All Smoke No Mirrors is an NYC-based hip-hop trio that refuses to fit neatly into one box. The group came together with a shared love of old school hip hop, ’70s funk, classic rock, and the raw energy of live performance. Inspired by artists as different as Wu-Tang Clan, Bootsy Collins, and Black Sabbath, they’ve carved out a sound that is both familiar and fresh mixing heavy grooves, live instrumentation, and electronic textures into something entirely their own.
Since their start, they’ve been electrifying audiences in New York City and beyond, performing everywhere from intimate clubs to large campus stages. Their shows are high-energy experiences where hip hop collides with funk, rock, and house, pulling in crowds who don’t just listen; they move. Along the way, they’ve earned fans across the spectrum: “Their performances are nothing short of electric,” wrote the Village Voice. Princeton University called them “flawless genre-blenders,” and Penn State summed it up simply: “We love All Smoke No Mirrors!”