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FORT MINOR
The Rising Tied
How do you thrive in the shadow, substantial and arena-sized, of a group that has sold over 35 million albums? If you're Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, the answer is: shine your own light. Shinoda is half the vocal firepower of the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning band Linkin Park, trading diaphragmatic diatribes with singer Chester Bennington and infusing the searing alternative rock with equally intense hip-hop. From album to album, Shinoda and his bandmates have garnered a reputation based on their appetite for striking new ground. On his first outing alone, Shinoda is ready to show people that he is still hungry.

Shinoda's rap roots have always had to share space with other elements—until now. Fort Minor is a wholly unique, unadulterated hip hop album, owing as much to Shinoda's polished lyricism as his musical adeptness. The variety of themes, styles, and moods he creates make this "side project" likely to do much more than simply satisfy existing LP fans; it threatens to expose Shinoda as a rap devotee who is as at home in hip-hop as he is in the cross-genre hybrid of Linkin Park.

The Rising Tied, the much-anticipated debut of Shinoda's Fort Minor, will be released by Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Bros., in Fall 2005. Executive Produced by Jay-Z (who collaborated with Linkin Park on 2004's Collision Course), The Rising Tied is produced and mixed by Shinoda, who wrote every track, played nearly every instrument and "slaved over every detail."

While Shinoda chose the name Fort Minor to reflect the dynamic between opposites -- something big and strong vs. something small and slight (or musically dark) -- the name of the album is also a play on words. All of the guest artists on The Rising Tied, says Shinoda, are coming up together in the music world. Among them are Machine Shop acts Styles of Beyond and Holly Brook, as well as Common, John Legend, Kenna and Black Thought (of The Roots), among others.

While remaining an essential shard in the mosaic of Linkin Park, the desire to create songs that resonated with his youth as a hip-hop producer and MC led Shinoda to write, then record, a progression of hip-hop-rooted songs. As they began to coalesce into an album bearing Shinoda's solo imprimatur, he also felt it was essential to keep it "organic," making his own samples and breakbeats with live instruments, and avoiding sequenced keyboards. The Rising Tied, channeling some of the signature dynamics and frustration of Linkin Park, reveals a more personal range of themes slagged inside a distinctly hip-hop crucible.

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domanicsgirl979 | July 06, 2008
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MaurizioCabrera | July 06, 2008
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24lakers16 | July 05, 2008
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iamafreakofoofiction | July 05, 2008
i love your music :)

its so like....its not just lyrics that you just slapped in there to make it sound good...i think...


well anyways, umm...i sent you a friend invite....but you probably wont accept it...hehe
EmEzz | July 05, 2008
Just wanted to thank all Linkin Park members for the AWSOME show in Berlin a week ago. I drove from Hamburg to Berlin just to see you guys, once again. Also check out my Fort Minor remixes, have a nice day!
Beanzi333 | July 05, 2008
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MEWLOVELESS | July 05, 2008
Hey mike I just love how you changed the game in a whloe new and different way...i love the linkin park..and you..of course but I hope you and your bandmates keep up the great work!..luv ya!...
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