718 (album)

718
Studio album by Theodore Unit
Released	August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03)
Recorded	2003–04
Studio	Audiovision Studios (Miami, FL) Circle House Studios (Miami, FL) Redline Studios (Staten Island, NY) Sound on Sound Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	46:56
Label	Sure Shot Recordings
Producer	CL (exec.) Ghostface Killah (exec.) Mike Caruso (exec.) Anthony Acid Cilvaringz Dirty Dean DJ Skillspinz D-Prosper Emile K-Def Milestone Nexus Self Smith Bros
Ghostface Killah chronology
The Pretty Toney Album (2004) 718 (2004) Put It on the Line (2005)
Singles from 718
"Guerilla Hood" Released: 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	7/10
Prefix	7/10
RapReviews	8/10

718 is the only studio album by American hip hop group Theodore Unit. It was released on August 3, 2004 through Sure Shot Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Audiovision Studios and Circle House Studios in Miami, and Redline Studios and Sound On Sound Studios in New York from the same sessions for The Pretty Toney Album. Production was handled by K-Def, Emile Haynie, Anthony Acid, Cilvaringz, Dirty Dean, D. Prosper, Milestone, Nexus, Self, the Smith Bros., and DJ Skillspinz, with CL, Ghostface Killah and Mike Caruso serving as executive producers. Composed of Ghostface Killah, Trife Da God, Solomon Childs, Shawn Wigs, Kryme Life, Cappadonna and Du-Lilz, it features guest appearances from Bone Crusher, Kline, Method Man and Streetlife.

The album debuted at number 66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 38 on the Independent Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Guerilla Hood" (performed by Ghostface Killah)	Cilvaringz	3:19
2.	"Punch in Punch Out" (performed by Trife Da God)		2:44
3.	"88 Freestyle" (performed by Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God)		2:10
4.	"The Drummer" (performed by Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God featuring Method Man and Streetlife)	Self	2:47
5.	"Gatz" (performed by Shawn Wiggs, Ghostface Killah and Solomon Childs)	Anthony Acid	2:21
6.	"Who Are We?" (performed by Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God featuring Bone Crusher)	Dirty Dean	3:38
7.	"Smith Brothers" (performed by Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God)	The Smith Brothers	3:18
8.	"Mama Can You Hear Me" (performed by Solomon Childs)	Nexus	3:49
9.	"Paychecks" (performed by Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God)	D Prosper K-Def (co.)	2:57
10.	"Wicked With Lead" (performed by Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God)	K-Def	2:45
11.	"Daily Routine" (performed by Shawn Wigs)	Emile	1:58
12.	"Right Back" (performed by Trife Da God and Kryme Life)		2:49
13.	"Pass the Mic" (performed by Du-Lilz, Shawn Wigs, Trife Da God, Solomon Childs, Ghostface Killah and Cappadonna)	K-Def	2:58
14.	"Work" (performed by Solomon Childs)	DJ Skillspinz	2:57
15.	"It's the Unit" (performed by Shawn Wigs, Cappadonna and Ghostface Killah)	Emile	2:42
16.	"Be My Girl" (performed by Solomon Childs)	Milestone	3:44
Total length:			46:56

Personnel

• Dennis "Ghostface Killah" Coles – main artist, vocals (tracks: 1, 3-7, 9, 10, 13, 15), executive producer
• Theo "Trife" Bailey – main artist, vocals (tracks: 2-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• Walbert "Solomon Childs" Dale – main artist, vocals (tracks: 5, 8, 13, 14, 16)
• Shawn "Wiggs" Simons – main artist, vocals (tracks: 5, 11, 13, 15)
• Anthony "Kryme Life" Jones – main artist, vocals (tracks: 12, 13)
• Darryl "Cappadonna" Hill – main artist, vocals (tracks: 13, 15)
• Du-Lilz – main artist, vocals (track 13)
• Clifford "Method Man" Smith – featured artist, vocals (track 4)
• Patrick "Streetlife" Charles – featured artist, vocals (track 4)
• Wayne "Bone Crusher" Hardnett – featured artist, vocals (track 8)
• Kline – featured artist, vocals (track 15)
• Tarik "Cilvaringz" Azzougarh – producer (track 1)
• Self – producer (track 4)
• Anthony "Acid" Caputo – producer (track 5), mixing & recording (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12-14, 16)
• Dirty Dean – producer (track 6)
• Smith Bros. – producer (track 7)
• Nexus – producer (track 8)
• Derick "Mastermind" Prosper – producer (track 9)
• Kevin "K-Def" Hansford – producer (tracks: 10, 13), co-producer (track 9)
• Emile Haynie – producer & mixing (tracks: 11, 15)
• Antonio "DJ Skillspinz" Biggers – producer (track 14)
• Milestone – producer (track 16)
• Stephen "Spidey" Glicken – mixing & recording (tracks: 1, 7)
• Mike Caruso – executive producer, management
• CL – executive producer
• Mario Caruso – associate producer
• Rok One – art direction
• Kaysh Shinn – photography
• DJ Phantom – A&R
• Jonathan Kaslow – A&R
• Walter Free – project coordinator

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	66
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	38

External links

• Theodore Unit – 718 at Discogs (list of releases)