Big Shots | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 18, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1993 | |||
Studio | Studio Apogee, San Jose, California | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 46:24 | |||
Label | Stones Throw Records | |||
Producer | Peanut Butter Wolf | |||
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf chronology | ||||
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Singles from Big Shots | ||||
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Big Shots is a studio album by American hip hop duo Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf. [1] Recorded between 1991 and 1993 for Hollywood BASIC, it was released on Stones Throw Records in 2003, 10 years after Charizma's death. [2] It peaked at number 2 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart, [3] as well as number 27 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart. [4] The first single from the album, titled "My World Premiere", was originally released in 1996. [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
The A.V. Club | favorable [7] |
CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable [8] |
Dusted Magazine | favorable [5] |
East Bay Express | favorable [9] |
HipHopDX | 4.0/5 [2] |
Metro Silicon Valley | favorable [10] |
RapReviews.com | 6/10 [11] |
Spin | favorable [12] |
XLR8R | favorable [13] |
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." [6] Todd Inoue of Metro Silicon Valley said, "Charizma sounds like MC Shan blessed with youthful lung capacity while PB Wolf makes like Marley Marl programming beats in DJ Premier's lab." [10] Ross Hogg of XLR8R said, "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." [13]
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "while Big Shots is one of those charmed debuts where nearly every song sounds like a terrific single, it wouldn't be without Wolf, whose gorgeously constructed tracks, flawless ear for melody, and extensive sonic quotations anticipate Madlib." [7] Rachel Swan of East Bay Express said, "had Charizma not been shot and killed in '93, he might've turned into another Pharoahe Monch or J-Live." [9]
In 2003, East Bay Express included it on the "Best Music of the East Bay" list. [14] In 2007, The A.V. Club included it on the "10 Unjustly Overlooked Hip-Hop Classics" list. [15]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Here's a Smirk" | 3:31 |
2. | "Methods" | 4:07 |
3. | "Jack the Mack" | 3:10 |
4. | "Talk About a Girl" | 1:24 |
5. | "Red Light Green Light" | 2:40 |
6. | "Tell You Something" | 3:38 |
7. | "Gatha Round" | 3:00 |
8. | "Devotion" | 3:59 |
9. | "Apple Juice Break" | 0:38 |
10. | "My World Premiere" | 2:07 |
11. | "Ice Cream Truck" | 3:37 |
12. | "Charizma What" | 3:47 |
13. | "Fair Weathered Friend" | 4:04 |
14. | "Soon to Be Large" | 3:15 |
15. | "Pacin' the Floor" | 3:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gatha Round (Original Version)" | 4:42 |
2. | "Devotion (Harp Version)" | 4:13 |
3. | "High School Love" | 4:05 |
4. | "Take It Easy" | 0:37 |
5. | "Just Like a Test" | 2:47 |
6. | "Bless You" | 3:25 |
7. | "Red Light Green Light (Remix)" | 3:02 |
8. | "Vapors" | 4:42 |
Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.
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