Termanology goes in with this freestyle on DJ Enuff’s A-List Radio show. Half-famous half undiscovered. Term spits some serious bars with that crazy flow.
Statik Selektah – Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and The Damned “Malc” Trailer
February 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The beat in background is Termanology’s “Here In Liberty City” off the game’s 6 song EP produced by Statik Selektah. Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned available Feb 17th for XBOX LIVE!! Statik Selektah’s The Lost & Damned EP soundtrack available Digitally (iTunes, etc.) the SAME DAY. Look for songs to leak this week!
Method Man Co-signs Termanology
February 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Method Man co-signs Termanology backstage on “Still High Tour.” Listen to the whole thing for some clues about an upcoming collabo between the two..
Statik Seletah x Termanology (1982) – Live from Cancun, Mexico
January 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Statik Selektah and Termanology video blogging from Cancun… lot in the works for Showoff this year. Stay tuned!
Termanology Interview With Loud.com
January 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Talib Kweli Asks Termanology 10 Questions
January 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Taken from: YearOfTheBlackSmith.com. Gotta support that real hip-hop, and Term has been killin’ it for the last few years. Shout out to Dan Green.
1. When was the moment you believed that hip hop could be a career for you?
I’m not sure, I have been rapping since I was 9 years old so I just never lost the dream.
2. Your first break seems to be your record with DJ Premier who you met at a Gangstarr video shoot. How did you find out about the shoot?
Yes “Watch How It Go Down” was my break out record. That was my first joint with Preemo. But I was running with my man Krumbsnatcha, who’s also from my hood (Lawrence,Ma) and he was in Gangstarr. So he gave me the opportunity to roll with him to the Bronx and meet Gangstarr. That was in 2003 during the Ownerz album.
3. You have worked with ‘the greats’ as far as producers go. Who do you think is the best?
The best producer I ever worked with? WOW! That’s a hard one. DJ Premier is my favorite. Everyone is the best in their own way.
4. ‘Heaven Is A Mile Away’ is a tribute to Dilla. There have been many, from those who knew him and those who did not. What sets yours apart?
I feel like I really brought a street feel to his beats. Most people hear J Dilla and think of ‘A Tribe Called Quest’ or ‘Slum Village’. I came at his beats more like a Wu Tang or Mobb Deep type feel. Preemo called me on the cell yesterday and said he listened to the whole cd and he loves it. That helped reassure me I did the right thing on the beats.
5. For an artist from Boston, you have made a lot of connections and a lot of artists respect you and get down on your joints. How do you make that happen?
Just staying motivated. I would get on the Fung Wah bus from Boston to NY every week. Statik Selektah would be like “I will put you on a song with Talib Kweli and Consequence, just come to my house right now”…and no matter where I was I would drop everything and go. I would do any show, any mix tape, any drop, any interview. I think a lot of people took notice to that and got behind me. I think the co-sign from DJ Premier also made people take me more seriously.
6. What set backs have there been for Latino MCs that you’ve experienced? What are the benefits?
It is very tough for Latin MC’s. If I was to tell you all the funny style, racist shit I got from these labels while I was trying to get a deal, you would be shocked. It can also be an advantage at times, because since I get put in that (Latin rapper) box, there isn’t too much competition. I bet you can’t name me 20 Puerto Rican rappers…
7. Your flow is impressive. Who are your influences and whom do you think we should look out for, flow wise?
My biggest influences as a kid were Dr.Dre, Snoop and Cypress Hill. As I got older I got more into Fat Joe, Big Pun, Wu Tang Clan, M.O.P., Gangstarr and groups like that.
8. You have ‘We Killin Ourselves’ with ‘Pete Rock’ out at the same time you are on the Beyonce remix. How do you maintain your balance?
I believe all the greatest rappers were both underground and commercial i.e. (Biggie, Pun, ect.) I am just trying to follow in their footsteps.
9. What’s cracking with ST. Records and what do you have cracking for the future?
I have a group called ST. DA SQUAD we are working on an album right now, Executive Produced by Buckwild. Also my DJ, DJ DEADEYE is wrapping up his album SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
10. What advice can you give artists on moving independently?
Don’t sit around and wait to get a deal, just get your shit poppin.
DJ Premier’s Top 20 Albums of 2008
January 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
1. DJ REVOLUTION–KING OF THE DECKS (Duck Down)
2. EVIDENCE–THE LAYOVER EP (Decon)
3. STATIK SELEKTAH–STICK 2 THE SCRIPT (Showoff/Traffic)
4. SCARFACE–EMERITUS (Rap-A-Lot/Asylum)
5. D.I.T.C. presents THE MOVEMENT (D.I.T.C./Traf fic)
6. JAKE ONE–WHITE VAN MUSIC (RHYMESAYERS)
7. EMC–THE SHOW (M3/ TRAFFIC)
8. P BROTHERS–THE GAS (IMPORT)
9. LIL WAYNE–THE CARTER III (CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL)
10. HELTAH SKELTAH–D.I.R.T.(Da Incredible Rap Duo) (DUCK DOWN)
11. LUDACRIS–THEATER OF THE MIND (DEF JAM/UNIVERSAL)
12. BIG SHUG–OTHER SIDE OF THE GAME (TRAFFIC)
13. TERMANOLOGY–POLITICS AS USUAL (NATURE SOUNDS/EMI)
14. GUILTY SIMPSON–ODE TO THE GHETTO (STONES THROW)
15. Q-TIP–THE RENAISSANCE (MOTOWN/UNIVERSAL)
16. ICE CUBE–RAW FOOTAGE (LENCH MOB/EMI)
17. CRAIG G–OPERATION TAKE BACK HIP HOP
18. EPMD–WE MEAN BUSINESS (EP RECORDS)
19. 88 KEYS– THE DEATH OF ADAM (DECON)
20. ILL BILL–THE HOUR OF REPRISAL (FAT BEATS)
HONORABLE MENTION—–(NOT IN ORDER)
1. GZA—PRO TOOLS
2. REKS—GRAY HAIRS
3. DEVIN THE DUDE—LANDING GEAR
4. LARGE PROFESSOR—MAIN SOURCE
5. NAS–UNTITLED
6. PRODIGY–HNIC 2
7. TRICK TRICK—THE VILLIAN
8. YOUNG MAYLAY—THE REAL COAST GUARD
9. THE GAME—L.A.X.
10. BLACK MILK—TRONIC
11. TORAE—DAILY CONVERSATION
12. VAST AIRE—DEUCES WILD
With that being said… there are few opinions about hip hop that I really respect and believe are worth reading… DJ Premier falls in that category. His top twenty falls much in line with my own with a few glaring exceptions. One album that I can’t believe is missing from the top twenty AND the honorable mention is the Foreign Exchange album. That album may very well be in my top five this year. Another worthy project that was left off was Generation Gap 2 by Ali Vegas. I’ll give Premier a pass on that though because it didn’t drop until the last month of the year. Aside from missing those two albums, his top ten is pretty much on point… EXCEPT Lil Wayne? I can’t deny that he moved a lot of units and his face is splattered everywhere in hip hop… but I find it hard to accept that Premo is falling for this fabricated suburbanite love affair with him. But it is what it is… I think Reks deserved a spot in the top twenty, as did Large Professor and maybe Black Milk… but as I said, overall, the list is the best I’ve seen from 2008. Peace to DJ Premier.