“I like TERMANOLOGY because he dedicates his rhyming ability with the beats and these rappers nowadays have no clue, or respect for this culture…” – DJ Premier (Gangstarr, Legendary Producer)
“Termanology shows he could be a leader of the new school.”– Source
Born and raised in the 978 (Lawrence & Haverhill, Massachusetts) 25
miles north of Boston, Termanology, now all of 23-years young, has been consumed with Hiphop and perfecting its craft since the age of 15.
Termanology is currently enjoying worldwide acclaim after the release of Watch How It Go Down, a street banger produced by the legendary DJ Premier. The video for “Watch How It Go Down” includes cameos from a who’s who list of Hiphop’s elite; Premo, M.O.P., AZ, Styles P, Alchemist, Remy Ma and the video has chalked up over 20,000 views on Youtube.com. The “Watch How It Go Down” Remix features legendary Lil Fame of M.O.P. & mixtape mainstay Papoose and in its first few days of release has been spun by such DJ’s as Clue, Kay Slay, Marley Marl & Absolut.
On 11-7-06 Term’s new Street Album, Hood Politics IV, hits stores worldwide via a joint venture between Term’s own ST. Records & Brick Records with Distribution from Traffic Entertainment. Hood Politics IV features production by DJ Premier, Roc Raida, MoSS, J. Cardim, Mr. Attic, DC & Statik Selektah and appearances by Papoose, Lil Fame of M.O.P., Blues legend Mighty Sam McClain, Trife Da God, Royce Da 5’9, Prospect of Terror Squad, Big Shug, Dre Robinson, & Term’s crew ST.
Proving that he’s primed to break out, Termanology is featured in the highly influential XXL’s “Show And Prove (September 2006, page 92), the October 2005 issue of The Source’s Unsigned Hype column; a column that has gained notoriety for highlighting the best up-and-coming artists (term is also featured on The Source’s latest Musical endeavor Fat Tape) and has been featured in ALL of New England’s major newspapers (Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, Boston Herald, etc…). In 2006 Term has graced the pages of many magazines including The Source, XXL, The Fader, URB, Elemental, Scratch, Ozone and Pound. He was a guest emcee on BET’s 106 & Park Freestyle Fridays, and acted on an episode of MTV’s “The Shop”. Further, Term has moved over 20,000 units of his popular Hood Politics series and his Indy project, Out The Gate, with producer DC(released on 1-31-06) debuted at #1 on the Indy & Hip-Hop charts at Newbury Comics. Term is also one of the biggest unsigned artists on myspace.com (60,000 + views).
Tracklisting for Termanology’s- “Hood Politics IV”
1 – DJ Kay Slay & DJ Premier Shade 45 Intro
2 – Watch How It Go Down
3 – Clinton Sparks Intro
4 – 100 Jewels
5 – H.U.S.T.L.E.R.
6 – Think It Over f/Trife Da God
7 – Far Away f/Mighty Sam McClain
8 – Can’t Get Enough f/Jordan
9 – Blow The Horns
10 – Got Em f/Snuk of ST.
11 – 79 Murders f/Snuk & Ghetto of ST.
12 – Good Conscience
13 – Winter f/E3
14 – Just Like Me
15 – Watch How It Go Down Remix f/Papoose & Lil fame of M.O.P.
16 – Rear View Mirror
17 – That’s Life
18 – Watch Your Back f/Royce 5’9 & Ed Rock of ST.
19 – The Anthem Remix f/Big Shug, Dre Robinson & Ed Rock of ST.
20- Different World f/Prospect of Terror Squad
More information on Termanology is available at:
www.myspace.com/therealtermanology
Also make sure you check our indepth interview with Termanology from last month and stay tuned for the latest on Termanology right here on Dubcnn!
