Peanut Butter Wolf

Christopher George Manak, better known by his stage name Peanut Butter Wolf, is an American disc jockey and record producer from San Jose, California.He is based in Los Angeles, where he moved to in 2000. He is the founder of Stones Throw Records.

In 1989, Peanut Butter Wolf met rapper Charizma. They became friends and started making music together. They made a name for themselves in San Jose and the Bay Area through their live shows and demo tapes. Charizma was shot dead in 1993. In 1996, Peanut Butter Wolf founded Stones Throw Records, which would release the duo's Big Shots in 2003.

In 1999, Peanut Butter Wolf released My Vinyl Weighs a Ton. It peaked at number 44 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. In 2010, Jeff Weiss of Los Angeles Times called it "a crate-digging classic that remains one of the seminal statements of the underground golden era."

Studio albums

• My Vinyl Weighs a Ton (1999)
• Big Shots (2003) (with Charizma)

Compilation albums

• Peanut Butter Breaks (1994)
• Peanut Butter Wolf's Jukebox 45's (2002)
• Chrome Children (2006)
• Chrome Children Vol. 2 (2007)
• B-Ball Zombie War (2007)
• Straight to Tape 1990-1992 (2009)
• Circa 1990-1993 (2014) (with Charizma)

Mixtapes

• Fusion Beats (2002)
• Badmeaningood Vol.3 (2003)
• 666 Mix (2006)
• Chrome Mix (2006)
• Zombie Playoffs (2007)
• Ladies First (2007)
• Be Our Valentine (2008) (with Prince Paul)

EPs

• Step on Our Ego's? (1996)
• Lunar Props (1996)
• Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats (1998)
• Big Shots Bonus EP (2004) (with Charizma)

Singles

• "My World Premiere" (1996) (with Charizma)
• "Run the Line" b/w "The Undercover (Clear & Present Danger)" (1997)
• "Definition of Ill" (1999)
• "Tale of Five Cities" (1999)
• "Devotion" (2000) (with Charizma)
• "Here's a Smirk" (2003) (with Charizma)
• "Jack the Mack" (2003) (with Charizma)

Guest appearances

• Deltron 3030 - "St. Catherine St." from Deltron 3030 (2000)

Productions

• Kool Keith - "Wanna Be a Star" (1996)