Audio Mixers: Bob Nash; Gimel Keaton; DJ Premier.
The Massachusetts lyricist known as Termanology built his name on a string of high-profile guest appearances as well as a series of acclaimed street mixtapes entitled HOOD POLITICS. On his studio debut, the underground MC scores big with top-notch production from none other than the greatest beatmakers the East Coast has to offer (DJ Premier, Large Professor, Buckwild, the Alchemist, Pete Rock, Easy Mo Bee, and Havoc). Term's lyrical performances are as elevated as ever as he passes the mic to rap heavyweights Prodigy, Sheek Louch, Freeway, Lil Fame of M.O.P., and Bun B. The tried-and-true formula of hot rhymes combined with finely-crafted beats makes POLITICS AS USUAL one of the hottest hip-hop records of the year.

Spin (p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Backed by the snazzy swoon of DJ Premier on 'So Amazing' and Pete Rock's eerie, existential dread on 'We Killin' Ourselves,' Term juices his flow with a new-school swagger."