Smoke n Mirrors

This article is about the B-Real album. For the KSI song, see Keep Up (EP). For other uses, see Smoke and mirrors (disambiguation).

Smoke N Mirrors
Studio album by B-Real
Released	February 24, 2009
Genre	West Coast hip hop, Latin rap
Length	60:12
Label	Duck Down Records DDM CD 2090
Producer	B-Real, Scoop DeVille, Salaam Wreck, Sick Jacken, Soopafly, J. Turner, Fifth, The Alchemist
B-Real chronology
The Gunslinger III (2007)The Gunslinger III2007 Smoke and Mirrors (2009) The Harvest (2010)The Harvest2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop.com	2009
Allmusic	2009
Okayplayer	78/100 2009
RapReviews.com	2009
DJBooth	2009
SPIN	2009
XXL	L 2009

Smoke N Mirrors is the debut solo album of B-Real, lead rapper of Cypress Hill, released on February 24, 2009 B-Real said that Fredwreck and will.i.am may be producing for this album, and that Cypress Hill's next release was expected to be out sometime in Summer of 2008. Smoke N Mirrors was released on B-Real's record label, "Audio Hustlaz". It features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Damian Marley, Sen Dog, Soopafly and more.

Track list

Track	Title	Producer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1	Smoke N Mirrors	Scoop DeVille	Verses: B-Real Chorus: Bo Roc	4:55
2	Gangsta Music	Soopafly	Verses: B-Real Chorus: Bo Roc	3:19
3	Don't Ya Dare Laugh	Scoop DeVille	First Verse: B-Real Second Verse/Chorus: Young De Third Verse: Xzibit	3:57
4	Everything U Want	Soopafly	First Verse/Third Verse/Chorus: B-Real Second Verse/Bridge: Buckshot	3:29
5	6 Minutes	The Alchemist	First Verse/Second Verse: B-Real Third Verse: Young De Chorus: Tekneek	3:41
6	Psycho Realm Revolution	Sick Jacken	First Verse/Third Verse: B-Real Second Verse/Fourth Verse/Chorus: Sick Jacken	4:46
7	Fire	B-Real	First Verse/Third Verse: B-Real Chorus/Second Verse: Damian Marley	3:21
8	10 Steps Behind	J. Turner	First Verse/Second Verse: B-Real Third Verse: Young De Chorus: Tekneek & Young De	4:42
9	Get That Dough	Fifth [aka Young Mass]	Verses: B-Real Chorus: Babydoll Refresh	3:53
10	Dr. Hyphenstein	B-Real	First Verse/Third Verse: B-Real Second Verse: Snoop Dogg Fourth Verse/Chorus: Young De Final Verse: Trace Midas	3:59
11	Stack’n Paper	J. Turner	B-Real	4:22
12	1 Life	B-Real	First Verse/Second Verse: B-Real Third Verse: Sen Dog Chorus: Mal Verde	4:21
13	Dude VS. Homie	J. Turner	B-Real	3:32
14	When They Hate You	Salaam Wreck	Intro: Babydoll Refresh Verses: B-Real Chorus: Babydoll Refresh & B-Real	3:29
15	When We're Fucking	J. Turner	First Verse: Kurupt Second Verse: B-Real Third Verse: Too Short Chorus: Young De	4:23

Samples

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

Chart positions

Chart	Position
Billboard 200	143
Top heatseekers	5
Top Independent Albums	20
Top Internet Albums	148
Top Rnb&Hip/Hop Albums	82