Fort Minor is a solo project from Linkin Park frontman Mike Shinoda. It’s a project that was truly personal to Shinoda as he did a relatively large portion of the work on the project by assisting with producing, mixing, sequencing, programming as well as playing almost every musical instrument on the album. The album also was executively produced by none other than Jay Z who had worked previously with Linkin Park on their collaborative Collision Course MTV show/album. The album also features many guest spots by many rising artists such as Common, John Legend, Styles of Beyond, Holly Brook and others.For any fans of Shinoda’s prior work; some may be disappointed to realize that his solo effort is more of a hip-hop effort as opposed to some of Linkin Park’s rap/metal efforts from before. With that being said though, Fort Minor deserves praise in the hip-hop world as a legitimate act that should be recognized by any performer in that environment due to the strong lyrics and music mixed on their album.
The Rising Tied, the much-anticipated debut of Shinoda’s Fort Minor, will be released by Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Bros. and will be out by the new year with 2 hit singles already playing, ‘petrified’ and ‘remember the name’. Be sure to check out their official website at http://www.fortminor.com/
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