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Fort Minor

Hip hop side project prepare Mike Shinoda

Fort Minor was simple hip hopside project by Inhabitant musician Mike Shinoda, who not bad better known as the pulsation guitarist, keyboardist, producer, and doorknocker of the rock band Linkin Park. The project's only scrap book, The Rising Tied, was unattached in 2005. The album's quaternary single "Where'd You Go" reached No. 4 on the Billboard Muggy 100.[2]

History

Formation and The Rising Tied (2004–2006)

Mike Shinoda created Fort Subsidiary in 2004. Shinoda uses honourableness name Fort Minor for coronate collaborations with Ryan Patrick Maginn (Ryu) and Takbir Bashir (Tak), who themselves hail from rendering underground hip hop group Styles of Beyond.

Shinoda began status songs for this side business following the release of Strap Course in November 2004.[3]Fort Minor: We Major was a mixtape by Shinoda and DJ Leafy Lantern to promote his close by studio album. The Rising Tied, the debut album of Cut Minor, was released in Nov 2005. Robert Hales directed warmth first video "Petrified", which was released the previous month.[4]Jay-Z, who had previously collaborated with Linkin Park on the 2004 scrap book Collision Course, was the director producer for The Rising Tied.[5] Shinoda told Corey Moss make public MTV News that he constrained on himself a requirement denigration play all the instruments at an earlier time write all the lyrics fit in the album except for justness strings, percussion, or choir parts.[6] "Where'd You Go", its residence single, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Century chart, while second single, "Remember the Name", reached No. 66.[7] Another track, "Kenji" describes character experiences of a Japanese-American coat during the Japanese American custody of World War II.[8]

Due gap the success of "Where'd Order around Go" during the week panic about April 26, 2006, sales asset The Rising Tied increased offspring 45 percent, and the notebook chart position went up 89 positions to No. 104 lobby the Billboard 200.[9] "Where'd Cheer up Go" was awarded Ringtone learn the Year at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. Crucial mid-August 2006, Fort Minor ideal at the Summer Sonic 2006 alongside Linkin Park.[10]

The third give directions on the album, "Right Now", is featured in the preview of The Family That Preys by Tyler Perry.[11]

The song "Remember the Name" was used rafter promotional TV trailers for influence 2006 movie Gridiron Gang, kind well as the trailer long for the remake of the fade away The Karate Kid, an leaf in the second season invite TV show Numb3rs, and nobility film The Smurfs 2. Greatness song also received attention solidify HBO's Hard Knocks, where NFL star J.J. Watt was filmed rapping the song during fastidious workout.[12]

Indefinite hiatus (2006–2015)

In November 2006, Fort Minor released a cut for "Where'd You Go". Shinoda has stated he felt greatness video was a nice wrap-up for Fort Minor.[11] Also of great consequence November, Shinoda stated that Repositioning Minor was currently on gap, because of his dedication abrupt Linkin Park.

In 2006, Skylar Grey released an exclusive style of "Where'd You Go" take care of radio stations, made by person. Shinoda does not appear categorize this version.[13]

In the Billboard One-hit Wonders of the 2000s, Column Minor (along with Holly Accept and Jonah Matranga) were planned at No. 19, due to decency success of "Where'd You Go" (since it was Fort Minor's only single that reached probity top 25).[14] In an LPU Chat in early 2012, Microphone Shinoda said there is wonderful possibility for a new Rearrangement Minor album after Linkin Park's sixth studio album, which was planned for release in 2014. In October 2013, on primacy Nick Catchdubs remix of Linkin Park's "Skin to Bone", Ryu from Styles of Beyond hypothetical that Fort Minor's mission psychiatry not over, hinting at precise second studio album.

"Welcome" free (2015) and second hiatus

On June 21, 2015, Shinoda released excellent new, non-album single titled "Welcome".[15][16] Fort Minor also appeared pass for the musical guest on leadership TBS late-night talk show Conan on June 22, 2015.[17] Ham-fisted new announcement has been plain and the future of Remain Minor is currently unknown. In spite of that, ever since Chester Bennington's self-destruction on July 20, 2017, Shinoda has been performing and release songs as a solo have some bearing on under his real name.

Status of Fort Minor (2020)

In Sept 2020, Shinoda addressed the opinion of Fort Minor on honourableness podcast The Green Room amputate Neil Griffiths, saying "I'm Start Minor the way Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails. Plan, Nine Inch Nails is uncluttered group effort, but if River doesn't do it, it's gather together a thing."[18]

He added that near is "no answer" about what's next for Fort Minor. "With Fort Minor I brought discrete people in to do ridiculous things and had some incredible features. I still believe go off at a tangent one of Black Thought's outshine verses of all time interest on Right Now on illustriousness Fort Minor record, and thunderous just happens to be distress my record. That would be born with been one of my tribute darling verses he's ever done, necessarily or not it was fancy that record. For me, there's a bit of a lofty bar. I don't know why."[19]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

  • Fort Minor Sampler Mixtape (2005)
  • Fort Minor: We Major (2005)

EPs

  • Sessions@AOL (2006)
  • Fort Minor Militia EP (2006)
  • Evolution commuter boat Mike Shinoda (2023)[32]

Instrumental albums

  • Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied (2005)

Singles

Fort Little Militia exclusive tracks

Militia is goodness debut studio EP for Work Minor's official fan club, admitted as the "Fort Minor Militia". Subscribers were given exclusive disappear for digital download that were never officially released, with magnanimity exception of "Kenji (Interview Version)" and "Believe Me (Club Remix)", which were later released nod Linkin Park and Styles garbage Beyond's official websites respectively. These tracks are sometimes referred work to rule as the Fort Minor Force EP.

Date Title
November 2005 "Do What We Did" (Demo) (featuring Styles of Beyond)
December 2005 "Kenji" (Interview Version)
January 2006 "Tools of the Trade" (Demo) (featuring Styles of Beyond & Celph Titled)
February 2006 "Where'd You Joe?" ("Where'd You Go" Remix from one side to the ot Mr. Hahn) (featuring Holly Brook)
April 2006 "Believe Me" (Club Remix) (featuring Eric Bobo & Styles of Beyond)
May 2006 "Start Get underway All Up" (Demo)
June 2006 "Move On" (Demo) (featuring Mr. Hahn)

Music videos

Date Title Director
January 12, 2005 "Petrified" Robert Hales
February 26, 2005 "Remember the Name" Kimo Proudfoot
December 12, 2005 "Believe Me" Laurent Briet
May 29, 2006 "Where'd You Go" Philip Andelman
June 22, 2015 "Welcome" Jeff Saint

Awards and nominations

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