ZIGGURATS [Official Audio] - Mike Shinoda

ZIGGURATS - the first generative NFT mixtape.
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[@shadowwilson7282]

Shinoda never miss a beat! Sounds like something old school, yet a mixed vibe!

[@jfklmk13447]

First time checking out his production? ;)

[@Yiangos_Kallenos]

👍👍👍

[@missbrittany1775]

Fort minor "kenji" vibes for me. Loving the new music. Even met Chester and I will always be grateful for that experience. Dream career, work for Shinoda. "And those motherf** he runs with, the kids that he signed/ Ridiculous, without even trying, how do they do it?" - Remember The Name

[@jovan5472]

@@missbrittany1775 thank you for your comment.

[@evanurena8868]

@@missbrittany1775 Takes you back to the 2000s.

[@rondevuz]

This song is too fresh for the mainstream

[@AmidaNyorai48]

😯😯

[@Yiangos_Kallenos]

👍👍👍👍

[@Requiem8040]

Not like mainstream plays any real shit just gov’t manufactured bs lol

[@Tri4ceAudio]

Too real at that

[@merijn639]

TooLeGit

[@jeremysmith1041]

Recently became a single dad. Working two jobs and taking care of my 4 kids is really taking a toll on me. Was having a tough day but hearing this made it all a little better. Used to listen to Linkin park as a teenager and they got me through a lot of tough times. Thanks Mike for another awesome EP!

[@ImpOfSacs]

Respect Man, i am an Standalone Dad with 1 Daugther and One Job and this is killing me sometimes.

[@geada7music627]

A real father never abandoned his own childs.. Respect for you brave Man. Peace

[@KhairulALHakim]

Stay strong brother! No matter how hard it is, for your children, it's worth it.

[@A_Man_with_a_Dream]

🤘👏✊☺️

[@moosetunes8608]

Oh man! Thanks for the sob story. Stray Long? 80 hours a week. Rough. Kids taking their toll. Roughest. Hearing a rap song. Way Better.

[@FSnetofficial]

Damn. This reminds me sooo much of "Step Up", "High Voltage", "Dedicated" etc.. It doesn't remind me so much of the Fort Minor stuff or "Wretches and Kings" etc. or even the Post-Traumatic album, it really sounds like the oldschool stuff! Never thought I'd hear that style again! "That's underground hip hop. With.. with big sound! With big sound!" ;-P

[@markcastle4686]

Shinoda is an underrated rapper, for real. He's better than 90% rappers out there and that's fosho..

[@jt_illustrated]

He is THE best!! Everyone else can go home LOL

[@sinical1031]

90%? You must not know many rappers and that's fosho..

[@sinical1031]

@@jt_illustrated He's good, but not the best. Not even close.

[@mr.a5096]

@@jt_illustrated haha you filled the gap

[@phunter1024]

@@sinical1031 He is to the mic like peanut butter is to jaaammmm🍇🍇🥜🥜

[@apricot_begonia]

You mentally take me back to the days of hip-hop, to those 2000s. How the hell do you do that? I adore you, and I won't get tired of writing comments about it.

[@Lpkiwi]

He was the rap vocalist for linkin park, making songs since the late 90s to early 2000s with em

[@apricot_begonia]

@@Lpkiwi I know. I'm really a big fan of linkin Park. Songs like step up, dedicated and others, ahhh, I like it so much. And Fort Minor, yeah :) I like everything about these guys)

[@dtxspeaks268]

@@Lpkiwi Linkin Park actually started in the mid 90s. Some of their underground tapes are uploaded but a lot of them are lost/unreleased

[@cyan9027]

That Blackout chords in the end reminds me of Chester screaming.

[@Gamerdad902]

So under-rated. Mike doesn't get the props he deserves. This is gold.

[@mrdniel1564]

I love this song madly. I have admired you since 2007.

[@keloy]

Same! Back to my junior high years, 2000 when hybrid theory was boomed.

[@Ler106]

@@keloy hybrid theory + meteora forever!

[@abhishekchatterjee8916]

So true!!!!

[@keloy]

@@Ler106 check their 2002 Reanimation album, the hip hop old school absolutely kicks!!

[@dtxspeaks268]

@@Ler106 check their underground stuff from 95-99 too

[@straylightrun53]

this is like xero but only Mike and made in 2021, I so dig this

[@hakk3r]

I love the old hip hop vibes that the songs have. From the slightly crushed/compressed drums to the turntable scratches, to Shinoda's smooth flow, these songs were just phenomenally put together. Well done Mike 🤟🏻

[@leoreyes5994]

Guys, this is the definition of therapy. Love you, Mike!

[@razorjake6839]

The fact that Mike makes his own beats and keeps it OLD SCHOOL, like, y'all don't have to spit fast to make a point. LOVE IT! Keep up the AWESOME and CREATIVE work! ^_^ Rock On! 🤟

[@amee5364]

Yeah, Mike keeps it Classy :)

[@shellissanctuary7522]

For real and mid break is awesome 🔥

[@dtxspeaks268]

Fast rapping is pretty dope and it takes talent to rap fast and be dope. These mumble rap scrubs wish they could rap fast

[@TheNobodyOfHarambe]

"I can keep my mouth closed and they show respect/I'm a favorite of the fans like Boba Fett" 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jentaro]

Big drums, big flows, tense cadence. Take this like, Mike.

[@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid]

"This is a very special wombat"😂 I can't believe he actually put that in the song!

[@aditi013]

The beats are DOPE AF. Love this arrangements so much!

[@TheSoundChronicles]

Back to Fort minor vibe. Thanks Shinoda

[@Shreyy17]

Love you Mike! Great song! You're a great artist and music producer and rapper! And the way you collabed both the things is outstanding! Love to meet you one day, it would be a dream come true! Keep going!!!

[@lpmaskman]

I really dig it! Sounds like I'm listening to 98-99 LP demos! Straight in your face rap!

[@iantaylor8655]

You know we sort of get upset that he isn’t more popular. That’s fine, I am too. But it almost is better to look at all these comments and the people that still listen to this legend, and know that even though we are a smaller group, we all our together and share a passion Mike and his music. Thank you Mike!

[@shinx1102]

From Argentina!!!! Estoy de acuerdo contigooo!!!! Mike is the Best!

[@scratcherking10]

You're an awesome guy with multiple talents, I met you when Korn and staind played in long Beach in 2000 or 2001, and you smoked a cigarette with me and signed a cigarette for me u rock bro, that was my first concert ever and you made it memorable for me. I'll never forget that kindness of you and you talk with me for a half an hour. You're awesome bro u deserve everything that comes good to u in life , peace ☮️

[@remains_BS]

damn Mike smokes/smoked? :D

[@Deadhaha]

Never knew Mike smoked

[@BRAINROT91]

@@Deadhaha He has a Fort Minor track called cigarettes, although its more so about gang rappers, he does mention having a cigarette now and then.

[@cynthiajoseph4210]

Still not over with HAPPY ENDINGS and now this.

[@albert813]

Cool song as always !!! Mike has returned to his true underground hip hop roots.

[@alejandromellado6691]

Shinoda productions In the house

[@SAgames100]

This is all I could have ever asked for as an early Birthday present! So glad to hear your voice again Mike! ❤️

[@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid]

Happy birthday!

[@michaelb1633]

Happy birthday

[@linkinpilot42]

Happy birthday

[@Deadhaha]

Happy Birthday

[@buschwc]

Definitely some of Mike’s best work. Lemme just drop this on repeat for a few weeks.

[@jaycgeo]

Mike has a killer flow here, reminds us the early 2000s.

[@TheGodOfInsanty]

aw hell yeah. Still going strong man. So many years may pass but the talent never fades

[@Ejz1988]

Love this song, been killing it since 99!!!

[@dtxspeaks268]

Since 94 actually

[@peanutsauce2000]

Thank you so much for everything, Mike. This is FIRE!!!!

[@Si6roS]

1:22 The true master paralyzes his opponent leaving him vulnerable... ...to attack!

[@incentive]

✨ You are now vibing with Mike Shinoda ✨

[@jjwolfeegirl91wolf8]

Love this legend! Chester would be so proud of him.

[@Yiangos_Kallenos]

👍👍👍

[@legosonicraft]

yes

[@A_Man_with_a_Dream]

True ;)

[@RammusTheArmordillo]

For selling NFTs? Lol

[@dtxspeaks268]

@@RammusTheArmordillo come on dude, why the negative shxt?

[@davidvidales2209]

Hahaha that twitch references like Magic and You're now vibing with Mike Shinoda, this is pure art

[@LivingThing28]

Love how old this sounds, with a fire beat and great rhymes. Quality music as always Mike.

[@brendanaw]

Mike should make the soundtrack for League of Legends, Arcane Season 2.

[@brauliozt8754]

Sounds like a comination of Cure For The Itch and Until It Breaks with the style of A Thousnad Suns. I like it!

[@WEIRDONG_MARINO]

I heard a little bit of Step up on its music too

[@anonymousperson4943]

Getting those early 2000s Fort Minor vibes 😍😍

[@Hana0nana0]

"you are now vibing with Mike Shinoda" YES I AM.

[@ferkenji]

Always is good a new song from MC Shinoda

[@alexandrade2763]

É um prazer ouvir seu som nessa noite. Estamos junto sempre.

[@hundredarrows]

DJ Shadow meets Mike Shinoda, let's go! 🙌

[@ukaszkaczmarczyk8465]

We all need a CD in this style... Also, I really love how the LP's soul is hearable in every track Mike makes. Mike's a LEGEND! As I was listening to the ending of this track, "In my Remains" came to my mind almost instantly...

[@Scynthor]

It's 'Blackout'

[@ukaszkaczmarczyk8465]

@@Scynthor The sample seems quite similiar in both

[@Scynthor]

@@ukaszkaczmarczyk8465 i don't think it's a sample but i mean those are the same two chords lmao, in my remains is different. I was trying to clarify not argue 😅

[@ukaszkaczmarczyk8465]

@@Scynthor I appreciate that bro, still what the song reminds me of is mine, I don't force it on anyone 😇 Love and peace ❤️

[@ukaszkaczmarczyk8465]

@@Scynthor Since you have spared your time on me, I feel obliged to share my thought with you. I had been thinking about the connection between those two 'In my remains' and 'Ziggurats' and the conclusion was: Ziggurat is a burial place. If it's 'in my remains' then perhaps Mike might wanna say, his legacy would be kind of 'eternal'. Loose thoguhts 😅

[@vishxlbxthejx7239]

Back with a banger 🔥💯🖤

[@jellalfernandes1309]

I absolutely love the beats and rhythm you bring in to your songs

[@--XloW--]

the fact that this is 6:44 long makes me more happy

[@edgar1176]

The GOAT 🐐 🔥🔥🔥 please go on tour again 🙏🙏

[@Jacky_39]

This song makes us all feel so nostalgic, has Fort minor and linkin park vibe to it. Miss these kinds of songs

[@Paula-fo9me]

I love this! Everything Mike puts out is amazing. 🔥

[@ScholarlyAmbitions]

What a Morning when Mr. Shinoda blesses the day. 🔥🔥🔥

[@sedomedo]

Love the vibe of it. Reminds me of the early 2000‘s.

[@richardblalock203]

Another great song!!! Mike u are a music genius keep doing what you do best!!!!!! Thanks for all u do for us fans..

[@noahgeano]

I love it, just woke up and you've already made my day perfect

[@Yiangos_Kallenos]

👍

[@TheUltimateVoid]

Flawles production and rhymes as always Mike 👌

[@plageran]

@MrShinoda you just made my Friday! Thanks dude!!!!!!

[@bungchameitei8041]

After long break Mike is back

[@MILEHIGH_ANIME_LLC]

Mikes vibe always makes you thrive. 🔥 LEGEND 🔥

[@SKETCHER2000]

Great time to be alive. I get to witness Mikey back at it again. Breath of fresh are since Chester died 😢

[@jameshunt4400]

Jesus this is what I've been needing in my life. Please drop another fort minor album mike!!!!

[@apricot_begonia]

Wow, Mike, this is as cool as ever! Thank you for what you're doing. Greetings from Russia!

[@CarolinaBlood704]

One of the best rappers ever. The best Nu-Metal/Rap-Metal rapper ever. Long live, Linkin Park. RIP Chester.

[@helios6379]

I wonder when people will stop making it all about Chester. EDIT: not even gonna bother replying to the comment below and any future one, I don't want drama under Mike's newest drop. Just, try to understand, please.

[@db_shayne]

@@helios6379 yeah true it’s not like he died or anything which is the worst thing to ever happen to linkin park. it’s also not like mike was super close to chester or anything. yeah it’s so terrible that carolina blood wants to pay respect to chester. what a scum bag

[@Dragondarkness30]

Chester is Alive

[@EmberedAsh]

@@db_shayne Mike probably doesn't want to be reminded of his dead friend everytime he puts something out/ meets anyone, 90% of the conversations he ever has in the future are probably going to be about chester, imagine if every person you ever met brought up your dead family member.

[@dtxspeaks268]

Mike and Linkin Park aren't even Nu Metal in the slightest. Don't compare them to that wack shxt again

[@gbrl433]

this man self produced a 6 minute cypher wow

[@MeshavaniyaMiteshKumarDipak]

You are the definition of "GENIUS"

[@nicolevangellecom6405]

Yess finally!🔥 after seeing it live 3 times on Twitch, i can listen to this amazing song over and over. And challenge accepted, i'm gonna listen to all of the 5000 versions (i hope) 😂😂

[@bhishekthakur1331]

MC Shinoda back at work! 🔥

[@celineleroy9513]

We're all vibing with Lord Shinoda! #wonbatsrepresent

[@ejicon3099]

Hell yah Mike. Congrats on the drop and the impressive Mixtape. Let's Gooooooooooo!!!!!

[@ejicon3099]

P.S. This track should have repeat/loop automatically embedded.

[@bradleynugent9123]

Ahhhhhhh the king has returned

[@maruko8324]

Mike is still killing it.

[@newblood9435]

Mike cannot FAIL!!!!

[@Dtianann745]

Can you just imagine the Animation for this masterpiece?

[@AlbertoRG9]

El gran Mike Shinoda.... Thanks!!! 💪🔥🖤"

[@riotfaerie]

Got my head boppin'. Love it!

[@NJASZN]

This is that early 2000’s boom bap and I’m all for it honestly 🔥

[@dtxspeaks268]

This isn't boom bap, it's alternative/experimental hip hop. Boom bap is stuff like Apollo Brown

[@luigirinaldi4744]

The beat has a 94' korn vibe. Love it!!!

[@Bajannez]

This is where Mike truly shines. Making wild, experimental shit where you can never predict the next turn. Like ATS and THP. imo Linkin Park would do best to lean into that side in the future, it’s so cool and they’re so good at it. There’s a certain integrity to it. Love this one and especially the distorted beat under the first bars. So fresh and out there.

[@dtxspeaks268]

Linkin's Hard Rock stuff like Hybrid Theory and Meteora is GOAT too. It doesn't matter if it's experimental hip hop, alternative hip hop or Hard Rock Hip Hop fusion, Mike and LP will be GOATed

[@vaneulloa9604]

Thank you for doing your Best on this incredible project. I'm super proud of you🔥🎶🔥🎶

[@cristinam2661]

The Genius is back 🤘 Legend 💓

[@olivierrochecouste4434]

He's baaaaaaaaccccckkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@spiderjerusalem8691]

Had this on loop all day. Love it. Can't wait for more!

[@AnastasiaGer_russian_girl]

The best thing to start my morning with 💥💥💥

[@speedwaynutt]

Mike Shinoda can't be back because the he never left.

[@apricot_begonia]

Fucking awesome! I love you, Shinoda

[@sharkyj1796]

MIKE I LOVE YOU!

[@maxdelacruz.0228]

LYRICS Yo, I'm the Steve Jobs of the underdogs Drop jaws with the "one more thing" in the monologue Keep them guessing what the reasons are I don't got a chain of Mac stores, I already got genius bars Turned a hobby into people all up in the lobby Not Illuminati, this is Neo-literati With an army here behind me Kid, don't even try me Atom bomb on anybody, word to Ben and Bobby Let the smoke blow, get the brew spilling Debut a new villain like Ren and Doom chilling My shoes are too winning for you to cruise in them Timeless cool like blue denim, I'm losing them And these are just the flows that I was saving Ever since the days of Pac-Man-ing at the Days Inn I've been... paving ways for them to make a basic conversation The only Asian raising hell from here to Copenhagen OK, I'm half I know the math, I'm Japanese (Get it?) The flow is tight like I got vascular disease Magically take it where in fact it has to be I've been mapping out the future while your ass was catching Z's ----- Yeah, It all started after college Rocking shell toes like my favorite group from Hollis Manifest the future, let the universe allow it Keys like Khaled, I'm just giving you the knowledge Damn, Janet, I got them in control If you... like this then you gotta see the show I'm the... chef's choice, I'm Nozawa with the flow You can... trust me this ain't no California roll Set menu it's a special occasion Bass pulsating to the pupil dilation Clickbait journalists steady spectating Waiting for the moment, they can twist the translation I don't have a lane to stay in Associate with great women and great men Never make time for a fake friend Snakes never change, they just shed their snakeskin I don't have a lane to stay in Associate with great women and great men Never make time for a fake friend Snakes never change, they just shed their snakeskin ----- Ah, look how they're acting Might as well ask somebody to smack them I don't need that I sit in the back and... Hide I'm a king like Richard Bachman Me fold? Don't hold your breath I can keep my mouth closed and they show respect I'm the favorite of the fans like Boba Fett Case closed, and it ain't even over yet Coz yeah, I'm like rabies and no chain on a Rottweiler You don't phase me there's no saving you, not, nada I'm raw baby the Scorsese, the Godfather The Chris Nolan, the Dark Knight of thе rock rhymers I'm calling your bluff, I've had it, enough You'rе talking but have to eventually be backing it up Happily back in your trailer, they'll be packing your stuff You bastards are actually actors and we're wrapping you up ----- Oh no, OK, you don't say I rewrote the code that's controlling the whole game They wanna start shit dissing me, no way My triangle button's been missing I don't play So you can put it in sleep mode Synonymous with rhyming like Konami and cheat codes Kathy Bates, Misery I de-feet foes And do it without ever changing outta my street clothes Just in case you missed it let me tell you who I am Tell you who is that floating on the track-track-track... like space Triangle button's been missing I don't-don't... Just in case you missed it let me tell you who I am Tell you who is that floating on the track-track-track... like space Ahhhh, Who is that floating on the track like space? Gravity don't matter he just hovers into place Pardon me, I hardly feel this sudden state of grace But this track is taking off like it was built on rocket bass Or rocket treble, fuck it I don't give a damn Just in case you missed it, let me tell you who I am Tell your mother, tell your brother, send a secret telegram Mike is to the the mic like peanut butter is to jam... I walk what I talk I was made from the pressure like a diamond outta rock Call it password protected, I got this shit locked Put my hands on a mic, put my foes in a box Not a word you can tell me, came to give them hell These... bars full of scars from the punches that they dealt me Now I'm bullet training on tracks that never fail me Pull apart the bars nothing ever can derail me I don't follow you dudes I just move different These fools don't even know what to do with it New faces retracing paces I blueprinted Saying, "Mike we didn't have a clue until you did it" CTRL-C, CTRL-V, don't sleep Wild like Villanova over a dope beat Style between an old soul and OG Tell them focus on goals over the gold teeth

[@TheLightningRick]

Thank you

[@luiizneto8]

Mike Shinoda é extremamente talentoso, tem um bom flow, uma lírica de qualidade, e ainda é um produtor cheio de ferramentas, e só pra finalizar o cara também manda muito bem na arte de desenhar, ou seja, Gênio!

[@poetjeffrey]

Love how much this reminds me of Hybrid Theory and OG LP. Thanx chief!

[@maruko8324]

This feels like reanimation vibes.

[@straylightrun53]

I actually got Xero vibes, only difference is it’s just Mike

[@maruko8324]

@@straylightrun53 oh yes. That's probably where I'm getting the vibes from.

[@straylightrun53]

@@maruko8324 I sooooo dig this new song

[@luisl.2179]

This is so unbelievable. You are amazing, Mike🖤🖤

[@PranaySondkar]

this got such an old school vibe man loved it

[@AFunkyHypnoCat]

mike just casually dropping us an early christmas present

[@Arika_Miyata]

Mike Shinoda is just AMAZING! ❤️ I'll never get tired of this song!

[@maddi3787]

Can't wait to have this stuck in my head all week.

[@Yiangos_Kallenos]

👍

[@christopherbrucie8821]

Man this dude is still fire you rock¡

[@GamerKhiladi]

Amazing. New song. Oh yeah 😁👍🙏💯🤜🏼👊🏼🤛🏼

[@Onyyyyyx]

Sounds fire Mike! I love your music and I hope Linkin Park will live on with this.

[@derSTEFstef]

Even in the most shit times, Mike manages to make me feel alive for 6 minutes and 44 seconds

[@darthscion]

I love how it's 'rap' that you can actually understand! This is one of the main reasons (besides it's fantastic of course) that LP and Mike is my go to to listen to. Like all the time. This newer music these days makes me lose brain cells.

[@lisahatz5148]

Mike, keep up the amazing work! We love you and need to hear more from you!! One Love!