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, Disturbing tha Peace, 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".
Contents
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 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.
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.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (64/100)[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [4] |
| Allmusic |  [5] |
| 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 | [3] |
Critical
The album so far has a score of 64 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[3] 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
| # | Title | Featured guest(s) | Producer(s) | |
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| 1 | "Intro" | 2:13 | BlackOut & Styles | |
| 2 | "It's Alright" | 3:17 | Ludacris and Bobby V. | 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 | "This Is Why I'm Hot (Reggaeton remix)" (International bonus track) | 4:02 | Daddy Yankee | The Blackout Movement & Nely |
| 17 | "I Did You Wrong" (International bonus track) | 3:31 | BlackOut & Styles | |
| 18 | "This Is Why I'm Hot (Rock Remix)" (bonus track) | 4:37 | Purple Popcorn | The Blackout Movement |
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, Walk It Out by Unk, 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
References
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External links
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