Militia | ||||
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EP by Fort Minor | ||||
Released | November 22, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005-2006 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, rap rock | |||
Length | 19:53 (Original Edition) 37:39 (Special Edition) |
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Label | Machine Shop | |||
Producer |
Mike Shinoda Shawn Carter (exec.) |
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Fort Minor chronology | ||||
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Militia, also known as the Fort Minor Militia EP, is the debut extended play, which was released on November 22, 2006 via Machine Shop by Linkin Park co-vocalist Mike Shinoda for his well-known hip-hop-based side-project Fort Minor. The EP was the first official debut EP by Fort Minor, and it is produced by Machine Shop. Production was handled by Shinoda, and executive production was handled by Jay-Z, credited as Shawn Carter.
The album is called an EP, due to extremely short length of 19:53 minutes. The Militia EP was released on November 22, 2006 for the Fort Minor Militia, which is the official Fan club for Fort Minor. A very few various artists included on the EP, such as American rap group Styles of Beyond,Celph Titled,Holly Brook,Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill, and Linkin Park turntablist Mr. Hahn.
The EP itself included exclusive tracks for digital download that were not officially released with the exceptions from "Kenji (interview Version)" and "Believe Me (Club Remix)", which were later released.
The Militia EP was released for the Fort Minor Militia fan club via Machine Shop on CD and digital download. Subscribers were given exclusive tracks for digital download that were never officially released (with the exceptions of "Kenji (Interview Version)" and "Believe Me (Club Remix)", which were later released to Linkin Park's and Styles of Beyond's official websites respectively).
All songs written and composed by Mike Shinoda, with additional co-writers listed below.