''Smoke N Mirrors'' is the debut solo album by American rapper

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. 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,

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, Fifth, Salam Wreck, Sick Jacken and B-Real himself. It features guest appearances from

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, Babydoll Refresh, Bo-Roc, Tek Nizzle, Buckshot, Damian Marley, Kurupt, Mal Verde, Sen Dog, Sick Jacken,

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, Trace Midas and

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. The album peaked at number 97 in Switzerland, number 142 in

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, and number 148 in the

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Track listing

;Sample credits *"Smoke N Mirrors" contains a sample of "Children of the Night" by

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*"6 Minutes" contains a sample of "Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons Theme" by Barry Gray *"Fire" contains a sample of " Posse on Broadway" by

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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 Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...

– 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 *

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– artwork, design, photography *Lucky Alvarez – design, layout *Sam Skrilla – additional artwork

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control B-Real albums 2009 debut albums Duck Down Music albums Albums produced by Soopafly Albums produced by Scoop DeVille Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician)