Posted by bigced on July 30, 2008
TERMANOLOGY HOOKS UP WITH BUN B OF UGK & DJ PREMIER FOR 1ST SINGLE OFF POLITICS AS USUAL!!!
Termanology hooks up with Multi-Platinum rapper Bun B of UGK & producer DJ Premier for his new single “How We Rock.”
When asked how the collaboration came about, Term stated “Around the time when I released “Watch How It Go Down,” Bun B reached out to Premier and expressed interest in working with me.” I ended up hangin with Bun at his birthday party in Houston and me preem & bun cooked up this track for my album – “How We Rock.”We’re shooting a video shortly, look for it!”
Termanology will be releasing his debut LP, Politics As Usual, on September 30th, 2008 via ST. Records/Nature Sounds.
Politics As Usual features a who’s who list of producers who chipped in to make Termanology’s debut a very, very special record; those producers include: DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Alchemist, Hi-Tek, Havoc, Nottz, Buckwild, Large Professor + Easy Mo Bee.
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Posted by bigced on July 30, 2008
July 2008
It’s amazing nowadays. It seems that every hip hop listening session I attend is being covered by more non-blacks than I’ve ever witnessed before! Now, don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the fact that the music and culture I grew up on is being appreciated and covered by all races. I love that it is being accepted internationally. But, I have to ask: where are the black representatives?
With so many blogs, websites, magazines and television shows covering hip hop, it seems as if the voice that was once ours is being taken away from us. You know, know, like rock and roll. The universal appeal is still strong, but the trend of blacks actually making money off this entity is minimal when you see the people running the labels, the radio stations, the distributors, the magazines, the retailers, etc. Will we be shut out of our own creation again?
If this pattern I am witnessing continues, it’s going to get to a point that we will be unable to attend press conferences or anything involving hip hop in the very near future. I also fault publicists, managers and label heads, because when the artist is still underground, bubbling or just coming out, the urban press gets first dibs.
We are the ones that make sure to let the world know when these artists are coming out or how hot they are. Yet, the minute they chart, make noise and sell some records, we get taken out the loop for the sake of the MTVs, Rolling Stone Magazines and more ‘national’ publications!
But, lo and behold, if these same artists fall off or need that buzz again, guess who gets that email and phone call? This is a sad situation indeed. I’ll be monitoring this for years to come…
What do you think?
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