Masters of Illusion is the debut album of American hip-hop group Masters of Illusion, composed of producer KutMasta Kurt and rappers Kool Keith & Motion Man. It was released on November 14, 2000, via Threshold Records. The project features no guest emcees, but does feature DJ cuts/scratches by DJ Revolution, DJ Babu and DJ Rhettmatic.
Some CD releases also come with a free instrumental version of the album, as is typical with Kool Keith releases (Dr. Octagonecologyst, First Come, First Served, etc.)
Track listing
Notes
- Tracks 3, 5, 8, 12 and 14 featured DJ cuts by DJ Revolution
- Track 7 featured DJ cuts by DJ Rhettmatic
- Track 16 featured DJ cuts by DJ Babu
Personnel
- Kurt Matlin – lyrics, producer, mixing, arranging, executive producer
- Keith Matthew Thornton – lyrics (tracks: 1–3, 5–11, 13–19), vocals
- Paul K. Laster – lyrics (tracks: 1–4, 6–12, 14–19), vocals
- Kurt G. Hoffman – scratches/cuts (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 12, 14)
- Nazareth Nirza – scratches/cuts (track 7)
- Melvin Babu – scratches/cuts (track 16)
- Scott Zuschin – voice (track 1)
- Ken Lee – mastering
- Jim Rasfeld – layout
- James Reitano – artwork