okayplayer
12-03-2005, 08:17 PM
... you will probably like this album. Fort Minor is Mike Shinoda's hip hop moniker (and he kind of teams up with Styles of Beyond - who's on like 6 tracks), and Rising Tied is the name of the album. I picked it up, after reading some reviews (I was very hesitant before reading the reviews and hearing samples, because I'm not really a rock fan and never really heard Linkin Park), and am impressed. It is a very solid hip hop album, with a bit of a rock feel to it. It has more keys than most hip hop, and the drums are more rock than hip hop, but overall a very solid effort. Black Thought and Common guest appear and give stellar performances as expected. Some standout tracks: Right Now, Where'd You Go, Back Home, Cigarettes (nice commentary on hip hop), and Kenji.
Oh yeah, Jay-Z was the executive producer.
Oh yeah, Jay-Z was the executive producer.