Released in January of 2007, Washington Heights native emcee MIMS scored a #1 Hot 100 song in “This Is Why I’m Hot.” In March of that year, the single’s success translated to a Top 5 debut of MIMS’ first album, Music Is My Savior, which featured Bun B and longtime MIMS affiliate, underground Hip Hop emcee Bad Seed.
The LP was released by the major Capitol Records, a label who at the time, was home to Chingy and fellow Uptown native Fat Joe. “One of the best worst things that ever happened to my career was Capitol Records,” says MIMS six years later, in a video interview with Mikey T The Moviestar. Following the album that sold nearly 80,000 first-week copies, MIMS renegotiated with the Hollywood, California-based imprint. “We tried to reconstruct a new deal. Mind you, I had a really great deal,” he says. “We put an album together—I think a fantastic album, and they didn’t put anything behind it.” The album MIMS is referring to included Da Internz-produced single, “Move (If Ya Wanna).” The song and album would be released independently in 2009 as Guilt. Of Capitol, MIMS adds, “It was just a relationship I had to sever.”
However, in the interview, MIMS reveals that he’s currently seeking millions from his former business partners. “We made a good amount of money from ’07 to ’08. The problem was, when it was time to pay that money up—my situation with Capitol was—and still, in many cases is—a J.V. deal: a joint-venture deal—which means that after all expenses are paid, you’re supposed to split the profits 50/50 with the company,” broke down the rapper. “What these companies like to do is, they like to inflate expenses and they like to take away a lot of different money.” He accuses the label of evading what he feels he is owed. “Quite simply, it’s like stealing money from somebody…They paid us pennies.”
Capitol Records is currently home to Hip Hop artists such as Tito Lopez, The Beastie Boys and Just Blaze & Bauuer.
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Whats his shirt say?
It’s the hook from Elevators by Outkast.
This is why i am NOT hot.
Good luck getting that money.
It says me you and your fucking mama Anonymous mofo.
^ AYO THIS NIGGA DISSING HIMSELF DAFUCK
i was so young and stupid i bought the album when it dropped..and it was TERRIBLE there were like 2 good songs on it and this is why im hot was 1
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i done told u fuck your beats
Actually Mims, music is about “numbers, theories, and physics”. Take any music theory class and you’ll understand this.
ahem sure
Additionally, if you would have followed Scarface’s advice that the FIRST thing you should do in the game is get an accountant you’d be okay. However, you trusted THEIR accountant to handle YOUR money. That’s like using your wife’s attorney in a divorce case. This is why you are NOT hot.
real interesting honest Im listening
Okay I apologize in advance. I got no other route for exposure right now so i’m
trolling you fine people here at hiphopdx. Just take 4 minutes to listen to my remix
of “Im A Coke Boy” SPOILER: its not about cocaine, lame right? For real though,
give me a shot.
PS. keep scrolling if you don’t like lyrical music…
keep scrolling if you like Future…
https://soundcloud.com/theanchor/coulda-been
flyqtheanchor@gmail.com for anybody interested in collabs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxKnpYo70M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH-cIzI4iQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI-KjVLS6Uk
Pay this nigga his money you dirty fucks
Fuck Capitol Records.
Keeps complaining to Comcast that I illegally downloaded By the Grace of God and Dark Horse. Millions of youtubers can and do listen to Katy Perry for free on their Capitol Records’ channel so why do I get letters for this if I don’t even listen to her?
And why do they care if I do download it if they make it free on youtube? But I get my internet threatened to be disabled over a song I had never even heard.
Fuck them up the ass. They fuck random people over as much as they fuck over the artists.