Washington Heights rapper Mims performs a stylistic tightrope act on his debut album, MUSIC IS MY SAVIOR. The lead single "This is Why I'm Hot" established him as a New York MC who embraced the Dirty South sound, but the crossover appeal doesn't stop there. From start to finish, MUSIC IS MY SAVIOR emphasizes Mims's versatility, as he dips into crunk, hyphy, screw, and g-funk (see verse one of "Why I'm Hot"), all the while repping for New York City. While critics may claim his chameleon act adds little originality to the styles he dabbles in, they can't deny that he flips them all reasonably well. The Bad Seed, Bun B, Junior Reid, Cham, and Latoya Luckett are featured.
Audio Mixers: D.K. Baker; Twizz; Winston Thomas; Danny "Stems" Cheung.
Additional personnel: J. Holiday, Purple Popcorn, LeToya Luckett, Junior Reid, Seed, Cham, Bun B.
Rolling Stone (p.63) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he beats keep things moving: 'Cop It' traffics in big, nickel-plated bounce, and 'Big Black Train' is another bare-bones banger." Entertainment Weekly (p.71) - "Mims' quick, confident style recalls Jay-Z's mid-'90s blinged-out phase -- not a bad starting point..." -- Grade: B
D. Baker; Twizz; Ty Fyffe; Winston 'Blackout' Thomas; Danny 'Styles' Schofield; The Vault Productions; Thomas Simons; Dj Menace; D. Baker; Twizz; Ty Fyffe; The Blackout Movement; Winston 'Blackout' Thomas; Danny 'Styles' Schofield; The Vault Productions; Thomas Simons
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D. Baker; Twizz; Winston 'Blackout' Thomas; Danny 'Styles' Schofield; The Vault Productions; Frankie "Whispers" Zago
ste4life Bomb Cd, at least 5 hits at me. A good present for good music. Don't cry is a masterpiece!
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Submitted by stefanopaganini83 (Milan, ITALY) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
this guy can't be from NY Mims sucks a disgrace to east coast hip hop...that is all Submitted by dixonjer (Huntsville,AL,USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
THIS IS WHY ITS HOTTTTTT! Yeah who ever thinks this cd is bad has no idea what hiphop is... this guy is nice man. His lyrics is street and club. He can go either way, that is why it gets 5 stars. You guys hatin listen clearly. Submitted by Melokuman (Washington D.C.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
THIS IS WHY HE'S HOT this boy is fire man..its been a while since we heard a RYL-icist. 'Superman' beats Eminem's.Cant wait for the second album.Stay Real Submitted by rylkyd (Sydney) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
This is why your not! MIMS has no lyrical content. He has no foundation, he has no beats and he has no respect. Succesful and working professional sure we can give him that. But he is not hot. This guy is why I don't listen to the radio or watch tv. Fake candy biter. He will never bring true music, Wu-Tang is hot, A Tribe Called Quest is hot, Black Moon is hot, Gang Starr is hot even Jadakiss is hot, "so let me tell you why your not". Submitted by J. (Seattle) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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this guy can't be from NY
THIS IS WHY ITS HOTTTTTT!
This is why your not!
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