Effective period / Period of releases: 2003

Members: Jean-Claude Olivier, Alex Richbourg, Samuel Barnes, Francisco Pimentel

The Trackmasters are an American multi-platinum hip-hop/R&B production team from New York City. Currently comprised of Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier and Samuel "Tone" Barnes.

They have previously worked with artists including The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Foxy Brown, Nas, JAY-Z, Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Lopez among others.

Poke and Tone were also responsible for co-founding the hip-hop supergroup The Firm (6), composed of Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ and Cormega (with Nature (4) as Cormega's replacement). They also unsuccessfully collaborated with 50 Cent until he was shot nine times in 2000 and blackballed from the music industry.