Linkin Park shoot video with Busta Rhymes
posted by Jas, 04/15/08 Видео снимали 15 апреля
Busta Rhymes first single from his new album will not only feature Linkin Park but both Mike and Chester will also appear in the music video. The song is called 'We Made It', it will be directed by Chris Robinson and shot in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 15. The video will be released in May while the album, "Blessed" is set to be released on June 17.
Linkin Park Joins Busta Rhymes on Video Shoot for First Single From Rhymes' Forthcoming Album Blessed
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Not only is
multi-platinum two-time Grammy-winning rock band Linkin Park featured on
the first single from acclaimed hip-hop innovator Busta Rhymes' new album,
but the band 's co-lead vocalists Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda will
also appear in the song's performance video. "We Made It," directed by
Chris Robinson, will be shot in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 15.
The intriguing culture-mashing collaboration reflects the theme of "We
Made It." Says Rhymes of the song: "It ain't just about the 'hood, it ain't
just about the suburbs, it's about everybody. This is one of those songs
that can't be described better than touching the souls of the common
people."
"We Made It," produced by Cool and Dre, with additional production by
Mike Shinoda, and its video will be released in May, prior to the debut of
Rhymes' eighth studio album, Blessed (Flipmode/Aftermath/Interscope), on
June 17.
Busta Rhymes' previous album, 2006's The Big Bang, his first for Dr.
Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, became the first #1 Pop album of his career,
and fourth #1 R&B/Hip-hop album. Spinning off the Top 20 Pop hit "Touch
It," The Big Bang claimed the top spot in its first week and went gold. The
album followed his gold It Ain't Safe No More. The Brooklyn-born, Long
Island-raised Busta Rhymes (named by Chuck D of Public Enemy) launched his
solo career in 1996 with the platinum #1 R&B/Hip-hop The Coming and its Top
10 platinum "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check." Called "the most
idiosyncratic personality in rap and possessor of its most recognizable
delivery, a halting, ragga-inspired style with incredible complexity,
inventiveness, and humor" (All Music Guide), Rhymes followed with three
more platinum albums: When Disaster Strikes (#1 R&B/Hip-hop), Extinction
Level Event (The Final World Front) (#2 R&B/Hip-hop), Anarchy (#1
R&B/Hip-hop) and Genesis (#2 R&B/Hip-hop), and their gold Top 10 Pop hits
"Dangerous," "Turn It Up" and "What's It Gonna Be."
While "We Made It" marks Rhymes' first teaming with a rock band, Linkin
Park previously crossed genres when the group partnered with Jay-Z in 2004
for the platinum mash-up Collision Course, a #1 Pop album that featured the
digital gold, Grammy winning track "Numb/Encore."
Linkin Park (vocalist Chester Bennington, drummer Rob Bourdon,
guitarist Brad Delson, DJ Joe Hahn, bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and
vocalist Mike Shinoda) has been touring in support of its double platinum
album Minutes To Midnight and new hit single "Given Up." The album, one of
the highest-debuting discs of 2007 and the seventh best-selling album of
the year, has already spawned three Top 10 hits ("Bleed It Out," "What I've
Done," "Shadow Of The Day"), amplifying an already illustrious career.
Since arriving in 2000, Linkin Park has won two Grammy Awards (Best Hard
Rock Performance with their hit single "Crawling" and Best Rap/Sung
Collaboration with Jay-Z for the aforementioned "Numb/Encore"), sold more
than 45 million albums worldwide (its diamond-certified debut Hybrid Theory
has sold more than 18 million copies), and garnered an international
fanbase. The band recently announced the highly anticipated lineup for
Projekt Revolution 2008.
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Mike talks 'We Made It'
posted by Jas, 04/16/08
Mike has updated his blog with a little bit more info about Busta Rhymes' new single and video which feature Linkin Park.
we are pleased to announce a new song, about to hit the streets…a new collaboration we did with the incomparable busta rhymes. chester, busta, and i just shot the video with director chris robinson. the song is called "we made it" and will be featured on busta's new album "blessed." chester sings on the hook (i did some harmonies) and i do the second verse. i did some production work on it, and brad laid down some guitar at the end.
as many of you may realize, this is the first time LP has been "featured" on a new song by any artist. we have done individual cameos in the past (and did a "mash-up" of existing songs with a certain mr. s-dot-carter) but this is the first time you have seen "featuring linkin park" on any all-new song. for my part, the thing that drew me in was the musicality of the track and the sincerity of busta's performance. it's a song about overcoming adversity and celebrating the difficult obstacles that we overcome. i loved writing to it, and hope you all enjoy the song, which should be out soon.
also, keep an eye on our linkinparktv youtube channel for video footage and a behind-the-scenes look at the shoot and creation of the song. to round out the experience, busta told me that he's setting up a charity foundation (tentatively) called the "we made it foundation" that will be rewarding young students for quarterly excellence in academics and discipline—at home and at school. more to come. and just for fun…one of my favorite busta songs from a few years back…WOO-HAAAAA