has also been working on their first major label appearance, “ FORT MINOR ” which features Mike Shinoda ( Linkin Park ), Common, Black Thought (The Roots), Kanye West, Kenna, and more. There was an early rumor that Kanye West was going to be on the album, from the Styles Of Beyond label Spytech Records who said, "S.O.B. Finally, Joe Hahn from Linkin Park was featured on "Slip Out The Back". Other guests included John Legend, Common, Black Thought of The Roots, Lupe Fiasco, Holly Brook, Jonah Matranga, Lupe Fiasco, Sixx John, and Celph Titled. Additionally, Mike had a choir featured on " Where'd You Go", "Cigarettes", " Kenji", and "Slip Out The Back". Įric Bobo from Cypress Hill, another good friend of Mike’s, recorded Latin percussion on " Believe Me." David Campbell, known for his work on Linkin Park’s Meteora with " Breaking The Habit", arranged strings for "Remember The Name", " Feel Like Home", " Cigarettes", and " Slip Out The Back". You can tell on the song " Remember The Name" we were having fun with it and being able to brag on it." Cheapshot from Styles of Beyond revealed, "Styles of Beyond actually recorded 14 songs with Mike during the recording process of "The Rising Tied." After picking and choosing the final songs, Styles of Beyond will appear on 6 songs on the album." While six songs made the album, six with Styles Of Beyond are on We Major, one was released to the Fort Minor Militia, " Do What We Did", and one remains unreleased, " Watch Their Mouth". I've known these guys forever, and for me to be able to come back and put them on label, Machine Shop Records, it's a good feeling. In an Apinterview with MTV, Mike said, "Their producer helped me buy my first sampler. The album was recorded at Mike’s home studio (commonly referred to in LPTV episodes and album liner notes as The Stockroom) and at NRG, where Hybrid Theory and Meteora were recorded (as well as later Linkin Park albums and songs).Īs far as guests go, he brought in a lot of friends like Styles of Beyond, which he had an extended relationship with for over eight years prior. Mike created the beats himself, only using a sample from Apple’s GarageBand for " Believe Me". The name "The Rising Tied," is basically a play on words: this "tied" group of people is coming up together on this album." Writing and Recording
Hahn, our DJ, is on a track called "Slip Out The Back." And since we're putting this out on our label, Machine Shop Records, I got to choose our guitarist, Brad Delson, as my A&R. In an Octointerview with All Hip Hop, Mike said, "Mr. the album features a group of his friends in the hip hop community.” mike wrote and played virtually every note on the album. talk to you soon!"Ī Jcoded message on Fort Minor’s website read, "The debut fort minor album is entitled the rising tied in an effort to get back to his hip hop roots. LP is fine, in fact we have been talking recently about new music. On the forum, a summer 2005 post read, "FM is in no way an indicator that LP is breaking up.
The Fort Minor website launched in April and on Apahead of Mike's appearance on Fuse's Daily Download the next day, fans could subscribe to a mailing list and listen to two clips of background music (clips later used in " Introduction" and " Remember The Name"). Mike created a website and forum for fans and artists to post on, and he joined in regularly. For our fans who only like the rock side of Linkin Park, I hope you enjoy it, but you never know." Like I said, it's not really about me." He also added, "It's not straight hip-hop, but it's not rock at all. I want to connect with people I see eye-to-eye with, and make great music. "I'm trying to get the music up to what we want it to be. In a Mainterview with MTV, Mike confirmed that he was producing a hip hop album of his own with guests that include but are not limited to Black Thought of The Roots and Common. In February 2005, Questlove of The Roots said Mike was working on a solo album.