Peanut Butter Wolf 2086362 216005805 2008-05-30T17:33:16Z 24.147.46.95 {{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Peanut Butter Wolf | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | Landscape = | Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | Birth_name = Chris Manak | Alias = Peanut Butter Wolf | Born = 1969 | Died = | Origin = [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]], [[United States]] | Instrument = | Genre = [[Hip hop]], [[Funk]] | Occupation = [[DJ]], [[hip hop producer]] | Years_active = 1989–present | Label = [[Upstairs Records]], [[Hollywood Basic]], [[Stones Throw]] | Associated_acts = [[Charizma]]<br>[[Planet Asia]]<br>[[Madlib]]<br>[[J Rocc]] | URL = | Notable_instruments = }} '''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 [[The Walt Disney Company|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 music|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. ==Discography== ===Artist Releases=== *''Peanut Butter Breaks'', LP, 1994, Upstairs Records *''[[Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats]]'' 1998 *''[[My Vinyl Weighs a Ton]]'' 1999 *''[[Big Shots (album)|Big Shots]]'' 2003 ===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]] ===Mixtapes=== *''Fusion Beats'' CD, LP, 2002 *''666 Mix'' CD, 2006 *''Chrome Mix'' CD, 2006 *''Zombie Playoffs'' CD, 2007 *''Ladies First'' CD, 2007 == External links == * [http://www.stonesthrow.com/pbwolf/ Peanut Butter Wolf official webpage] * [http://www.stonesthrow.com/ Stones Throw Records] * [http://www.myspace.com/pbwolf Peanut Butter Wolf's Myspace] * [http://tinymixtapes.com/Jim-Carrey-to-Star-as-Peanut Tiny Mix Tapes] article about Peanut Butter Wolf * [http://larecord.com/interviews/2008/02/22/trainspotting-dj-q-a-and-podcast-with-peanut-butter-wolf/ April 2008 Interview] with [[L.A. Record]] {{Stones Throw Records}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Hip hop DJs]] [[Category:American hip hop record producers]] [[da:Peanut Butter Wolf]] [[de:Peanut Butter Wolf]] [[fr:Peanut Butter Wolf]]