Tag: termanology

  This collaboration seems so arbitrary but fit right into the random partnerships that have appeared in HOP music for the last 15 years. I always likened it to internet access creating no borders among music. Still I am always fascinated by some of the alliances that have been formed to make music. Paul Wall and Termanology are from two separate corners in my world. Hearing this collaboration brought me back to the days of ‘Late Nite Snax.’ A radio show I was apart of between 2004 and 2006, where we would play Termanology on this listener sponsored station, while Paul Wall was still getting rotation on terrestrial radio. I wasn’t a listener of Paul Wall and so hearing about a collaboration with “Term” seemed like it would be an “oil and water” mix, but something happened in 2022 that caught my full attention. A track called ‘Recognize My Car’ dropped from “Wall” and “Term,” that was over an old but not as known Pete Rock beat. This particular track from Pete Rock is an underground favorite of mine that was not used for any other song outside of one Pete Rock’s many instrumental albums. I respected this move from Paul Wall and Termanolgy. For “Term” this didn’t seem to “out of the box” but to hear Paul Wall on this was almost surreal. In late 2023 the two rappers release ‘Start Finish Repeat.’ It still took me a minute to get to this record because in the back of my mind I thought it would feel “forced” and out of place. Well as a man I can admit I was COMPLETELY off. Literally from start to finish of this album, one will want to immediately put it on repeat. Paul Wall and Termanology created a project that is worthy of the days of buying physical records. There is “meat on the bone” with ‘Start Finish Repeat.’ Their contrasting styles keeps this album from being monotonous while also having some of the best production any HOP head would want to hear. One can’t really go wrong when Statik Selektah is mainly producing your album, but when he is not Large Professor, Diamond D., JR Swiftz, Cartune Beatz and Buckwild pick up the baton. A.Z., Big K.R.I.T., Sheek Louch, C.L. Smooth, Bun B., Nems and Peedi Crakk all show up to share microphone duties as well. This album is a recipe for success and they sequence the songs to grab you early on. The pace doesn’t let up until about the “final act” but the album closes out strong with the title track. There is simply a sense of respect for HOP music throughout this record which is maybe why I was so drawn to it when I got around to listening. It was my favorite album 2023 and goes to show that surprises can come in varieties when it comes to HOP music. What did you think of the album? Singles include: ‘Talk About It,’ ‘Do It For The Ghetto,’ ‘Houston BBQ’ & ‘Wall Paper’ Listen to QUANTUM LEAP RADIO every Saturday from 4-6p.m. CST & Thursday from 1-3a.m. CST on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston in HD2 Worldwide @kpft.org/listen (under “kpft in HD2”) or get the KPFT APP in your playstore!!! Catch past episodes by searching and following @https://linktr.ee/QLEAPRADIO