Zim Music Store: The Podcast Don & Levi

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



Big Brotha Moss & Milas Mac - Bob Ngata

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/bobngata/



DJ Steerz ft Petra- Blessings 

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_artist/dj-steers-ft-petrahprod-5-4-records-mp3/

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:


Team Bho Boss - Hamuko

Peace of Ebony - Everyone’s child soundtrack

Tehn Diamond - No Stress

R Peels - LandLord

Stunner - Godo


Songs played in this episode:

Big Brotha Moss & Milas Mac - Bob Ngata

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/bobngata/

Da Kid Verse - Jecha

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/jecha-prod-by-bleqboi-x-king-kus0773372006/

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:

Big Brotha Moss & Milas Mac - Bob Ngata

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/bobngata/

Brythreesixty ft Team Bho Boss - House Arrest

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/03-house-arrest-feat-teambhoo_boss/

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

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/bobngata/

Ndi KaCee - Hosanna

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/hosanna-bonus/

Ndi KaCee - Ma Bonds

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/mabonds/

Tek Nik - Mental State

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/mental-state-2/

Tek Nik - Toita Sei

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/toita-sei-ft-u-meleni/

Tek Nik - Do It Better

https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_song/do-it-better-prod-by-jusa-2/

Sat down with Synik for the dopest listening session that I have ever had. We dive into his new project SoulSteez which came out at the end of 2019. I got the album from Synik when it was released. I held off listening to it awaiting the shared experience where I would get a chance to explore this project together with its creator. The rest is history, as they say. As you will probably be able to tell, it was worth the wait. This is an absolute masterpiece. It is layered with incredible lyrics to match the dope, soulful production. We covered society, national and international topics as well. The Portugal-based artist was a pleasure to hang out with. 

This is our very first episode. And we sat down to discuss the music industry and all of the things that are currently happening as far as growth and challenges are concerned. We answered some of the most asked questions as far as the times that we speak to artists and fans alike. We also look at some of the key reasons why things such as data pricing and distribution play a massive role in the success of artists. We answer key questions about how music distribution works and why it may be worth getting a distribution deal where possible.

We covered some of our previous posts on issues related to the use of iTunes as a way to distribute one’s music. Links to some of the posts that we've referred to as well as the artists will be left in the description below.

Links:
Music taken on Inzwa Unzwe by Big Brotha Moss & Milas Mac
https://www.zimmusicstore.com/ms_collection/big-brotha-moss-milas-mac-inzwa-unzwe/

Music Industry Predication discussed in show:
https://www.zimmusicstore.com/what-we-expect-from-zim-hip-hop-in-2017/

Building a web presence on a budget
https://www.zimmusicstore.com/how-build-web-presence-on-budget/