Peanut Butter Wolf

Peanut Butter Wolf
Peanut Butter Wolf at his vinyl bar Gold Line in Los Angeles, California, photo by Robb Klassen
Background information
Birth name	Christopher George Manak [1]
Also known as	Chris Cut [2]
Born	(1969-10-08) October 8, 1969 (age 55) [3] San Jose, California, U.S. [4]
Genres	Hip hop [5]
Occupations	Disc jockey record producer
Instrument	Turntables
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Heyday Records Hollywood Records Stones Throw Records Ultimate Dilemma Copasetik Recordings
Website	www.stonesthrow.com

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] [7] [8]} He is based in Los Angeles, where he moved to in 2000. ^[4] He is the founder of Stones Throw Records. ^[9]

Career

In 1989, Peanut Butter Wolf met rapper Charizma. They became friends and started making music together. ^[10] 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. ^[10] In 1996, Peanut Butter Wolf founded Stones Throw Records, ^[11] which would release the duo's Big Shots in 2003. ^[12]

In 1999, Peanut Butter Wolf released My Vinyl Weighs a Ton . It peaked at number 44 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. ^[13] 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." ^[14]

Discography

Peanut Butter Wolf in Cologne, Germany in 2003

Studio albums

• My Vinyl Weighs a Ton (1999)
• Big Shots (2003) (with Charizma)

Compilation albums

• 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

• 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

• Step on Our Ego's? (1996)
• Lunar Props (1996)
• Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats (1998)
• Big Shots Bonus EP (2004) (with Charizma)

Singles

• "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

• 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

• Kool Keith - "Wanna Be a Star" (1996)

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "Instagram".
4. Weiss, Jeff (December 8, 2011). "Stones Throw Records Turns 15". LA Weekly . Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
5. Lindsey, Craig D. (December 15, 2005). "Peanut Butter Wolf". Houston Press . Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
6. 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.
7. Ma, David (December 28, 2023). "Peanut Butter Wolf on San Jose Hip-Hop in the '80s and '90s | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
8. "Inside the Los Angeles Hip-Hop Undergound". NPR . June 21, 2007 [June 21, 2007].
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. "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.
14. 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

• Peanut Butter Wolf at Stones Throw Records
• Peanut Butter Wolf at AllMusic
• Peanut Butter Wolf discography at Discogs