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. ----- SHOW NOTES Step Into A World - KRS-One https://youtu.be/xbJxcFyaCpI?si=CRVkf601is8W5Gbl My World Premiere - Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf https://www.stonesthrow.com/store/my-world-premiere/ Scratch Documentary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_(2001_film) Peanut Butter Breaks https://www.stonesthrow.com/store/peanut-butter-breaks/ Super Duck Breaks - DJ Babu https://www.stonesthrow.com/store/super-duck-breaks/ Madvillainy https://www.stonesthrow.com/store/madvillainy/ Champion Sound - Jaylib https://www.stonesthrow.com/store/champion-sound/ All Caps - Madvillain https://youtu.be/gSJeHDlhYls?si=biqBkTDs6uajWoui Rhinestone Cowboy - Madvillain https://youtu.be/s4iR668Ki3I?si=dduUVTV3uKbvhMsL Accordion - Madvillain https://youtu.be/rpaonSDPw7Y?si=QNJJB7drYGEQ0RvO Goldline Bar https://goldlinebar.com/ ----- 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