Smoke n Mirrors
# Smoke n Mirrors

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| HipHopDX | 3/5 |
| RapReviews | 8/10 |
| XXL | L |

Smoke N Mirrors is the debut solo album by American rapper B-Real of Cypress Hill. It was released on February 24, 2009 through Duck Down Records with distribution via Koch Entertainment. Production was handled by Jay Turner, Scoop DeVille, Soopafly, Alchemist, Fifth, Salam Wreck, Sick Jacken and B-Real himself. It features guest appearances from Young De, Babydoll Refresh, Bo-Roc, Tek Nizzle, Buckshot, Damian Marley, Kurupt, Mal Verde, Sen Dog, Sick Jacken, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, Trace Midas and Xzibit.

The album peaked at number 97 in Switzerland, number 142 in France, and number 148 in the United States.

## Track listing

### Sample credits

* "Smoke N Mirrors" contains a sample of "Children of the Night" by The Stylistics
* "Don't Ya Dare Laugh" contains a sample of "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega
* "6 Minutes" contains a sample of "Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons Theme" by Barry Gray
* "Fire" contains a sample of "Posse on Broadway" by Sir Mix-a-Lot

## Personnel

* Louis Freese – vocals, producer (tracks: 7, 10, 12), executive producer
* Bo Roc – vocals (tracks: 1, 2)
* Demrick Ferm – vocals (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 10, 15)
* Alvin Nathaniel Joiner – vocals (track 3)
* Kenyatta Blake – vocals (track 4), co-executive producer
* Daniel Wayne – vocals (tracks: 5, 8)
* Joaquin Gonzalez – vocals & producer (track 6)
* Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley – vocals (track 7)
* Babydoll Refresh – vocals (tracks: 9, 14)
* Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. – vocals (track 10)
* Trace Midas – vocals (track 10)
* Senen Reyes – vocals (track 12)
* Mal Verde – vocals (track 12)
* Ricardo Emmanuel Brown – vocals (track 15)
* Todd Anthony Shaw – vocals (track 15)
* Elijah Blue Molina – producer (tracks: 1, 3)
* Priest "Soopafly" Brooks – producer (tracks: 2, 4)
* Daniel Alan Maman – producer (track 5)
* Jay Turner – producer (tracks: 8, 11, 13, 15), executive producer
* Fifth – producer (track 9)
* Salam Nassar – producer (track 14)
* Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineering
* Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – co-executive producer
* Estevan Oriol – artwork, design, photography
* Lucky Alvarez – design, layout
* Sam Skrilla – additional artwork

## Charts

| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 142 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 97 |
| US Billboard 200 | 148 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 82 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 20 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
