Politics as Usual (album)

Politics as Usual
Politics as Usual
Studio album by Termanology
Released	September 30, 2008
Recorded	2006–2008
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	45:31
Label	Nature Sounds
Producer	Alchemist; Buckwild; DJ Premier; Easy Mo Bee; Havoc; Hi-Tek; Large Professor; Nottz; Pete Rock;
Termanology chronology

Politics as Usual is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Termanology. It was released on September 30, 2008 via Nature Sounds. Produced by DJ Premier, Hi-Tek, Alchemist, Buckwild, Easy Mo Bee, Havoc, Large Professor, Nottz and Pete Rock, it features guest appearances from Bun B, Freeway, Lil' Fame, Prodigy and Sheek Louch. The album debuted at number 37 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. A music video for "How We Rock" was released in early 2009.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Time"	Easy Mo Bee	0:52
2.	"Watch How It Go Down"	DJ Premier	4:00
3.	"Respect My Walk"	Buckwild	3:03
4.	"Hood Shit" (featuring Prodigy)	Alchemist	3:55
5.	"Float"	Nottz	3:15
6.	"Please Don't Go"	Nottz	4:27
7.	"How We Rock" (featuring Bun B)	DJ Premier	3:57
8.	"Drugs, Crime & Gorillaz" (featuring Sheek Louch and Freeway)	Nottz	3:51
9.	"In the Streets" (featuring Lil' Fame)	Hi-Tek	3:53
10.	"So Amazing"	DJ Premier	3:52
11.	"Sorry I Lied to You"	Large Professor	3:03
12.	"We Killin' Ourselves"	Pete Rock	3:58
13.	"The Chosen"	Havoc	3:25
Total length:			45:31

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	37

^ Barclay, Felicia J. (October 3, 2008). "Reviews / Music : Termanology: Politics As Usual (Album Review)". AllHipHop. Retrieved December 7, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Faraone, Chris (October 1, 2008). "Boston Phoenix > CD Reviews > Termanology | Politics As Usual". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
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^ Dukes, Will (September 30, 2008). "Termanology, 'Politics as Usual' (Nature Sounds)". Spin. Vol. 24, no. 10. SPIN Media LLC. p. 116. ISSN 0886-3032.
^ "Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 18, 2008. p. 53. ISSN 0006-2510.

^ In December 2008 issue of Spin magazine, it was revealed that the review of Termanology's Politics as Usual was incorrectly attributed to Mosi Reeves, instead of Will Dukes. However, the Spin website kept Reeves as the review contributor.