Music Is My Savior

Music Is My Savior is the debut studio album by American rapper Mims, released on March 27, 2007^[2] by Capitol Records and Mims’ American King Music imprint. The album was supported by the singles "This Is Why I'm Hot" and "Like This", the former of which reached the peak of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Music Is My Savior
Studio album by Mims
Released	March 27, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	East Coast hip hop[1]
Length	57:39
Label	American King Music, Capitol Records
Producer	Blackout Movement, D. Baker, Ty Fyffe, The Runners, Corey Llewellyn, Erik Mendelson
Mims chronology
Music Is My Savior (2007) Guilt (2009)

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 The Runners. The bulk of the album was produced by 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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(64/100)[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[5]
Allmusic	[1]
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"	writer	BlackOut & Styles	2:13
2.	"It's Alright"	writer	BlackOut & Styles	3:17
3.	"Cop It"	writer	Thomas Simons	3:01
4.	"Girlfriend's Fav MC" (featuring J. Holiday)	writer	Twizz & da Baker	3:39
5.	"Where I Belong"	writer	Ty Fyffe	3:51
6.	"This Is Why I'm Hot"	writer	The Blackout Movement	4:13
7.	"Big Black Train"	writer	Twizz & D. Baker	3:55
8.	"They Don't Wanna Play" (featuring Bun B and Bad Seed)	writer	BlackOut & Styles	4:05
9.	"Like This" (featuring Rasheeda)	writer	BlackOut & Styles	3:23
10.	"Just Like That"	writer	The Vault Productions	3:20
11.	"Without You" (featuring LeToya Luckett)	writer	BlackOut & Styles	4:12
12.	"Superman"	writer	BlackOut & Styles	3:27
13.	"This Is Why I'm Hot" (Blackout Remix) (featuring Cham and Junior Reid)	writer	The Blackout Movement	3:37
14.	"Doctor Doctor"	writer	Kobayashi	3:40
15.	"Don't Cry" (Outro) (featuring Purple Popcorn)	writer	BlackOut & Styles	4:06
16.	"I Did You Wrong"	writer	BlackOut & Styles	3:31
17.	"This Is Why I'm Hot" (Rock Remix) (featuring Purple Popcorn)	writer	The Blackout Movement	4:37
Total length:				57:39

Sample credits

• "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.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position French Albums (SNEP)[14] 109 US Billboard 200[15] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 2 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[17] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200[18] 192 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 76

References

1. Brown, Marisa (2007-03-27). "Music Is My Savior - MIMS". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
2. "Mims Music". Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
3. Magrino, Tom (2007-06-29). "Madden 08 drafts song list". GameSpot. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
4. "Critic Reviews for Music Is My Savior". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
5. Adaso, Henry. "Mims - Music is My Savior (EMI Capitol)". About.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
6. Capobianco, Ken (2007-04-17). "Heat wave from New York". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
7. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2007-03-30). "Music Is My Savior Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 26, 2007. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
8. Macpherson, Alex (2007-05-17). "MIMS, Music Is My Savior". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
9. Kuperstein, Slava (2007-04-11). "MIMS - Music Is My Savior". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
10. Kim, Serena (2007-03-27). "MIMS: Music Is My Savior". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
11. Juon, Steve "Flash" (2007-04-03). "RapReviews.com Feature for April 3, 2007 - MIMS' 'Music Is My Savior'". RapReviews. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
12. 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.
13. "McGraw Leads Seven Top 10 Debuts Onto Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
14. "Lescharts.com – Mims – Music Is My Savior". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
15. "Mims Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
16. "Mims Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
17. "Mims Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
19. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-05.

External links

• Music Is My Savior at Metacritic