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My Vinyl Weighs A Ton

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It's hard to describe exactly how good this CD is or exactly WHY you have to get it. Simply put, with all the hip hoppers out there talking about Gucci this and Lexus that, PB Wolf and the underground guests on this album know what it is in life that really matters: Beats and skills. This album has quite possibly the tightest production values I've heard in a while, without sounding too polished like Nas or something from the Trackmasters. This album is just too good to describe. Just go buy it and listen for yerself.

Peanut Butter Wolf's compilation is refreshing for two reasons. First, with Rawkus artists claiming to represent 'underground' hip-hop yet lining up to sell out, it's nice to hear a west coast DJ bring it for real with a comp that is increasingly catchy and innovative. Second, Wolf is adept at creating music that makes otherwise lyrically challenged artists come off as straight dope. Planet Asia, "rocking baggy like a skata," particularly benefits from Wolf's beats, but others, including Quasimoto, are provided with a formidable musical forum from which to display their skill. This CD is a classic hip hop success in the sense that you have to hear it a few times to feel it. Once you understand where everybody's coming from, you'll dig it. "Rock unorthodox" is a strong track, but each of these cuts is impressive and fun and, thus, true to the artform. Until April 11, when Del's "Both Sides of the Brain" is rumored to drop, PB Wolf is a worthwhile apetizer. This CD can't be rated a five star, though, because the lyrics simply aren't going to make you bust out laughing, make you think, or challenge you to figure them out. That's NOT to say the mcing is weak, it's just to say it's not extraordinary. Again, PB Wolf's beats make these artists come alive. Piece n Chicken.

This is one of the tightest albums that I've ever heard. If you've never heard of Peanut Butter Wolf (which essentially means that you're from the East Coast), go and find an MP3 or something.... because he's probably as good as it gets for people who produce what could be called hip-hop.....

The title of this album is a shout to Public Enemy and a reference to the great phallic object of DJs, his record collection. This is a smart record with great rappers: when he's producing, he lets them rap and only does a lot on the tracks that are instrumental, which, of course, are amazing....

This is a rabidly funny album and a must for people who listen to stuff like Handsome Boy Modelling School (or anything with Prince Paul or Automator) or of good West Coast rappers (Quasimoto and Rasco are on this) or hip-hop in general, get this.

It's real good stuff.

I just got this CD and it is beyond belief how utterly dope it is. If you are looking for old skool dj beats, scratching, mad skillz, this is it. I haven't heard anything this good in a while. Buy it. Steal it. Burn it. Whatever...This thing is bumpin.

One of my top ten all time favorite c.d.s. This album is so good that I have a copy! I mean the songs are well done, the selected artists are only the best, because PBW knew exactly who he wanted on the roster. Rasco, Planet Asia, Lootpack, Biz Markie, Kazi, Mr. Dibbs, the late Charizma(r.i.p.), DJ Babu, Zest, Pablo, Dave Dub, and a load of DJ's smart enough to beat children at spelling bee's. "Casio" is my favorite track, as he displays his talents on the tables of fables. All of the tracks are worth playing at least 60-100 times. Literally.
Buy it, steal it(not really), burn it, borrow it, doesn't matter, but own it. Go on I'm waiting.

This album is A Classic..hear that a classic..Hip-hop at its Purist form and turntabilisim at its best..

PB Wolf does it all here beats..production...

and the track Stlyes Crews Flows Beats is what this album is all about ..please get this album its for your own good as i tend to say..

Infectious grooves and vibrant soundscapes says it all. Peanut Butter Wolf [owner of popular underground label- Stones Throw Records [Madlib, Oh No, Quasimoto, Wildchild, Lootpack, etc]- takes us on a west coast journey through dope mixing, scratching, and rhymes. A must own if you are a fan of ill production, Stones Throw, West Coast underground hip hop, good hip hop in general. Heavily rotated.

R.I.P. Charizma.

"My Vinyl Weighs A Ton" is one of the most solid hip hop albums of the 90s. The skits are hilarious, the beats are phenomenal, he features some of the best MCs around, and, thanks to guests like Q-Bert and Kid Koala, the quality of the cuts is mindnumbing. My favourite tracks on the album are "In Your Area", "Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats", "Rock Unorthodox", "Keep On Rockin It", "Breaks Em Down", "Tale of Five Cities", and "Phonies". Although very few tracks on the album feature Peanut Butter Wolf, and no one else, he certainly shows his skills. In short, this album is exceptional in every way, and shouldn't be slept on by anyone. Also pick up the album from label mates Lootpack.

I have come to love this album, but I have to admit it was not what I expected. Having heard PB Wolf's "The Chronicles" from "return of the DJ, Vol. 1," I was expecting non-stop frenetic turntablism throughout. However, PB Wolf takes a more low key approach here. He takes center stage a few times (along with some guest DJ's like Babu), but for the most part he puts together nice beats and lets the guest MC's do their thing. The result is an album that's probably better than what I had imagined I was buying. But it does seem worth it to mention to potential buyers that this is not just an exhibition of competition style turntable spinning. Another similar album that is also very good is "World Famous Beat Junkies Vol.2" featuring DJ Rhetmattic.

I think that Peanutbuitter wolf has to be on of the most diverse Turntableists in the game. Forget Mix Master, this bloke is the 'Seral Wax Killer.'And he has shown this with the intro of 'My Vinal.....' 'The tale of five cites,' also leaves everthing else in da lerch.