Big Shots (album)

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Big Shots
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Studio album by
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
Recorded1991–1993
StudioStudio Apogee, San Jose, California
Genre West Coast hip hop
Length46:24
Label Stones Throw Records
Producer Peanut Butter Wolf
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf chronology
Big Shots
(2003)		 Big Shots Bonus EP
(2004)
Singles from Big Shots
  1. "My World Premiere"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Devotion"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Here's a Smirk"
    Released: 2003
  4. "Jack the Mack"
    Released: 2003

Big Shots is a studio album by American hip hop duo Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf. [1] Recorded between 1991 and 1993 for Hollywood BASIC, it was released on Stones Throw Records in 2003, 10 years after Charizma's death. [2] It peaked at number 2 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart, [3] as well as number 27 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart. [4] The first single from the album, titled "My World Premiere", was originally released in 1996. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club favorable [7]
CMJ New Music Monthly favorable [8]
Dusted Magazinefavorable [5]
East Bay Express favorable [9]
HipHopDX 4.0/5 [2]
Metro Silicon Valley favorable [10]
RapReviews.com6/10 [11]
Spin favorable [12]
XLR8R favorable [13]

Sam Samuelson of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, calling it "a treasure that should be cherished by hip-hop fans the world over." [6] Todd Inoue of Metro Silicon Valley said, "Charizma sounds like MC Shan blessed with youthful lung capacity while PB Wolf makes like Marley Marl programming beats in DJ Premier's lab." [10] Ross Hogg of XLR8R said, "Charizma's voice brims with eagerness, enthusiasm and earnestness; Wolf's textured, jazzy beats epitomize boom bap and are a sign of great things to come." [13]

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "while Big Shots is one of those charmed debuts where nearly every song sounds like a terrific single, it wouldn't be without Wolf, whose gorgeously constructed tracks, flawless ear for melody, and extensive sonic quotations anticipate Madlib." [7] Rachel Swan of East Bay Express said, "had Charizma not been shot and killed in '93, he might've turned into another Pharoahe Monch or J-Live." [9]

In 2003, East Bay Express included it on the "Best Music of the East Bay" list. [14] In 2007, The A.V. Club included it on the "10 Unjustly Overlooked Hip-Hop Classics" list. [15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Here's a Smirk"3:31
2."Methods"4:07
3."Jack the Mack"3:10
4."Talk About a Girl"1:24
5."Red Light Green Light"2:40
6."Tell You Something"3:38
7."Gatha Round"3:00
8."Devotion"3:59
9."Apple Juice Break"0:38
10."My World Premiere"2:07
11."Ice Cream Truck"3:37
12."Charizma What"3:47
13."Fair Weathered Friend"4:04
14."Soon to Be Large"3:15
15."Pacin' the Floor"3:27
European edition CD bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Gatha Round (Original Version)"4:42
2."Devotion (Harp Version)"4:13
3."High School Love"4:05
4."Take It Easy"0:37
5."Just Like a Test"2:47
6."Bless You"3:25
7."Red Light Green Light (Remix)"3:02
8."Vapors"4:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.

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References

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  2. 1 2 J-23 (November 30, 2003). "Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Big Shots". HipHopDX . Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hip-Hop (Period Ending 2/3/2004)". CMJ New Music Report (852): 15. February 16, 2004.
  4. ↑ "CMJ Radio 200 (Period Ending 2/3/2004)". CMJ New Music Report (852): 8. February 16, 2004.
  5. 1 2 Huffman, Emily (March 7, 2004). "Dusted Reviews: Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf - Big Shots". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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  10. 1 2 Inoue, Todd (February 12, 2004). "Charizma Comes Alive". Metro Silicon Valley . Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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  15. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (January 5, 2007). "Inventory: 10 Unjustly Overlooked Hip-Hop Classics". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 30, 2017.

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