Music Is My Savior

Music Is My Savior
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, Capitol
Producer	Blackout Movement, D. Baker, Ty Fyffe, DJ Blackout, Corey Llewellyn, Erik Mendelson, Shawn Mims
Mims chronology
Music Is My Savior (2007) Guilt (2009)

Music Is My Savior is the debut album from the EMI/Capitol 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 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
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
Allmusic	[4]
The LA Times	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

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.

Commercial

The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 with 78,000 copies sold in the first week released.^[8]

Track listing

#	Title		Featured guest(s)	Producer(s)
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

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

References

1. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Magrino, Tom (2007-06-29). "Madden 08 drafts song list". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173374.html. Retrieved 2007-07-01. 
3. ^ "About.com review". Rap.about.com. http://rap.about.com/od/albumreviews/gr/MusicIsMySavior.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
4. ^ Brown, Marisa (2007-03-27). "Music Is My Savior - MIMS". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1027985. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
5. ^ "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. 
6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/13716331/review/14010924/music_is_my_savior. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
7. ^ 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. 
8. ^ "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.