My Vinyl Weighs a Ton
| My Vinyl Weighs a Ton | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Peanut Butter Wolf | ||||
| Released | January 18, 1999[1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 67:02 | |||
| Label |
Stones Throw Records Copasetik Records | |||
| Producer |
Peanut Butter Wolf DJ Design | |||
| Peanut Butter Wolf chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| CMJ New Music Report | (favorable)[2] |
| NME | (6/10)[3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
My Vinyl Weighs a Ton is the first solo album by American hip hop producer and disc jockey Peanut Butter Wolf. It was released in 1999 on his own label, Stones Throw Records, in conjunction with Copasetik Records.
The album reached #1 on KTUH's charts on the week of March 1, 1999.[5] In 2015, it was chosen by Fact as one of the Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sit Down Shut Up" | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:15 | |
| 2. | "In Your Area" (featuring Planet Asia) | C. Manak/J. Green | Peanut Butter Wolf | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Styles, Crew, Flows, Beats" (featuring Lootpack) | C. Manak/R. Jimenez/J. Brown/O. Jackson | Peanut Butter Wolf | 5:50 |
| 4. | "Casio" (featuring DJ Babu) | C. Manak/C. Oroc | Peanut Butter Wolf | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Barter" | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:21 | |
| 6. | "Hold Up" (featuring Rasco) | C. Manak/K. Brewer | Peanut Butter Wolf | 3:45 |
| 7. | "The Everliving" (featuring Zest) | C. Manak/D. Herd | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:42 |
| 8. | "Rock Unorthodox" (featuring Pablo) | C. Manak/Pablo | Peanut Butter Wolf | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Top Illin" | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:22 | |
| 10. | "Necromancin" (featuring Dave Dub) | C. Manak/D. Whalen | Peanut Butter Wolf | 2:05 |
| 11. | "Keep On Rockin It" (featuring Charizma) | C. Manak/C. Hicks | Peanut Butter Wolf | 4:31 |
| 12. | "T Shirts" | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:29 | |
| 13. | "Breaks 'Em Down" (featuring Kazi) | C. Manak/Kazi | Peanut Butter Wolf | 3:59 |
| 14. | "Tale of Five Cities" (featuring A-Trak, Cut Chemist, DJ Hands, DJ Quest, DJ Total Eclipse, DJ Z-Trip, J-Rocc, Kid Koala, Rhettmatic, Rob Swift, and Shortkut) | C. Manak | Peanut Butter Wolf | 8:50 |
| 15. | "Mr. Dibbs" | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:22 | |
| 16. | "Definition of Ill" (featuring Planet Asia) | C. Manak/J. Green | Peanut Butter Wolf | 3:20 |
| 17. | "Theme from a Peanut Butter Wolf" | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:59 | |
| 18. | "Run the Line" (featuring Rasco) | C. Manak/K. Brewer | Peanut Butter Wolf | 5:18 |
| 19. | "Phonies" (featuring DJ Design) | C. Manak/K. Griego | Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Design | 3:15 |
| 20. | "Ten Minutes Left" (featuring Capt. Funkaho) | C. Manak/J. Carlson | Peanut Butter Wolf | 3:15 |
| 21. | "Mobbin" (featuring Persevere and Vin Roc) | C. Manak/J. Medina | Peanut Butter Wolf | 3:09 |
| 22. | "Competition Gets None" (featuring Grand the Vis and Shortkut) | C. Manak/E. Acknowledge | Peanut Butter Wolf | 4:14 |
| 23. | "Interruptions" (featuring Zest) | C. Manak | Peanut Butter Wolf | 3:30 |
| 24. | "Hawaii 5000" | Peanut Butter Wolf | 0:18 |
References
- 1 2 Bush, John. "My Vinyl Weighs a Ton - Peanut Butter Wolf". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ Hart, Ron (March 1, 1999). "Must Hear: The Essential Releases of the Week". CMJ New Music Report: 3.
- ↑ "My Vinyl Weighs A Ton". NME. September 12, 2005.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Peanut Butter Wolf". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time - 58. Peanut Butter Wolf - My Vinyl Weighs a Ton (Stones Throw, 1998)". Fact. February 25, 2015.
External links
- My Vinyl Weighs a Ton at Discogs (list of releases)
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