Ski sat down with HipHopFiend and opened up on the sequel to 24 Hour Karate School, and why Mos Def wasn’t on the first one:
When are you expecting to put out your “24 Hour Karate School 2” album then?
Soon man, I’m trying to get it together. I got so many artists that I’ve got to get on it: Curren$y, obviously he’s going to be on it, you seen the STS snippet? I’m trying to get Nipsey Hussle, I got Mac Miller coming here in two hours, I got Big K.R.I.T on it, I got Dom Kennedy, Talib Kweli, I got Stat Quo on it, I got Stalley of course, Rugz D (Bewler), Tabi (Bonney) the crew right heres on it. I got a new kid by the name of Najee that’s going to be on it, Kano came through last night to record for it, Terri Walkers gonna get on it. It’s going to be dope, its not going to be right out, but it’s going to be soon.
A lot of people are asking why Mos Def wasn’t on “24 Hour Karate School” despite tracks like “Taxi” and “Cream Of the Planet” being used to originally promote the album (via Creative Control visuals,) instead appearing as instrumentals on the album?
The problem was this. I’m going to tell you the real situation. The problem was; when we started this project, everybody, me, Dame Dash, Curren$y and Mos Def were all under the same mind-frame that, yo, “24 Hour Karate School” is going to be the mixtape that Ski puts out. And Ski’s going to use “Taxi,” and Ski’s going to use “Cream of the Planet” and “24 Hour Karate School” and the songs I did with Curren$y and the songs I did with everyone else. Everybody knew this already, Mos Def was coming to the dojo everyday; we were all working together as a unit. But somewhere along the line, Mos Def changed his mind and felt disrespected as if we were trying to put things out, or Dame was trying to put things out, without letting him know. Now I don’t know where that came from, and I don’t know how he came to that conclusion when we all knew what we was working on. We was going to do the Center Edge (Mos Def, Jay Electronica, Curren$y and Stalley’s supergroup) record, Curren$y’s albums came out like they were supposed to, and “24 Hour Karate School” came out like it was supposed to, without Mos Def unfortunately. I would have loved to put those records out, but he would just not clear it for us. He was just like “No I feel I don’t want to do it” so I’m like “aight cool.” I wasn’t mad, I just said, you know, I learned my lesson from that project, part 2 is going to be a zillion times better, and I’m going to make sure I get all the artists to sign clearance forms to say “you can use me for this album.”
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that sounds foul on mos defs part… n them tracks he was on were so illy (especially cream of the planet!)… lookin forward to part 2
Damn Mos why u had to feel all salty and shit, iReally wanted to hear that Center Edge project yo.
haha he has Dom Kennedy on that bitch. niccce.
i hope Locksmith gets on that too.
damn Mos signed with GOOD and is turning into a stuck up cunt..ugh kanye syndrome
cant wait to hear Pt. 2
im sure there is another half to that story and somewhere in between these two is the truth. That supergroup sounded ridiculously great (like CRS great) but seeing that mos signed to g.o.o.d and jay is with roc…..well we can only hope. don’t all start gangin up on mos tho.
What a shame. RIP Center Edge Territory
wud like to hear mos side, ill reserve all judgement and just wait for the songs u neva really know wats goin on behind the scenes unelss u actually see mos n ski talking about it face to face.
peace
I would like to hear Tanya Morgan over some Ski production.
Hook it up lol
btw new consequence
Damn it, Mos.
That means no more Ski x Mos. No more Curren$y x Mos. And especially no more BlakRoc 2 x Mos.
Saddening.
When the fuck will his Miles Davis project finally drop?
When the fuck will his Miles David project finally drop?
fuck ski beats. he tryin to act like it was all on mos, you know its two sides to every story.
Poor communication on everyone’s half but I don’t give a fuck cause 24 Hour Karate School is my shit and to think he’s worked with Stat Quo and wants to work with Nipsey Hu$$le has me incredibly excited.
I didn’t know Stalley was also part of the Supergroup lol. Dude is tight though. Anyway, I’m sure part 2 is gonna be dope.
Damn Mos
wanna hear my nigga Banks on 1 of ski beats
I’ve been introduced to Mos Def’s music roughly 10 years ago and you mean to tell me this Vet is gonna “all of a sudden” get all mad and dent out of shape? There’s more to it
I think it’s Kanye.. only wanted to sign Mos if he told other labels to stop puttin out Mos Def songs lol
That sounds very un-Mos Def to be frank. If you read between the lines, I think you probably will get an idea of what really happened:
“Dame Dash, Curren$y and Mos Def were all under the same mind-frame that, yo, “24 Hour Karate School” is going to be the mixtape that Ski puts out.”
Notice the word ‘mixtape’ not ‘album release.’ And let’s remember the project was first announced, it was going to be free. So someone’s ‘mind frame’ changed. My guess is Dame Dash changed the free mixtape into a commercial project, without telling Mos, and tried to cut Mos out of proper royalties or some other shadiness and (rightfully so) Mos Def felt offended. You’re going to sit here and tell me that Mos Def, out of nowhere, just became angry and demanded to be taken off the project. Ok? I mean, come on! This is Mos Def. If there’s anyone in hip hop that still has principle, its Mos Def. He has acting money on top of everything; so its obvious something triggered that reaction from him. Mos Def, if you listened to his interviews over the past year or so, has talked about Center Edge Territory and Simpatico albums. I think Dame Dash staerted using songs that Mos Def had recorded for his own personal benefit, not the projects Mos intended them for.
^^^ LOL Mos Def stan much??? You just completely fabricated an entire story so your idol wouldn’t look like the stuck up cunt that he is.
^Haha. I’m just speculating, of course, but it just makes no sense for Mos Def to get angry like that. Would you trust Dame Dash or Mos Def? Haha…I mean really.
Also, why do you think Jay Elect abandoned Dash’s Creative Control movement and signed with Jigga?
I just think with Dame’s history, you’ve gotta think there’s a reason behind Mos Def’s action. These are grown men mind you.
Fly.U, Tanya Morgan and the Lessondary fam would sound ill on this!!
CK < source?
ear to ear < tbh i think its best to reserve judgement and take this as a "uh ok" moment..becasue unless mos n ski both tell us they sides out in the open face to face not mos on 1 side of the country free to say wateva/viceaversa well neva really know.
if i was ski tho i just wudnt have said anything. no1 was helped in this. it just adds to speculation n possible hate towards two of the greatest assets hiphop has.
b-b-b-b-but wheres the Mos tracks nowwwwwwwwww?
Honestly, the times I’ve met Mos…he hasn’t been all that kind at all. Dude came off as a huge asshole every single time. I could understand if he had a bad day, but the handful of times I’ve either been in the same room as dude…he’s got his head way up his ass. This is completely understandable and I can relate loosely to what Ski is talking about. Dude is a “conscious” rapper that doesn’t really care much for his fans…nor how he treats them. Hella wack.
b-b-b-b-but wheres the Mos tracks nowwwwwwwwww?
online, man. get your google on
Annnnd that’s why I have the bootleg wit the Mos Cuts included so Ski tell Mos he’s the reason you’re out 13.95.
Ye and Jay probably knew the whole Curren$y/Dame Dash/Ski Beatz movement would be too raw especially if they had Mos Def and Jay Elec they’d dominate shit so them fools probably got offered something good for them to sign. I mean come on Jay Elec got that commercial outta nowhere, let’s see if Jay is gonna put out projects for him though real talk.
as long as ski does another kiler camp lo joint im good with it “back uptown” was the best track on 24hrks easily
it was and it still is a damn shame… cream of the planet was mos def’s best track in recent years imho!
Ironic that Mos Def felt disrespected with these projects, because it was with these projects that he gained a profound amount of my respect. I trust that he’s doing what’s best for himself; so it’s good. But if Mos and Ski want to be what’s best for the art, they should settle their differences (really work shit out) and get back to making music. Taxi and Cream of the Planet were an amazing breathe of fresh air. A collaborated album or mixtape would set, in stone, a legacy.