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Linkin Park Rapper Knows Solo Project's Name Could Affect Sales
12/01/2005 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
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The Rising Tied, the first album by Fort Minor -- the solo project of Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda -- debuted at Number 67 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 28,000 copies in its first week. That's a much more modest showing than Shinoda is used to with Linkin Park, and he admitted it might have something to do with using the Fort Minor name rather than his own.
"Some people have asked me about why, why did I name the project Fort Minor instead of just going out there and saying this is an album by Mike Shinoda?” Shinoda said. “It's because I do appreciate my privacy and I make music because I love to make music. I don't make music for the celebrity of it. By putting a name on the album and putting, you know, artwork on the cover instead of my picture, I thought that that hopefully will put the attention on the music a little more."
The Rising Tied was executive-produced by rapper Jay-Z and features guest appearances by rappers Common and Black Thought and singers John Legend and Kenna, as well as Linkin Park DJ Joe Hahn.
"Petrified" is the first single from the project.
Linkin Park has started recording their third studio album, which will be their first studio release since 2003's 10-times platinum Meteora.
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