Tha Basement" and newly hosted by Big Tigger (a.k.a. Tigger), who succeeded Joe Clair and Big Lez. On August 28, 2000, BET moved the show to a new time slot at 4 p.m. On January 18, 2005, the show was repackaged and host Big Tigger was replaced by Mad Linx, a DJ and radio personality. The transition was explained that Tigger's "mother" sold the basement and forced Big Tigger out to live with his father. On October 3, 2005, Mad Linx went on hiatus to host "BET Road Show". For several months, the show was hosted by J-Nicks, a native of St. Louis. Occasionally, special guests (such as a hip hop star) would host "Rap City". The network also shortened the shows run time from two to one hour.