Termanology offers a second chapter of "Cameo King" three years after the first episode, continuing another series of mixtapes. Inside Ghetto, Easy Money, H-Blanco & Reks of St. da Squad, Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah, Joell Ortiz & Royce da 5'9" of Slaughterhouse, Sheek Louch of LOX, Bun B of UGK, Freeway of State Property, Talib Kweli of Black Star, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang Clan, Planet Asia of Cali Agents, Slaine of La Coka Nostra, MOP, Mac Miller, Saigon, Josh Xantus, Masspike Miles, Quest tha Young'n, Oh No, Checkmark, Kali, Lou Armstrong, Freddie Gibbs and Krumb Snatcha. One third of the production is handled by Statik Selektah, other beats are provided by ProducHer Beats, ATG, Scram Jones, Sha Money XL, Termanology, Havoc, Vinny Idol, Oh No, DJ Revolution, Shortfyuz, Push Keys, Mike Cash, MoSS, DC the Midi Alien.
Most of the tape is made up of songs already released by other artists in which Termanology is guests, to which some original pieces are added. After featuring tracks from Sheek Louch, Reks and MOP, the tape hits a high point when Mac Miller makes an appearance on "82-92", song published a few months earlier in the debut EP of the duo formed by Termanology & Statik Selektah. A couple of remixes follow and there's some space for Carrillo's friends, before another song from 1982 (with Bun B) and a song from Havoc.
The next twenty minutes are disappointing, there's a track of Oh No, a fleeting presence of Ortiz and a lot of space for the friends of 1982. At the end the tape raises its head again by placing, almost randomly, one of the best songs from Inspectah Deck's flop album "Manifesto", a good track from MoSS with Slaine and another track from 1982 featuring Freddie Gibbs, which then ended up as a bonus track a few weeks later on the collaborative EP between Gibbs himself and Statik. Krumb Snatcha closes, but it's not a good close.
Termanology frames himself and puts a crown on his head for the new chapter of "Cameo King". There's plenty of space for his friends, for some tracks from 1982 and for some remixes for a total of eighty minutes that seem to never end and are unnecessary. 5/10.
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