Linkin Park: What became of rapper Mike Shinoda?

Most people probably know Mike Shinoda as a founding member of the band “Linkin Park”. There he acted as the word-acrobatic counterpart to Chester Bennington, played the guitar, wrote lyrics and thus helped to define the sound of an entire era. But what is the musician actually doing today? He is a rapper, singer, keyboardist and guitarist. But most people probably know Mike Shinoda as a founding member of the band “Linkin Park”. There he acted as the word-acrobatic counterpart to Chester Bennington, played the guitar, wrote lyrics and thus helped define the sound of an entire era. However, the musician can only be reduced to his musical figurehead , wouldn’t do him justice.So Shinoda always walked the path of hip hop… In 2004 he founded the band “Fort Minor”. A year later, she rose to prominence with the hit song “Remember the Name.” Shinoda has also made a name for himself as a producer involved in the album production and mixing. The last “Linkin Park” album “One More Light” was released in 2017. The same year in which frontman Chester Bennington took his own life. To process the loss of his friend , Shinoda took refuge in music. His solo album “Post Traumatic”, which was released in 2018, is a “very personal reckoning with the concept of grief”. Shinoda is also called “The Glue” by his bandmates, because he was the one who always kept the band together. Currently, however, no future is planned for Linkin Park. The band is in contact, but has no plans for an album or a tour. Privately, the musician has been with the Married children’s author Anna Shinoda. The couple have three children together and live in Beverly Hills, California.