Recorded 1991-1993 Length 46:24 Producer Peanut Butter Wolf | Genre West Coast hip hop Label Stones Throw Records | |
Released November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18) | ||
Big Shots is the only studio album by American hip hop duo Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf. Recorded between 1991 and 1993 for Hollywood BASIC, the album was released on Stones Throw Records in 2003, 10 years after Charizma's death. The first single, entitled "My World Premiere", was originally released in 1996. The album reached number 3 on CMJ New Music Report's Hip-Hop chart in 2004.
Reception
Big Shots received favorable reviews from critics. Sam Samuelson of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, calling it "a treasure that should be cherished by hip-hop fans the world over." Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club commented that "[Peanut Butter Wolf's] gorgeously constructed tracks, flawless ear for melody, and extensive sonic quotations anticipate Madlib." Rachel Swan of East Bay Express felt that "[Charizma] might've turned into another Pharoahe Monch or J-Live." Todd Inoue of Metro Silicon Valley noted that "Charizma sounds like MC Shan blessed with youthful lung capacity while PB Wolf makes like Marley Marl programming beats in DJ Premier's lab." Ross Hogg of XLR8R wrote, "Charizma's voice brims with eagerness, enthusiasm and earnestness; Wolf's textured, jazzy beats epitomize boom bap and are a sign of great things to come."