Huge American producer SKI BEATZ will be releasing a new solo album that features a formidable assortment of Japanese urban artists. The album will serve as a Japanese flip-side to the American album release.� SKI BEATZ� is well-known in the US for his production for artists like Jay-Z, Curren$y, Lil' Kim, Mos Def, and Foxy Brown.

The album is titled "24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL JAPAN", and will feature many of the top urban artists in Japan: ANARCHY (R-rated), Ryuzo (R-Rated), ZEEBRA, Seeda, TWIGY, DABO, MACCHO (OZROSAURUS), TETRAD THE GANG OF FOUR, B.I.G.JOE, �and KGE the Shadowmen.

"24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL JAPAN" will feature cover artwork from artist Okazaki Takashi, famous for his work on the animated series "Afro Samurai."

The Japanese collaboration album will be out October 20th, and the American version will be released on September 21st. The American release will feature many of the artists that SKI BEATZ has helped produce in the past, such as Curren$y, Jay Electronica, and Stalley.

24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL JAPAN track list:

01. AMEMURAN DREAM / INFUMIAI KUMIAI
02. GO / SEEDA
03. NIHONJIN RAPPER SOSENKYO / HANNYA
04. 24 BARS TO KILL / ANARCHY, RINO LATINA II, KAN, MACCHO
05. JAPANESE TOKKOTAI BANCHO / TETRAD THE GANG OF FOUR
06. MY CITY / GAZZILA
07. HEAVEN�S DOOR / RYUZO, B.I.G.JOE
08. RUNNIN� / BARAGAKI, ZEUS
09. REMEMBER SHADOWMEN / KGE THE SHADOWMEN
10. ROC RATED / ANARCHY, LA BONO, RYUZO
11. MCW (MUCHA CUCHA WARU) / TWIGY, DABO
12. FOLLOW ME / SMITH-CN
13. HEY TAXI / ISSUGI, S.L.A.C.K.
14. 24 BARS TO KILL REMIX feat. DJ TY-KOH /
ZEEBRA, D.O., SIMON, SHINGO NISHINARI (CD BONUS TRACK)

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Source: Natalie / amazon