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and Californian DJ/producer KutMasta Kurt. It was released on August 10, 2004 via Dmaft Records and was produced by Keith and Kurt themselves. The project spawned three singles: "Break U Off", "I Love You Nancy" and "Mental Side Effects", but neither the singles nor the album made it to any major charts. The song "Break U Off" was used in 2005 film '' The Longest Yard''.

Track listing

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Personnel

* Keith Matthew Thornton – main artist, vocals, producer, executive producer * Kurt Matlin – main artist, producer, mixing, arranging, executive producer, project coordinator *Carl Caprioglio – executive producer *Jon Rosner – executive producer *David Cheppa – mastering *Scott Zuschin – photography * Sean Merrick – featured artist (tracks: 5, 12) *R. Tiano – featured artist (track 5) *Chester Smith – featured artist (track 7) *Marc Giveand – featured artist (track 12) *Paul K. Laster – featured artist (track 13)

References

External links

* * 2004 albums Kool Keith albums {{2004-hiphop-album-stub