The 2011 Miltown Beat Down gets underway tonight

Last month, the Miltown Beat Down began accepting submissions for its 2011 competition. The annual event was created six years ago by Jordan Lee—a.k.a DJ Madhatter from the Rusty Ps—to give local hip-hop producers a chance to showcase their stuff. After receiving a whopping 68 applications, Lee eventually whittled the number of participants down to a more manageable 32. After months of anticipation, the first battle is set to begin tonight at the Wicked Hop/Jackalope Lounj at 10 p.m.

Following tonight’s round, three more preliminary battles will be held over the next three weeks. Each round will feature eight producers vying for two final spots. The finals will be held June 10 at Turner Hall.

Here’s the full 2011 lineup:

Thursday, May 12
TreCold vs. Bubba
White Russian vs. OVA
Audio Pilot (formerly Dave Derrilykt) vs. Jungle Boy
DJ Heavyweight vs. Cash Beatz

Thursday, May 19
Andy Petr vs. Bad Character
Hitmayng vs. TradeMark
40 MIL vs. Sinister Reality
ClassiCal vs. Big Steve of GooniTunes

Thursday, May 26
Reason vs. Mc Cullah
Mixed Up vs. Luxi
GoodWill vs. Mighty DR
Hurrikayne vs. Jooney Dubz

Thursday, June 2
Sam Winters vs. Saul Garza Beatz
Mark Valdez vs. Jihad Baracus
James Jaxin vs. BakTrax
Lex Luthor vs. Champ