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4	'''''The Rising Tied''''' is the debut, and so far, [[OneBookAuthor only]] album by Music/FortMinor, the [[SoloSideProject side project]] of Music/LinkinPark's Mike Shinoda. It was released on November 22, 2005. The album was produced by Shinoda, who played almost all the instruments on record, and with [[Music/JayZ Shawn Carter]] providing executive production. Many songs feature a guest appearance, with the bulk being his long-time friends Styles of Beyond. It was distributed by Linkin Park's Creator/WarnerBrothers label, as well as Shinoda's own independent Machine Shop.
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6	The album, along with Fort Minor itself, came to life from Shinoda's interest in exploring his hip-hop roots in-between Linkin Park's hiatus. He described it as "not straight hip-hop, but not rock either". Lyrical themes vary from political elements to songs pertaining to the personal experiences of Shinoda. The album was critically acclaimed, and a moderate commercial success. It debuted at #51 on the Hot 100, and produced the #4 pop hit "Where'd You Go" and the sports anthem "Remember the Name".
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8	As previously mentioned, this remains the sole album of Fort Minor. Largely this is due to Shinoda's commitments to Linkin Park. Though not the best-selling album, it remains a CultClassic, with sales of 400,000 worldwide.
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10	!!Tracklist
11	# "Introduction"
12	# "Remember the Name" (feat. Styles of Beyond)
13	# "Right Now" (feat. Black Thought of The Roots and Styles of Beyond)
14	# "Petrified"
15	# "Feel Like Home" (feat. Styles of Beyond)
16	# "Where'd You Go" (feat. Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga)
17	# "In Stereo"
18	# "Back Home" (feat. Common & Styles of Beyond)
19	# "Cigarettes"
20	# "Believe Me" (feat. [[Music/CypressHill Eric Bobo]] & Styles of Beyond)
21	# "Get Me Gone"
22	# "High Road" (feat. John Legend)
23	# "Kenji"
24	# "Red to Black" (feat. Kenna, Jonah Matranga, & Styles of Beyond)
25	# "The Battle" (feat. Celph Titled)
26	# "Slip Out the Back" (feat. Mr. Hahn)
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28	!!Special Edition
29	# "Be Somebody" (feat. Music/LupeFiasco, Holly Brook, & Tak)
30	# "There They Go" (feat. Sixx John)
31	# "The Hard Way" (feat. Kenna)
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33	!!Tropes
34	* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: "The Battle" is rapped entirely by Celph Titled, with Shinoda only doing the intro.
35	* {{Angst}}: Surprisingly little, when compared to what [[Music/LinkinPark his band]] is known for, but it pops up here and there. "Where'd You Go" would be the best example.
36	* BoastfulRap: Several songs, such as "Petrified", "Remember the Name", "In Stereo",
37	* TheCameo:
38	** Executive producer Music/JayZ says the opening line "that beat is hard" at the beginning of "In Stereo".
39	** Eric Bobo of Music/CypressHill provides latin percussion in "Believe Me".
40	** The turntable scratches in the final track "Slip Out the Back" were provided by none other than [[Music/LinkinPark Mr. Hahn]].
41	* ClusterFBomb: Shinoda swears all the time here. Compare that to the first two albums, where he didn't swear at all. Still, it's a HipHop album, so it's expected.
42	* ExecutiveMeddling: [[invoked]] Discussed in "Get Me Gone", where Warner Brothers first tried to downplay Music/LinkinPark's RapRock sound, then started rumors that the band was a manufactured act, similar to a boy band.
43	* GenreShift: Compare this to Shinoda's NuMetal rapping in the first two Music/LinkinPark albums. They have little in common.
44	* MinisculeRocking: "Get Me Gone" isn't even two minutes long. "The Battle" is an even bigger (smaller?) example, at barely over thirty seconds.
45	* NWordPrivileges: Subverted with "Kenji." The word "jap" pops up in the lyrics, but only as the racist slander that it is. There's a disclaimer in the liner notes about how Mike does ''not'' want that word to ever, ever be seen as cool.
46	* OutOfGenreExperience: Several songs, such as "Believe Me", "In Stereo", and "Red to Black" feature Shinoda singing for the first time.
47	* POWCamp: "Kenji" tells the story of his grandparents being forced into an interment camps during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII just for being Japanese.
48	* SmokingIsNotCool: "Cigarettes" compares the lies told in rap game to the lies tobacco companies tell to consumers.
49	* SpecialGuest: Most songs on the album feature a guest, with Styles of Beyond making up the bulk of them.
50	* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Where'd You Go" is much softer than the rest of the album.
51	* TakeThatCritics: "High Road" is directed at the critics who lambasted Linkin Park, thinking they were a manufactured act.
52	* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Quietly dropped the word "bitch" at the end of both of his verses in "High Road".
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