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Mike Shinoda interview, on hiphopsite.com.

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By DJ ETHX

 

Why release your solo album now? What was your inspiration behind it?

 

I used to rap and produce beats before Linkin Park started. Once Linkin Park took off, I shifted the focus to that, and it wasn't until a couple years ago that I decided to really try to get back to my roots. I casually started making the songs that would become Fort Minor about two years ago, and it became more and more serious as I made more music. I would play rough songs for people, and they kept telling me that I should put the album out. After Jay-Z agreed to be the executive producer on the album, I knew it was something serious.

 

Did the successes of Reanimation and, more recently, Collision Course play any part in your decision to do this album?

 

I grew up listening to hip hop, and I guess I keep coming back to it. People who have heard those other two albums you mentioned usually tell me that this album is different from those-it has its own identity altogether. There are pretty much no distorted guitars on it. The song topics are different.

 

Check the full interview out HERE!

Credit: FM forums, hip hop site, shinoda

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I have a song on the record called "Cigarettes" that talks about the similarity between the tobacco industry and the rap music industry. You get sold a product full of lies, but you don't really care, because it's more about playing a role, maybe a little escapism.

 

Well we know what to expect lol

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