Music Is My Savior
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| Studio album by Mims | ||||
| Released | March 27, 2007[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop rap, East Coast rap | |||
| Length | 57:39 | |||
| Label | American King Music | |||
| Producer | Blackout Movement, D. Baker, Ty Fyffe, DJ Blackout, Corey Llewellyn, Erik Mendelson, Shawn Mims | |||
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Music Is My Savior is the debut album from the American King Music artist Mims (both the artist's family name and a backronym representing Music Is My Savior). It was released on March 27, 2007. It includes the singles "This Is Why I'm Hot", "Like This" and "Just Like That".
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[edit] Background
[edit] Guests
The album features guest appearances by southern rapper Bun B, underground rapper Bad Seed, LeToya Luckett, Cham, reggae artist Junior Reid, and R&B singer J. Holiday. Capitol Records labelmate Rasheeda provides additional vocals on the song, "Like This."
[edit] Production
Music Is My Savior features production from Blackout Movement, Twizz & D. Baker, Ty Fyffe, and DJ Blackout. The bulk of the album was produced by DJ Blackout and his Blackout Movement. Mims has mentioned numerous amounts of time that he feels that his project benefited greatly from his extensive work with the Blackout Movement. He says that he likes them because they give a different sound to his music.
[edit] Singles
Singles from Music Is My Savior included the hit single "This Is Why I'm Hot," "Like This" and "Just Like That."
The song "Cop It" was featured in the EA Sports game Madden 08, but was not released as a single.[2]
A snippet of the song 'Superman' was used in Britain's Got Talent 2009 winners Diversity (dance troupe)'s routine.
[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [3] |
| Allmusic |  [4] |
| The LA Times | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
[edit] Critical
The album received mixed reviews from critics. Rolling Stone gave it three out of five stars, claiming "Mims can't carry a whole album."[7] Allmusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five. It was reviewed more negatively by The L.A. Times, who gave the album one and a half stars out of four.
[edit] Commercial
The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 with 78,000 copies sold in the first week released.[8]
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Featured guest(s) | Producer(s) | |
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| 1 | "Intro" | 2:13 | BlackOut & Styles | |
| 2 | "It's Alright" | 3:17 | BlackOut & Styles | |
| 3 | "This Is Why I'm Hot" | 4:13 | The Blackout Movement | |
| 4 | "Girlfriend's Fav MC" | 3:39 | J. Holiday | Twizz & D. Baker |
| 5 | "Where I Belong" | 3:51 | Ty Fyffe | |
| 6 | "Cop It" | 3:01 | Thomas Simons | |
| 7 | "Big Black Train" | 3:55 | Twizz & D. Baker | |
| 8 | "They Don't Wanna Play" | 4:05 | Bun B & Bad Seed | BlackOut & Styles |
| 9 | "Like This" | 3:23 | Rasheeda | BlackOut & Styles |
| 10 | "Just Like That" | 3:20 | The Vault Productions | |
| 11 | "Without You" | 4:12 | LeToya Luckett | BlackOut & Styles |
| 12 | "Superman" | 3:27 | BlackOut & Styles | |
| 13 | "This Is Why I'm Hot (Blackout Remix)" | 3:37 | Cham & Junior Reid | The Blackout Movement |
| 14 | "Doctor Doctor" | 3:40 | Kobayashi | |
| 15 | "Don't Cry (Outro)" | 4:06 | Purple Popcorn | BlackOut & Styles |
| 16 | "I Did You Wrong" (International bonus track) | 3:31 | BlackOut & Styles | |
| 17 | "This Is Why I'm Hot (Rock Remix)" (bonus track) | 4:37 | Purple Popcorn | The Blackout Movement |
[edit] Samples
- "This Is Why I'm Hot" - "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West, "Tell Me When to Go" by E-40 featuring Keak da Sneak, "Nuthin' but a G Thang" by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg and "Shook Ones part II" by Mobb Deep
- "It's Alright" contains elements of "It's All Right" by Ray Charles
- "Where I Belong" - "Eternal Love" by Stephanie Mills
- "Doctor Doctor" - "Moonchild" by King Crimson
[edit] References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Magrino, Tom (2007-06-29). "Madden 08 drafts song list". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173374.html. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ^ "About.com review". Rap.about.com. http://rap.about.com/od/albumreviews/gr/MusicIsMySavior.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ Brown, Marisa (2007-03-27). "Music Is My Savior - MIMS". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1027985. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ "The LA Times review". Calendarlive.com. http://www.calendarlive.com/music/reviews/cl-et-mims27mar27,0,1479718.story?coll=cl-albumreviews. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/13716331/review/14010924/music_is_my_savior. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (2007-04-02). "Album Review.". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/mims/albums/album/13716331/review/14010924/music_is_my_savior. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "McGraw Leads Seven Top 10 Debuts Onto Billboard 200". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003567085#/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003567085. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
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