Fort Minor: We Major

Fort Minor: We Major
Mixtape by Mike Shinoda
Released	October 30, 2005 - Original 2006 - Limited Edition
Recorded	2003-2004
Genre	Alternative hip hop Conscious hip hop Hip hop
Length	59:15 - Original 62:32 - Limited Edition
Label	Machine Shop Recordings
Producer	Mike Shinoda, Scoop DeVille, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Cheapshot, Vin Skully
Mike Shinoda chronology
We Major (2005) The Rising Tied (2005)
Singles from Fort Minor: We Major
"S.C.O.M." Released: 2006 "Dolla" Released: 2006 "Get It" Released: 2006 "Spraypaint & Ink Pens" Released: 2006

Fort Minor: We Major is an official mixtape by American rapper Mike Shinoda. The mixtape was made as a warm-up/prequel to promote the debut Fort Minor album The Rising Tied, and was released on the internet as free download.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The mixtape's title is based on a song of the same name by Kanye West featuring Nas and Really Doe from the West's 2005 album Late Registration.

Track listing

#	Title	Performer(s)	Time
1	"Green Lantern Intro"	DJ Green Lantern	1:33
2	"100 Degrees"	Mike Shinoda	3:05
3	"Dolla"	First verse: Mike Shinoda Second verse: Ryu Third verse: Tak	3:05
4	"Bloc Party"	First verse: Apathy Second verse: Mike Shinoda Third verse: Tak	2:39
5	"S.C.O.M."	First verse: Ryu Second verse: Juelz Santana Third verse: Celph Titled Chorus: Mike Shinoda, Ryu, Juelz Santana, Celph Titled	3:30
6	"Remember The Name [Funkadelic Remix]"	Chorus/first verse/sixth verse: Mike Shinoda Second verse/fifth verse: Tak Third verse/fourth verse: Ryu	3:37
7	"Bleach [Jimi Remix]"	First verse/third verse/sixth verse: Tak Second verse/fourth verse/fifth verse: Ryu	3:48
8	"Spraypaint & Inkpens"	Chorus/third verse: Lupe Fiasco First verse: Ghostface Killah Second verse: Mike Shinoda	4:06
9	"Petrified [Doors Remix]"	Mike Shinoda	3:28
10	"Get It"	First verse: Ryu Second verse: Tak Chorus: Ryu, Tak	3:08
11	"Be Somebody"	First verse/second verse: Mike Shinoda Third verse: Lupe Fiasco Chorus: Holly Brook, Tak	3:12
12	"Respect 4 Grandma"	First verse: Ryu Second verse: Tak Third verse/fifth verse: Celph Titled Fourth verse: Mike Shinoda	3:05
13	"There They Go [Green Lantern Remix]"	First verse/second verse: Mike Shinoda Third verse: Sixx John Chorus: Mike, Sixx	3:18
14	"All Night"	First verse: Apathy Second verse: Tak Third verse: Celph Titled	3:28
15	"Nobody's Listening [Green Lantern Remix]"	First verse/second verse: Mike Shinoda Chorus: Chester Bennington, Jay-Z	2:31
16	"Cover And Duck"	First verse: Tak Second verse: Mike Shinoda Third verse: Ryu Fourth Verse: Celph Titled Chorus: Mike, Ryu, Celph Titled	4:54
17	"Remember The Name [Album Version]"	Chorus/first verse/sixth verse: Mike Shinoda Second verse/fifth verse: Tak Third verse/fourth verse: Ryu	3:11
18	"Petrified [Album Version]"	Mike Shinoda	2:46
19	"Outro"	Mike Shinoda	0:49
Limited Edition Bonus Track
20	"Where'd You Go [S.O.B. Remix]"	Mike Shinoda Chorus: Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga	3:17

Samples

• "Green Lantern Intro" samples from "Victory" by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, "Mic Check" by Juelz Santana, "Feel the Beat" by LL Cool J, "Crazy In Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z and "Put You on the Game" by Game.
• Both "100 Degrees" and "Dolla" contain a quote from the 2002 film Gangs of New York.
• "Dolla" contains samples from "The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin.
• "Bloc Party" samples from "Banquet" by Bloc Party.^[6]
• "S.C.O.M." samples from "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses.^[6]
• "Remember the Name (Funkadelic Remix)" samples from "Music for My Mother" by Funkadelic.
• "Bleach (Jimi Remix)" samples from The Jimi Hendrix Experience's cover of "Hey Joe" by The Leaves and contains a quote from an episode of The Sopranos entitled "Whoever Did This".
• "Spraypaint & Inkpens" samples from the soundtrack of the 1983 hip hop film Wild Style.^[6]
• "Respect 4 Grandma" samples from "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" by The Miracles.^[6]
• "Petrified (Doors Remix)" samples from "Strange Days" by The Doors.^[6]
• "There They Go (Green Lantern Remix)" samples from "Is That Yo Chick" by Memphis Bleek featuring Missy Elliott and Jay-Z, "Encore" by Jay-Z and "Stay Fly" by Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck and 8Ball & MJG.
• "All Night" samples from "Tom Sawyer" by Rush.
• "Nobody's Listening (Green Lantern Remix)" samples from "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age and "Threat" by Jay-Z.
• Both "Nobody's Listening (Green Lantern Remix)" and "Outro" sample from "We Major" by Kanye West featuring Nas and Really Doe.

Credits

• Mixed By: DJ Green Lantern
• Presented By: DJ Green Lantern
• Produced By: Mike Shinoda except for tracks 10 and 12, which were produced by Scoop DeVille. Tracks 13 and 15 were produced by Green Lantern. Track 20 was produced by DJ Cheapshot and Vin Skully from Styles of Beyond.

References

1. ^ http://www.lpassociation.com/gallery/v/albums/wemajor
2. ^ http://www.datpiff.com/Fort-Minor-We-Major-mid6166.html
3. ^ http://www.amazon.com/review/R2QRXMTQMUKEDT
4. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Fort-Minor-DJ-Green-Lantern-Fort-Minor-We-Major/release/1173804
5. ^ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/fort_minor/dj_green_lantern__we_major_mixtape
6. ^ ^{a b c d e} Fort Minor - We Major review