Peanut Butter Wolf

about

As a young kid growing up in San Jose, Chris Manak soon realized he needed an escape from the realities of suburban life in the Silicon Valley. The age of nine was his coming of age. This was the year he discovered sports (Pittsburgh Pirates), video games (Pac man), girls (Anita Balderama), and hip hop ("Rappers Delight"). Alongside partner Sweet Steve, young Chris fashioned primitive mix-tapes (using the pause button) and ran amok at the local roller rink. He took on the name Peanut Butter Wolf in the late-80s when he realized that, in an odd turn of events, a girlfriend’s youngest brother feared the “peanut butter wolf monster” more than death itself. Wolf and his more conventionally-named counterpart, Charizma, began recording in 1989 when the two were still teenagers. Within three years, the duo signed a contract with Hollywood Basic (Disney) alongside label mates Organized Konfusion and DJ Shadow. Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf were riding high, touring Europe, receiving press in magazines such as Billboard and (a then newspaper format) Urb , hanging with radio legends Sway & King Tech on Wake Up Show and performing live shows with groups like House of Pain, Nas and The Pharcyde. Then, in December of 1993, Charizma tragically lost his life. Stunned, Wolf temporarily gave up on music. After releasing the song "Just Like A Test" with Charizma for David Paul's Bomb Hip Hop Compilation early in 1994, Upstairs Records, a label known primarily for house music, approached Wo

top songs

albums

My Vinyl Weighs a Ton

Peanut Butter Breaks

The Best of Peanut Butter Wolf

Tale Of Five Cities

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Circa 1990-1993

Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats

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The Wire Tapper 6: Special Edition (disc 2)

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Definition Of Ill (Disc 2) Mixed By DJ Apollo (Triple Threat)

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The Free Design: The Now Sound Redesigned

Peanut Butter Wolf The Best Of (Deluxe Edition)

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Stones Throw: 10 Years

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Stones Throw: Ten Years (J. Rocc Mix)

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