The show starts at 10:00pm and will feature the following battles…
40 MIL vs AD LIB
BUBBA vs CAMEONE
DA RICANSTRUCKTA vs JIHAD BARACUS
JTODD vs LEX LUTHER
MAGIC FINGAZ vs MAJOR ON DA BEATZ
MIKE REGAL vs REASON
$15 PRESALE
$20 DAY OF SHOW
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10 years ago I created this event to bridge the hyper-segregated Milwaukee music community. With the current landscape we find ourselves in Milwaukee, I feel the mission has been accomplished. Granted we have a long way to go, but artist like Mike Regal, Klassik, and Webster X ( to name only a few of the many great acts in our city ) are releasing music in a collaborative and encouraging environment. The concepts of east-side or north-side Hip Hop are, in essence, gone. The line between electronic and rap music have blurred so much, no one even care how you label a “genre” of music in this day and age.
So with that, I am announcing the END of the MILTOWN BEAT DOWN.
To celebrate the amazing artists who have participated in this event, we are hosting a final Battle Royale, featuring all past champions of the event. We’ve lined up Mike Regal, Reason, Bubba, CameOne, Da Ricanstrukta, Jihad Baracus, J Todd, Lex Luther, Magic Fingaz, Major On Da Beatz Ad Lib, and the people’s champion 40 Mil.
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WOW!
What a great year of battles. Without a doubt this was one of our best year’s of competition. Our top 8 were some of the strongest producers we’ve seen at the finals over the past several years. Any of these producers could’ve won this competition, but the honor of 2014 champion goes to Mike Regal.
Congrats MIKE!
After two months of competition, we have our top 8 for the 2014 Miltown Beat Down. There were a lot of close calls this year, and we think ANY of the competitors on the list below, could be the next MTBD champion. We’ve taken the names, shuffled them in on of Jordan’s many hats and got this line up…
The finals are November 8th at the Miramar on Milwaukee’s east side. Here is the schedule of events…
9:00pm Doors open with music from True Skool Academy DJs
10:00pm ediS B vs. DMT
10:15pm Jazzward vs. CameOne
10:30pm Mike Regal vs. Bennie Densmore
10:45pm Strehlow vs. Lex Luther
11:00pm Kid Cut Up ( performance )
11:45 Winner A vs Winner B
12:00 Winner C vs Winner D
12:15 Championship Battle
12:30 SALVA
Our judges panels for the this year’s finals will include some of the best and brightest in our industry. We’ve invited our main panel back which includes :
Plus we’ve added a number of highly qualified judges to round out the diversity of opinions and ideas of who the winners are in each battle…
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In our last night of the 2014 Miltown Beat Down Preliminary Rounds, we reached our closest score of the entire competition.
Here’s how the points added up…
Battle One : Sumthin Gunny [326] VS Lex Luther [383]
New comer Sumthin Gunny stepped to the stage with some freshman jitters, but still wowed the judges with his slumpy and gritty sounds. Former MTBD champions and seasoned battle veteran Lex Luther was ready to show the audience some his his new styles. With a close battle of 326 to 383, Lex Luther won the first round.
Battle Two : Fooki [401] VS Martie McFly [299]
Rookies Fooki and Martie McFly each took a very different approach to the battle format. Martie was confident and braggadocious, while Fooki was clam, cool and collected. These two had very differnt styles, which made for a very fun battle. While Martie brought a lot of energy and huge sounds, Fooki’s “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Beat” mentality won over the crowd and the judges in this round.
Battle Three: Sumthin Gunny [404] VS Fooki [398]
After a few trip ups in his first round, Sumthin Gunny came back to the stage with guns blazing. His #bizzonface inducing, stanky funk was tough even for Fooki. This battle was like Jupiter vs. Mars. While Fooki’s spcey trap-inspired sounds were out there, Gunny was light years away with his future funk. Gunny won this battle with a score of 404, while using his SP404. HA!
Battle Four: Lex Luther [412] VS Martie McFly [390]
Battle vet Lex, wasn’t afraid to try some new approaches to his battle technique in this round. Martie was on point with great samples, and HUGE drums. Lex decided to flip his usual boom-bap style, and surprised everyone with some slow tempo bangers. A close battle but Lex pulled out another win with a score of 412.
Battle Five: Sumthin Gunny [416] VS Martie McFly [426]
Martie McFly stepped it up in his last round on stage, and racked the highest single round score of the night in this battle. Gunny seemed a little out if it in his last appearance of the night, and his space daze worked against him. Martie however was floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. With only a ten point differential, Martie McFly won with a high score of 426!
Battle Six: Lex Luther [425] VS Fooki [417]
In the last battle of the 2014 prelims, front runners Fooki and Lex Luther brought the heat! Lex proved his mastery of the MPC, and knocked the speakers to the max, while Fooki surprised the crowd with big electronic sounds from the future. This battle was WAY to close to call, and we went to a tie breaker #beatoff. After 8 beats, Lex only won this battle by 8 points!
Lex Luther gets another shot at the crown, but only by a margin of 4 points. Honorable mention goes to Fooki, who would’ve won the whole thing if he’s scored a mere 1.5 more points per round. That’s a close one y’all. Lex Luther tries to win another Miltown Beat Down championship on November 8th at the Miramar Theater.
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