Coming hot off the heels of the release of their latest project, Still 1982, we caught up with New York-based duo Termanology and Statik Selektah to get one-on-one with them about the new album and their thoughts on Toronto’s hip-hop scene.
We recently featured the album, along with the video for the Kendra Foster-assisted “Still,” which was shot by NyjTheOfficial on a recent trip to Havana. A few days ago, they dropped more visual support for the album, enlisting WatsynBeatz Productions to direct the UFO Fev-assisted “Haunted” (S/O Dilln Whytes).
Still 1982 is available on all major digital streaming platforms including Apple Music and Spotify.
Check out the “Still” video and our Q&A with Statik and Term below.
Q&A: Statik Selektah & Termanology
HipHopCanada: You were originally planning to just release a single, why did you guys decide to put out an album?
Statik Selektah: We had a lot of content on us and when we went through it, we pulled from similar themes and songs we thought would work well for a body of work.
HipHopCanada: How would you describe the sound of the album?
Statik Selektah: It has a New York boom-bap feel, but we weaved in other things so that there’s something for everyone. Hip-hop has so many sounds so we wanted to add in songs that all generations of hip-hop can really fuck with.
HipHopCanada: How has it been, evolving your sound as an artist? Have you found it challenging?
Termanology: It’s what you have to do to stay in it. Hip-hop grows and changes and if you’re a hip-hop artist you grow and change too.
Statik Selektah: We’ll always keep true to who we are as [artists] at the core, but we move into different lanes too with our sound and stay open to how we choose beats, what we write about, you know?
The new album Still 1982
HipHopCanada: What’s your point of view on the hip-hop scene in Toronto? What do you think of the music coming out of here?
Termanology: Dope artists coming out of your city.
Statik Selektah: Good to see talent in that city being recognized. I have lots of contacts and friends in Toronto, [I] was there not too long ago. What’s coming out of Toronto – Canada even – is good and I think will just get better.
HipHopCanada: So, what’s next for you guys? Plans to work with any Canadian artists?
Termanology: We’re always working, always creating, always in the studio. What’s next? We’re already working on it. We [are] always open to seeing what a collab with another artist could look and sound like.
Statik Selektah: Long as it’s a good fit and we want to go in the same direction, we’re always down to connect and see how things go.
Statik Selektah, UFO Fev, and Termanology in “Haunted”
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