Mims
Guilt
Release Date: Apr 7, 2009
Genre(s): Rap
Record label: Capitol
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Album Review: Guilt by Mims
Mediocre, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 4/10
MIMS' return begins with a clichéd opener, the "I ain't in the same place" track, which in itself begins with the clichéd sound of a needle dropping. Like everything on the album, the opening title track does have its heart in the right place, and MIMS' obvious desire to become more than a ringtone rapper is admirable, but the highlights are still empty-headed club tracks, the best of the bunch being the hyphy-esque "Move (If You Wanna). " Problem is, there just aren't as many this time out, and sometimes what looks like fun, say, a track called "Love Rollercoaster," ends up a shallow rap-ballad that doesn't sample its funky namesake but does steal the tune's metaphor.
Based on rating 2/5
Guilt comes out of the gate sounding considerably more soulful than Mims's last release, but quickly dissolves into an exercise in derivative swagger-jacking. Love Rollercoaster resembles a throwaway cut by the-Dream. Move (If You Wanna) appropriates the quiet/loud vocal pattern on Busta Rhymes's Touch It (though much less effectively). And by the album's halfway mark, it's obvious Mims has been studying Kanye West's wordplay.
Opinion: Great
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