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Music Is My Savior

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Mims is straight up garbage! You dont have to take my word for it but take time to look at these verses and judge for yourselves. Hip Hop Laughables from Mims: Superman:"Some say Im fly/ they say Im the best/ catch me in the sky with the S on my chest/ chicks call me Superman/ super duper lover/ Just in case it rains keep the Coupe De Ville for covers"
Chorus for Big Black Train: "Shorty wanna ride/ dont worry bout a car/ Cause you can take a ride on My Big Black Train/and we gone be rollin rollin rollin/ choo choo chooin/ NY ATL LA Houston"
Cop It: "Yes its me/ the underestimated MC, So ill with the flow/ that I need a MD"/ "Somebody call a doctor/ I make em all sick/when I hop out the phantom of the opera"(???)". "Now gimme my space/ Im out of this world/ N***** tryna get a nut/ but Im a very big squirrel"(Oh come on! That doesnt even make sense! But then again he does kind of resemble Dale from Chip and Dale) Im Microsoft Mims/ I rock with Bill Gates/first week shipped a mill out the gate"(that remains to be seen)" You bulls*****n / Im talking what I could do/ Mims is hotter than cooked food" /"Wow thats real/ Ya'll ice grilled/ Im laughing all the way to the bank with a nice meal". Need I write more? As you can see he has the most corniest rhymes since Jibbs and most of his rhymes dont make any sense. There's nothing I could say about this album that Chandler, Anthony Rupert and Norfeest havent said so I wont go into detail. There's at least 3 decent tracks on this album, Doctor Doctor, Where I Belong and They Dont Wanna Play(the saving graces of that song was Bun B). The rest of this album is unwashed crusty booty. The first single, This Is Why Im Hot sounds like a track Yung Joc would make and while Like This has a catchy club beat, that track is beyond cheesy. Superman is easily the worst song on this album and tracks like Girlfriend's Fav MC, Cop It and Big Black Train are so wack they make me laugh till my ribs ache.
Bottom Line: Misery Is My Soulmate oops I meant to say Music Is My Savior is a shoe in for one of the worst releases of 2007 by a rapper who set New York back a thousand years with this album. Corny rhymes, decent beats, just a waste of good cd space period. I seriously question your sanity if you give this album more than two stars. If music is Mims's savior then he needs to convert to atheism because music has forsaken him.

Wow when I heard "This is why I'm hot" I thought the lyrics were written by a 1st grader. This is why I'm hot. I'm hot cuz u not. Rinse and repeat. WTF? This is the kind witty lyricism that's killing rap. Repetitive lyrics and beats. "This is why I'm hot" WORST SONG OF THE YEAR. 2006-2007 will go down in infamy as the years rap officially died. Welcome the new school of whack rappers taking over Da game: MIMS, Jibbs, Young Joc, Franchise Boyz, D-4-L, UNK, Baby Boy da Prince. Worst music I've ever heard!

MIMS isn't the next Jay-Z or Nas by any means; he lacks the character of better, more seasoned MCs.However, MUSIC IS MY SAVIOR does show that if you can look past its flaw, MIMS has some potential. Unfortunate for MIMS, rap may be suffering to too great a degree that him and Rich Boy (two rap debut acts of 2007), maybe too little too late. However, with the ubiquitous airplay of "This Is Why I'm Hot", MIMS may stand a chance to raise rap sales, though the numbers are questionable.

After an appropriate enough intro (other than the rediculous rhyme MIMS cooks up), "It's Alright" opens the album up pretty well. It isn't "stellar" by any means, but it is pretty good. The track is pretty well produced, though it does have the slightest bit of a generic feel. MIMS as an MC isn't incredibly agile and being from NY, he has major competition from the best MCs in the East Coast Game (Jay-Z, 50 Cent, etc...) All in all, "It's Alright" is alright. The track is followed by the Billboard #1 Hit "This Is Why I'm Hot". Sure, it is a fine enough track, but there have been stronger rap tracks that NEVER reached the summit on the Billboard Hot 100. I'm sure we all wished T.I. could've made it past his #3 peak with "What You Know" or Ludacris's second single "Runaway Love" featuring MJB could've inched up one more spot to the pinnacle. However, "This Is Why I'm Hot" is a good, if self-indulgent, banger for the clubs. Odd for me is the interpolation of "Jesus Walks" (Kanye) within one of the verses... I mean, did he really have to sample something that was most likely already sampled? But it isn't a bad track.

"Girlfriend's Favorite MC" features one of the most clumsy lyrics I've heard for a while: "I milk the cow, I'm a farmer". What a come-on. It isn't a horrible track, but you can tell it is going to be a bit awkward from the beginning. The production is notable enough, but it is a bit overproduced where "It's Alright" (for example) felt a bit underproduced, "cheap" sounding. The guest vocalist sounds good here, though again, the production doesn't feel balanced and the song is rather unmemorable. "Where I Belong" features a soul sample supporting MIMS's East coast vocals. The production is fine and the track isn't bad, but it is a bit bland. "Cop It" is a production must-hear with its Left-Hand piano bass hit and whacky synths surrounding banging drum programming. The track isn't the "second coming" but it is worth a couple of listens.

"Big Black Train" once again features experimental production work in which you can't quite place who the producer is. Whoever it is maybe receiving a couple of calls after people hear this track. Again, MIMS isn't really appealing as an MC, but the overall sound of this track is what saves and makes it. "They Don't Wanna Play" featuring Bun B and Seed
is a production masterpiece but a collaborative disaster that you know is going to fail from the start. "Like This" is repetitive and corny, but a better listen than a number of other tracks on this ultimately mediocre effort. "Just Like That" turns out to be a "machismo" heavy track asserting MIMS's bravado, which you as the listener to a "new" rap artist has to ask the question, 'why is MIMS setting himself as a veteran in the game?' At least the production and the hook are good.

"Without You" features LeToya (Luckett), who sounds a good as ever. The mellow edge of this track is appreciated after the hardcore-feel of "Just Like That". There have been much better rap/sung collaborations but the track is quite listenable and actually pretty lovely. "Superman" is a production showcase but it actually stands out as one the best and corniest tracks on MUSIC IS MY SAVIOR.

"This Is Why I'm Hot [Remix]" features Junior Reed and Baby Cham in one of the most manic remixes I've ever heard! It features an out-of-tune Junior Reed in what during the hook turns out to be a "bi-tonal" duet with MIMS. Hott Mess, is what it should've been entitled. "Doctor, Doctor" proves to be a better track in which MIMS's flow sounds a bit patterned after Jay-Z and actually comes over as first rate. The production work is hot with the sample and it is one of the few outright tracks I can say I was impressed with. "Don't Cry" featuring Purple Popcorn is certainly ambitious, if it just misses the mark of its target by just a bit (and not all that much, actually). The finale, "I Did You Wrong", ends the album up-tempo and on a pretty high note.

Overall, I didn't think MUSIC IS MY SAVIOR was terrible, but I did find it flawed in certain respects. Overall, it is solid, which is a plus. I recommend the following tracks: "It's Alright", "This Is Why I'm Hot", "Big Black Train", and "Doctor, Doctor". There are a couple of good secondary picks as well such as "Cop It", "Superman", "Don't Cry", and the finale, "I Did You Wrong". I don't think MIMS is quite "Hot" as he proclaims in the lead single from the album, but I do think that with more "study" within the rap game, he might actually be a truly serious, credible MC one day. 3 stars.

Shawn Mims' single "This Is Why I'm Hot" indicates another one of those cases where a song hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 before I'd ever heard of it, and when I finally did hear it, I wished I STILL hadn't heard of it. But that's actually one of the better songs on his debut, Music Is My Savior.

Chandler and Norfeest's respective reviews are pretty accurate, but I have to say that I actually don't think that MIMS is trying to copy Jay-Z's style. MIMS' style seems to be nothing but wack similes scattered throughout been-there-done-that topics. This is evident by lame tracks like "Big Black Train", "Like This" (with its repetitive chorus and bridge) and especially "Girlfriend's Favorite MC". And as far as when Bun-B and Bad Seed show up for the obligatory screwed song "They Don't Wanna Play", the only saving grace is, unsurprisingly, Bun's verse; Seed is having trouble keeping up with the beat, and the chorus sounds like the beat was jacked from Lil' Wayne's "Cash Money Millionaires".

The hidden track "I Did You Wrong" (an ode to sleeping around) starts out fine but then gets ridiculous once you reach the second verse. And as I stated before, "This Is Why I'm Hot" isn't that great, especially with the chorus: "I'm hot `cause I'm fly/You ain't `cause you not". Ooooh; THAT'S telling `em. And the reggae remix of it doesn't go anywhere either. Then there's "Cop It", which has its own situation: the beat is one that you'll either think is great or annoying, but in either case, it isn't helped by MIMS saying things like "I'm hotter than cooked food". "Just Like That" has too many sorry comparisons to mention, and "Superman" is just plain wack.

There is also a little lack of creativeness with the song titles ("Like This" followed by "Just Like That"). And you know an album is bad when the best moments are the intro and outro (the latter features crooning by someone called Purple Popcorn). If MIMS truly thinks music is his savior, then maybe it's time to change denominations.

Anthony Rupert

Mims (A.K.A. Sean Mims) delivers his debut album with "Music Is My Saviour". The New York rapper provides a sixteen track release which features guest appearances from J.Holiday, Bun B, Bad Seed, Letoya Luckett, purple popcorn, Cham, Junior Reid. The album's lead single is "This Is Why I'M Hot" a commercial hit which has been getting a lot of play on the radio. I will be honest in saying that this song disgusts me, weak lyrics, repetitive beat and a pathetic chorus. I disliked this song the first time I heard it, and would be happy to never hear it again.The album's second single "It's Alright" has Mims rhyming over a bouncy beat, with his best Jay-Z imitation. Mims keeps the braggy lyrics going on "Girlfriends Fav MC" which features singer J. Holiday. Mims then flips the script and delivers a heartfelt cut with "Where I belong", first decent track in my opinion. Midway things go more downhill with Mims providing a lot of subpar material. Singer Letoya Luckett laces the love track "Without You" with some smooth vocals, while Mims does his best Fabolous imitation. Mims talks about being fly on "Superman" in a track that never gets off the ground. The "This Is Why I'M Hot" (Remix) feat. appearances from Jamaican dance hall artists Cham and Junior Reid. Mims does his shoutouts to his family and friends on "Don't Cry'. The bonus track "I Did You Wrong" closes off this release. "Music is My Saviour" is most likely the last Mims album I will ever review - garbage music -potential nomination for worst album of 2007.

MIMS - Music is My Savior (Capitol, 2007)

Earlier this year, there was speculation on who would bring hip-hop back to New York where it all began. Then Shawn Mims came with the single, "This is Why I'm Hot", which although contains the worst lyric of 2007 ("I'm hot cuz I'm fly/You ain't cuz you not"), was catchy enough to have the streets buzzin'. But once Music is My Savior dropped, so did the buzz. This album ain't hot and this is why, this is why:

MIMS goes through every song with played out thug-isms like pushing nice whips, pulling easy honeys, and challenging wack rappers in his spare time. It also doesn't help matters that on occasion he sounds like Jay-Z. But once he starts quipping medicore metaphors like on "Just Like That" ("I'm looking for that sunshine/But I ain't Lil Flipper/Yeah I'm a star/But I ain't the lil dipper") it's a wrap. Junior Reid and Cham barely save "This is Why I'm Hot (Blackout Remix)" but this album is still a bust. So much for the New York revival as this album proves that wack rappers don't just reside in the south, they're all around us. -EJR

Mims' debut album "Music Is My Savior" has been out for a minute and I've been listening to it. Mostly because his supporters say to "give him a chance", and I decided to before I wrote off his album. I understand that he's been through a lot (both his parents died) and is going through some more issues as well, such as a lawsuit with his album cover in Germany (which might explain why Amazon doesn't have it on here anymore as of right now). After a few listens, I have to say that he is totally uninspired and unorigonal on his album. He had a lead single "This Is Why I'm Hot" out earlier this year. If it were up to me, I'd change the adjetive in the song title to the word "wack", because he gives plenty of examples on this song as well as this album, "I'm hot cuz I'm fly//you ain't cuz you're not". Thats rhymes that fourteen year old kids would have wrote.

Now the real meat of the album: My question for this is that is his name Sean Mims, or is it Shawn Carter?? Like many listeners say and the very first thing that pointed out to me when I first heard this album is that his flow is a spin off of Jay-Z's flow (then again what mainstream New York rapper doesn't do that??) "Girl's Fav MC" is the perfect example of him biting Jay's flow. "Where I Belong" and "Cop It" are more examples (talking and adlibs as well) of his spin off of Jay's flow. On "Just Like That" he says "Some ****** love my swag, they call me Lil' Jigga", my point exactly. Then I think he bites Twista's flow on the song "They Don't Wanna Play" (listen to how he says the last word in every line in his verse). And "Superman" is possibly the worst and the wackest song on here, but thats not saying much.

The album isn't a complete write off though. "Big Black Train" is a good song, and shows that if Mims doesn't bite or spin off other rappers flow, he will have some potential. "Without You" is another good song, where he sound more origonal with the help of Letoya Luckett. I actually like the remix to "This Is Why I'm Hot" becuase of Baby Cham and Jr. Reid. "Don't Cry (Outro)" is probably the best song on the album, because he actually put some heart into the song. A lot of the productuon is good as well, like the lyrically wack but good produced "Like This".

Overall Mims' debut is barely average. Most of the songs on here are completely filler and full of biting. The songs where he puts some heart into, are actually the best songs. "Music Is My Savior" is one of the worst of '07, and I personally believe that if he continues to put out garbage music like this, he going to have to find a new savior, becuase music isn't doing it's job. Peace.

Lyrics: D+
Production: B-
Guest Appearances: C
Musical Vibes: C

Top 5 Tracks:
1. Don't Cry
2. Doctor Doctor
3. Big Black Train
4. Without You (featuring Letoya Luckett)
5. This Is Why I'm Hot (Remix)

i could never imagine that a song like "this is why im hot" could hit the radio.cuz after 50 cent i was feeling like it couldn t get worst in rap game.this is the worst rap album of all times, this guy raps like a retard, and its a shame he is still going to make a living from this album even from that crapy single. cuz this is not a rap, probably not even a music, i hope
this guy will soon die in a way that he deserves.

On his debut, Mims sets out to bring NY back (his words, not mine). I don't think this is the kind of album that's going to bring about any kind of ressurgence. Especially since he sounds like/bites Shawn Carter so hard. When he isn't biting, his flow on songs like "Like This", "Superman" (which rehashes the the same beat as his lead single), and "It's Alright" is pretty much nonexistant. And on joints like "Girlfriends Fav MC " and "Cop It" he bites Jay Z so hard (ad libs and all) that they start out sounding like Jay Z tracks. I won't even start on the lame similies. That would require more paragraphs than I normally allot myself.

There are a few songs that are worth a spin or two. In my opinion, "This Is Why I'm Hot" and it's remix are easily the standouts. Then there are joints like "Where I Belong" and "Doctor Doctor" where Mims switches up the topic and produces some solid material (even though they can come off kind of forced). "Just LIke That" is cool because of nice production (despite a godawful hook) and "They Don't Wanna Play" is okay -- it features a decent guest shot from Bad Seed (Bun B. drops a verse too). The only other time I've ever heard Bad Seed was on Apathy's Eastern Philosophy LP (dope album -- go get it), but don't expect him to come like he did on Ap's album. The intro is interesting because the production is nice and Mims speeds up the flow. The production as a whole ranges from good to decent. Nothing out of this world though.

Music Is My Savior isn't necessarily required listening, but there are worse releases to be put out there in the young year. If you're into beats and don't really listen to the person rapping, you'll love this. If you're into lyrics, I recommend passing on this one. Simply put: there are way too many wack lyrics and lame similies for me to justify buying this brand new. It's cats like this that water the rap game down and cause sales to take a sudden nosedive. I recommend downloading it and testing it out before you actually pay for it.

Standout Tracks: Doctor Doctor, This Is Why I'm Hot [Remix] feat. Cham & Junior Reid (My Favorite), Where I Belong, Intro, They Don't Wanna Play feat. Bun B & Bad Seed, and This Is Why I'm Hot

I HATE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH "F" THIS CD IT IS A WAIST OF GWOCK. I HATE HIM HE SUCKS VERY BAD HE NEEDS TO STEP HIS LYRICS UP A LOT. A VERY BAD ALBUM DO NOT GET THIS EVER DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.