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| Studio album by Fort Minor | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | The Stockroom, NRG Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop | |||
| Length | 61:54 | |||
| Label | Machine Shop, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Mike Shinoda Jay-Z (exec.) |
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Limited Edition cover
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The Rising Tied is the debut studio album of hip hop ensemble Fort Minor, the side project by Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda. The album was released on November 22, 2005 to critical acclaim and achieved moderate success. It spawned four singles: "Petrified", "Remember the Name", "Believe Me" and "Where'd You Go"; the latter being the most successful single.
Jay-Z, who worked with Linkin Park on their collaborative EP Collision Course, served as an executive producer for the album. Shinoda collaborated with many longtime friends (such as hip hop group Styles of Beyond, Jonah Matranga, Holly Brook and Linkin Park turntablist Joe Hahn), as well as many notable and underground hip-hop and R&B artists (such as Common, John Legend, Black Thought, Lupe Fiasco, Kenna, Eric Bobo, Sixx John and Celph Titled) for the album.
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[edit] Album background
The Rising Tied was produced by Shinoda and executive-produced by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. The motive of the project is because he couldn't demonstrate as much of his hip-hop background in Linkin Park. He explained the name of his project in an interview[1]
| “ | "I wanted to send out the message that I'm not doing this just to get more attention to myself as a person. It's more about the music than me, and I thought by putting another name on it, it would keep the attention on the music. 'Fort' represents the more aggressive side of the music. 'Minor' can mean a few things: if you're talking about music theory, the minor key is darker. I wanted to name the album rather than having my name on the cover, because I want people to focus on the music, not me. In fact, the reason I named the record 'The Rising Tied' is because it's a play on words. This "tied" group of people are coming up together in the context of this record." | ” |
Hip hop group Styles of Beyond, who are longtime friends of Shinoda, are heavily featured on the album. They are featured on "Remember the Name", "Right Now", "Feel Like Home", "Back Home", "Believe Me" and "Red to Black", and sing backup on "Petrified". Meanwhile, some S.O.B. members are featured on their own; Tak/Takbir Bashir is featured on bonus track "Be Somebody", while DJ Cheapshot scratches on "Feel Like Home". The only Linkin Park band member to be featured on the album is turntablist Joe Hahn, who scratches on "Slip Out the Back". Common, who collaborated with Fort Minor on "Back Home", let Shinoda listen to some tracks his then-unreleased album Be.[3] Other than rapping, Shinoda sings on two songs; in "Red to Black", Kenna, Jonah Matranga and Shinoda sing altogether on the opening of the song; in "Believe Me", he sings the chorus.
Shinoda consulted Jay-Z and Machine Shop Recordings A&R and Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson to decide which songs to make the final cut of the album.[3] Some parts of the conversation are included in the album.
[edit] Style and composition
The lyrical content contains many political elements and personal experiences by Shinoda.
"Get Me Gone" is about the skeptism and criticism about Shinoda during the early days of Linkin Park.
"Kenji" tells of a Japanese immigrant who, along with his family, is sent to an internment camp in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shinoda stated in an interview that his father was born during the Second World War, and was interned alongside his family.[4] He interviewed his father and aunt (in which excerpts were included in the song). About his aunt, he said, "She was there when people were getting pulled out of their houses, and they had absolutely nothing to do with anything [involving the war]. It'd be your average neighbor — or you — getting pulled out of your house because you were racially profiled as somebody dangerous."[5]
The album uses numerous behind-the-scenes conversations. Jay-Z can be heard in the opening track "Introduction"; A conversation between Jay-Z, Shinoda and Brad Delson can be heard at the end of "Where'd You Go" and into "In Stereo"; Shinoda talking about their label's original skepticism about him rapping during the early Linkin Park days can be heard at the end of "Believe Me" and into "Get Me Gone".
[edit] Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [6] |
| Allmusic |  [7] |
| Music For America | (favorable)[8] |
| Okayplayer | [9] |
| UGO.com | (B)[10] |
| rapreviews | (7.5) [11] |
The album received positive reviews from most music critics. Henry Adaso from About.com praised the album, saying that it "doesn’t necessarily break any new grounds, but it’s loaded with melodies that tug and bang at the same time".
[edit] Release
The Rising Tied charted and peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. Promotional music videos have been filmed for the singles "Remember the Name," "Petrified", "Believe Me", and "Where'd You Go." "Where'd You Go" was Fort Minor's most successful single, peaking at #4 at the Billboard Hot 100. Despite the low peak, the album has exhibited staying power, selling 300,000 copies in the USA and 400,000 copies worldwide. A small club World tour in USA, China, and Australia followed the release of the album.
[edit] In other media
- "Remember the Name" was used by Turner Network Television as the theme for the 2006-2007 NBA playoffs, and achieved success among alternative hip-hop fans and competitive athletes.[citation needed]. The song is also in the trailer for 2010 film The Karate Kid.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Performer(s) | Time | ||
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| 1 | "Introduction" |
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0:43 | ||
| 2 | "Remember the Name" |
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3:50 | ||
| 3 | "Right Now" |
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4:14 | ||
| 4 | "Petrified" |
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3:40 | ||
| 5 | "Feel Like Home" |
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3:53 | ||
| 6 | "Where'd You Go" |
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3:51 | ||
| 7 | "In Stereo" |
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3:29 | ||
| 8 | "Back Home" |
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3:44 | ||
| 9 | "Cigarettes" |
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3:40 | ||
| 10 | "Believe Me" |
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3:42 | ||
| 11 | "Get Me Gone" |
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1:56 | ||
| 12 | "High Road" |
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3:16 | ||
| 13 | "Kenji" |
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3:51 | ||
| 14 | "Red to Black" |
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3:11 | ||
| 15 | "The Battle" |
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0:32 | ||
| 16 | "Slip Out the Back" |
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3:56 | ||
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| 17 | "[Silence]" | 0:04 | |||
| 18 | "[Silence]" | 0:04 | |||
| 19 | "Be Somebody" |
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3:15 | ||
| 20 | "There They Go" |
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3:17 | ||
| 21 | "The Hard Way" |
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3:54 | ||
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| 22 | "Petrified (Los Angeles Remix)" |
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3:32 | ||
[edit] Enhanced CD content
- The Making Of "Petrified" Video
- "Petrified" Video
- Extras - Wallpapers
- Weblink - Bonus Online Material
[edit] Limited Edition DVD
- Studio footage
- Interview footage
- ‘Believe Me’ video and Making Of...
- Mike Shinoda meeting Jay-Z
- Mike Shinoda painting cover artwork
[edit] Album personnel
- Produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda
- Engineered by Mark Kiczula
- Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Executive-produced by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter
- A&R by Brad Delson for Machine Shop Recordings
- Additional A&R by Dave Parker
- All instrument parts written and performed by Mike Shinoda except:
- Strings on "Remember the Name," "Feel Like Home," "Cigarettes" and "Slip out the Back" arranged by David Campbell
- Choir on "Where'd You Go," "Cigarettes," "Kenji" and "Slip out the Back" contracted by Bobbie Page for Page LA Studio Voices
- Latin percussion on "Believe Me" by Bobo of Cypress Hill
- Scratching on "Feel Like Home" by DJ Cheapshot of Styles of Beyond
- Scratching on "Slip out the Back" by Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park
- Recorded at the Stockroom and NRG Studios
- Creative direction by Mike Shinoda
- Art direction and design by Frank Maddocks
- Artwork by Mike Shinoda
- Additional artwork and logo design by Frank Maddocks and Jackson Chandler
- Photography by Greg Watermann
- Managed by Rob McDermott for the Firm
- Additional management by Stephanie Luby
- Booked by Michael Arfin for Artist Group International
- Legal representation by Danny Hayes for Davis, Shapiro, Lewit, Montone & Hayes
- Business management by Michael Oppenheim and Jonathan Schwartz for Gudvi, Sussman & Oppenheim
- Worldwide licensing and merchandising by Bandmerch
[edit] References
- ^ a b Fixins.com, Retrieved on 06-04-07
- ^ http://mikeshinodaclan.com/media/interviews/ballerstatus-mike-shinoda-we-major-not-minor
- ^ a b Making of The Rising Tied
- ^ Lim, Cathy (28 April 2006). "Getting Back to His Roots". The Rafu Shimpo. http://www.rafu.com/mike_shinoda.html.
- ^ Moss, Corey. "Mike Shinoda: Storyteller". MTV. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/bands/f/fort_minor/qa_112105/. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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