20 Years of "The Rising Tied"

[martinez]

On November 22, 2005, exactly 20 years ago Mike's one of a kind album "The Rising Tied" was released. It is an iconic album that has everything that makes him great, and it is one of Mike's best projects.

What are your thoughts about the album, what is your favorite song or memory that you still remember after all those years? Let us know.

 

 

 

Tracklisting:

01.Introduction (00:43)

02.Remember The Name (feat. Styles Of Beyond) (03:50)

03.Right Now (feat. Black Thought & Styles Of Beyond) (04:14)

04.Petrified (03:40)

05.Feel Like Home (feat. Styles Of Beyond) (03:53)

06.Where'd You Go (feat. Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga) (03:51)

07.In Stereo (03:29)

08.Back Home (feat. Common & Styles Of Beyond) (03:44)

09.Cigarettes (03:40)

10.Believe Me (feat. Bobo & Styles Of Beyond) (03:42)

11.Get Me Gone (01:56)

12.High Road (feat. John Legend) (03:16)

13.Kenji (03:51)

14.Red To Black (feat. Kenna, Jonah Matranga & Styles Of Beyond) (03:11)

15.The Battle (feat. Celph Titled) (00:32)

16.Slip Out The Back (feat. Mr. Hahn) (03:56)

BONUS TRACKS:

19.Be Somebody (Lupe Fiasco, Holly Brook & Tak) (03:14)

20.There They Go (feat. Sixx John) (03:17)

21.The Hard Way (feat. Kenna) (03:52)

 

4 singles from the album was released. 11 songs total from the album were played live during the Fort Minor tour and in the later years during Mike's solo shows:

 

• Remember The Name (August 18, 2005 debut)
• There They Go (August 18, 2005 debut)
• Petrified (August 18, 2005 debut)
• In Stereo (October 29, 2005 debut)
• Where'd You Go (October 29, 2005 debut)
• Believe Me (October 29, 2005 debut)
• Feel Like Home (October 29, 2005 debut)
• Red To Black (October 29, 2005 debut)
• High Road (October 29, 2005 debut)
• Cigarettes (February 24, 2006 debut)
• Kenji (May 12, 2018 debut)

 

[RentEznor]

RTN was literally everywhere around 2005-06, the NBA Live 06 videogame was one of my favorites and I couldn't stop listening to it. And yes I was one of those that for years I didn't make the LP/FM connection, wasn't even aware of SOB being involved until a couple of years later.

 

I'm forever grateful for this record, I'm even more grateful for all the awesome and incredible B-Sides I discovered since then. Tools of the Trade is one of my favorite Mike related tracks.

 

Speaking of Mike, he forgot to post the celebration yesterday and he just did it a couple of moments ago lol

 

 

[bloodbath]

I discovered the album back in summer/late 2006 (can't remember the exact date). Besides the LP Underground 6, for me this was the closest we had to a third LP record. Great memories playing on repeat Slip Out the Back on my MP4 player while playing Need for Speed Undeground 2 & Most Wanted on my PS2. I don't like all the tracks, but for me it's the strongest LP related project. 

[JZLP-Benningstrong]

Yeah I also loved Slip it was more like a LP B side. 

 

I used to love it when it came out, I also felt like a gangsta kid just like Mike, his attitude was cool back in 05 but now that I look back it's extremely cringe lol and fake. 

 

TRT didn't age well I barely listen to it, the only tracks that I go back and listen are Kenji, RTN and Petrified. 

 

I freaking loved the Kenji/WFTE mashup so amazing listen to it now. 

 

I also didn't liked that SOB was on almost every song I feel like Mike needed more solo songs on his own albums. 

 

Just saw his Twitter post about this and it felt like he didnt really care the most concerning thing is the new mindset of not releasing anniversary boxsets because they are looking to the future only. 

 

Also it was very odd that they recently released a reissue out of nowhere for this album like 2 years ago, why he didn't do it now? 

 

2005 brings back a lot of cool memories and the FM were very interesting too, I always wanted to go to a show. 

[JZLP-Benningstrong]

There's an extended version of this track probably not many people know. 

 

 

[bloodbath]

45 minutes ago, JZLP-Benningstrong said:

Yeah I also loved Slip it was more like a LP B side. 

 

I used to love it when it came out, I also felt like a gangsta kid just like Mike, his attitude was cool back in 05 but now that I look back it's extremely cringe lol and fake. 

 

TRT didn't age well I barely listen to it, the only tracks that I go back and listen are Kenji, RTN and Petrified. 

 

I freaking loved the Kenji/WFTE mashup so amazing listen to it now. 

 

I also didn't liked that SOB was on almost every song I feel like Mike needed more solo songs on his own albums. 

 

Just saw his Twitter post about this and it felt like he didnt really care the most concerning thing is the new mindset of not releasing anniversary boxsets because they are looking to the future only. 

 

Also it was very odd that they recently released a reissue out of nowhere for this album like 2 years ago, why he didn't do it now? 

 

2005 brings back a lot of cool memories and the FM were very interesting too, I always wanted to go to a show. 

I always have the feeling that FM was his "fun" outlet, he didn't had to be so professional as with LP. I mean, Mike's on coke and drunk on certain shows, no way he would do that with Linkin Park. I still love the album, but I agree with you, it was a product from its age. About SOB, I understand why they're heavily feature, it was his project and decided to bring out his friends, like I said, the project was all about having a good time and not taking it very seriously. 

 

No wonder why we would never get a proper reissue, besides RTN, outside the LP fanbase barely anyone remembers the record. 

[bloodbath]

I'm one of those fans who truly doesn't know much about underground hip hop, so thank you for the info, I didn't knew all that!

[Cesar656]

That album was a great project for Mike, some absolute bangers came out of that (RTN is at Lose Yourself level of epicness, everybody knows that song). The only annoying thing for the album to me is SOB, they are pretty mediocre to me. The other collabs tho are huge

[AceWav]

It was really fun watching Mike promote this album on MTV and AOL when I was 9. I remember watching his behind the scenes on demand and his making of petrified, and Where’d You Go music videos. “Where’d You Go” is one of the most nostalgic songs and a stand out for me on the album. I rewatched the music videos a lot back then. I was under the assumption that Mike had quit LP around this time. I was barely using the internet at the time, so I was completely out of the loop as far as updates or news. I only got the music, and the visuals to accompany the music when they released it. From HT- MTM that remained the same, so it was always a mystery what was next or when. That made it a very special time for me to be a fan. There was something special discovering new LP or discovering Fort Minor stuff through those mediums like AOL on demand, a world premier on mtv, or a radio premier on the boom box or shower radio. Great underground hip-hop album that definitely helped define my taste in hip-hop music. 

[BartBart91]

3 hours ago, Emily2025 said:

You’re welcome! The tracks with just Mike were good, but the guests that Mike had throughout it all, the names were huge. Plus like I said Jay-Z being an executive producer. Mike has worked with some huge names, huge legends in hip hop, the same way Chester has sang with the greats of rock and metal as well. I think though like I said, LP fans are more rock based naturally so they don’t know how cool it was for Mike to work with those people. The fact LP got Rakim on a track also is INSANE. Pusha T is another big name LP has worked with besides Jay-Z. LP doing We Made It with Busta Rhymes was also crazy, Busta is a true legend, so that was really special and is often forgotten about. What about Mike working with The Visionaries in ‘01? Underground but a big name back then. The X-Ecutioners too were big back then in the underground scene, Joe mentions this on the Drink Champs podcast from this year. Pharoah Monch from H! Vltg3 has also become a big name in hip hop, but he wasn’t that big at the time.
 

 

If you are interested, check out Apathy’s YouTube channel. He started doing podcasts and they are great. He talks about the FM tour in 2006, PR 07 (he toured with SOB the entire time), some funny stories and seems like he really appreciates Mike. Celph talked about it too. They were never SOB so it’s not like they had any reason to beef with Mike (not that SOB really did).

 

He mentions how when they toured with FM in 2006, they had an amazing bus. And on PR07 they had Ozzy’s bus from the 80’s and they had a crazy old guy named Pete who was racist but also crazy, he fell asleep at the wheel, he drove into a hospital, etc. It’s funny stories. Apathy goes into detail about many shows on PR07 like getting stopped at the Toronto show at the border and stuff. It’s epic. They broke down once on the Jersey turnpike, etc.

 

 Great episode

 

 

Apathy also mentions how they filmed the music video for his song The Winter while on tour with FM in the U.S. in February 2006. That’s why Mike was in the video, he says. Pretty cool. 

 

The Rising Tied is truly brilliant, with many great songs, and Fort Minor Militia and the mixtape We Major are also very good.

 

Rakim and Pusha T may be big names, but I would have much preferred the songs without them. The way "Guilty All the Same" and "Good Goodbye" were performed live at LP concerts with Mike's rap is even better, especially Mike's rap part in "Guilty All the Same."

[BartBart91]

51 minutes ago, Emily2025 said:

I wasn’t saying those songs were amazing but the fact they got someone like Rakim as a feature is insane. People would kill for that feature. Of course the older stuff is better though, I don’t disagree there.

 

You can't possibly agree with me that the older stuff is better, because I never said that. I said that The Rising Tide is brilliant and the other two albums are also very good, but I never said anything about the older stuff being better.

[LeonardoMF93]

The Rising Tied would have enough material for a 20th anniversary box set. But now, besides Mike’s lack of interest because he wants to promote Linkin Park’s new phase, I wonder if there’s any content we still don’t know about.

We got some Special Editions released in 2023, which seemed like a way to put out those B-sides before Linkin Park came back years later.

[JZLP-Benningstrong]

14 hours ago, BartBart91 said:

 

The Rising Tied is truly brilliant, with many great songs, and Fort Minor Militia and the mixtape We Major are also very good.

 

Rakim and Pusha T may be big names, but I would have much preferred the songs without them. The way "Guilty All the Same" and "Good Goodbye" were performed live at LP concerts with Mike's rap is even better, especially Mike's rap part in "Guilty All the Same."

Rakim it's probably the best non remix collaboration  ever, who's better than him? he killed 

 

Now that I think about it it sucks that Jay z never did an original song w the band. 

Edited 25 minutes ago by JZLP-Benningstrong