Peanut Butter Wolf
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Background information | |
Birth name | Christopher George Manak[1] |
Also known as | Chris Cut[2] |
Born | [3] San Jose, California, U.S.[4] | October 8, 1969
Genres | Hip hop[5] |
Occupation(s) | |
Instrument | Turntables |
Years active | 1989–present |
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Website | www |
Christopher George Manak (born October 8, 1969 [3]), better known by his stage name Peanut Butter Wolf, is an American disc jockey and record producer from San Jose, California.[6] He is based in Los Angeles, where he moved to in 2000.[4] He is the founder of Stones Throw Records.[7]
Career
[edit]In 1989, Peanut Butter Wolf met rapper Charizma. They became friends and started making music together.[8] They made a name for themselves in San Jose and the Bay Area through their live shows and demo tapes. Charizma was shot dead in 1993.[8] In 1996, Peanut Butter Wolf founded Stones Throw Records,[9] which would release the duo's Big Shots in 2003.[10]
In 1999, Peanut Butter Wolf released My Vinyl Weighs a Ton. It peaked at number 44 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[11] In 2010, Jeff Weiss of Los Angeles Times called it "a crate-digging classic that remains one of the seminal statements of the underground golden era."[12]
Discography
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Studio albums
[edit]- My Vinyl Weighs a Ton (1999)
- Big Shots (2003) (with Charizma)
Compilation albums
[edit]- Peanut Butter Breaks (1994)
- Peanut Butter Wolf's Jukebox 45's (2002)
- Chrome Children (2006)
- Chrome Children Vol. 2 (2007)
- B-Ball Zombie War (2007)
- Straight to Tape 1990-1992 (2009)
- Circa 1990-1993 (2014) (with Charizma)
Mixtapes
[edit]- Fusion Beats (2002)
- Badmeaningood Vol.3 (2003)
- 666 Mix (2006)
- Chrome Mix (2006)
- Zombie Playoffs (2007)
- Ladies First (2007)
- Be Our Valentine (2008) (with Prince Paul)
EPs
[edit]- Step on Our Ego's? (1996)
- Lunar Props (1996)
- Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats (1998)
- Big Shots Bonus EP (2004) (with Charizma)
Singles
[edit]- "My World Premiere" (1996) (with Charizma)
- "Run the Line" / "The Undercover (Clear & Present Danger)" (1997)
- "Definition of Ill" (1999)
- "Tale of Five Cities" (1999)
- "Devotion" (2000) (with Charizma)
- "Here's a Smirk" (2003) (with Charizma)
- "Jack the Mack" (2003) (with Charizma)
Guest appearances
[edit]- BT - "Love on Haight Street" from Movement in Still Life (1999)
- Deltron 3030 - "St. Catherine St." from Deltron 3030 (2000)
- Scuba Chicken- "Butane Fuel on da BBC" and "Voicemail" from Quantity Over Quality (2004)
- Scuba Chicken - "Stop Calling Me" from Let's Play Doctor (2006)
Productions
[edit]- Kool Keith - "Wanna Be a Star" (1996)
References
[edit]- ^ Ali, Reyan (August 15, 2013). "Peanut Butter Wolf Spins the History of His Stones Throw Records". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Hundley, Jessica (January 15, 2004). "Moving fast, at 33 rpm (Page 2 of 2)". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "Instagram".
- ^ a b Weiss, Jeff (December 8, 2011). "Stones Throw Records Turns 15". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Lindsey, Craig D. (December 15, 2005). "Peanut Butter Wolf". Houston Press. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Aveling, Marisa (May 24, 2011). "Q&A: Stones Throw's Peanut Butter Wolf". CMJ. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Levisman, Sean (March 28, 2012). "Peanut Butter Wolf on Making Music: "Don't Do It for the Fame, Do It for Yourself"". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ a b Gillespie, Blake (June 19, 2014). "The story of Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf". Impose. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Fintoni, Laurent (November 14, 2016). "For Stones Throw Records, A Love Of Hip-Hop Sparked 20 Years Of Musical Conversations". The Fader. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Madden, Sidney (December 16, 2016). "Today in Hip-Hop: RIP Charizma (July 6, 1973 - Dec. 16, 1993)". XXL. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 24 January 1999 - 30 January 1999". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Weiss, Jeff (October 8, 2010). "Peanut Butter Wolf premieres an exclusive mix in advance of this Sunday's 10/10/10 celebration". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
External links
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- Peanut Butter Wolf at Stones Throw Records
- Peanut Butter Wolf at AllMusic
- Peanut Butter Wolf discography at Discogs