Fort Minor Militia EP
| Militia | ||||
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| EP by Fort Minor | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005-2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, rap rock | |||
| Length |
19:53 (Original Edition) 37:39 (Special Edition) | |||
| Label | Machine Shop | |||
| Producer |
Mike Shinoda Shawn Carter (exec.) | |||
| Fort Minor chronology | ||||
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Militia, also known as the Fort Minor Militia EP, is the debut extended play, which was released on November 22, 2006 via Machine Shop by Linkin Park co-vocalist Mike Shinoda for his well known hip-hop-based side-project Fort Minor. The EP was the first official debut EP by Fort Minor, and it is produced by Machine Shop. Production was handled by Shinoda, and executive production was handled by Jay-Z, credited as Shawn Carter.
Overview
The album is called an EP, due to extremely short length of 19:53 minutes. The Militia EP was released on November 22, 2006 for the Fort Minor Militia, which is the official Fan club for Fort Minor. A very few various artists included on the EP, such as American rap group Styles of Beyond,[1] Celph Titled,[2] Holly Brook,[2] Eric Bobo[2] of Cypress Hill, and Linkin Park turntablist Mr. Hahn.[2]
The EP itself included exclusive tracks for digital download that were not officially released with the exceptions from "Kenji (interview Version)" and "Believe Me (Club Remix)", which were later released.
The Militia EP was released for the Fort Minor Militia fan club via Machine Shop on CD and digital download. Subscribers were given exclusive tracks for digital download that were never officially released (with the exceptions of "Kenji (Interview Version)" and "Believe Me (Club Remix)", which were later released to Linkin Park's and Styles of Beyond's official websites respectively).
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Mike Shinoda, with additional co-writers listed below.
| Militia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Do What We Did" (featuring Styles of Beyond) | Ryan Maginn, Takbir Bashir | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Kenji" (Interview Version) | 2:21 | |
| 3. | "Tools of the Trade" (featuring Celph Titled & Styles of Beyond) | Vic Mercer, Maginn, Bashir | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Where'd You Joe" (Remix by Mr. Hahn) (featuring Holly Brook) | Joe Hahn | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Believe Me" (Club Remix) (featuring Bobo & Styles of Beyond) | Maginn, Bashir | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Start It All Up" | 2:52 | |
| 7. | "Move On" (featuring Mr. Hahn) | Hahn | 1:54 |
Total length: |
19:53 | ||
| Special Edition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 8. | "Where'd You Go" (PRYDE Remix) (featuring Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga) | 3:33 | |
| 9. | "Where'd You Go" (Big Bad Remix) (featuring Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga) | 4:48 | |
| 10. | "Where'd You Go" (S.O.B Remix) (featuring Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga) | 3:17 | |
| 11. | "Hype" | 0:46 | |
| 12. | "Strange Things" | 3:10 | |
| 13. | "Petrified" (Los Angeles Remix) | 3:32 | |
Album Personnel
- Produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda
- Engineered by Mark Kiczula
- Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- A&R by Brad Delson for Machine Shop Records
- Additional A&R by Dave Parker
- All instrument parts written and performed by Mike Shinoda except:
- Turn Tables on "Move On".
- Choir on "Where'd You Joe" and "Kenji" contracted by Bobbie Page for Page LA Studio Voices
- Latin percussion on "Believe Me" by Bobo of Cypress Hill
- Scratching on "Move On" by Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park
- Recorded at the Stockroom and NRG Studios
- Creative direction by Mike Shinoda
- Art direction and design by Frank Maddocks
- Artwork by Mike Shinoda
- Additional artwork and logo design by Frank Maddocks and Jackson Chandler
- Managed by Rob McDermott for the Firm
- Additional management by Stephanie Luby
- Booked by Michael Arfin for Artist Group International
- Legal representation by Danny Hayes for Davis, Shapiro, Lewit, Montone & Hayes
- Business management by Michael Oppenheim and Jonathan Schwartz for Gudvi, Sussman & Oppenheim
- Worldwide licensing and merchandising by Bandmerch
References
- ↑ Crosley, Hillary (18 April 2005). "Linkin Park MC Builds A Fort With Jay-Z, Common, John Legend". MTV News. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "25Q with Fixins: The Fort Minor Interview with Mike Shinoda". Fixins Music. Fixins.com. Retrieved 20 September 2013., Retrieved on 06-04-07