We first heard of Theodore Unit on Ghostface Killah's Supreme Clientele. The team was led by Ghost and his protZgZ Trife Da God peaked most interest but many wondered: Would this mess up the Wu? Well thankfully we know the Wu is still together but not necessarily flowing properly. After the release of his fourth solo album: The Pretty Tony Album, Ghostface is playing double duty and brought out his team: Theodore Unit for all to sample. The unit consists of Dennis Coles (Ghost) himself, Trife, Cappadonna (Yes, he finally found a home!), Shawn Wigs, Du Lilz, Solomon Childs and Kryme Life.  

On the quick note.these guys don't talk about the saving the babies stuff like the Wu does but rather about street incidents using witty slang and verbals.   The team is hot especially Trife and newcomer Shawn Wigs and the album features hot cuts produced by some under the radar scorchers like D. Prosper, Emile, Self, and K Def.   Any team with Ghost's lyrical skills and ideas on what an album should have - sound wise, has a chance.   Don't sleep though, the surrounding team are no slouches and prove Ghost wasn't lying about his team.  

Among the hot tracks are "Who Are We?" featuring Bonecrusher, "The Drummer" with Method Man, "Smith Brothers", "Gatz",   "Right Back" and "Pass The Mic" but it's all listenable if you don't mind not being uplifted.   This album is for the mixtape (in fact it's called Official Mixtape) scene and doesn't have a book full of lyrical diversity except to put the Theodore Unit on the map as a solid team next to Tony Starks.   The tracks are short and most only have two verses on it but still mission accomplished. This is another example of Ghostface being an underrated artist who needs to get more shine.

I'll give 718 the album/official mixtape 4 globes.    

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