Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied is the debut instrumental studio album of hip hop ensemble Fort Minor, the side project by Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda. The album was released on January 1, 2005 through Warner Bros. Records and Shinoda's label Machine Shop Recordings. The album was released almost a year before the release of his debut studio album, The Rising Tied. It failed to charts for several occasions.

Shinoda handled production for the album. Jay-Z, who worked with Linkin Park on their collaborative EP Collision Course in 2004, served as an executive producer for the album. Shinoda collaborated with Styles of Beyond's DJ Cheapshot, Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill and Linkin Park turntablist Joe Hahn for this album.

All tracks written by Mike Shinoda, with additional co-writers listed below.