Fort Minor Album Provides Motivation

I love nothin more than reading an article, hearing an interview, or listening to a song that I think encompasses what is necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur. The new Fort Minor Album, The Rising Tied, released last Tuesday has several songs that capture the passion, drive, and frustration associated with living what you love.

For those of you that aren't familiar with Fort Minor, it is the first solo album by Mike Shinoda. Shinoda is probably the most famous member of the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning band Linkin Park. Shinoda wrote all the lyrics and played nearly every instrument himself in his solo debut. The album was produced by Jay-Z.

Many of the albums songs are about success - the sacrifices necessary to succeed, the desire to succeed on his own apart from Linkin Park, and succeeding in spite of those who doubted him. My particular favorite is 'Be Somebody' where Shinoda passionately and even angrily describes the battle he fights to live his dream. A sample is below:

This is the story of them against us
Win or lose
Forcin your feet into someone else's shoes
Everybody's got somein to say
That we oughta live their way
What were doin's not okay
In this world
Everybody's got a chip on
Both sides of their neck
Got no respect

I'm tired of them sayin the dream you have
Doesn't exist
Tellin you you're worthless
Sayin you should quit
Basically tellin' you
That you'll never be s***
Really they're pissed
Cuz they'll never achieve
Some opportunity they missed
Back when they were sixteen
And all they want to do is push you to be that
And all you wanna do is scream back

Yea, this one goes out
To those fantastic human beings
That keep us down and hold us back
And give us fuel for what we do
Thanks

Fans of Linkin Park will love this album. If you have never heard Shinoda or Linkin Park, give it a shot, you just might like it.