Music Is My Savior
| Music Is My Savior | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 27, 2007[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | East coast hip hop[2] | |||
| Length | 57:39 | |||
| Label | American King Music, Capitol Records | |||
| 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".
Background
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."
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 times 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.
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.[3]
A snippet of the song 'Superman' was used in Britain's Got Talent 2009 winners Diversity (dance troupe)'s routine.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (64/100)[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [5] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| The Boston Globe | (positive)[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| HipHopDX | [9] |
| Los Angeles Times | [10] |
| RapReviews | (7/10)[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Vibe | [4] |
Critical
The album so far has a score of 64 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[4] Rolling Stone gave it three out of five stars, claiming "Mims can't carry a whole album."[12] Allmusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five. It was reviewed more negatively by the Los Angeles Times, who gave the album one and a half stars out of four.
Commercial
The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 with 78,000 copies sold in the first week released.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" |
| 2:13 | |
| 2. | "It's Alright" |
| 3:17 | |
| 3. | "This Is Why I'm Hot" |
| 4:13 | |
| 4. | "Girlfriend's Fav MC" (featuring J. Holiday) |
| 3:39 | |
| 5. | "Where I Belong" | 3:51 | ||
| 6. | "Cop It" |
| 3:01 | |
| 7. | "Big Black Train" |
| 3:55 | |
| 8. | "They Don't Wanna Play" (featuring Bun B and Bad Seed) |
| 4:05 | |
| 9. | "Like This" (featuring Rasheeda) |
| 3:23 | |
| 10. | "Just Like That" |
| 3:20 | |
| 11. | "Without You" (featuring LeToya Luckett) |
| 4:12 | |
| 12. | "Superman" |
| 3:27 | |
| 13. | "This Is Why I'm Hot" (Blackout Remix) (featuring Cham and Junior Reid) |
| 3:37 | |
| 14. | "Doctor Doctor" |
| 3:40 | |
| 15. | "Don't Cry" (Outro) (featuring Purple Popcorn) |
| 4:06 | |
| 16. | "I Did You Wrong" |
| 3:31 | |
| 17. | "This Is Why I'm Hot" (Rock Remix) (featuring Purple Popcorn) |
| 4:37 | |
| Total length: | 57:39 | |||
- Sample credits[14]
- "This Is Why I'm Hot" contains samples of "Jesus Walks" performed by Kanye West, "Tell Me When to Go" performed by E-40, "Nuthin' but a G Thang" performed by Dr. Dre, "Walk It Out" performed by Unk and "Shook Ones Pt. II" performed by Mobb Deep.
- "It's Alright" contains a sample of "It's All Right" performed by Ray Charles.
- "Where I Belong" contains a sample of "Eternal Love" performed by Stephanie Mills.
- "Doctor Doctor" contains a sample of "Moonchild" performed by King Crimson.
- "I Did You Wrong" contains a sample of "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" performed by R. Kelly.
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070320082923/http://www.mimsmusic.net/buy.aspx. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Brown, Marisa (2007-03-27). "Music Is My Savior - MIMS". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ Magrino, Tom (2007-06-29). "Madden 08 drafts song list". GameSpot. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Music Is My Savior". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Adaso, Henry. "Mims - Music is My Savior (EMI Capitol)". About.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ Capobianco, Ken (2007-04-17). "Heat wave from New York". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2007-03-30). "Music Is My Savior Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (2007-05-17). "MIMS, Music Is My Savior". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Kuperstein, Slava (2007-04-11). "MIMS - Music Is My Savior". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Kim, Serena (2007-03-27). "MIMS: Music Is My Savior". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Juon, Steve "Flash" (2007-04-03). "RapReviews.com Feature for April 3, 2007 - MIMS' 'Music Is My Savior'". RapReviews. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ a b Hoard, Christian (2007-04-02). "Music Is My Savior : Mims : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ "McGraw Leads Seven Top 10 Debuts Onto Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
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