Last week Ski Beatz dropped the latest release within his 24 Hour Karate School Presents series. The third installment, entitled 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight, features a variety of emcees (Curren$y, Mac Miller, Stalley, Da$h, C Plus, etc) from the up and comer to the experienced flowing over live instrumentation, the result of which is "chill", smooth, and laid back. The final product that is 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight stacks up to be very solid and dope offering to Ski Beatz’ long and highly respected production career, whose credits include Jay-Z, Murs, Lil Kim, Camp Lo and many more.
I was able to catch up with Ski Beatz recently one evening, just as he was settling down to help his son with homework. The legendary producer took time out of his schedule to talk about 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight and the creative process around the new album. In addition to that we talked about his cure for producer’s block, hip hop music that has "feeling", Japanese hip hop culture, opening a production school, and much more!
Nanci O: I wanted to jump right in and talk about your new album, 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight. Can I let you know what I felt the very first time I listened to the album, from top to bottom?
Ski Beatz: Please tell me!
Nanci O: What came to mind is summertime, good friends, a cookout, a card table and good drinks. And some L’s, for those who do smoke.
**Ski Beatz laughs**
Nanci O: What takeaways did you want to convey to the listeners?
Ski Beatz: I wanted people to feel that it’s a laid back, smooth, chill in the house, cool out with your girl or your man, smoke whatever you smoke. It’s one of those types of albums,
