gonna make a thread where i watch and rate every Epic Rap Battle of History. this is that thread.
"why"
i feel like it. gonna just go season by season at random. gonna watch each once or twice at most with cold reads on winners
"why"
i feel like it. gonna just go season by season at random. gonna watch each once or twice at most with cold reads on winners
6. justin bieber vs ludwig van beethoven
first one with good costuming, beethoven looks like hes straight out of a painting. beethoven won
first one with good costuming, beethoven looks like hes straight out of a painting. beethoven won
7. albert einstein vs stephen hawking
if you ignore this one being ableist its the first good one. hawking won
if you ignore this one being ableist its the first good one. hawking won
8. genghis khan vs easter bunny
buh?
buh?
9. napoleon dynamite vs napoleon bonaparte
this was so one sided for dynamite that it was a little depressing
this was so one sided for dynamite that it was a little depressing
10. benjamin franklin vs billy mays
this is the first actually really good one. its so even they had to kill billy mays
i gotta give this to ben just barely
this is the first actually really good one. its so even they had to kill billy mays
i gotta give this to ben just barely
11. dumbledore vs gandalf
gandalf went for the below-the-belt homophobia so dumbledore wins by default. neither was very good though
gandalf went for the below-the-belt homophobia so dumbledore wins by default. neither was very good though
12. shakespeare vs dr. seuss
this one was really creative, although i wish seuss got SOMETHING instead of just using his characters.
shakespeare won
this one was really creative, although i wish seuss got SOMETHING instead of just using his characters.
shakespeare won
13. mr t vs mr rogers
i feel like they intentionally rigged this for rogers for the sake of comedy
i feel like they intentionally rigged this for rogers for the sake of comedy
14. captain kirk vs christopher columbus
i'm anti-italian so kirk wins
i'm anti-italian so kirk wins
15. nicepeter vs epiclloyd
that's season 1.
break over im going back in
16. darth vader vs hitler round 2
i hate how even this one is. i cant decide who wins
i hate how even this one is. i cant decide who wins
17. leonidas vs master chief
neither was very good. i'll give it to chief though
neither was very good. i'll give it to chief though
18. wright brothers vs mario brothers
maybe controversial but this is the first 10/10 erb imo. gotta give it to the wrights. the beat was so good
maybe controversial but this is the first 10/10 erb imo. gotta give it to the wrights. the beat was so good
19. michael jackson vs elvis
kid jackson has the strongest verse in this battle but i feel like adult jackson fumbled it. giving this one to elvis. still really good
kid jackson has the strongest verse in this battle but i feel like adult jackson fumbled it. giving this one to elvis. still really good
20. cleopatra vs marilyn monroe
cleopatra went for such a low blow they had to give monroe a third verse
cleopatra went for such a low blow they had to give monroe a third verse
21. bill gates vs steve jobs
snoozer. i guess bill win
snoozer. i guess bill win
22. freddie mercury vs frank sinatra
gotta give this one to mercury. i liked the beat in this one
gotta give this one to mercury. i liked the beat in this one
23. mitt romney vs barack obama
i liked how they got obama's speaking pattern down in this one
i liked how they got obama's speaking pattern down in this one
24. dr who vs dr brown
meh.
meh.
25. bruce lee vs clint eastwood
"you dont belong in a sweatshop / so go ahead, make my ipod" was so racist i got knocked out and missed the rest of the fight
"you dont belong in a sweatshop / so go ahead, make my ipod" was so racist i got knocked out and missed the rest of the fight
26. batman vs sherlock holmes
this was so one sided for holmes its kinda ridiculous. the holmes/watson banter was really good
good look at how the nolan movies affected batman's rep at the time
THEN, DISCOMBOBULATE
this was so one sided for holmes its kinda ridiculous. the holmes/watson banter was really good
good look at how the nolan movies affected batman's rep at the time
THEN, DISCOMBOBULATE
27. Santa Claus vs Moses
its snoop fucking dogg, who the hell do you think won
its snoop fucking dogg, who the hell do you think won
28. adam vs eve
i hate my wife
i hate my wife
29. martin luther king vs gandhi
martin won. it was fine
martin won. it was fine
30. nikola tesla vs thomas edison
another snoozer. i think i'd give it to tesla just because his voice is pleasant to listen to
another snoozer. i think i'd give it to tesla just because his voice is pleasant to listen to
31. lance armstrong vs babe rught
babe ruth didnt take this seriously at all so he wins
babe ruth didnt take this seriously at all so he wins
32. mozart vs skrillex
i guess mozart won. this one was boring
i guess mozart won. this one was boring
33. rasputin vs stalin
pewdiepie was on screen for 2 seconds and i felt like i got punched in the balls
gorbachev won
pewdiepie was on screen for 2 seconds and i felt like i got punched in the balls
gorbachev won
that's season 2. jesus christ these were worse than i remembered. im tapping out again
you know what i ought to do after indulging in the magical whimsy of LWA?
that's right. season 3 time
that's right. season 3 time
34. adolf hitler vs darth vader round 3
vader won this one barely. they each only really had 1 proper verse
vader won this one barely. they each only really had 1 proper verse
35. al capone vs blackbeard
most 6/10 erb in existence. the fucking assassins creed gag in the background kinda took me out of it
most 6/10 erb in existence. the fucking assassins creed gag in the background kinda took me out of it
36. joan of arc vs miley cyrus
this one is probably the most dated one ever. cringed hard. uhhh i guess joan won
this one is probably the most dated one ever. cringed hard. uhhh i guess joan won
37. picasso vs bob ross
this one was good. not great but fine. i like it when try including speech quirks like bob's very calm tone. picasso won with just his own namedrop though
this one was good. not great but fine. i like it when try including speech quirks like bob's very calm tone. picasso won with just his own namedrop though
38. michael jordan vs muhammad ali
pretty even, great beat, good flow. not a 10/10 but a solid 8/10. anyway ali murdered him
pretty even, great beat, good flow. not a 10/10 but a solid 8/10. anyway ali murdered him
39. donald trump vs ebeneezer scrooge
considering the later presidential raps this is like the ERB equivalent of shanks showing up to prelude him oneshotting kidd 1000 chapters from now
kanye was here
no-one won. everyone lost
considering the later presidential raps this is like the ERB equivalent of shanks showing up to prelude him oneshotting kidd 1000 chapters from now
kanye was here
no-one won. everyone lost
40. walter white vs rick grimes
they managed to make epiclloyd look so much like bryan cranston it made me uncomfortable. he intimidated me into giving him a W
they managed to make epiclloyd look so much like bryan cranston it made me uncomfortable. he intimidated me into giving him a W
41. goku vs superman
its the fucking DOING YOUR MOM guy as goku i cant take this seriously
its the fucking DOING YOUR MOM guy as goku i cant take this seriously
42. edgar allan poe vs stephen king
they actually studied poe's poems for this one i'm pretty sure and it shows. easy win for poe
they actually studied poe's poems for this one i'm pretty sure and it shows. easy win for poe
43. isaac newton vs bill nye
hate to ever give a w to neil but he had the best verse here
hate to ever give a w to neil but he had the best verse here
44. george washington vs william wallace
The Hard Drive should've hired me to review these for them because i think by now my desperation at this own hell i've created has become so obvious. i desire freedom, yet i must watch more
The Hard Drive should've hired me to review these for them because i think by now my desperation at this own hell i've created has become so obvious. i desire freedom, yet i must watch more
45. The Artists vs The TMNT
this one should be really good but it just isn't because the turtles barely even get to do anything. the artists just totally trounce them. the artists were also kinda mutant racist
this one should be really good but it just isn't because the turtles barely even get to do anything. the artists just totally trounce them. the artists were also kinda mutant racist
season 3. lets continue the suffering and do 4 too
46. Mythbusters vs Ghostbusters
this one was actually a 10/10 i think. good flow, insane production values, and the extras popping up didnt hurt it
this one was actually a 10/10 i think. good flow, insane production values, and the extras popping up didnt hurt it
47. bonnie & clyde vs romeo & juliet
another 10/10? am i free from mid? are we in an erb peak era?
who won, really? who's even next? am i free?
(its bonnie & clyde)
another 10/10? am i free from mid? are we in an erb peak era?
who won, really? who's even next? am i free?
(its bonnie & clyde)
48. zeus vs thor
there's no justice in this world. beneath every peak is an even deeper, abyssal mid.
there's no justice in this world. beneath every peak is an even deeper, abyssal mid.
49. jack the ripper vs hannibal lecter
this one was set up for hannibal considering his bars rely on pointing out how bad jack's are
this one was set up for hannibal considering his bars rely on pointing out how bad jack's are
50. oprah vs ellen degeneres
its a 7/10. oprah won. nothing else to say about it it was just fine. oprah's got a good singing voice
its a 7/10. oprah won. nothing else to say about it it was just fine. oprah's got a good singing voice
51. spielberg vs hitchcock
most brutal opener in erb history so spielberg automatically won
bay has the portion though. it's about motherfucking money
most brutal opener in erb history so spielberg automatically won
bay has the portion though. it's about motherfucking money
52. lewis & clark vs bill & ted
its obviously bill and ted
its obviously bill and ted
53. david copperfield vs harry houdini
who cares.
who cares.
54. Robocop vs Terminator
this one was pretty good. liked both verses. i guess i'd give it to robocop for his directive to stay fresh
this one was pretty good. liked both verses. i guess i'd give it to robocop for his directive to stay fresh
55. western philosophers vs eastern philosophers
the point is that no-one win. the chinese were racist in a funnier way though so they win
the point is that no-one win. the chinese were racist in a funnier way though so they win
56. shaka zulu vs julius caesar
perhaps controversial but i consider this one another 10/10. solid verses for both with no real harsh low blows. it was also not racist which is like a hallmark for erb. i'd give it to shaka
perhaps controversial but i consider this one another 10/10. solid verses for both with no real harsh low blows. it was also not racist which is like a hallmark for erb. i'd give it to shaka
57. stan lee vs jim henson
i used to love this one but nowadays im a bit cooler on it because disney's part on it just kinda ruins a good fight. i guess this goes to stan though
i used to love this one but nowadays im a bit cooler on it because disney's part on it just kinda ruins a good fight. i guess this goes to stan though
(coughing up blood) that's. that's season 4. i've got.. i've got like... half left to go...
i think ERB has like an inverse effect where they clearly get more and more budget and production values but they Dont get comparable growth in the writing skill so you have to take some of the worst bars you've ever heard with amazing (for a webseries) production values
its like you start off the year eating bad food but the presentation keeps getting better but the actual food is still bad
(the guards drag me in. i shake them off of me after i'm in the room and sit myself on the chair willingly.)
season 5.
season 5.
58. George R. R. Martin vs J. R. R. Tolkien
this is a pretty good battle but it does not feel like a very fair read of martin as a person and more just what the public opinion of ASOAIF is, lol
anyway, tolkien won
this is a pretty good battle but it does not feel like a very fair read of martin as a person and more just what the public opinion of ASOAIF is, lol
anyway, tolkien won
59. Gordon Ramsay vs Julia Child
another 10/10 this time i think. gordon had the advantage of getting a lot of really good bits with the shows + hell's kitchen spoof, but its like. you're making her battle the grandmother of american tv cooks. its Julia no matter what
another 10/10 this time i think. gordon had the advantage of getting a lot of really good bits with the shows + hell's kitchen spoof, but its like. you're making her battle the grandmother of american tv cooks. its Julia no matter what
60. frederick douglass vs thomas jefferson
douglass has good verses and i'll always accept jefferson getting his nuts slapped but this was not an even battle at all. it was very much set up for douglass
douglass has good verses and i'll always accept jefferson getting his nuts slapped but this was not an even battle at all. it was very much set up for douglass
61. austin powers vs james bond
austin's single verse was so nuclear that they had to rob him of his second by introducing connery bond into the mix
austin wins easy
austin's single verse was so nuclear that they had to rob him of his second by introducing connery bond into the mix
austin wins easy
im not fucking watching bruce banner vs bruce jenner
63. Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible
OLD FRITZ
OLD FRITZ
OLD FRITZ
OLD FRITZ
OLD FRITZ
this is a gimmick battle and i agree it outstays its welcome but frederick really did win in exactly 12 bars
OLD FRITZ
OLD FRITZ
OLD FRITZ
OLD FRITZ
OLD FRITZ
this is a gimmick battle and i agree it outstays its welcome but frederick really did win in exactly 12 bars
64. donald trump vs hillary clinton
this battle has this problem where they were so obviously biased for hillary that they let trump be the ultimate heel with some truly foul and evil verses that were so entertaining i gotta give it to him. they wanted hillary to win too bad
this battle has this problem where they were so obviously biased for hillary that they let trump be the ultimate heel with some truly foul and evil verses that were so entertaining i gotta give it to him. they wanted hillary to win too bad
65. ash ketchum vs charles darwin
darwin pulled out the "dae mobile phones ruined society???" bar so i gotta give it to ash
darwin pulled out the "dae mobile phones ruined society???" bar so i gotta give it to ash
66. Stevie Wonder vs Wonder Woman
this is literally the first one i think i could show to a normal person without cringing out of my asshole.
its not a coincidence that t-pain supposedly wrote most of his bars himself.
this is literally the first one i think i could show to a normal person without cringing out of my asshole.
its not a coincidence that t-pain supposedly wrote most of his bars himself.
67. Tony Hawk vs Wayne Gretzky
objectively this is one of their best ones. solid verses, great beat, zero cringe to be seen
but i cant help but to think this was written explicitly for like your 47 year old dad and not You
objectively this is one of their best ones. solid verses, great beat, zero cringe to be seen
but i cant help but to think this was written explicitly for like your 47 year old dad and not You
68. Theodore Roosevelt vs Winston Churchill
another genuine 10/10 tbh. gotta give it to teddy but its a close one
another genuine 10/10 tbh. gotta give it to teddy but its a close one
69. Epiclloyd vs NicePeter (round 2)
that wasnt actually too bad.
lets finish this later tonight.
lets finish this later tonight.
70. Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg
this was done back when musk was the king of reddit. its thus incredibly fucking funny now. zuck took that fraud out back
this was done back when musk was the king of reddit. its thus incredibly fucking funny now. zuck took that fraud out back
71. wolverine vs freddy krueger
i mean. he kinda won instantly with that
i mean. he kinda won instantly with that
72. guy fawkes vs che guevara
i forgot everything in this one the moment it ended
i forgot everything in this one the moment it ended
73. ronald mcdonald vs burger king
this shit was really good until fucking wendys got in the picture and then it got genuinely unwatchable. i hate trend chasing so much. can i please see my wife ive watched 73 of these
this shit was really good until fucking wendys got in the picture and then it got genuinely unwatchable. i hate trend chasing so much. can i please see my wife ive watched 73 of these
74. george carlin vs richard pryor
they killed bill cosby in this one
they killed bill cosby in this one
75. jacques cousteau vs steve irwin
irwin won this easily. they got his mannerisms down
irwin won this easily. they got his mannerisms down
76. mother teresa vs sigmund freud
i hate sigmun freud so much
i hate sigmun freud so much
77. vlad the impaler vs dracula
both of them were like whispering all their lyrics and it was kinda funny. "youre smoking crackula" made me give it to vlad
both of them were like whispering all their lyrics and it was kinda funny. "youre smoking crackula" made me give it to vlad
78. pennywise vs joker
pennywise's verses genuinely were painful to listen to
pennywise's verses genuinely were painful to listen to
79. thanos vs oppenheimer
lets ignore thanos's costume looking terrible and his voice being bad
oppenheimer started with this.
lets ignore thanos's costume looking terrible and his voice being bad
oppenheimer started with this.
80. Biden vs Trump
this has the hillary vs trump problem where its really set up for one side but, to their credit
they let biden say this
this has the hillary vs trump problem where its really set up for one side but, to their credit
they let biden say this
81 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH ITS ANOTHE RCUCKING LEGO ONE GO AWAY
that was season 6. i still have like 10-ish to go that arent a part of a season yet i guess
ITS ONLY 4 HOLY SHIT IM ALMOPST OUT
82. ragnar lodbrok vs richard the lionheart
this was really good but richard said this and i was out of it for the rest of the fight
this was really good but richard said this and i was out of it for the rest of the fight
83. Mansa Musa vs Jeff Bezos
this one was just like, real good. nice beat. mansa musa ate that fuck alive
this one was just like, real good. nice beat. mansa musa ate that fuck alive
84. john wick vs john rambo vs john mcclane
what should i do with my soon to be found freedom. i could do anything. i could become a king after this weight
what should i do with my soon to be found freedom. i could do anything. i could become a king after this weight
85. Lara Croft vs Indiana Jones
its over.
lara won.
its over.
lara won.
It's over.
I can finally pass on. Go home, everyone.
I can finally pass on. Go home, everyone.
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