:This Is Why I'm Hot

The song features samples and interpolations 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.

This is one of the songs used by baseball player Alex Rodriguez as a walkup song prior to a plate appearance during his career.{{cite web |last1=Curry |first1=Jack |title=Yankees' Rodriguez Is Hot. Why? Listen Up. (Published 2007) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/sports/baseball/22curry.html |website=The New York Times |date=22 April 2007}}

The song received mostly positive to mixed reviews by critics.

William Ketchum III of About stated 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.[http://rap.about.com/od/songreviews/gr/ThisISWhyImHot.htm About.com Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot track review]

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.[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1027985|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Music Is My Savior > Overview )))] Note: the song's original version is mistakenly listed as a remix of the song (track 3).

On his review of Music Is My Savior, Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone described 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 an official reggaeton remix of the song, entitled "Por Eso Estoy Pegao", which features Daddy Yankee. Another reggaeton remix, based on the Blackout Remix, features Tego Calderón and Don Omar. An alternate reggaeton remix features Tego Calderon, Calle 13 and Willie Style.
• 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".
• Rap-rave group Die Antwoord made a remix entitled "Dis Iz Why I'm Hot (zef remix)".

By early March 2007, the online release of the song had propelled it from number 32 to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in one week; this was then the third-greatest rise to number one in the history of the Billboard Hot 100.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054358/mims-puts-the-hot-in-the-hot-100-at-no-1 "Mims Puts The 'Hot' in the Hot 100 At No. 1"], Billboard.com, March 1, 2007. It remained at number one the next weekJonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054130/mims-remains-hot-at-no-1-akon-stays-close "Mims Remains 'Hot' at No. 1, Akon Stays Close"], Billboard.com, March 8, 2007. until it was surpassed by "Glamorous", by Fergie and Ludacris the week after in the issue dated March 24, 2007.

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• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007

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• [http://www.mimsmusic.net Official website] of Mims
• [https://www.myspace.com/mimsfanclub Mims] at Myspace

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