"This Is Why I'm Hot" is a song by American rapper Mims. The
song was co-written by Mims and produced by Blackout Movement
for his debut album
Music Is My Savior(2007).
Released in 2007 as the first single from the album, the
song reached #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart, as well as #2 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #1 on the
BillboardHot Rap Tracks chart, eventually being
certified Platinum by the RIAA.
The song debuted at number one on the
BillboardHot Digital Songs chart, selling 140,874
downloads. It remained the top-selling digital single for one
additional week.
Eventually, the success of the song in the United States saw
a release in the United Kingdom in May 2007, where the single
reached a peak of #18 on the UK Singles Chart on the week dated
June 3, 2007.
The song features samples of various hip-hop songs,
including Kanye West's "Jesus Walks", E-40's "Tell Me When to
Go", Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" and
Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Part II". Each sampled song is played
when Mims mentions the area from which each artist
originated.
The song received mostly positive to mixed reviews by
critics.
William Ketchum III of About stated about Mims is "striving
to "bring New York back" like his peers" on the song. He
continued to comment about the song's chart success, stating:
"With "This Is Why I'm Hot" continuing to burn up the charts,
he's proven what he's got, but let's see if he can stay on
top." The song received a three out of five star rating from
the site.
On their review of the album
Music Is My Savior, Allmusic stated that "the
deceptively simple "This Is Why I'm Hot" demonstrates this
well. MIMS raps about his nationwide appeal over hyphy-esque
production that alludes to other influential MCs." The track
was listed as an "AMG track pick" on the review page.
On his review of
Music Is My Savior, Christian Hoard of
Rolling Stonedescribed the song as "a catchy little
thing with a cool, minimalist beat and some goofy charm."
The official remix, entitled the "Blackout Remix", which is
the only reggae fusion version of the song, features dancehall
artist Cham and reggae singer Junior Reid. This version is
featured on
Music Is My Savior.
There is also a reggaeton remix of the song, entitled "Por
Eso Estoy Pegao", which features rapper Daddy Yankee. Another
reggaeton remix, based on the Blackout Remix, featured Tego
Calderón and Calle 13.
Rapper Twista made a song entitled "This Is Why I'm
Cold".
Rapper Lil Wayne performed a freestyle over the beat as an
intro for Da Drought 3
Rapper Talib Kweli made a remix entitled "Niggas Lie a
Lot".
By early March 2007, the online release of the song had
propelled it from number 32 to number one on the Hot 100 in one
week; this was then the third-greatest rise to number one in
the history of the
BillboardHot 100. It remained at number one the next
week until it was surpassed by "Glamorous", by Fergie and
Ludacris the week after in the issue dated March 24, 2007.