Termanology Inks Deal With Nature Sounds, Preps Debut
Published: Tuesday - April 8, 2008
Words by Miles Bennett
Termanology Photo: St. Records
Massachusetts-bred, New York-based rapper Termanology is finally putting the finishing touches on his official debut album, Politics As Usual, via a new deal between his own ST. Records and indie label Nature Sounds.
The rapper crew up on the streets of the post-industrial, predominantly Latino city of Lawrence, MA. Term -- half-white, half-Puerto Rican -- transitioned from silly freestyles at age nine to full-fledged records by 15.
Determined to make it, he constantly traveled between Boston and New York to pursue his music dream. His hard work is beginning to see its fruits too. Over the past few years, he's been a staple across the internet, appearing on nearly ever hip-hop site on a regular basis with his music.
In 2006, Term caught his big break when legendary producer DJ Premier, whom he met three years earlier, finally blessed him with one of his signature, scratch-laden beats. "Watch How It Go Down" was born, and track that garnered him buzz on the underground. It even landed him in The Source's Unsigned Hype and XXL's Show & Prove columns.
After all the grind, he landed the joint venture deal with EMI-distributed label Nature Sounds, which he signed in late 2007.
"I decided to go the indie route to have total control of everything related to my project," the rapper explains.
The new album, which is due out in the fall, boasts a who's who producer's list, including DJ Premier, Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, The Alchemist, Havoc, Buckwild, Nottz and Large Professor.
"Term has a unique desire for the culture because he touches the issues that I can relate to as a TRUE HIP-HOP HEAD.. his flows are nice, and he stays creative with his subject matter... he even speaks for me and not every new MC coming' up can do that," DJ Premier said of the rising MC.
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