Zim Music Store: The Podcast

We sat down with one of Gweru's finest, DJ Steerz. Our conversation covered his music, the industry, music promotion, and distribution strategies that he has been using and how you too can deploy some of them.

Which artists do you think inspire Steers?

Top 5 Zim Hip Hop Songs of All Time:

1. Ti Gonzi - Famba Murima

2. Union 5 - Hona Magetsi

3. R Peels - Moto

4. Tanto Wavie - John Chibadura

5. Pro Beatz ft Mclyne Beats - For You

The crazy thing is we first recorded something like this with Da Kid Verse leading up to the release of his album "The Father of the Son". We had to bring him back. This time around we dug deep into who he is, what inspires him and more importantly into the Ghetto story that he often tells in his music. It was a good laugh.

Some of the things we covered:

History (Those who don’t know)

Journey of the artist as a paintbrush

What could be better in ZHH

What could be better in the music industry as a whole

Our platform

Creative process

Your Marketing

Your Distribution

Key lessons so far

Top 5 Zim Hip Hop Songs of All Time

Artists Mentioned in this episode:

Tehn Diamond, Peace of Ebony, R Peels, Stunner, Team Bho Boss

Da Kid Verse's list of the 5 most definitive Zim Hip Hop songs of all time:

1. Team Bho Boss - Hamuko
   
2. Peace of Ebony - Everyone’s child soundtrack
   
3. Tehn Diamond - No Stress
   
4. R Peels - LandLord
   
5. Stunner - Godo
   

Songs played in this episode:

We have a pleasure of hanging out with Brythreesixty today. This episode covers his journey as an artist. We look at the challenges that he has faced and overcome. What advice would he give himself in hindsight when he was just starting out. Most artist face challenges when it comes to things such as: PR, Management, Distribution, Endorsements and Collaboration with businesses. Brythreesixty gave us his take on the importance of each one of these for the success of an artists and how he is or would navigate these often treacherous waters. We discussed a distribution deal that he once had and cancelled. Finally, we also considered how artists could collaborate to create events that put money into their pockets.

Artists Mentioned in this episode:

King Pinn, XQ, Stunner and Major Playaz

Brythreesixty's list of the 5 most definitive Zim Hip Hop songs of all time:

King Pinn - I Salute You

XQ - Musalala

Major Playaz - Come to Party

- Viva Babe Rangu

Stunner - Godo

Songs played in this episode:

In this episode we sat down with South African based, Zimbabwean Hip Hop Artist Ndi KaCee. We covered things such as the Corona Virus, the music industry across the globe and in Zimbabwe. We discussed the potential implications of Nasty C signing with DefJam records. As always we interviewed the artist about his experiences making music and his journey thus far. We also covered what can be better about the industry and our site. 

Artists mentioned in this episode include:

Winky D, Stunner, Takura, Simba Tagz, Ti Gonzi, Noble Styles, King98, Nasty C, AKA, KapCity, Synik, MMT, Mariachi Mzukuru, Tatea the MC, Then Diamond

Ndi KaCee's top 5 picks for the most definitive Zim Hip Hop Tracks of all time.

Takura - Jehovah

MaDrinks/Realness

MMT - Zvidhori

Stunner - Godo

King Pinn - I Salute You

Music Played in this episode:

Big Brotha Moss & Milas Mac - Bob Ngata