Peanut Butter Wolf: Trust Your Own Taste

In Episode 22 of Flow State Podcast, Harry sits down with DJ, producer, and Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf for an inspiring deep dive into music and legacy. They talk about the birth of Stones Throw Records and reflect on coming up during the golden era of hip-hop. Peanut Butter Wolf shares stories about working with celebrated artists like J Dilla, Madlib, and MF DOOM, offering rare insights into the process behind some of hip-hop’s most iconic records. Harry geeks out over PBW’s massive vinyl collection, which has become the stuff of legend. To close out the episode, Harry heads to Peanut Butter Wolf’s Gold Line Vinyl Bar, where he spits a freestyle inspired by records handpicked by the man himself.

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SHOW NOTES

Step Into A World - KRS-One
youtu.be/xbJxcFyaCpI?si=CRVkf601is8W5Gbl

My World Premiere - Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf
stonesthrow.com/store/my-world-premiere

Scratch Documentary
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_(2001_film)

Peanut Butter Breaks
stonesthrow.com/store/peanut-butter-breaks

Super Duck Breaks - DJ Babu
stonesthrow.com/store/super-duck-breaks

Madvillainy
stonesthrow.com/store/madvillainy

Champion Sound - Jaylib
stonesthrow.com/store/champion-sound

All Caps - Madvillain
youtu.be/gSJeHDlhYls?si=biqBkTDs6uajWoui

Rhinestone Cowboy - Madvillain
youtu.be/s4iR668Ki3I?si=dduUVTV3uKbvhMsL

Accordion - Madvillain
youtu.be/rpaonSDPw7Y?si=QNJJB7drYGEQ0RvO

Goldline Bar
goldlinebar.com

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:38 Peanut Butter Wolf’s first musical influences
00:06:21 The timeline of DJing and producing
00:11:39 Getting signed
00:14:48 Starting Stones Throw Records
00:24:19 The Stones Throw Logo
00:30:08 The Lootpack and other early collaborations
00:34:39 So many samples
00:37:15 Madvillainy
00:42:02 J Dilla / Jaylib
00:49:02 Music Videos
00:50:50 What do you listen for?
00:54:49 The record collection
00:57:36 Flow state, digging, and making beats
00:58:58 Campus Christy
01:01:14 Goldline Bar Freestyle