Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded

Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded is the third album from the duo of Tek and Steele, formerly known as Cocoa Brovaz. The duo unofficially returned with their original name, Smif-N-Wessun, a name which they were forced to change after a lawsuit with the Smith & Wesson firearms company in 1995. The album features guest appearances from the entire Boot Camp Clik, Dead Prez and Talib Kweli, and production from The X-Ecutioners' Roc Raida, Khrysis, Coptic and Da Beatminerz.

Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded
Studio album by Tek & Steele
Released	September 13, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005 2002 ("Toolz of the Trade")
Genre	East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, ragga
Label	Duck Down
Producer	Dru Kevorkian Roc Raida Ken Ring & Rune Rotter Khrysis Da Beatminerz Coptic Moss
Tek & Steele chronology
The Rude Awakening (1998) Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded (2005) Smif-N-Wessun: The Album (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Okayplayer	link
RapReviews	8/10 link

The album was the last release in Duck Down Records 2005 "Triple Threat Campaign", following Sean Price's Monkey Barz and Buckshot & 9th Wonder's Chemistry.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer(s)
1	"Reloaded"	Dru Kevorkian	Tek, Steele
2	"The Truth"	Roc Raida	Tek, Steele
3	"My Timbz Do Work"	Ken Ring, Rune Rotter	Tek, Steele, Heltah Skeltah
4	"Gunn Rap"	Khrysis	Tek, Steele
5	"Toolz Of The Trade"	Da Beatminerz	Tek, Steele
6	"Sick Em Son"	Khrysis	Tek, Steele
7	"War"	Ken Ring, Rune Rotter	Tek, Steele
8	"Warriorz Heart [Gangbang]"	Coptic	Tek, Steele, Dead Prez
9	"Here I Stand [The Streets Been Good To Me]"	Coptic	Tek, Steele
10	"City Of Godz [Ciudad De Dios]"	Coptic	Tek, Steele, Buckshot
11	"U Undastand Me"	Da Beatminerz	Tek, Steele, Tony Touch, Starang Wondah
12	"Get Back"	Moss	Steele, Tek, Buckshot, Louieville Sluggah, Top Dog, Heltah Skeltah
13	"A Hustler's Prayer"	Da Beatminerz	Tek, Steele
14	"PNC Boyz"	Coptic	Tek, Steele
15	"We Came Up [Crystal Stair]"	Da Beatminerz	Tek, Steele, Talib Kweli

Samples

• "A Hustler's Prayer"
  • "Truths & Rights" by Johnny Osbourne
• "City of Godz (Ciudad De Dios)"
  • "Wada Karle Sajana" by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar
• "Gunn Rap"
  • "Down by the River" by Buddy Miles
• "Here I Stand (The Streets Been Good to Me)"
  • "Love in the Midnight" by Styx
• "Reloaded"
  • "Runaway" by Bon Jovi
• "The Truth"
  • "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
  • "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan
• "War"
  • "Summertime" by Charlie Parker
  • "Survival of the Fittest" by Mobb Deep
• "We Came Up (Crystal Stair)"
  • "The Time is Right for Love" by Bobby Reed
• "PNC Boyz"
  • "Our Theme: Part I" by Barry White and Glodean White

Album singles

• "Spit Again" (non-album single, from Soundbombing III)
  • Released: June 28, 2002
  • B-Side: "Toolz of the Trade"
• "Crystal Stair"
  • Released: April 29, 2005
  • B-Side: "Swollen Tank"
• "My Timbz Do Work"/"Gunn Rap"
  • Released: October 28, 2005
  • B-Side: "Reloaded", "Get Back"

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Independent Albums
2005	Tek n Steele: Reloaded	-	69	?