24 Hour Karate School

Ski Beatz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: DD172/DEF-JAM
• ASIN: B003Y7PM3G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Hip Hop music producer Ski Beatz (DJ Ski) is best known for producing some of the most critically acclaimed records of Jay-Z's career (Reasonable Doubt - "Feelin' It", "Politics as Usual," and "22 Two's"; In My Lifetime Vol. 1 - "Streets Is Watching" and "Who You Wit 2"), as well as for his innovative production with the hip hop group Camp Lo. Recently, he produced a majority of the tracks on Curren$y's Pilot Talk. The album will feature collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, The Cool Kids, Jay Electronica, Camp Lo, and Stalley just to name a few.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars "24 Hour Karate School" kicks major butt October 30, 2010

By Perverted Alchemist

Format:Audio CD

North Carolina producer Ski Beatz has been around for almost 20 years, but he is now starting to get recognition- thanks to the success of Curren$y's "Pilot Talk". In the early 90's, he was the producer and member of the group Original Flavor, which was managed by a then-unknown Damon Dash. Behind the scenes as a producer in the later half of the 90's, that's when he is best remembered. Behind the boards, he was responsible for songs by Jay-Z ("Can't Knock The Hustle", "Feelin' It", "Who U Wit", "Streets Is Watching"), Bahamadia ("Uknowhowwedu"), Camp Lo ("Coolie High", "Luchini (This Is It)"), and two controversial songs by the short-lived Sporty Thievz ("Cheapskate (You Ain't Gettin' Nada)", and "No Pigeons"). Now, he is in the driver's seat for his very own album, "24 Hour Karate School", a guest filled album that's as quirky as it is entertaining.

The album starts off with the horn heavy "Nothing But Us" featuring Curren$y and Smoke DZA. Jean Grae, Jay Electronica and Joell Ortiz drop by for "Prowler 2". He reunites with longtime collaborators Camp Lo on "Back Uptown" referring to the title of their debut album, the Ski Beatz produced "Uptown Saturday Night". Wiz Khalifa drops in for the uptempo "Scaling The Building" while The Cool Kids show up for "Do It Big". The Black Keys "BlackRoc" project had an effect on Ski Beatz, as he brings in a couple of blues rock numbers on the Jim Jones assisted "Go" and "I Got Mines" which features singing vocals from former Missy Elliott protege Nicole Wray, who also appeared on the "BlackRoc" project as well as The Black Keys recent album "Brothers". The album ends with two instrumental tracks- "Taxi" and "Cream Of The Planet" which sounds like a circa late 70's lost Herb Alpert song. Overall, this album is quite satisfying, but quite short, clocking in at a few seconds shy of 40 minutes.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed October 14, 2010

By Chris

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was very disappointed by this record. First, because of politics, they took Mighty Mos Def off of the album completely. Prowler 2 is not the same without him, as much as I love Joel, Jean Grae, and Jay Electronica. The Camp Lo track is decent, but otherwise, the rest of these tracks are basically average. Nothing special at all about this album, it should've remained a free project. Definitely getting sent back to Amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars Look no further July 26, 2012

By theloosegoose

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

The president's plan is to ask the wealthy to pay a little more. Not to shabby. It is just a desperate attempt to be detailed and specific.