DJ Zimmie- You Gots to Grill #5: Steaks is High

Make sure to check out the new summertime mix tape from the homie DJ Zimmie.  Perfect music for hanging out on the porch and grilling with your friends.  I love the nod to De La Soul in the title and the introduction to the mix.  Zimmie takes the same format used for the intro in Stakes is High and mimics it using all audio of people talking about BBQs.  Very creative.

DJ Zimmie - Footnotes Vol. 1

DJ Zimmie continues to put out some really nice mix tapes.  His most recent Footnotes series is perhaps his most ambitious project yet.  According to Zimmie, the series aims to be an "encyclopedic mix series of sample-based Hip-Hop by year. Mixes will be released chronologically, multiple editions per year when necessary, to educate listeners on the ingredients of Hip-Hop."  Essentially, Zimmie will guide listeners through various rap songs and their sample sources.  Footnotes Vol. 1 covers songs released between '79 and '81 and is already getting love from sites like ego trip.  Check out Zimmie's post about it on his website or hit the direct download link by clicking here.

For those that still check out HITS, you may remember that I was also a big fan of his summer mix tape You Gots to Grill Vol. 4.  You can find that mix, along with all of his other mix tapes, on his Soundcloud page.     

DJ Zimmie - You Gots To Grill Volume 4 - Get Ribs Or Die Tryin'

I haven't written a HITS post in over a year.  For last two years, my writing has been almost non-existent.  Life will do that to your aspiring blogging career.  That being said, I'm breaking my silence with a plug for a new mix from my homie DJ Zimmie.

For those of you who don't know, Zimmie is making some serious noise in the DJ game.  His Soundcloud page is incredibly popular right now and Avicii is apparently opening up his live shows with a Zimmie edit of his massive hit "Levels".  Zimmie also makes some very smooth mix tapes which are always available for free download.  His latest, an installment in his You Gots to Grill series, titled Get Ribs or Die Tryin', should be the new soundtrack to your summer.  Enjoy.



  

DJ Zimmie: Live at New Amsterdam

My dude DJ Zimmie hit me up recently to put me on to his latest mix, Live at New Amsterdam.  Zimmie goes in on this one, mixing original samples with classic hip hop.  One of the many things I like about this mix is that Zimmie uses enough standards to keep it familiar but throws in enough forgotten gems to keep it fresh.  Like a good DJ, he maintains a nice balance throughout the whole set.  Check out the Soundcloud link below to hear for yourself.  
 DJ Zimmie - Live at New Amsterdam by DJZimmie

Visit Zimmie's Soundcloud page by clicking here.  

Happy V-Day

I was thinking of making one of those, "Look at me, I'm a bitter asshole, I'm lonely, so everyone else should be lonely too" Valentines Day posts full of links to videos like this. (No disrespect to Z-Ro intended by this post, I still got nothing but love for his music and this song.) I decided instead to go the positive route. Here are some fluffy YouTube shottas to put you in that tender, loving mood for the one day of the year dedicated to showing love to that special someone.


A Clip From Angus (1995)


"I Wanna Grow Old With You" from The Wedding Singer (1997)


"These Days" Scene from The Royal Tenenbaums


"The Light"- Pharoahe Monch

And if you are the type that likes to listen to some smooth jams while you get your freak on, here is a gift from my homie DJ Zimmie.



Download it by clicking here.

Tracklist:

1. Beautiful (Remix) - Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli & Mary J. Blige
2. Like It Like That - A Tribe Called Quest
3. A Deep Hip Hop Kinda Love (Afterhours Mix) - Armand Van Helden
4. Lucy Pearl's Way - Lucy Pearl
5. One More Chance (Remix) - Notorious B.I.G.
6. The First Taste - Fiona Apple
7. The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
8. I Belong To You - Lenny Kravitz
9. She Don't Have To Know - John Legend
10. That's The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
11. Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) - Maxwell
12. Got 2 Be Down - Robin Thicke ft. Faith Evans
13. I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)(Instrumental) - Grand Puba
14. Soon I'll Be Loving You Again - Marvin Gaye
15. Heavy Love Affair (Unreleased Odyssey Studios Mix) - Marvin Gaye
16. Get It On Tonight - Montell Jordan
17. What It Feels Like For A Girl - Madonna
18. Interlude (Phone Conversation from "Heat")
19. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol
20. Alright - D'Angelo