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Recorded
  
2003-2004

Release date
  
30 October 2005

We Major (2005)
  
The Rising Tied (2005)

Label
  
Revolution Records

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Released
  
October 30, 2005 (Original) 2006 (Limited Edition)

Length
  
59:15 (Original) 62:32 (Limited Edition)

Producer
  
Mike Shinoda, Scoop DeVille, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Cheapshot, Vin Skully, Jay-Z (exec. for the Limited Edition)

Artists
  
Fort Minor, Mike Shinoda, DJ Green Lantern

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Underground hip hop, Rap rock

Similar
  
Fort Minor albums, Hip hop music albums

Fort minor we major mixtape intro


Fort Minor: We Major, often known as We Major, is an official mixtape by American rapper Mike Shinoda's side-project Fort Minor, hosted by DJ Green Lantern (who also served as a mixer, producer and mixtape presenter). The mixtape was made as a warm-up/prequel to promote their first album The Rising Tied, and was first released on the internet as a free download. It was released on October 30, 2005, through the Warner Bros. and Machine Shop record labels. A hard-copy compact disc was also released to members of the Fort Minor Street Team, and some participants of contests at that time. A limited edition of the mixtape was released in 2006 with a different cover art.

Contents

The mixtape's title is based on a rap song of the same name by Kanye West featuring Nas and Really Doe from West's second studio album, Late Registration. It may also be in reference to the lyric "You minor, we major" from "Shook Ones Pt. 2" by Mobb Deep. Executive production for the limited edition of the mixtape was handled by Jay-Z, credited as Shawn Carter on the cover.

Samples

  • "Green Lantern Intro" samples "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" contains a quote from the 2002 film, Gangs of New York.
  • "Dolla" contains samples of "The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin.
  • "Bloc Party" samples "Banquet" by Bloc Party.
  • "S.C.O.M." samples "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses.
  • "Remember the Name (Funkadelic Remix)" samples "Music for My Mother" by Funkadelic.
  • "Bleach (Jimi Remix)" samples 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 the soundtrack of the 1983 hip hop film, Wild Style.
  • "Respect 4 Grandma" samples "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" by The Miracles.
  • "Petrified (Doors Remix)" samples "Strange Days" by The Doors.
  • "There They Go (Green Lantern Remix)" samples "Is That Yo Chick" by Memphis Bleek featuring Missy Elliott & Jay-Z, "Encore" by Jay-Z and "Stay Fly" by Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck and 8Ball & MJG.
  • "All Night" samples "Tom Sawyer" by Rush.
  • "Nobody's Listening (Green Lantern Remix)" samples "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age and "Threat" by Jay-Z.
  • Both "Nobody's Listening (Green Lantern Remix)" and "Outro" samples "We Major" by Kanye West featuring Nas and Really Doe.

    • Credits

  • Mixed and presented by DJ Green Lantern
  • Produced by Mike Shinoda, except for tracks 10 and 12 by Scoop DeVille, tracks 13 and 15 by DJ Green Lantern, and track 20 by DJ Cheapshot and Vin Skully from Styles of Beyond
  • Executive produced by Jay-Z, credited as Shawn Carter for the Limited Edition

    • Songs

    1Introduce1:34
    2100 degrees3:06
    3Dolla (feat Styles of Beyond)Styles of Beyond3:05

    References

    Fort Minor: We Major Wikipedia
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