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Styles , Crews , Flows , Beats is a vinyl EP by ___MASK65___ , released in 1998 on Stones Throw , and in the UK on Copasetik Records . This EP features two tracks later released on ___MASK65___ ' s 1999 album My Vinyl Weighs a Ton , with the remaining five tracks unavailable elsewhere . Chris Manak , better known by his stage name ___MASK65___ , is an American disc jockey and producer from San Jose , California . He is the founder of ___MASK1___ . ___MASK1___ is an American independent music label based in Los Angeles , California . Under the direction of founder Peanut Butter Wolf , Stones Throw has released music generically ranging from hip - hop to experimental psych - rock since its inception . LA Weekly deemed the label an " eternally evolving experiment " in celebration of its 20th anniversary . My Vinyl Weighs a Ton is the first solo ___MASK22___ by American hip hop producer and disc jockey ___MASK65___ . It was released in 1999 on his own label , ___MASK1___ , in conjunction with Copasetik Records .