Mims

Mims is a New York Hip-Hop artist that recently released his sophomore album called Guilt.  His new song, Move (If You Wanna) is currently being played all over the country.  You might remember “This Is Why I’m Hot” which hit number 1 on Billboard’s Top 100.  The hip-hop anthem went from 32 the previous week all the way to the top marking the third-biggest jump in the chart’s history.

The single strode well past platinum, selling 1.6 million digital copies.  Additionally, figure in the 2.8 million cell phones ringing to the familiar beat.   Note also the gold digital sales of follow up single “Like This,” likewise off 2007 debut album Music Is My Savior.

With all the earmarks of superstardom and staying power, MIMS now offers his bubbling new single, the droning, driving “Move if You Wanna,” produced by Chicago’s Da Internz and appearing on sophomore album Guilt,  which released on April 7, 2009.

The numbers are deafening. But what do you really know of the man?  The monosyllabic swagger perfected on “This Is Why I’m Hot” doesn’t nearly convey the depth and introspection of the artist and the acronym that is MIMS.

In fact, he tells his own story with such aplomb that MIMS renders a traditional biography moot.  What follows is, in essence, the autobiography of MIMS.

MIMS on how he’s perceived: I’ll never regret doing “This Is Why I’m Hot,” because without it I’d never have the voice I have now.  I’ve achieved a point of success in hip-hop that not many of my peers can say they matched.  That said, people listened to that single and automatically decided and defined who MIMS is and what he brings.  Had they not used that song to define me, you’d never have heard any gripes that MIMS isn’t lyrical, or that MIMS is a one-hit wonder.  I wouldn’t have to defend my musical ability.  I did make a mistake on the first album, which was not giving enough insight into who I am.

People don’t know all the things I’ve studied in my life: DJing, engineering, production, mixing and mastering.  I took jazz classes, piano lessons, and acting lessons. All of that helps my creative process.  I will never limit myself.