24 Hour Karate School

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24 Hour Karate School
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Studio album by
Ski Beatz
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
Recorded2009–2010
StudioDD172 Studios (New York, NY)
Genre Hip-hop
Length39:40
Label DD172
Producer Ski Beatz
Ski Beatz chronology
24 Hour Karate School
(2010)		24 Hour Karate School 2
(2011)
Singles from 24 Hour Karate School
  1. "Nothing But Us"
    Released: August 31, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [1]
Pitchfork 6/10 [2]
Spectrum Culture2.7/5 [3]
Urb Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

24 Hour Karate School is the debut solo studio album by American hip-hop producer Ski Beatz. Due to sample clearance issues, the album was set for a March 30, 2010 release, [5] and then was pushed back until September 7, 2010. [6] However, DD172 released the project on September 21, 2010, with distribution via Universal Music Distribution.

Contents

Recording sessions took place at DD172 Studios in New York City with Ski, who also served as executive producer together with Dame Dash. The album features guest appearances from Curren$y, Stalley, Tabi Bonney, Camp Lo, Jay Electronica, Jean Grae, Jim Jones, Joell Ortiz, Nikki Wray, Ras Kass, Rugz D Bewler, Smoke DZA, The Cool Kids and Wiz Khalifa. [7] Mos Def was also scheduled to appear on the album, but was removed due to clearance issues. [8]

Promotion

Several videos were shot for the album promotion and can be found at Creative Control [9] and at the home page of Dame Dash's DD172. The leftover song from Curren$y's Pilot Talk , "Nothin' But Us", became the album's lead single with an accompanying music video were done.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing But Us" (featuring Curren$y and Smoke DZA)
3:28
2."Go" (featuring Jim Jones and Curren$y)
2:51
3."Prowler 2" (featuring Jean Grae, Jay Electronica and Joell Ortiz)
2:23
4."Do It Big!!" (featuring The Cool Kids and Stalley)
3:33
5."S.T.A.L.L.E.Y." (featuring Stalley)
  • Willis
  • Myricks
2:24
6."Not Like Me" (featuring Tabi Bonney)
2:59
7."Scaling the Building" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y)
3:45
8."Super Bad" (featuring Rugz D Bueler)
  • Willis
  • D. Mathis
3:36
9."I Got Mines" (featuring Tabi Bonney, Nikki Wray, Ras Kass and Stalley)
3:54
10."Back Uptown" (featuring Camp Lo)
  • Willis
  • Salahadeen Wilds
  • Saladine Wallace
3:09
11."Cream of the Planet" (Instrumental)Willis4:26
12."Taxi" (Instrumental)Willis3:12
Total length:39:40
Notes

References

  1. ↑ Figman, Adam (October 4, 2010). "Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ Patrin, Nate (November 2, 2010). "Ski Beatz: 24 Hour Karate School". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ Kangas, Chaz (November 29, 2010). "Ski Beatz: 24 Hour Karate School". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on November 30, 2025. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ski Beatz – 24 Hour Karate School | URB.COM". URB . September 24, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  5. ↑ Kujundzic, Petar (February 16, 2010). "Ski Beatz – 24 Hour Karate School (Trailer)". Hypebeast . Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ Martin, Andrew (July 21, 2010). "Ski Beatz's '24 Hour Karate School' Dropping Sept. 7". Prefixmag. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ Paine, Jake (August 31, 2010). "Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, Camp Lo Attend Ski Beatz' "24 Hour Karate School"". HipHopDX . Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mos Def Absent On 24 Hour Karate School - Rap Radar". Rap Radar . August 31, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Creative Control". Creativecontrol.tv. Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
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