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Fort Minor
Mike Shinoda, the frontman of Fort Minor.
Mike Shinoda, the frontman of Fort Minor.
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresAlternative hip hop, hip hop, conscious hip hop, rap rock
Years active2004–2006 (Hiatus)
LabelsMachine Shop Recordings
Warner Bros.
MembersMike Shinoda
WebsiteFort Minor

Fort Minor is a more hip hop based side-project of Mike Shinoda, who is better known as the rapper, keyboardist and producer of the American rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda's debut solo album as Fort Minor, The Rising Tied, was released November 22, 2005. The album's fourth single, "Where'd You Go", propelled Fort Minor to stardom, reaching #4 at the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

History

Fort Minor is a side project of Mike Shinoda. Shinoda uses the name Fort Minor for his collaborations with Ryan Patrick Maginn (Ryu) and Takbir Bashir (Tak), who themselves form the underground hip hop group Styles of Beyond.

Shinoda began recording songs for this side project following the release of Collision Course in November of 2004.[2] Fort Minor: We Major was a mixtape by Shinoda and DJ Green Lantern to promote his upcoming studio album. The Rising Tied, the debut album of Fort Minor, was released in November 2005. Robert Hales directed its first video petrified, which was released the previous month.[3] Jay-Z, who had previously collaborated with Linkin Park on the 2004 album Collision Course, was the executive producer for The Rising Tied.[4] Shinoda told Corey Moss of MTV News that he imposed on himself a requirement to play all the instruments and write all the lyrics to the album except for the strings, percussion, or choir parts.[5] "Where'd You Go", its first single, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; following was "Remember the Name" at No. 66.[6] Another track, "Kenji" describes the experiences of a Japanese-American family during the Japanese American internment of World War II.[7]

Due to the success of "Where'd You Go", on the week of April 26, 2006, sales of The Rising Tied increased by 45 percent, and the album chart position went up 89 positions to No. 104 on the Billboard 200."[8] Where'd You Go" was awarded Ringtone of the Year at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. In mid August 2006 Fort Minor performed at the Summer Sonic 2006 alongside Linkin Park.[9]

The third track on the album, "Right Now", is featured in the trailer of The Family That Preys by Tyler Perry.

The song Remember The Name was used in promotional TV trailers for the 2006 movie Gridiron Gang, as well as the trailer for the remake of the movie The Karate Kid (2010) and an episode in the second season of TV show Numb3rs.

In November 2006, Fort Minor released a video for "Remember the Name." Shinoda has stated he felt the video was a nice wrap-up for Fort Minor. Also in November, Shinoda stated that Fort Minor is on hiatus, because of his dedication to Linkin Park.

Shinoda also did several songs with artists Apathy and Celph Titled. The two being a part of the group The Demigodz and Apathy also being apart of GBC (Get Busy Committee) also on hiatus. Scoop D'Ville and Ryu are members of GBC. Ryu being a member of The Demigodz. Scoop does many tracks with AP, Ryu, and Tak. Shinoda did a collab with Ryu, Tak, Scoop and a bit of Celph Titled on a track called, "Respect 4 Grandma". Produced by scoop it was a track considered to be a great underground presence. Also, "Bloc Party" Featured a beat produced by Shinoda and featured Tak and Apathy dropping their own verses alongside Shinoda. The Demigodz along with Styles of Beyond should be highly mentioned. Especially due to the fact Apathy has done previous work with Holly Brook who created the hook for Fort Minor's biggest song. Apathy and Celph Titled joined S.O.B. and Shinoda for the Fort Minor tour and are considered members, though they do not have as many tracks as Styles of Beyond.

In 2006, Holly Brook released an exclusive version of "Where'd You Go" to radio stations, made completely by herself. Mike does not appear on this version, which can be heard by request on various American radio stations.[10]

In the Billboard One-hit Wonders of the 2000s, Fort Minor (along with Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga) were listed at #19, due to the success of "Where'd You Go" (since it was Fort Minor's only single that reached the top 25).[11]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart Positions
US
[12] 		AUT
[13] 		FIN
[14] 		FRA
[15] 		GER
[16] 		NZ
[17] 		SWI
[18] 		UK
[19]
2005 The Rising Tied
  • Released: November 22, 2005
  • Label: Machine Shop / Warner Bros.
 51 37 151 79 25 22 42 142

Mixtapes

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Release Date Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[20] 		AUS
[21] 		AUT
[22] 		FIN
[23] 		FRA
[24] 		GER
[25] 		NLD
[26] 		NZ
[27] 		SWI
[28] 		UK
[19]
"Petrified"
 12 January 2005 — — — — — — — — — — The Rising Tied
"Remember the Name"
(featuring Styles of Beyond) 		26 February 2005 66 — — — — — — — — —
"Believe Me" 12 December 2005 — 43 47 5 — 29 58 — — 92
"Where'd You Go"
(featuring Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga) 		29 May 2006 4 41 29 8 24 18 15 14 62 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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

References

  1. ^ "Where'd You Go - Fort Minor (Chart History)". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  2. ^ Montgomery, James (March 4, 2005). "Mike Shinoda's Solo Album May Divide Linkin Park Fans". MTV News. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  3. ^ Moss, Corey (October 20, 2005). "Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares". MTV News. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  4. ^ Loftus, Johnny (2006). "Fort Minor – Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
  5. ^ Moss, Corey (November 22, 2005). "Mike Shinoda: Storyteller". MTV News. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  6. ^ "Fort Minor > Charts & Awards". allmusic. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  7. ^ Jeffries, David (November 22, 2005). "The Rising Tied > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  8. ^ Harris, Chris (April 26, 2006). "T.I., Pink, Shakira Can't Shake Rascal Flatts From Billboard #1". MTV News. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  9. ^ "Ringtone of the Year". MTV. September 2, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  10. ^ "Where'd Mike Go?" (Press release). crewdy of www.fortminor.co.uk. September 4, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  11. ^ "One-Hit Wonders of the 2000s". Billboard. Billboard. 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  12. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  13. ^ "Austrian Record Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  14. ^ "Finnish Record Chart". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  15. ^ "French Record Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  16. ^ "German Record Chart". Charts-surfer. Retrieved 2009-02-19. [dead link‍]
  17. ^ "New Zealand Record Chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  18. ^ "Swiss Record Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  19. ^ a b "UK Record Chart". Zobbel. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  20. ^ "Fort Minor Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  21. ^ "Discography Fort Minor". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  22. ^ "Discographie Fort Minor". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  23. ^ "Discography Fort Minor". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  24. ^ "Discographie Fort Minor". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  25. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Germany:
  26. ^ "Discografie Fort Minor". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  27. ^ "Discography Fort Minor". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  28. ^ "Discography Fort Minor". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  29. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Fort Minor". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
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