How do you thrive in the shadow, substantial and arena-sized, of a group that has sold over 35 million albums? If you're Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, the answer is: shine your own light. Shinoda is half the vocal firepower of the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning band Linkin Park, trading diaphragmatic diatribes with singer Chester Bennington and infusing the searing alternative rock with equally intense hip hop. From album to album, Shinoda and his bandmates have garnered a reputation based on their appetite for striking new ground. On his first outing alone, Shinoda is ready to show people that he is still hungry.Executive Produced by Jay-Z (who collaborated with Linkin Park on 2004's Collision Course), The Rising Tied is produced and mixed by Shinoda, who wrote every track, played nearly every instrument and "slaved over every detail."Among a notable list of guest artists on The Rising Tied are Machine Shop acts Styles of Beyond and Holly Brook, as well as Common, John Legend, Kenna and Black Thought (of The Roots), among others.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. INTRODUCTION
2. REMEMBER THE NAME
3. RIGHT NOW
4. PETRIFIED
5. FEEL LIKE HOME
6. WHERE'D YOU GO
7. IN STEREO
8. BACK HOME
9. CIGARETTES
10. BELIEVE ME
11. GET ME GONE
12. HIGH ROAD
13. KENJI
14. RED TO BLACK
15. THE BATTLE
16. SLIP OUT THE BACK