Peanut Butter Wolf

Peanut Butter Wolf
Peanut Butter Wolf - Live DJ set at FYF Fest in Los Angeles
Background information
Birth name	Chris Manak
Also known as	Peanut Butter Wolf
Origin	San Jose, California [1]
Genres	Hip hop, Funk
Occupations	DJ, hip hop producer
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Upstairs Records, Hollywood Basic, Stones Throw
Associated acts	Charizma Planet Asia Madlib J Rocc

Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, is a DJ, hip-hop producer and the founder of hip-hop label Stones Throw Records.^[2]

A native of San Jose, California,^[1] He took on the name Peanut Butter Wolf in the late-80s when he realized that a girlfriend’s youngest brother feared the “peanut butter wolf monster” more than death itself. He 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 emcee Charizma, and both of them were soon signed to Hollywood BASIC, a division of Disney's Hollywood Records. Lately, Peanut Butter Wolf has moved away from producing (save the odd remix or compilation track) to run the Stones Throw label and to travel as a DJ to Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, and across the US.

He has overseen the releases of Lootpack’s Soundpieces, Quasimoto’s The Unseen, Breakestra’s Live Mix, Yesterdays New Quintet’s Angles Without Edges, Madlib's Shades of Blue, and Jaylib's Champion Sound.

Discography

Albums

• Peanut Butter Breaks, LP, 1994, Upstairs Records
• Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats 1998
• My Vinyl Weighs a Ton 1999
• 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)
• Badmeaningood Vol.3 (2003)
• 666 Mix CD, (2006)
• Chrome Mix CD, (2006)
• Zombie Playoffs CD, (2007)
• Ladies First CD, (2007)
• Be Our Valentine CD, (2008) w/ Prince Paul

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Peanut Butter Wolf". http://www.stonesthrow.com/pbwolf/. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
2. ^ Allmusic

External links

• Peanut Butter Wolf official webpage
• Stones Throw Records
• Tiny Mix Tapes article about Peanut Butter Wolf
• April 2008 Interview with L.A. Record

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Name	Chris Manak
Alternative names	Peanut Butter Wolf
Short description	Hip hop DJ
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