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Full Name:Fort Minor
Date of Birth: 2004
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Claim to Fame: Album The Rising Tied (2005)

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Fort Minor
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Fort Minor
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s) Alternative hip hop
Years active 20042006 (Hiatus)
Label(s) Machine Shop Recordings
Warner Bros.
Associated acts Linkin Park
Styles of Beyond
Jay-Z
DJ Green Lantern
Lupe Fiasco
Demigodz
Ripe Boyzz
Website www.fortminor.com
Members
Mike Shinoda (main member)
Jermain "Beatdown" McQueen (live only)
Former members
Horungen

Fort Minor is a hip hop music side project of Mike Shinoda, vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda's first solo album as Fort Minor, The Rising Tied, was released in 2005 with the singles "Where'd You Go" featuring Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga and "Remember the Name". Jay-Z, the hip-hop artist who previously collaborated with Linkin Park on the 2004 album Collision Course, was the executive producer for The Rising Tied.[1] Fort Minor Militia is the official fan club of the project, similar to Linkin Park Underground.[2]

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History and musical style of Fort Minor

Fort Minor's first major album The Rising Tied, features 16 tracks (with three bonus tracks on the Limited Edition), many of which are specific to the lives of Shinoda and his collaborators. "Remember the Name", for example, describes the group's views on being rappers, while "Kenji" describes the experiences of Shinoda's family during the Japanese American internment of World War II. Other tracks, such as "Slip Out the Back" which features Joe Hahn of Linkin Park, have more general lyrical themes. In the lyrics of the track "Get Me Gone", Shinoda says that before the debut album of Linkin Park came out, someone at Warner Bros. Records told him to quit rapping and just play keyboards because the band didn't need an MC in addition to a singer. He goes on to say that with the help of the band, Mike released the album as it was and many critics were silenced.

Fort Minor won Ringtone of the Year for "Where'd You Go" at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.

In mid August of 2006 Fort Minor performed at the Summer Sonic 2006 along side Linkin Park and other bands.

In November of 2006, Fort Minor released a video for "Remember the Name", which features a montage of various amazing feats. 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.

As of August 19, 2006, Fort Minor's debut album has sold 400,000 copies.

In 2006, Holly Brook released an exclusive version of 'Where'd You Go?' to radio stations, made completely by Holly Brook. Mike does not appear on this version, which can be heard by request on various American radio stations.[3]

Discography

Mixtapes and albums

Date Of Release Title Label Chart Positions Certifications
U.S.

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´Top Hip Hop Top Rap
UK

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AUST

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NZ

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AUS

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DEN

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FIN

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FRA

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NLD

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NOR

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SWE

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SWI

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2005 Fort Minor: Sampler Mixtape Machine Shop Recordings
October 30, 2005 Fort Minor: We Major Machine Shop Recordings
November 22, 2005 The Rising Tied Machine Shop Recordings/
Warner Bros. Records
51 25 11 22 37 151 79 42

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
Hot 100 Pop 100 Hot Digital Songs UK NZ AUS FRA FIN NLD AUST
2005 "Petrified" The Rising Tied
"Believe Me" 43 5 58 47
2006 "Where'd You Go" 4 3 5 14 41 24 8 15 29
"Remember the Name" 66 42 29
"S.C.O.M. / Dolla" We Major
"Get It / Spraypaint & Ink Pens"

Music videos

Year Title Director
2005 "Petrified" Robert Hales
"Remember the Name" Kimo Proudfoot
"Believe Me"
2006 "Where'd You Go" Philip Andelman

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