| Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats | ||||
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| Released | December 8, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Copasetik Records Stones Throw | |||
| Producer | Peanut Butter Wolf | |||
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Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats is a vinyl EP by Peanut Butter Wolf, released in 1998 on Stones Throw, and in the UK on Copasetik Records. This EP features two tracks later released on Peanut Butter Wolf's 1999 album My Vinyl Weighs a Ton , with the remaining five tracks unavailable elsewhere.
| Track listing | |||||
| # | Title | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | "Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats" | C. Manak J. Brown O. Jackson Jr. R. Jimenez | Peanut Butter Wolf Lootpack Quasimoto | Peanut Butter Wolf | 5:50 |
| A2 | "Day Two" | C. Manak | Peanut Butter Wolf | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:14 |
| A3 | "What Abouts the Beats?" | C. Manak | Peanut Butter Wolf | Peanut Butter Wolf | 5:50 |
| A4 | "Day 3" | C. Manak | Peanut Butter Wolf | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:15 |
| B1 | "Casio" | C. Manak C. Oroc | Peanut Butter Wolf | Peanut Butter Wolf DJ Babu | 3:50 |
| B2 | "Casio Beats" | C. Manak | Peanut Butter Wolf | Peanut Butter Wolf | 3:50 |
| B3 | "PBWolf vs. Mothra" | C. Manak | Peanut Butter Wolf | Peanut Butter Wolf | 1:46 |
| Contributors | |
| Producers | |
|---|---|
| Producer(s) | Peanut Butter Wolf |
| Executive Producer(s) | Peanut Butter Wolf |
| Performers | |
| Lead vocals and rapping | Peanut Butter Wolf, Lootpack, Quasimoto |
| Additional and background vocals | |
| Technicians | |
| Mixing | Peanut Butter Wolf |
| Engineering | Isaac Barrera |
| Mastering | Ken Lee |
| Design | MC ILL |
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