Almost a decade after his debut in hip hop, Trife Diesel (formerly Trife Da God, New York's “backbone”) has dropped solo album from out of nowhere, Better Late Than Never. For those of you who don’t know Trife, he is a member of Theodore Unit (and formerly of T.M.F.) headed by Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan. Trife has an aggressive and high energy flow that some compare to that of the late Big L. He has only a small body of work (mostly consisting of guest spots) for having been in the rap game for so long. Still, he is always reliably laying down hard verses on quality tracks. He did have what many consider a classic collabo album with Ghostface Killah in 2005, Put It On Da Line. His new solo album is exactly what I would've expected from him back in 2005, but it’s 2009 and I’m not sure if I can hold it to the same standards. Either way, this new album is packed full of diesel Trife verses, but I wouldn't say this album is classic material. The production was okay and had its highs and lows. There were only a few tracks on here I would consider heavy street bangers, the others we're concept tracks and personal tracks, which is not necessarily a bad thing. However, he really needs to stop rapping with those wack ass T.M.F. dudes (Kryme Life and Tommy Whispers) and just stick to respectable rappers. There weren’t any weak tracks at all except for some of the verses from his guests. The standouts were Better Late Than Never, Powerful, Project Leaders, Respectfully, and We get In. Just when fans thought they were going to run out of gas, Trife has come back in to the game to refuel fans with some fresh Diesel, 3.9/5.
01. Better Late Than Never
02. Wanna Be A Rapper
03. We Get It In
05. Prey Vs. Predator Ft. Kryme Life And Tommy Whispers
06. Project Leaders Ft. Freeway And Termanology
07. Repectfully Ft. Ghostface
08. Listen Carefully Ft. Tommy Whispers And Kryme Life
09. Blind Man
10. Live Nigga Night Out Ft. Ghostface And Wigs
11. Stronger Man Ft. Kryme Life
12. Powerful Minds Ft. Royce Da 5′9
13. World Today
14. Direct From The Ghetto Ft. Tommy Whispers
15. What Did I Do Wrong Ft. Slash
16. Mother Like You Ft. Mike Payne
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