Quiet Hit Men - Trans Europe / Look @ Shorty

Here's a tasty treat for the Vinyl Vault fam this special Memorial Day...

S.O.B Entertainment present Quiet Hit Men; otherwise known as Baltimore's DJ Technics and DJ Patrick (McDonald). This record doesn't jump out at you like its anything special - but within a few seconds you realize how the best things in life are usually simple and straightforward. Although they're all great tracks, I'm stuck on 'Look at Shorty'. Its got me and it won't let go.

I grew up with this stuff, and I can remember the first time I heard it on the radio - I just lost my sh*t. Records like this truly capture the essence of an unpredictable, 90's-era Baltimore - with its big booty bass and breaks that just destroy dancefloors.

One last thing - down here in the DC/VA/MD/PA area I've noticed a definite trend w/ the younger folks. Don't want to generalize too much but honestly it's mainly rich middle/upperclass white kids from the suburbs or whatever - and they've hopped on this bandwagon of hipstery bullsh*t music and fashion. I know some players in the game, and the real successful cats are the handful of players who stayed with it since the early days - and went through the good & the bad that comes along w/ dedicating your life to the music you love. Its a handful of older cats who carried their weight - stayed in the hood even if they got paid and could move to the 'burbs.

I don't post anything here on Vinyl Vault that I haven't painstakingly researched and respected, and I don't put anything out there I haven't personally converted and sometimes I go through waveforms like its neurosurgery. Because I want the best possible replication of what I hear on wax through a powerful soundsystem. This record was no exception! One side had all types of scratches and skips and I definitely do some reconstructive surgery. I edit alot of audio.

Whether you happen to have stumbled upon the Vinyl Vault either looking for club bangers from 'back in the day' you can't find in shops, or if you are one of the originators just doing Google maintenance to make sure your music isn't being exploited - hopefully you understand that we take pride in what we do and we treat this music and art with the respect it commands. Having said that, shouts to the entire Vinyl Vault fam - Rob, 12inchJunkie, Benz, Herk, Chi-town Jackin, SK, MasterChief - definitely one of the brightest blog fams on the planet! Also, shouts to the OGs who created this music and vibe that helps me get through the day.... Scotty B, Shawn Ceasar & the whole Unruly fam, DJ Class, Karizma, KW Griff, DJ Boobie, Rod Lee, Rod Braxton, Mike Crosby, Frank Ski, V103, Kenny B, Miss Tony, Booman, Kool Breeze, 2 Whyte Kidz, DJ Excel, DJ Technics, K Swift the club Queen, my man DJ Supa Dave - my man Big Titts, Tameil, Nada/Strom, JB the Video Killaz and of course my homey the DRJ Derrick Johnson - the Tape King!

peaceout - Steve PMX


Quiet Hit Men - Trans Europe (Too Much)

Tracklist:
[A1] Quiet Hit Men - Tran Europe (Too Much)
[A2] Quiet Hit Men - Look At Shorty
[A3] Quiet Hit Men - Cra-Z So Pumped
[B1] Quiet Hit Men - Climb The Walls
[B2] Quiet Hit Men - No Music

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2 Hyped Brothers & A Dog - Doo Doo Brown

Tracklist:
A Doo Doo Brown (Radio Version) (3:50)
B1 Doo Doo Brown (Club Mix) (5:10)
B2 Doo Doo Brown (Frank Ski Instrumental) (5:10)

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Handing out the Beatdowns... It's V103 - Street Beats!

Since my man 12Inch done got me all emotional with his lifechanging mixtape experience c/o Frankie Bones Megamix on Hot97 oldskool style - I figure that's my cue to get up in there with similar lifechanging mixtape experiences... Mine's went down in that same era of urban FM radio dopeness, just a little south from NYC in DC/Baltimore but still East Coast and we had our own twist on hip-hop & house music that you just couldn't find anywhere else in the universe....

HANDING OUT THE BEATDOWNS... Its V103 - STREET BEATS.

I will keep this brief for everybody's sake, so that I don't go overboard and start gushing about how much better everything was in 1992/93 - down here in DC and Bmore, sh*t was outta control! Crack was on the attack, blocks looked like warzones and the DJs here in DC and Bmore had to bring some ammunition to the decks when they stepped up. Sounds corny but there's a handful of tapes I recorded latenight style between 1989 and 1995, that have become so important to me that I treat them like pets or kids or some sh*t. They are so dope, a few of these - that they just speak volumes as to the environment in which they were created.

Even when it was DJs pumping Go-go in DC, or jackin' house and bmore club breaks (which was at its GREATEST back then, in my opinion) - to me it was all very hip-hop, just with our different dialect and way of doin thangs.... Nowadays you turn on the radio and all you get is the predictable rotation of Wack Attacks where once there were Dope Beetz :( It's a shame!

Anyways - the music speaks for itself. "Dope Beats" was recorded in high ghetto fashion, pirate style as you can see from the scan. Don't know who was the DJ (possibly Frank Ski / possibly Boobie or K-Life even) but that dude saying "Handing out the Beatdowns - V103 Street Beats" is priceless. It was a great night to hit Record... Enjoy. The other tape was recorded in similar blunted absentee fashion, but turns out to be DJ Karizma on the decks on what was most likely a Friday or Saturday night - and that tape is just perfection. Gives me chills every time I hear the Karizma joint....

Shouts to all the O.G. Bmore fam who created this sound, and they still hold it down ~! Scottie B, Frank Ski, Boobie, DJ Technics, Karizma, Rod Lee, Griff, K-Swift...

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Dope Beetz - V103 Bmore early 90s
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DJ Karizma - Live on V103 Bmore early 90s
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