Michael Kenji Shinoda is an American musician,songwriter,rapper,singer,record producer and graphic designer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's co-lead vocalist,as well as rhythm guitarist,keyboardist,primary songwriter and producer. Shinoda later created a hip-hop-driven side project,Fort Minor,in 2004. He has also served as a producer for tracks and albums by artists such as Lupe Fiasco,Styles of Beyond,and the X-Ecutioners.
Collision Course is a collaborative EP from American rapper Jay-Z and rock band Linkin Park,released on November 30,2004,by Roc-A-Fella,Machine Shop,Warner Bros. and Def Jam. From Linkin Park's catalog,Collision Course features three songs from Meteora and four from Hybrid Theory. From Jay-Z's catalog,it features three songs from The Black Album,one from Vol. 3:Life and Times of S. Carter,one from Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life and one from The Blueprint. Before the album,Jay-Z had released collaborations with The Roots and R. Kelly,and Linkin Park had collaborated with various artists on their remix album Reanimation.
2001 is the second studio album by American record producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on November 16,1999,by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records as the follow-up to his 1992 debut album,The Chronic. The album was produced mainly by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man,as well as Lord Finesse,and features several guest contributions from Hittman,Snoop Dogg,Kurupt,Xzibit,Eminem,and Nate Dogg.
Fort Minor was a hip hop side project by American musician Mike Shinoda,who is better known as the rhythm guitarist,keyboardist,producer,and rapper of the rock band Linkin Park. The project's only album,The Rising Tied,was released in 2005. The album's fourth single "Where'd You Go" reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Jason Drew Harrow,better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall,is a Canadian rapper and record producer. Often credited as Canada's "hip hop ambassador",he has been regarded as one of the country's most prominent hip hop producers during the 2000s and is distinctive for his reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip hop.
The Rising Tied is the only studio album by Fort Minor,the hip hop side project by Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda. The album was released on November 22,2005,through Warner Bros. Records and Shinoda's label Machine Shop Records.
2000 Fold is the debut studio album by Los Angeles underground rap group Styles of Beyond,which was released on Bilawn Records on August 18,1998,and re-released on August 24,1999,on SpyTech Records. This album was only released in an "edited version",whereas Megadef was only released in an "explicit version". 2000 Fold was out of print for several years,and was then only available as a download via iTunes and Amazon. In July 2007,it was made available once again in CD format,on both the Projekt Revolution and SpyTech Records official web-stores.
Megadef is the second album by Los Angeles underground rap group Styles of Beyond,which was released on Spytech Records on September 9,2003,after their 1998 installment 2000 Fold. The album's title is a reference to the Hebrew term megadef (מגדף) - which refers to the violation of Jewish law committed by cursing the sacred name of God - and a portmanteau of the name of the band Megadeth with those of bands/labels/artists such as Def Leppard,Mos Def,and Def Jam Records. Megadef was released only in an "explicit version" and was available as a download via iTunes and Amazon. The album was produced by the group members DJ Cheapshot and Vin Skully.
Karl Amani Wailoo,better known by his stage name Saukrates,is a Canadian rapper,singer,and record producer. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music,and lead singer of the hip-hop/R&B group Big Black Lincoln. He is also a member of Redman's Gilla House collective.
Malpractice is the fifth studio album by rapper Redman. The album was ultimately released on May 22,2001. It reached number four on US Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA on July 21,2001. To date,the album has sold 683,000 copies. It boasted two singles:"Let's Get Dirty " and "Smash Sumthin'".
Quest for Fire:Firestarter,Vol. 1 is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. It was released on MCA Records,his first album for a major label. It is a recompilation album,which includes older songs and demos that he used to get signed. The lead single,"BaKardi Slang",became his first single to appear on a Billboard chart. The second single,"Ol' Time Killin'",was a minor hit. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics.
Eye &I is the debut album of Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall,released independently in December 1997,on Capitol Hill Music,and distributed by St. Clair Entertainment. The album was critically acclaimed. One single,"On wit da Show",was released from the album.
Built from Scratch is the second studio album by New York City DJ group The X-Ecutioners. It was released on February 26,2002,through Loud Records and Columbia Records. The album was produced by Beat Junkies,Chris Frantz,CJ Moore,Dan the Automator,DJ Apollo,DJ Premier,Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra,Knobody,Large Professor,Lo-Fidelity Allstars,Mike Shinoda of American rock band Linkin Park,Sean Cane,The X-Ecutioners,Tina Weymouth,and was executive produced by Peter Kang.
"Points of Authority" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the fourth track on their first studio album,Hybrid Theory. The song was released in 2001 as a promo release. A CD single for the song was set to be released in the UK in September 2001,but instead,"Papercut" was released as the third single from the album. It was later planned as the fifth official single from the album,planned for a January 2002 release but was cancelled for unknown reasons. In its place,the song's remix version was released. Mike Shinoda's verses originally had different lyrics,and Chester Bennington's parts became no different from the Hybrid Theory version.
Reseda Beach is Los Angeles underground rap group Styles of Beyond's third studio album,as well as their fourth project,released on Dirty Version Records in 2012 after their 2007 installment Razor Tag. Reseda Beach was digitally released on October 23,2012,that is available on iTunes. The album was produced by Fort Minor rapper and Linkin Park co-vocalist Mike Shinoda. In every digital version of the album,there's a bonus track for disc 2 named "Godz in the Front",also from Razor Tag and taken from the second volume of Apathy's compilation album collection It's the Bootleg,Muthafuckas!.
Spin One is a four-track EP released by Australian rock/synthpop band Icehouse in June 1993. It was issued by Massive Records. Three tracks,"Shakin' the Cage","Dedicated to Glam" and "MLK",are also on the double CD remix album,Full Circle,released in December 1994. "Byrralku Dhangudha" is an edited version of "The Great Southern Mix" with guest appearance by aboriginal performers,keyboardist Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic) and avant-garde guitarist Buckethead,and was produced by Bill Laswell.
Husslin' is an EP by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall,released independently on April 11,2000,on Figure IV Entertainment,and distributed by Fat Beats Records in the United States. The title track,"Husslin'",was one of the hottest 12" singles of 2000. "And What?",featuring Saukrates,was released as a single in 1999. "Husslin'" and "Mic T.H.U.G.S." also appear on Kardinal's second studio album,Quest for Fire:Firestarter,Vol. 1. An updated version of "U R Ghetto When",known as "U R Ghetto 2002",is on the Quest for Fire album.
"I'll Be Gone" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park from their fifth studio album,Living Things. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin. The song features strings by Arcade Fire arranger Owen Pallett. It entered the UK Rock Singles Charts at number 26 and was added to the playlist of Los Angeles modern rock station KROQ on December 5,2012.
Season One is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Saukrates,released April 24,2012. It was released independently on FrostByte Media and eOne Music,13 years after the release of his debut album The Underground Tapes. Singles from the album include "Drop It Down" and "Say I".
8-Bit Rebellion! is the soundtrack album for the online video game of the same name,consisting of songs recorded by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on April 26,2010 via Warner Bros. and Machine Shop and produced by Mike Shinoda. This is the fourth soundtrack released by the band. The previous soundtrack Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen –The Score,released on June 12,2009 in the UK and June 23,2009 in the United States,was a collaborated film score album with music composer Steve Jablonsky for the 2009 Transformers sequel Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen.
