Peanut Butter Wolf
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| Peanut Butter Wolf | |
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| Birth name | Chris Manak |
| Also known as | Peanut Butter Wolf |
| Born | 1969 |
| Origin | San Jose, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, Funk |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, hip hop producer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Label(s) | Upstairs Records, Hollywood Basic, Stones Throw |
| Associated acts | Charizma Planet Asia Madlib J Rocc |
Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, is a DJ and Hip Hop producer originally from San Jose, California who has been active since 1989 when he produced a song by Lyrical Prophecy called "You Can't Swing This". In 1990 he began to work with Charizma, an emcee, and both of them were soon signed to Hollywood Basic, a division of Disney. Although they recorded a full album of material, it would not be released for many years - in 1993 the group left the label due to lack of artistic freedom, their only release being a cassette demo of their single "Red Light, Green Light", and in the same year Charizma was tragically killed.
Saddened and without an emcee to work with, Peanut Butter Wolf continued working. He put out a song ("The Chronicles") on the now legendary Return of The DJ compilation and a collection of beats for DJ's ('Peanut Butter Breaks'). Return of the DJ is known as the first all-DJ album, which helped to start the careers of turntablist artists such as DJ Q-bert, Cut Chemist, DJ Z-Trip, and others.
In 1996, Peanut Butter Wolf formed Stones Throw Records and released its first single, Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf's "My World Premiere."
Peanut Butter Wolf released his own solo album on Stones Throw, My Vinyl Weighs a Ton, in 1999. Since then has nearly given up producing to focus on DJing and executive producing projects for his label, most notably by Madlib, whose group Lootpack he signed in 1998 after hearing their demo on a college radio station.
As Stones Throw Records raised its visibility in the 2000s with noted hip hop released by Madlib's Quasimoto, Yesterdays New Quintet, Jaylib (J Dilla and Madlib) and Madvillain (MF Doom and Madlib), it has also expanded to include funk and hip hop re-issues, and experimental jazz and electronic music. In 2006 Peanut Butter Wolf served as presenter for Stones Throw & Adult Swim's Chrome Children CD/DVD.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Artist Releases
- Peanut Butter Breaks, LP, 1994, Upstairs Records
- Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats 1998
- My Vinyl Weighs a Ton 1999
- Big Shots 2003
[edit] Presented by
- Peanut Butter Wolf's Jukebox 45's, CD/LP, 2002 Stones Throw Records
- Chrome Children, CD-DVD/LP, 2006 Stones Throw
- Chrome Children Vol. 2, CD, 2007 Stones Throw
- B-Ball Zombie War, CD/LP, 2007 Stones Throw Records
[edit] Mixtapes
- Fusion Beats CD, LP, 2002
- 666 Mix CD, 2006
- Chrome Mix CD, 2006
- Zombie Playoffs CD, 2007
- Ladies First CD, 2007
[edit] External links
- Peanut Butter Wolf official webpage
- Stones Throw Records
- Peanut Butter Wolf's Myspace
- Tiny Mix Tapes article about Peanut Butter Wolf
- April 2008 Interview with L.A. Record
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