“I’m able to hear what they’re capable of when making a beat from scratch but also something they’ve made before,” Main.Key said.Īlong with a slew of submissions, he received some flack at first for hosting a second beat battle. Producers also had to submit an original beat or song. The submission process included creating a beat from one of two samples, either from CameOne, 2012 Miltown Beatdown Champion, or from Main.Key himself. I just want to give everybody the ability to pass on the opportunity instead of just not seeing it.” Every rapper and ever producer I knew, I was sending it multiple times to people to spread around. “I was going to shove this in everybody’s faces. “For the Big Beat, other producers would be like, ‘if I knew about it, I would’ve won.’ I barely heard about it, so this time around I was not letting that happen,” he said. From bedroom producer to local hitmakers, he wanted the best Milwaukee had to offer. The event will be also hosted by Mic Crawf with music by Moses.īattlers include: DSHN, Dev Diamond, Arrogant, Godxilla, Richy Slims, Ave4, KD, Shogun Hua, James Ashen, Lean Beatz, Spice God, Cade Zube, Triv, Datraj, Wabi and Scylla.Īs a producer and beat battle fan, Main.Key wanted to send an open invitation across Milwaukee to showcase their craft. Main.Key is hosting the Cream City Beat Battle on Saturday, March 16 at Company Brewing.
“Preparing for this really leveled me up because of the amount of work I put in and I think other people should have the opportunity to experience that.” “For me it’s like, why aren’t we having more of these,” Main.Key asked. Main.Key took on the opportunity, and after the eight-day tournament style battle, he came out on top.
After a three-year lull, local music blog, “Breaking and Entering,” hosted the MKE Big Beat. Whether it’s one-on-one or tournament style, the beats do the talking and the crowd sways the vote.įrom 2005 to 2015, the Miltown Beatdown opened doors for many local producers. “Honestly, it’s a fun ass thing to do and just to be out in the crowd, it’s another experience,” Main.Key said.īeat battles pit two producers against each other. He went to several events early on in his career-he wasn’t at the level to battle yet, but he enjoyed the atmosphere and competition. And, for DJ Main.Key it was the beat battle that brought him inspiration.Īs a prospecting producer, Milwaukee’s beat battles pushed him to perfect his craft as a fan and competitor. Whether it’s heartbreak, happiness, a deadline or a dope sample, producers have been crafting beats for emcees since the beginning of Hip Hop.
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