Masters of Illusion (album)

Masters of Illusion is the eponymous 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