Kenji - Fort Minor

"Kenji" is a song by American hip hop ensemble Fort Minor, the side project of rock band Linkin Park's co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda. It is the thirteenth track from Fort Minor's debut album The Rising Tied.
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[@mumin19957]

war doesn't have victors, only survivors

[@drgore1797]

yes but i suppose in some strange twisted way those who are still alive are the victors cause the ones who are dead...well they cant win anything anymore

[@MegaFrog98]

Dr.Gore There are only pyrrhic victories in any war, just as there is no such things as good guys and bad guys in a war, only two opposing forces with their own reasons (even though those reasons are often twisted and warped as well)

[@LoweLeif]

Dr.Gore *facepalm*

[@drgore1797]

many things are twisted in this strange messed up world that we are thrown into as children.do you expect the mind of man to be any different?

[@mumin19957]

"we"

[@MatthewWilliamsaphcanada]

At the beginning of the year, my teacher gave out a syllabus that listed Mike Shinoda as one of the poets/authors that we would be dealing with. I spent the rest of the year anxiously awaiting the day we would read a work from him. Never expecting to be brought to tears the day he finally showed us. A few days ago, he showed us this song while talking about Japanese internment during World War II. This song should be shown in every classroom.

[@syedhasnainali8282]

You got a great teacher.

[@ibelthorns5610]

Matthew Williams your lucky

[@BringerOfChaosx]

Isaac McDaniel how is it fake? history covers everything. Crusaders to modern day culture. for one thing, my history teacher Ms Dixon went over this song as being a great poetic summary of what Japanese Americans went through during the 1940s. teachers use modern day examples to teach history, because a lot of kids tend to get bored, reading a history book for an hour every day.

[@gavingaming5701]

Isaac McDaniel How is it fake? I know it happened.

[@battub7384]

Gavin Gaming Shinoda already told it about his grandfather's side and their experiences in war...

[@silvershock]

Oh man, rap with emotion. I dig this.

[@haydenweaver8736]

I_Am_Sauce I love rap/ hip hop emotional songs

[@marcovidal9782]

I_Am_Sauce Look up "skin" by chino xl, you won't be disappointed if you're looking for emotions

[@AdrienShadow]

I miss old rap songs like this, new generation rap is crap and all about sex, drug and pornographies. Eminem is one of the last rappers making real old school raps where these dirty things were insignificant. Most of all, rest in peace Tupac and other legendary rappers that died.

[@silvershock]

MarvelTheThor Montages I agree with you, dear sir.

[@lucashunter6441]

MarvelTheThor Montages Kendrick?

[@enderwolf2153]

My 8th grade history teacher: a frail elderly woman played this. Surprised us that she would play this but she said it'd teach us about the Japanese internment

[@dohbo4525]

Ender Wolf nice

[@tomaterjuice5095]

that's awesome omg

[@stanfordleeham8922]

Ender wolf like japanese professional... I dont know

[@terrahatvol7960]

That’s actually frickin awesome. I wish I could show this to my family for educational reasons (cuz discussion) but they loathe rap and won’t have anything to do with it.

[@user-zt9lk9fx9r]

Legendary blessem

[@abdulkhujliwal786]

Michael Shinoda is so damn underrated, it's unreal how he's so overlooked.

[@RaPmanTim]

+

[@Chaotic_evil_duck]

Just call him Mike bro 💀

[@juniorosborne1470]

Main vocalist of linkin park: Underrated.

[@RationalPolice]

@@juniorosborne1470he was overshadowed by Chester.

[@57HarleyDavidson]

@@juniorosborne1470 Mike is the co-lead vocalist for Linkin Park, Chester was lead vocalist.

[@FarFed]

The way she says "Then my husband died..." is striking and sudden. Not surprised that line was chosen as a fitting end.

[@FarFed]

***** Sure. There are plenty of things many of us wouldn't know about. But why judge someone on the basis of one comment on one particular song? Keeping things in context does help.

[@seanlee7658]

***** First off, Fort Minor is Mike Shinoda alone, not them, get your facts right. And he was just rapping about his own grandfather (and family), can't a guy rap about his family's history and their point of view? Calling someone ignorant when you haven't even thought about it from his (plus his family's) perspective is the real ignorant.

[@MrScoobySnacks23]

***** Hey fuckhead, you make way to many ignorant comments...Anyone who lives in America has heard terrible lies about atrocities they think the Russians committed. Russia ... you know D-day wouldn't have even been possible without the enormous push from Russia, without Russia we all would be speaking fuckin German. They had some terrible leaders in their time but really.... look at American leaders lmfao

[@aprx2980]

MrScoobySnacks23 *too lol

[@machvi1246]

Mike Shinoda knows true hip hop.

[@kevinzhang3313]

Yeah, I think he raps too

[@MM_Da_59_Spirit]

@@kevinzhang3313 hes the kinkin park rapper checkout hybrid theory

[@HitlerGaymes123]

@@kevinzhang3313 its obvious! You dont even listened the Linkin Park most famous songs, IN THE END? MIKE RAPS TWO VERSES ON THIS SONG, and Fort Minor is a MIKE preject.

[@MrOpMan343]

@@MM_Da_59_SpiritKinkin Park?

[@Emyay]

Kenji is Mike Shinoda's middle name. (Seriously, go look it up)

[@Laur352]

MJ Does Gaming 3:25 my family was locked away back in 42

[@Crunchy_Nachos]

he was named kenji after his grandfather who faught for america in japan

[@TrisFireblood]

Danny Isaev He used his own middle name Listen to the line "The names have been changed, but the story's true"

[@nuclearlime]

Kenji is my first name

[@rashid2898]

i thought it was about his great grandfather too

[@georgefravens40]

Shinodas flow is so underappreciated

[@uniquelikelele]

it seriously takes a lot of skill to put together a rap like this, the way he made everything rhyme, while still telling this story in order, AND having it make sense. while STILL having flow and making a good track, that’s crazy bro. underrated genius.

[@jackcravford8744]

the thing is, not all words are rhymed together, but i don't mind it. that storytelling is a lot more important. learning about history, with awesome bass and nervous keyboard sample. How Shinoda also is expressing his words, he is breathing, making pauses between lines and words. it feels soooo... confused, and vulnerable. :c

[@mattdziegiel6557]

And the cultural / historical fucking substance it brings today 💯

[@uniquelikelele]

Matt Dziegiel real art is timeless

[@chozen0018]

Its like he has every verse. Every line in his head before they even begin. I messed that up.but it's one of their songs lol

[@uniquelikelele]

@@chozen0018 "because he writes every note and he writes every line, and I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind, it's like a design is written in his head every time" - remember the name | fort minor

[@leonardohamato9378]

This song is so deep

[@MrScoobySnacks23]

***** Fuckin ignorant fuck lol read a book..its called facts

[@KevinTanaka]

ignore him he's just a troll, my dad lived that "bullshit"

[@zektor1530]

My English teacher showed me this song... He’s the greatest teacher of all time

[@lunaticleone8534]

2022 and this song still hits as hard as ever, songs like these never lose their meaning.

[@stewiebhoy89]

It's so refreshing to hear a rap song that isn't about doing drugs, money, claiming to be a criminal and objectifying women but instead is a moving story about how poorly ordinary Japanese Americans were treated during WWII ...there needs to be more rap songs like this, it's the reason I like Fort Minor (aside from being a big Linkin Park fan)

[@antoniodemedeiros1920]

I agree!

[@thetoastedstrudeler3151]

Some of my family were Nisei, one of the Japanese men in my family fought in the 442nd Battalion and my great-grandpa served in the Wehrmacht during World War 2 as well, meanwhile my Uncle served in the Navy and survived Pearl Harbor (I have a messed up family, ha!).

[@janmajchrzak500]

+stewiebhoy89 Fort Minor is great! I agree with you and i'm a Linkin Park fan, too. And Imagine Dragons. These are three best bands EVER!!!

[@nicolaskharik3583]

+stewiebhoy89 There's tons of rap out there like this man. Just gotta look for it, most of it isn't getting radio play bc it's too complex, simplicity sells.

[@KenanVideos]

+stewiebhoy89 Your comment is more generic than my $3 Homebrand milk.

[@minthang1372]

We respect Mike for knowing history and his families past

[@adnanahmed7804]

My father, came from Japan, in 1905 He was fifteen when he, immigrated from Japan He, he, he worked until he was able to buy To actually build a store" Let me tell you a story in the form of a dream I don't know why I have to tell it, but I know what it means Close your eyes, just picture the scene As I paint it for you It was World War II When this man named Kenji woke up Ken was not a soldier, he was just a man With a family who owned a store in L.A That day, he crawled out of bed like he always did Bacon and eggs with wife and kids He lived on the second floor of a little store he ran He moved to L.A. from Japan They called him immigrant, in Japanese He'd say he was called "issei" That meant first generation In the United States when Everybody was afraid of the Germans, afraid of the Japs But most of all, afraid of a homeland attack And that morning, when Ken went out on the doormat His world went black, 'cause Right there, front page news Three weeks before 1942 Pearl Harbor's been bombed and "The Japs are Coming" Pictures of soldiers dying and running Ken knew what it would lead to And just like he guessed, the president said "The evil Japanese in our home country Would be locked away" They gave Ken a couple of days To get his whole life packed in two bags Just two bags, he couldn't even pack his clothes And some folks didn't even have a suitcase To pack anything in So two trash bags, is all they gave them And when the kids asked mom, "Where are we going?" Nobody even knew what to say to them Ken didn't wanna lie He said, "The U.S. is looking for spies So, we have to live in a place called Manzanar Where a lot of Japanese people are" Stop it, don't look at the gunmen You don't wanna get the soldiers wondering If you're gonna run or not 'Cause if you run, then you might get shot Other than that, try not to think about it Try not to worry 'bout it being so crowded 'Cause someday, we'll get out Someday, someday "Yeah, soon as war broke out, the FBI came and They just come through the house and, you have to come All the Japanese have to go They took Mr. Ni, the people couldn't understand Why they had to take him because he's an innocent laborer" So now, they're in a town with soldiers surrounding them Every day, every night, looked down at them From watchtowers up on the wall Ken couldn't really hate them, at all They were just doing their job And he wasn't gonna make any problems He had a little garden Vegetables and fruits that he gave to the troops In a basket his wife made But in the back of his mind, he wanted his family's life saved Prisoners of war in their own damn country, what for? And time passed in the prison town He wondered if he'd live it down If and when they were free The only way out was joining the Army, and supposedly Some men went out for the army, signed on And ended up flying to Japan with a bomb That fifteen kiloton blast Put an end to the war pretty fast Two cities were blown to bits The end of the war came quick And Ken got out, big hopes of a normal life With his kids and his wife, but Then they got back to the home And what they saw made him feel so alone These people had trashed every room Smashed in the windows and bashed in the doors Written on the walls and the floor "Japs not welcome, anymore!" And Kenji dropped both of his bags at his sides And just stood outside He looked at his wife without words to say She looked back at him wiping tears away And said someday, we'll be okay, someday Now, the names have been changed, but the story is true My family was locked up, back in '42 My family was there, where it was dark and damp And they called it an internment camp When we first got back from camp, uh It was pretty, pretty bad I-I remember, my husband said Oh we're gonna stay 'til last Then my husband died, before they closed the camp

[@cornettomsc]

I never realised how much lyric there actually is… it really just effortlessly paints a story/picture in your head and sucks you right in…

[@akaner8425]

I’ve been thinking about this song a lot lately. Back in college in Hawaii, we had a speaker from the 442nd Infantry who fought for America during WWII as a Japanese American and as a JA myself who had uncles and grandparents in the camps, I listened to this song on my way home and bawled my eyes out. During these difficult times, my mind keeps coming back to this song that spoke to me years ago and still gets to me today. Thank you for making this song and representing a dark period of history that tends to get glossed over. My family split up after the war and they NEVER spoke about it because as Americans, they just wanted to move on. This song makes me feel more connected to my family history so again, a million thanks.

[@DavidJ222]

Sorry about what happened to your relatives brother. 🙏🏿

[@sewerrat11000]

Beautiful comment. Sorry your family lived through that, bless the ones who lived and the ones who died.

[@Nic0R_]

and now me and other ukranians live in this( it's a lottery, whether a bomb falls on our head or not (

[@gigglefats]

The most powerful aspect about this song is the fact that the Kenji respected the soldiers holding them in the internment camp. It takes a lot to forgive someone, but even though it was hard, he gave the soldiers fruit and vegetables. Us Americans could learn from this... But we won't...

[@jacksonleinfelder4864]

chris Edmonds True, we never learn from anything.

[@globalelite4539]

Thats not true. Not all people are bad including Americans

[@Matthew-xz7vl]

As an American, I can say with a strong passion that we did learn from this. I don't know what they were thinking back then but it must've been pretty scary considering the Japanese took over almost the whole Pacific and we were getting immigrants left and right. I'm not excusing what we did but with the situation I can understand why.

[@user-eq2re6df4v]

The Japanese had reparations from the government so y'all did learn :-)

[@Legitpenguins99]

Im really curious what most of the guards thought of the internees. Did they think they were legitimately spies or did they just feel sorry for them but had to do it because they didnt have a choice? This is a good reason why its important to remember history or else it WILL repeat itself and it may be you on inside the barbed wire fence.

[@TheAxiomChronos]

the world needs more songs like this.

[@beast0339]

The most tragic thing about what Kenji and others like him had to go through, is that at large, people didn't know how badly they were treated, or even in some cases that they were treated poorly at all until after the fact. The notion that people are still treated this way at all makes me feel sick to my stomach.

[@LWLProductions]

Showed my US History class this back in high school. I remembered everyone just being dead quiet like they were entranced and shook from what they heard. It was a powerful memory

[@vjm3]

Just to let you know, Mike, this song is the first instance of me becoming aware of the Japanese Internment in the US during World War 2. It wasn't through highschool, or even most of college. It was here with you. Thank you.

[@lordtardar4639]

This song is a rapping and songwriting masterclass. This is the epitome of timeless rap. It's incredibly powerful and moving and gives me a lump every time.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

Sure, this is a good storytelling song, but it's also one of the few good songs that directly relates to the artist who writes and performs or records it.

[@sarahanderson5118]

When I hear this, I can paint the scene of Kenji's world. How is must of been to see what was happening. A twist of betrayal and sorrow... And not knowing why. Innocent Japanese Americans being taken away from everything they worked and lived for. It's tragic, yet it's true. As being from the United States of America, I realize that our country isn't as lovely and great as we say we are. We have done so many wrongs to other countries, their people, etc. But then again, our world has never been perfect... I wish it was....

[@TeaMMatE11]

"What makes America the greatest country in the wor-" "America is *NOT* the greatest country in the world, professor THAT IS MY ANSWER." -The Newsroom.

[@banko1808]

Yeah....that has never happened to any other ethnic group in America........

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@banko1808 except for Hispanics who are experiencing something exactly like this at this very moment and point in time.

[@banko1808]

@@DoctorWhoKage sure, as if my people haven't suffered more. Think what you want

[@oenophilia]

@@hodif8966 Actually, most people in the internment camps were American citizens, born in the USA.

[@danmorhaim8461]

This is the only song that has ever actually made me cry. Calling this a song doesn't even do it justice. This is poetry.

[@wauney]

Dan Morhaim idk about crying but this song is definitely sad asf

[@suprite3637]

Well then you havent heard of Dance with the devil by immortal technique then

[@maryfieldew5644]

Listen to How Could You Leave Us by NF

[@abhikbhaduri7252]

Pure postmodern poetry

[@HillVillageDragon]

“They told us the camps were there for our protection. But if that was the case, why were the guns pointed inward instead of outward?” - A former internee from Manzanar

[@awesomebawss918]

Damn his middle name is actually kenji

[@__mindflayer__]

Ya kenji is bassicaly from his grandfather's side

[@jonnyo69]

Well he's not lying in the song. You must think this is fake. Japanese were actualy locked away after Pearl Harbor happened. They were put in "internment camps." Just like the jews were, but US wasn't that extreme.

[@__mindflayer__]

Jonathan Opkis bro he just said "damn his name in actually kenji" cause the singer is named Mike kenji.

[@voidnarrations2216]

johnathan they were called internment camps not terminate camps.

[@voidnarrations2216]

he literally says it in the damn song.

[@yifulei681]

I first had this CD when I was 18, thanks to a good friend. I'm from a small city in China. This kind of music was super rare. Now 15 years have passed I still listen to it now and then. Great music

[@Chris-Greeff]

Using this song in my history lesson tomorrow. We just started working with Pearl Harbor. The feels man.... I hope my students can connect with the message.

[@owengraziano7288]

I know it’s a teacher’s job to teach but I have nothing but respect for you for showing your kids the ugly side of our history. We talk about the US like we’re the good guys of the world and in some ways we are but our government has committed atrocities just like any other country. I have friends who are teachers and I’m beyond proud of those who expose their students to the truth, both good and bad.

[@imagismus]

that makes me cry because Mike's family story is sad. But the song, omg the feels

[@kylealexander7024]

The western Washington state fair is held on an old internment camp. I worked there one time and never again

[@Dmacxxx77]

This song always makes me cry especially knowing that it's a true story about his family. The people speaking are his relatives that lived through it.

[@jonnyo69]

This is like the only song I know that is entirely about history.

[@grantmoore9753]

Jonathan Opkis and its a rap!

[@rossgunther6781]

Jonathan Opkis US history by Flipsyde

[@penggaoli7339]

uh, you shall try ChthoniC, if you understand chinese (some of their songs have English version), they picture the history of the native taiwaness in an impressive way. As a Chinese (from the mainland), I admire theirs music (especially the trilogy of war) sincerely, though i cannot agree with the radical political view of their lead.

[@vjm3]

A long long time ago I can still remember when the music use to make me smile...

[@joostverbaan3369]

Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel

[@FreehandElm]

Literally one of the most powerful songs in history. This is the only song I’ve ever listened to in my entire life that has had the power to bring me to tears

[@kenjones2182]

Remember hearing this when it first came out. It's on my list of historical songs to occasionally play and think about.

[@DaiseeAi]

I thought I knew everything major about WWII because I thought that in school they would teach me if something like this actually happened. They didn't teach me a thing about this. I feel lied to and sad, really sad. I have no words.

[@Lastlevelpress]

+sundowave What's taught in schools is the sugar-coated, feel-good version of history. Even at the collegiate level, it's some time until one starts getting shown what people have actually done to eachother.

[@gh0stgvts]

That's because with US schools they always want America to play the heroes. we're never the bad guys. which sucks because yeah we messed up so much and we did bad too. This kind of thing, I never knew about until I heard this song because school never taught it. That's when you know American school systems need to change.

[@gh0stgvts]

Oh and it's not just that. Apparently other countries did help us with our disasters. but America wants to play the victim too so they never teach us about how other countries tried to help us. I really wish the US would get rid of its stupid superiority complex.

[@gh0stgvts]

***** I guess so. Maybe it was just my school then...

[@Watcher4187]

+sundowave Winners write history. Do you really think that America would teach you that one of their supposed "greatest presidents" was actual an evil racist monster?

[@hakimhayashi]

When I was in junior high, listened this for the first time. Moved but didn’t feel it deeply. Now I’m a Japanese immigrant Issei in Europe going through the same situation, dairy based discrimination without a war. I now feel Kenji in me, I have nothing but to make my day better for the future!

[@perjazzy]

Mike Shinoda has been one of my favorite musicians since I was 15 and I'm 25 now. The lyrics he writes have probably saved more lives than we'll ever know.

[@animescenesjpn]

Most underrated song ever made, brings me to tears every time

[@govindgopal6215]

You know I'm surprised more people aren't listening to this. Fort minor has some of the best hip hop I've ever listened to.

[@leahpatts6007]

You guys hear a sad song, I hear a song about strong people who wouldnt let their own government make them feel less.

[@genocidechild9150]

Ben Lara Fighting the wrong fight? They are attempting to keep war away from the mainland

[@__mindflayer__]

Genocide Child the battle of samlia and Vietnam and the battle of Iraq bullshit they are my uncles are in the army and they hate that they're not fighting for the true freedom of people

[@ajscott7626]

Leah Patts same

[@RattyScorpion]

+Ben Lara Based on what you have said, if you live in America you obviously don't like it and should leave.

[@ajscott7626]

actully i do respect America i dont respect some of the things we do as a government

[@PoXAzraelis]

I'm not much into rap...at all... but this had one hell of a message in it that I can respect and share.

[@DoxFoxHD]

When you realize that the shit called Despacito has 3B views and a masterpiece like this has just over a mil...

[@hishamudinmatsaud1990]

DoxFoxHD if this song release on this year...i think its will reach 10 billion views

[@petremazilu8441]

People nowadays are superficial, they don't care about art, they care only about having fun, they don't think, just act, they don't listen, they just do what others do. That's my explanation for this, humanity is going backwards and it's sad. I'm glad that we are still a few there that appreciate this kind of music! Although this is what I call art, not just music.

[@Thirdi]

cause nobody gives a shit about serious shit like this and storyline.. its all about party bangers cause life is too short to give a shit about this kind of shit. thats the reality. like honestly what kind of white man, or anyone else who isnt asian, gonna give a damn

[@spidersification]

@@petremazilu8441 On the contrary, what you're saying is actually incorrect. Superficiality has always existed. It's not a "nowadays" thing. Such a stupid term. And you are incorrect, humanity is not going backwards, it is going forewards. Just because you and bunch of other people believe that, doesn't make it true. Because it's not. god, you are such a dumbass.

[@petremazilu8441]

Well, I may be a dumbass but you are just frustrated and can't see the truth before your eyes. You should first analyze what you are saying and try to be sure that it's correct before you make someone stupid and dumbass. I see you as a spoiled brat that always had everything that he wanted, or maybe you are just a dumbass yourself. It doesn't matter anyway, we are all just some insignificant pawns in this world, you can call me what you want, the reality is that we are just some dudes with different opinions and nobody cares. If there would be a situation like the one in the song we would get in the concentration camps ASAP, nobody would ask us. They are and always will just protect their interest. You can be superficial, i don't care, and nobody will ever care about that. It's just sad to see people not knowing in what to believe and being fooled by governments and church. And humanity is going backwards because most of the people are willing to sell their souls for some money. They are all selfish and don't care about anything else. So mate, go fuck yourself in peace and you can listen and be superficial as much as you want.

[@emart5]

I just recently began my International Studies major with a focus on East-Asian Studies and we actually visited a museum in downtown Portland that preserves and explains this event in strong detail. Something I never knew much about until just recently! A very sad event in history, but is very interesting to look back onto.

[@LucienCallidus]

Yeah, kinda reminded me of the german camps tbh

[@Raskolnikovvvvvv]

Nostalgia.... First song to make me cry.

[@MrScoobySnacks23]

***** Dumb ass, still needs to read a book lol

[@vinh9699]

***** Obvious troll is obvious .

[@hskr91]

isumburas son no one cares. He just said the songs nice.

[@karenumemoto2270]

As an educator, I love love love musicians spreading knowledge to the masses!

[@aliasfamily1589]

I am a Russian who lives abroad, this whole situation just reminded me of this song. When you wake up every day and know that the whole world hates you and wish you the worst life, but you also feel guilt on your own.

[@halllow]

In America atm there’s a heavy amount of Russian erasure going on that’s bizarre, not playing songs or movies with them mentioned, or Russian dishes served. As if any of that has to do with todays Russian army and government. I made a joke about it the other day by referring to something as an [Eastern European] nesting doll. No one else liked it but that kind of weirdness captures the vibe.

[@benjamink3730]

My family is Pennsylvania German; we officially immigrated to PA from Germany back in 1820, but some of us were here earlier and fought in the Revolution. We'd been here effectively for a century when WW1 broke out, but regardless, we were suspects in both wars. Our heritage was damn near destroyed by governmental anti-German propaganda campaigns, and our language is now nearly dead. I'm the first of my family in at least 75 years to speak German again. The erasure and shunning of our immigrant heritages in this country during wartime is old news, sadly. At least there are more of us now who can see it and can call it out. Don't ever lose your humanity for ANY reason.

[@JRald2016]

Ayo I just want you to know that you need to stay strong and I wish you the best. . The unfortunate truth is that most people only look at the big picture . Most people will look at a race or ethnic group and judge them based on what their government or country is doing. It's obvious that the majority of people have nothing to do with and have no power over what their country does. Due to my job, I meet many russians who have fled russia and ukraine because either they are in fear or are against what russia is doing in ukraine right now. Deep down, I know that those poeple feel the same way that the rest of us do, which is why I always make sure to treat them like anyone else. Regardless of where you're from, we are all the same. we all have morals. I'm sure you hate what is happening and wish that it never happened. War doesn't need to happen in this day and age. People shouldn't need to die needlessly. I keep updated on the whole situation, and I honestly hope that it comes to a quick end. This world and its people need peace, not violence. Anyways, I hope for nothing but the best for you and I hope you know that you are not alone. I'm sure there or many many people that feel the way you do. Stay strong

[@venkkooo]

Unless you support the genocide your people are commiting we won't hate you

[@warmer4585]

get out of your crazy dream, the whole world doesn't hate you, just some fanatic people, whereas ordinary people have nothing to do with it. Playing a victim is so fuckin pathetic, in fact that's rather something to be hated for

[@Krazychrisbmx]

My American history teacher played this in class and it’s so good. Love the meaning behind it.

[@udozocklein6023]

i know every word of this song... by heart. and yet, everytime i hear this song, it feels like my first time. everytime i get goosebumps, sometimes i'm close to tears. this hits hard on another level. high quality rap and story telling. high quality showcase of how the world can be.

[@SpectralOps0]

Fort minor is like the only form of rap I would listen to

[@PontentialDemon]

Look up Scroobius Pip. You might like him.

[@SM_zzz]

Potential Demon good call...and some Sage Francis too perhaps

[@PontentialDemon]

Steven D. Maye Yes indeed, they are the dynamic duo

[@pear201]

+Omni Yo, flobots, bruh

[@SpectralOps0]

+pear201 word

[@jevinday]

My father got me this album for my birthday because he knew how much I loved Linkin Park and I fell in love with it. Years later, when I was a senior in high school, my history teacher played this song when teaching us about the Japaneze internment camps during WWII. I was very proud of Mr. Evans that day hahaha

[@DamienBlade]

Mike Shinoda is a very underrated lyricist. But this song alone shows that not only can he string words together, but can tell a story with those words.

[@user-fv7ue5pv4r]

I grew up with my grand grandfather. He was a soviet union soldier in ww2. He was wounded. He had a fragment in his head. When he was very old and I was a teenager he was suffering from this splinter in his head. He used to scream and moan in front of my room door. I was a teenager without a father and attention from my parents. Shit, it was very hard I was screaming and crying too. Smoked a lot of weed and listened to Linkin Park. War never changes guys, peace to you all. Rest in peace to all who came through the hell of any war.

[@igreyfox9793]

So apparently Mike's full name is Michael KENJI Shinoda...

[@__mindflayer__]

didn't you hear the end he talks about it being his grand father in this story

[@igreyfox9793]

no i did not, because I cant listen to impotrant things, but can make quick judgements without making a logical explanation first. (Translation: I'm just an idiot...)

[@ibelthorns5610]

i Grey Fox yes

[@TeaMMatE11]

My middle name is Kenji as well. It was awkward, and even more awkward knowing I share Shinoda's middle name.

[@tomaterjuice5095]

yep!!!

[@carlanderton3rd]

Kids, use this for your school projects. I wasn't aware of this song when I was in high school doing Windows Movie Maker assignments, give em a real history lesson.

[@ocoDOT]

Make a movie about Kenji and I would pay to watch.

[@ChallockStudios]

This is why I love Fort Minor. I only heard this song 2 days ago and its really sticking with me, a powerful song by a criminally underrated artist

[@OrigenalDarkMew]

My GF isn't a fan of this kind of music but is a huge ww2 fanatic and a a soldier herself...I loved Mike and this song since I was young in middleschool...anyways, maybe she'd like this. Just sent it to her. Wish me luck :)

[@joveen_gomez]

Coming back to this. With everything that’s going on in the world, this song is proof of how brutal, war is on the innocent. Thank you Mike for a song that’s relevant forever!

[@pauloliriocorreaphysique]

This is history family of Mike Shinoda (Michael Kenji Shinoda) incrible exemple of superation in times war! Excelent Mike. I am brazilian 🇧🇷

[@TheShockChicky]

Salve

[@brianmichaelbenjamin7318]

I have an adopted brother that's full Japanese and even though he never had to know this pain, I surely feel it, thanks to the genius writer of this song.

[@Reaversynth]

I found this song on one of my mom's old CDs that likely pre-dates me, and this track really caught me off guard. Since I was practically raised on Linkin Park, hearing Fort Minor went without saying, but until a few days ago, Remember The Name was THE only song I knew by them. And until listening to this track, I had previously never even heard tell of an internment camp, nor any of the prejudice towards ethnic groups throughout the USA's history, and definitely not during WW2. Thinking about it now, it seems fairly obvious there would have been extreme racial tension during such a time, but these things were never told to me by any person I spoke to, and most definitely not in any form of school, which should logically be the #1 source of information on this country. This piece of art is masterfully crafted, teaching both the story of Mike's family and of the Japanese in America overall, keeping with rhyme over the perfect backing track for such a song. I still cannot get the thought out of my head that history is being erased, at least partially. How could struggle like this happen within the country I call home, to the people I call my neighbors and friends, and I not learn about it from any source, except from a song released before I was born? It's an unsettling thought, for sure.

[@Sergio-nb4hj]

This is exactly what was going through my mind while I was listening now. They aren't teaching history because they're ashamed and scared of losing national pride, but in doing so they are directly insulting all the millions of us Americans whose background is inseparably tied to these atrocities. Like you said, they're ERASING history and spitting on the graves of all our family and community members from the past who remained truly honorable in the face of all the government's cruelty. They deserve to be remembered, unlike those who subjugated them that we're expected to venerate. It's a disgrace

[@MultiMonty22]

Me and my friend listened to Fort minor when we were in Afghanistan, we had just come across there music and it got us threw

[@high-defRJ]

This song hits deep during this time of hate towards Asian-Americans rising during the coronavirus pandemic.

[@thenewpogchamp856]

Why aren't more popular songs in today's society cover these topics? It is as if they don't want people to know or pretend like it didn't happen

[@johnschilling8259]

exactly

[@tjek12345]

We did some regrettable things that we don't like to discuss because we want to see ourselves as the good guys

[@hishamjalal9078]

nowadays, we only have meaningless songs like watch me nae nae whip bullshit

[@jpc8103]

+Pauvy Feldman “Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche That is the only time I'll ever quote Nietzsche but it's a solid quote. Most of the current generation are blind to reality and only wanna believe whats convenient for them and their agenda and makes them feel comfortable. Rap has mostly fallen off from what it was, the days of 2Pac are over and the vast majority of listeners now are constantly stoned... whatever happened to hippie music.

[@thenewpogchamp856]

***** I completely agree. Even rap was somewhat less stupid back in the day. We need more music that talks about important topics to replace with useless nothingness

[@dashengovender766]

Every song that Shinoda writes has a big story to tell. Full respect!✊

[@HitlerGaymes123]

If this be a Chester song everyone will talking about this and "hOW aMAzInG cHEsTER iS", but when is a Mike song (and its better than anything that Chester do) no one talks about Mike talent himself, just about how bealtiul is the song.

[@FlynnFromTaiga]

This hits very different in 2023.

[@theeternalphoenixpnthn9373]

Mike Shinoda is one of the greatest rappers of ALL TIME!!! (In My Opinion)

[@HitlerGaymes123]

No doubt, Kenji, Hard Way, Forgotten (demo), Esaul (Linkin Park), Fiends (Xero), Dialate (Linkin Park), High Voltage (Linkin Park), Nobody Listen (Linkin Park), The Untitled (In The End demo), By Myself (Linkin Park), and much more masterpieces. If this be a Chester song everyone will talking about this and "hOW aMAzInG cHEsTER iS", but when is a Mike song (and its better than anything that Chester do) no one talks about Mike talent himself, just about how beatiful is the song. Chester is overrated

[@barca_luc4s]

@@HitlerGaymes123 chester isn't overrated. Mike is underrated. Dont talk bad about chester. They are a the best duo and without the other, they never would have got so famous

[@JPooserAnimations]

Thank you for the history lesson. A great reminder that our country is not as great as we claim it to be

[@chainsaw745]

Manly tears

[@HillVillageDragon]

My family were interned in Manzanar, as well. I made the pilgrimage there when I was a kid. ‘Haunting’ doesn’t even capture it.

[@maydaez]

one of the best hip hop records of all time in my opinion

[@Cactoos]

love this song, so emotional, so real, this is what rap is all about!

[@J4ve]

I'm glad I knew fort minor for the past like, 5 years and I need a song to be delivered in a presentation in a form of a speech. This one's perfect, thank you fort minor

[@StephLP320]

I am hearing this for the first time Today it just popped on my KZbin playlist And i am just speechless Just wow to hear a song with this much emotion I don't cry much but this song differently made me shed a tear Its just so enmointal Love you Mike. 💖💖💖

[@MrvanderKruk]

This still brings shivers down my spine.

[@shawnthompson2303]

The names have been changed But the story is true My family was locked up back in 42 My family was there Where it was dark and damp And they called it An Internment Camp

[@Justanotherhuman11]

This is what art is made for. A MESSAGE.

[@ismailtheoutlaw]

My US history teacher had us watch this for homework and I'm a huge Fort Minor fan so i'm like I've seen this so many times. Sad story though :(

[@AbsoluteZero6714]

The more you learn about history, the more difficult it is to trust the systems we have devised for ourselves and the disasters we've created.

[@aaronwebb2171]

Andrew Teng salute...

[@moriscamporesi6644]

This is to this day one of my favourite FM,MS songs.. it's so well written, facceted and personal.

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

This still makes my throat well up, all these years later. It's just such a good song! I can enjoy it with my brain totally turned off as well, which allows all the real emotions to get the jump on me, I swear. Right when I'm vulnerable and not thinking, not dissociating enough to catch myself before I become overwhelmed and start shedding tears - the physical response. (Not talking about literal sobbing, as I have no personal connection to the subject matter.) This music makes a personal connection, however, and he does such a good job at humanizing the situation. Idk, I feel it right in my empathy...his pain is is translated so perfectly, it slaps me across the face making my eyes sting. (Clarification: I'm not implying that I consider this subject literally *more* depressing, than all of the atrocities throughout history that I haven't cried over, (even including other situations during World War 2). It's this song and how the story is communicated.) Just, damn...(I think) Mike did such a good job with this song. Sorry for dumping this rant here haha but I had to get it out somewhere. It's almost noon and I got shit to do, I can't afford to cry all day, I have to see!

[@marioskililis]

One of the best rappers

[@theaznshadow]

Still one of the best ever dropped until 2024. Shinoda was legit on this drop.

[@aaronmachado13]

As a Japanese American who family fought in ww2 this song hits home and I remember my reading teacher (white lady) heard my family story and decided to change the course enough to were we learnt about Japanese Americans and I remember breaking down crying

[@BrodyBearrr]

Fort minor is the most passionate rapper out there! This song is dope AF!

[@BrodyBearrr]

Fuck Eminem

[@johnschilling8259]

+TheDeadManZone12349 ikr they are BOTH the greatest

[@denisscott5568]

日本人で聴いている奴はいないか？この素晴らしいHip hopが俺ら日本人に広く知られないのは悲しい。Rapの本質が、ビートに乗せ真実を語ることなら、この曲は完全だ。

[@callitaday27]

Yea I agree with u

[@SonicRyan1992]

the "someday" refrain hits so hard

[@dannitadelosangeles2599]

Michael Kenji Shinoda 💖💖💖 A.k.a Mike!!💖💖💖 I love his songs!!!💖💖💖

[@TangensROH]

Why does shit like Gangnam Style have 2686 million views, while this strong and touching poetry has just above million? What's wrong with this world?

[@TheWolfHowling]

TangensROH Because Gangham Style is a catchy pop song that people can dance to without really having to think about any underlining message or deeper meaning. Whereas with Kenji, it would make you have to think about how much a frightened populace will allow a government to do in the name of protecting the homeland, national security and public safety. For instance, back in WW2, the British Army annexed entire villages and forced all of the farmers and villagers to leave. While today, it's mass surveillance in the "War on Terror" profiling Muslims and people of North African or Middle Eastern decent even though, in the US, more acts of terrorism are committed by Right Wing Caucasian Males than any other group

[@Widmouno]

TangensROH i dont know how about you, but as much as i agree with you that the song deserves way more views, it feels more special and private to me when it's not THAT popular.That just might be my inner hipster kicking in tho, but yeah thats how i feel.

[@dietersenpetersen309]

thats a good question @ TangensROH I bet cuz most ppl are fukin retarded and have no clue and taste in music

[@BiGFknP]

i must agree with you

[@Nortrid]

if you read what you write without question mark you have ur answear, its just the level we are in at this moment....sad but its a global stupidity and ignorance....

[@GieaPrince]

I love this song. Always have - and hey Fort Minor, Mike Shinoda - I'm sharing this story for a school project, I want to honor Kenji. Thanks for this song.

[@chickncz]

Crazy this is true story. So well put together. Must have been really hard for your family Mike.

[@MultiSciGeek]

Every few years this song hits me. Today was a special evening... I'm leaving this comment here for myself, to remember sometimes life isn't so bad and it's worth fighting on... See you in a few years.

[@morgan5118]

Life is worth it, I promise. Keep fighting my friend ❤️

[@ririsasy]

Here in my home town, The war never stop. I remember when I was still in elementary school, my mother was in cold sweat deciding which flag to put up in front of our door step, the rebellion, the national soldier, we don't know who will protect us or would harm us, then it keeps going when I was in Junior high school, I literally went to school with tanks by my side, all the road filled up with bomb underneath, have to received training how to hide when We hear the gun sound, See some of my fellow young friends died from unknowing bullets, Literally almost mistaken for a spy because I dare to go to school far away from my home with a bicycle. And I am just a 24 y.o girl now so when they talk about the war like it was such a long away story. it's still fresh in my mind. Thank you for this song Mike shinoda.

[@Sharpypus]

It's 2021 and most of the world are only now waking up and starting to realize that Anti-Asian Hatred still exists. The hatred and exclusion detailed in this song is more relevant than ever.

[@SIGSEGV1337]

It's 2021 and most of the world is only now waking up to the criminal record of the US government

[@Astolfo2001]

It's 2021 and most of the world are only now realizing that governments are bad.

[@melodywaynick8879]

March 1, 2024. Still listening.

[@adamax08]

Started hearing rap because of Mike Shinoda, the mastermind

[@1halo1fan1]

With everything happening now with Russia, I’m hoping people will think of this song the same way I do. It’s important to not give into fear. To not repeat our past mistakes.

[@theunthinkable1021]

I do hope that will not be the case. Japanese Americans were good workers and very hard working people during the war. The US government just needed to divert the heat to Asian Americans (of Japanese descent in particular) due to bombing of the Pearl Harbor.

[@user-kj2gf1cn1p]

i hope so.

[@chrisworden2774]

I just left Manzanar. If you ever get the opportunity to see it, it'll move you to tears and this song will NOT leave your mind.

[@bas8530]

Old but gold

[@shashanka1501]

This really makes me cry everytime i listen to it