Mims

Mims

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Shawn Maurice Mims, known simply as Mims, was born on 22 March 1981 in New York City and raised in the Washington Heights neighbourhood. He began his music career under the pseudonym Mr. Mims, releasing singles such as "L.O.V.E/I Made a Vow" in 2000. After gaining some recognition in Canada with appearances on compilations like Private Party Collectors Edition Vol. 2 and collaborations with artists like Choclair, Mims dropped the "Mr." from his name and released additional singles under independent labels. Mims' breakthrough came with "This Is Why I'm Hot", produced by Blackout Movement, which peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2006. Mims ultimately signed with EMI and Capitol Records. His debut album, Music Is My Savior, was released in March 2007 and included notable singles like "It's Alright" and "Like This". Following this, Mims released his second studio album, Guilt, in April 2009, featuring the single "Move (If You Wanna)". Despite these achievements, Mims' relationship with his record label deteriorated, leading him to pivot into the technology field.

Top tracks

03
This Is Why I'm Hot
Mims
Music Is My Savior
04:13
Composers: Shawn Mims - Winston Thomas - Thomas Simons - Danny Schofield - Darryl McDaniels - Joseph Simmons - Jonathan H. Smith - Earl Stevens - Charles Williams - Curtis Lundy - Leon Haywood
09
Like This
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:23
Composers: Winston Thomas - Danny Schofield - Shawn Mims
05
Move (If You Wanna)
Mims
Guilt
03:10
Composers: Mims - Ernest Clark - Marcos Palacios - Erik Mendelson - Corey Llewellyn
13
This Is Why I'm Hot (Remix)
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:42
Composers: Shawn Mims - Winston Thomas - Thomas Simons - Danny Schofield - Darryl McDaniels - Joseph Simmons - Jonathan H. Smith - Earl Stevens - Charles Williams - Curtis Lundy - Leon Haywood - Dawn Pickering - Rodney Price - Winston Riley
08
They Don't Wanna Play
Mims
Music Is My Savior
04:06
Composers: Winston "BlackOut" Thomas - Danny "Styles" Schofield - Thomas Simons - Mims
07
We Really Do This
Mims
Southern Mixtape Exclusives 3
04:40
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
14
Love Rollercoaster
LeToya
Lady Love (Explicit)
03:55
Composers: Marcos Palacios - Mims - Ernest Clark - Corey Llewellyn - Erik Mendelson
07
Like This Rmx
Mims
Goodtalk Vol.3
04:27
01
Guilt
Mims
Guilt
02:31
Composers: The Kaliphat - Mims
01
This Is Why I'm Hot (Bass & Bars Edition)
Mims
This Is Why I'm Hot (Bass & Bars Edition)
01:36
Writer: Shawn Mims
01
This Is Why I'm Hot (Remastered)
Mims
This Is Why I'm Hot (Remastered)
04:13
Writer: Shawn Mims - Winston Thomas
01
This Is Why I'm Hot (Remix)
Mims
This Is Why I'm Hot (Rock Mix)
04:37
Composers: Winston "BlackOut" Thomas - Danny "Styles" Schofield - B. Holeman - Thomas Simons - Darryl McDaniels - Joseph Simmons - Jonathan H. Smith - Earl Stevens - Charles Williams - Curtis Lundy - Leon Haywood - A. Johnson - K. Muchita - Mims
12
Superman
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:27
Composers: Winston "BlackOut" Thomas - Danny "Styles" Schofield - Mims
07
Big Black Train
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:55
Composers: Shawn Mims - Timothy Bailey Jr. - Darrick Baker
09
Be My Hustla (Feat. J. Holiday; Explicit)
Mims
Guilt
03:46
Composers: The Kaliphat - Mims
04
Set It Off Remix
Capone
Capone Bone 2
04:50
16
I Did You Wrong
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:31
Composers: Winston "BlackOut" Thomas - Danny "Styles" Schofield - Mims
14
Drop it low
Mims
The Lost Recordings
03:22
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
06
Cop It
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:01
Composers: Thomas Simons - Mims
05
Where I Belong
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:51
Composers: Ty Fyffe - Jay Asher - Paul Jabara - Mims
08
Rock 'n Rollin' (Feat. Tech N9ne; Explicit)
Mims
Guilt
03:56
Composers: Mims - Jim Jonsin - Tech N9ne
14
Doctor Doctor
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:40
Composers: Fenton Joseph - Michael Giles - Greg Lake - Ian McDonald - Peter Sinfield - Mims - Robert Fripp
10
Makin' Money
Mims
Guilt
04:01
Composers: Marcos Palacios - Mims - Ernest Clark - Corey Llewellyn - Erik Mendelson
07
Chasing Sunshine
Mims
Guilt
03:14
Composers: KVN - Mims - Corey Llewellyn - Erik Mendelson
12
One Last Kiss
Mims
Guilt
04:09
Composers: Winston "BlackOut" Thomas - Danny "Styles" Schofield - Luis Alfredo Salazar - Soler Mesh - Mims
05
FML (Fuck My Life)
Mims
Don Omar Presents MTO2: New Generation
04:06
Composers: William Landron - Shawn Mims - Vincent Venditto - Joshua Paul Randall - Winston Thomas - Kelvin Cabral Santiago - Erik Mendelson - Corey Llewellyn

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  • Discography
Albums
The Lost Recordings
℗ 2021 IM3 Records
07-04-2021
The Lost Recordings
01
Let Me In
Mims
The Lost Recordings
03:33
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
02
Bread and Butter
Mims
The Lost Recordings
03:29
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
03
Invisible Man
Mims
The Lost Recordings
03:59
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
04
We Really Do This
Mims
The Lost Recordings
04:45
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
05
Fahrenheit 911
Mims
The Lost Recordings
03:21
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
06
I Know What Im Doing Freestyle
Mims
The Lost Recordings
02:10
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
07
Watchin'
Mims
The Lost Recordings
04:08
Writer: Shawn Mims / Composers: Shawn Mims
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Guilt
℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-2009
Guilt
01
Guilt
Mims
Guilt
02:31
Composers: The Kaliphat - Mims
02
The Skit
Mims
Guilt
01:27
Composers: Mims - Ernest Clark - Marcos Palacios - Corey Llewellyn - Erik Mendelson
03
On & On
Mims
Guilt
03:15
Composers: Mims - Ernest Clark - Marcos Palacios - Corey Llewellyn - Erik Mendelson
04
Love Rollercoaster
LeToya
Guilt
03:55
Composers: Marcos Palacios - Mims - Ernest Clark - Corey Llewellyn - Erik Mendelson
05
Move (If You Wanna)
Mims
Guilt
03:10
Composers: Marcos Palacios - Ernest Clark - Erik Mendelson - Corey Llewellyn - Mims
06
One Day
Mims
Guilt
03:45
Composers: Winston "BlackOut" Thomas - Danny "Styles" Schofield - Mims - Ky-Mani Marley - Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon - Curah
07
Chasing Sunshine (Feat. KVN; Explicit)
Mims
Guilt
03:14
Composers: KVN - Mims - Corey Llewellyn - Erik Mendelson
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Music Is My Savior
℗ 2007 Capitol Records Inc.
01-01-2007
Music Is My Savior
01
Intro
Mims
Music Is My Savior
02:13
Composers: Winston "BlackOut" Thomas - Danny "Styles" Schofield - Mims
02
It's Alright
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:18
Composers: Winston "BlackOut" Thomas - Danny "Styles" Schofield - Ray Charles - Mims
03
This Is Why I'm Hot
Mims
Music Is My Savior
04:13
Composers: Shawn Mims - Winston Thomas - Thomas Simons - Danny Schofield - Darryl McDaniels - Joseph Simmons - Jonathan H. Smith - Earl Stevens - Charles Williams - Curtis Lundy - Leon Haywood
04
Girlfriends Fav MC
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:39
Composers: Darrick Baker - Timothy Bailey Jr. - Mims
05
Where I Belong
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:51
Composers: Ty Fyffe - Jay Asher - Paul Jabara - Mims
06
Cop It
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:01
Composers: Thomas Simons - Mims
07
Big Black Train
Mims
Music Is My Savior
03:55
Composers: Shawn Mims - Timothy Bailey Jr. - Darrick Baker
Access the complete album info (16 songs)
EPs
Thunda!
F-Class Entertainment Group / Medha Publishing
24-06-2022
Thunda!
01
Thunda!
Francisco
Thunda!
03:43
Writer: Fade Fanucci - DJ Abdel - Mims . / Composers: Fade Fanucci - DJ Abdel
02
Thunda! (Clean Version)
Francisco
Thunda!
03:43
Writer: Fade Fanucci - DJ Abdel - Mims . / Composers: Fade Fanucci - DJ Abdel
03
Thunda! (DJ Abdel Mix)
Francisco
Thunda!
03:26
Writer: Fade Fanucci - DJ Abdel - Mims . / Composers: Fade Fanucci - DJ Abdel
04
Thunda! (DJ Abdel Mix) (Clean Version)
Francisco
Thunda!
03:26
Writer: Fade Fanucci - DJ Abdel - Mims . / Composers: Fade Fanucci - DJ Abdel
Singles
Another Day in New York
2025 Super Osei, EJ
26-12-2025
Another Day in New York
01
Another Day in New York
Super Osei
Another Day in New York
03:28
Writer: Kwaku Osei-Tutu - Eugenio Villarreal - Shawn Mims / Composers: Kwaku Osei-Tutu - Eugenio Villarreal - Shawn Mims
Up
2025 GT Digital / J Meast / Shadey Mob
30-04-2025
Up
01
Up
J Meast
Up
02:37
Composers: Jacob Gray - Mims
Convertible Flow
2025 Kyle Lonergan
08-02-2025
Convertible Flow
01
Convertible Flow
K-Blitz
Convertible Flow
03:00
Writer: Kyle Lonergan - Shawn Mims / Composers: Kyle Lonergan - Shawn Mims
Cross Roads
Unrestricted Legacy Ent.
02-06-2023
Cross Roads
01
Cross Roads
Rimanist
Cross Roads
03:13
Writer: Javon Greer - Shawn Mims / Composers: David Hamilton
This Is Why I'm Hot (Bass & Bars Edition)
℗ 2023 Bass & Bars Records
15-02-2023
This Is Why I'm Hot (Bass & Bars Edition)
01
This Is Why I'm Hot (Bass & Bars Edition)
Mims
This Is Why I'm Hot (Bass & Bars Edition)
01:36
Writer: Shawn Mims
Someday (feat. MiMS)
Flight Volume LLC
25-03-2022
Someday (feat. MiMS)
01
Someday (feat. MiMS)
Flight Volume
Someday (feat. MiMS)
03:11
Writer: Flight Volume - Shawn Mims / Composers: Flight Volume - Shawn Mims
Kaloud (Extended Version)
M.I.M'S
16-01-2022
Kaloud (Extended Version)
01
Kaloud (Extended Version)
M.I.M'S
Kaloud (Extended Version)
02:44
Composers: Mims Mims
Dangerous
(P) 2021 Oh I Like That
07-08-2021
Dangerous
01
Dangerous
Eclipse Darkness
Dangerous
04:58
Composers: Greggory Covington - Shawn Mims
NEXT
High Society
20-02-2021
NEXT
01
NEXT
Jack Sleiman
NEXT
02:54
Writer: Jacque Sleiman - Shawn Maurice Mims / Composers: Jacque Sleiman - Shawn Maurice Mims
This Is Why I'm Hot (Remastered)
2020 American King Music LLC
24-07-2020
This Is Why I'm Hot (Remastered)
01
This Is Why I'm Hot (Remastered)
Mims
This Is Why I'm Hot (Remastered)
04:13
Writer: Shawn Mims - Winston Thomas
Ringer
SMM MUSIC
15-11-2019
Ringer
01
Ringer
Mims
Ringer
03:30
Composers: Mio Mellin - Cismaan Maxammed