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* Probably the first costumed rap battle on Youtube, the precursor to [=ERBoH=], features [[Franchise/HarryPotter Harry Potter and Voldemort]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTHn5oFPmi8 link]]
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* Probably the first costumed rap battle on Youtube, the precursor to [=ERBoH=], features [[Franchise/HarryPotter Harry Potter and Voldemort]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTHn5oFPmi8 link]]
This 2009 rap batlle]] between [[Franchise/HarryPotter Harry Potter and Voldemort]] is probably the first costumed rap battle on Youtube, and the precursor to [=ERBoH=] and its imitators.
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* YouTube user [=DashieXP=] created ''Franchise/MortalKombat: Epic Rap Battle'' as a sub-series to his regular Mortal Kombat shorts. Most of of the voices are done by Dashie himself, with the exception of Jax, who is usually voiced by J.D. Witherspoon. Frequent [[RunningGag running jokes]] include:
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* YouTube user [=DashieXP=] [[LetsPlay/Dashiegame DashieXP]] created ''Franchise/MortalKombat: Epic Rap Battle'' as a sub-series to his regular Mortal Kombat shorts. Most of of the voices are done by Dashie himself, with the exception of Jax, who is usually voiced by J.D. Witherspoon. Frequent [[RunningGag running jokes]] include:
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* ''WebVideo/KSIOlajidebt'' produced several animated Football Rap Battles between various football (soccer) personalities, in collaboration with Youtubers Randolph and Adsapaps; one of them featured Dan Bull as well.
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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}, rap battles serve as representations of [[MundaneMadeAwesome cabinet debates.]] AlexanderHamilton and ThomasJefferson have one on debt assumption and one on the nation's neutrality policy.
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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}, ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', rap battles serve as representations of [[MundaneMadeAwesome cabinet debates.]] AlexanderHamilton and ThomasJefferson have one on debt assumption and one on the nation's neutrality policy.
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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}, rap battles serve as representations of [[MundaneMadeAwesome cabinet debates.]] AlexanderHamilton and ThomasJefferson have one on debt assumption and one on the nation's neutrality policy.
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These days, there are leagues dedicated solely to battle rapping, and battle rap has been parodied many times in various media, Most notably by WebOriginal/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory.
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* ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': A comedy video series (2010-ongoing) that popularized Battle Rapping on Website/YouTube and beyond, especially among people unfamiliar with the rap culture. An example of Nerdcore, it features historical and pop culture figures [[note]](played by the show's creators Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, or GuestStars)[[/note]] Battle Rapping against each other, in anachronistic and fourth-wall-breaking combinations, similar in premise to MTV's ''CelebrityDeathmatch'' (but with less murder and more rapping). The raps contain a lot of witty references to real (and often obscure) facts related to the portrayed characters and personalities, making these videos not just funny, but also (in a sense) educational. While not being the first example of comedic Battle Rapping on [=YouTube=] (see below), ''[=ERBoH=]'' are definitely the most popular of their ilk, and have spawned lots of successors and imitators. Guest stars appearing on the show include both RealLife and [=YouTube=] rappers like SnoopDogg, {{Chali2na}}, [=DeStorm=] Power, DanBull, {{Wax}}, George Watsky, Zach Sherwin, and a lot of other celebrities.
* ''RhettAndLink'': Their 2010 video, simply titled ''"Epic Rap Battle!"'', is considered to be the inspiration for ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Since then, they've made several more comedic rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battle of Manliness'', ''Nerd vs Geek'' and ''I'm a Textpert''. They've also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]'' a couple times (and had Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd cameo in one of their rap battles).
* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan Battle Rapping against several other ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]''.
* ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerous Website/YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
* ''RhettAndLink'': Their 2010 video, simply titled ''"Epic Rap Battle!"'', is considered to be the inspiration for ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Since then, they've made several more comedic rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battle of Manliness'', ''Nerd vs Geek'' and ''I'm a Textpert''. They've also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]'' a couple times (and had Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd cameo in one of their rap battles).
* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan Battle Rapping against several other ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]''.
* ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerous Website/YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
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* ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': A comedy video series (2010-ongoing) that popularized Battle Rapping on Website/YouTube and beyond, especially among people unfamiliar with the rap culture. An example of Nerdcore, it features historical and pop culture figures [[note]](played by the show's creators Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, or GuestStars)[[/note]] Battle Rapping against each other, in anachronistic and fourth-wall-breaking combinations, similar in premise to MTV's ''CelebrityDeathmatch'' ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'' (but with less murder and more rapping). The raps contain a lot of witty references to real (and often obscure) facts related to the portrayed characters and personalities, making these videos not just funny, but also (in a sense) educational. While not being the first example of comedic Battle Rapping on [=YouTube=] (see below), ''[=ERBoH=]'' are definitely the most popular of their ilk, and have spawned lots of successors and imitators. Guest stars appearing on the show include both RealLife and [=YouTube=] rappers like SnoopDogg, {{Chali2na}}, [=DeStorm=] Power, DanBull, {{Wax}}, George Watsky, Zach Sherwin, and a lot of other celebrities.
*''RhettAndLink'': ''WebVideo/RhettAndLink'': Their 2010 video, simply titled ''"Epic Rap Battle!"'', is considered to be the inspiration for ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''.''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Since then, they've made several more comedic rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battle of Manliness'', ''Nerd vs Geek'' and ''I'm a Textpert''. They've also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]'' a couple times (and had Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd cameo in one of their rap battles).
*''{{Smosh}}'' ''WebVideo/{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan Battle Rapping against several other ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]''.
* ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerous Website/YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs ''[[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Film/MaryPoppins'', ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} ''Disney/{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
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* ''The Warp Zone'' turned [[TheHobbit The Battle of the Five Armies]] into a ''The Rap Battle of Five Armies'', and have also included Battle Rapping in several of their other videos (e.g. ''[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman Rap]]'', ''[[{{Injustice}} Batman vs Superman]]''). Recently they've released a seemingly parodic rap battle between [[GameOfThrones Hodor]] and [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Groot]], which seems to go [[PokemonSpeak as well]] [[VerbalTicName as you'd expect]]... [[spoiler:unless you rewatch it with subtitles on]]
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* ''AnnoyingOrange'' parodied ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' in the video ''Epic Rap Battles of Kitchenry'', which guest starred Nice Peter as Orange's opponent. Later a sequel was made, appropriately guest starring Epic Lloyd as one of the characters.
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* ''AnnoyingOrange'' ''WebVideo/AnnoyingOrange'' parodied ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' in the video ''Epic Rap Battles of Kitchenry'', which guest starred Nice Peter as Orange's opponent. Later a sequel was made, appropriately guest starring Epic Lloyd as one of the characters.
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* YouTube user [[=DashieXP=]] created ''Franchise/MortalKombat: Epic Rap Battle'' as a sub-series to his regular Mortal Kombat shorts. Most of of the voices are done by Dashie himself, with the exception of Jax, who is usually voiced by J.D. Witherspoon. Frequent [[RunningGag running jokes]] include:
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** Baraka winning all rounds, only to get knocked out (or worse) by the last person he beat. The exceptions to this rule was the Sindel battle, where he and Raiden got blasted out of the building before he could spit his verse, and the Montaro battle where he lost for the first time [[spoiler: but still got electrocuted by Raiden for insulting him earlier.]]
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** Baraka winning all rounds, only to get knocked out (or worse) by the last person he beat. The exceptions to this rule was are the Sindel battle, where he and Raiden got blasted out of the building before he could spit his verse, and the Montaro battle where he lost for the first time [[spoiler: but still got electrocuted by Raiden for insulting him earlier.]]
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* The main climax of Film/HouseParty has Kid and Play face off against each other in a rap battle. Kid, who was derided for his bad lyrics at the beginning of the film, ended up as the victor at the end of the battle.
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** Raiden constantly losing to Baraka in the first round.
** Baraka winning all rounds, only to get knocked out (or worse) by the last person he beat. The exceptions to this rule was the Sindel battle, where he and Raiden got blasted out of the building before he could spit his verse, and the Montaro battle where he lost for the first time [[spoiler: but still got electrocuted by Raiden for insulting him earlier.]]
** Raiden's sexuality being questioned by Baraka during their battles.
** Baraka's ugliness (which is a common running joke in the regular MK shorts)
** And Raiden, along with a few other opponents, being [[SoreLoser sore losers]].
** Raiden constantly losing to Baraka in the first round.
** Baraka winning all rounds, only to get knocked out (or worse) by the last person he beat. The exceptions to this rule was the Sindel battle, where he and Raiden got blasted out of the building before he could spit his verse, and the Montaro battle where he lost for the first time [[spoiler: but still got electrocuted by Raiden for insulting him earlier.]]
** Raiden's sexuality being questioned by Baraka during their battles.
** Baraka's ugliness (which is a common running joke in the regular MK shorts)
** And Raiden, along with a few other opponents, being [[SoreLoser sore losers]].
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* ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerous Website//YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
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* ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerous Website//YouTube Website/YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
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* ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': A comedy video series (2010-ongoing) that popularized BattleRapping on YouTube and beyond, especially among people unfamiliar with the rap culture. An example of Nerdcore, it features historical and pop culture figures [[note]](played by the show's creators Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, or GuestStars)[[/note]] BattleRapping against each other, in anachronistic and fourth-wall-breaking combinations, similar in premise to MTV's ''CelebrityDeathmatch'' (but with less murder and more rapping). The raps contain a lot of witty references to real (and often obscure) facts related to the portrayed characters and personalities, making these videos not just funny, but also (in a sense) educational. While not being the first example of comedic BattleRapping on YouTube (see below), ''[=ERBoH=]'' are definitely the most popular of their ilk, and have spawned lots of successors and imitators. Guest stars appearing on the show include both RealLife and YouTube rappers like SnoopDogg, {{Chali2na}}, [=DeStorm=] Power, DanBull, {{Wax}}, George Watsky, Zach Sherwin, and a lot of other celebrities.
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* ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': A comedy video series (2010-ongoing) that popularized BattleRapping Battle Rapping on YouTube Website/YouTube and beyond, especially among people unfamiliar with the rap culture. An example of Nerdcore, it features historical and pop culture figures [[note]](played by the show's creators Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, or GuestStars)[[/note]] BattleRapping Battle Rapping against each other, in anachronistic and fourth-wall-breaking combinations, similar in premise to MTV's ''CelebrityDeathmatch'' (but with less murder and more rapping). The raps contain a lot of witty references to real (and often obscure) facts related to the portrayed characters and personalities, making these videos not just funny, but also (in a sense) educational. While not being the first example of comedic BattleRapping Battle Rapping on YouTube [=YouTube=] (see below), ''[=ERBoH=]'' are definitely the most popular of their ilk, and have spawned lots of successors and imitators. Guest stars appearing on the show include both RealLife and YouTube [=YouTube=] rappers like SnoopDogg, {{Chali2na}}, [=DeStorm=] Power, DanBull, {{Wax}}, George Watsky, Zach Sherwin, and a lot of other celebrities.
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* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan BattleRapping against several other ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]''.
* ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerous YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
* ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerous YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
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* ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerousYouTube Website//YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
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* ''The Warp Zone'' turned [[TheHobbit The Battle of the Five Armies]] into a ''[[BattleRapping The Rap Battle of Five Armies]]'', and have also included BattleRapping in several of their other videos (e.g. ''[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman Rap]]'', ''[[{{Injustice}} Batman vs Superman]]''). Recently they've released a seemingly parodic rap battle between [[GameOfThrones Hodor]] and [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Groot]], which seems to go [[PokemonSpeak as well]] [[VerbalTicName as you'd expect]]... [[spoiler:unless you rewatch it with subtitles on]]
* ''[=IISuperwomanII=]'' produced a ''YouTube vs {{Vine}} Rap Battle'' featuring several YouTube and {{Vine}} celebrities dissing each others' favorite site.
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* ''[=IISuperwomanII=]'' produced a''YouTube ''Website/YouTube vs {{Vine}} Website/{{Vine}} Rap Battle'' featuring several YouTube [=YouTube=] and {{Vine}} Vine celebrities dissing each others' favorite site.
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* [=YouTuber=] ''[=MBest11x=]'' produces a series of rap battles between different branches of U.S. Armed Forces (''Navy Seal vs Army Ranger'', ''Special Forces vs MARSOC'', ''Marines vs Army''), other manly occupations (''Police vs Firefighter''), and also a parodic ''ISIS vs USA'' rap battle that's only 16 seconds long [[spoiler:due to USA shooting ISIS right at the start]]
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* [=YouTuber=] Website/{{YouTube}}r ''[=MBest11x=]'' produces a series of rap battles between different branches of U.S. Armed Forces (''Navy Seal vs Army Ranger'', ''Special Forces vs MARSOC'', ''Marines vs Army''), other manly occupations (''Police vs Firefighter''), and also a parodic ''ISIS vs USA'' rap battle that's only 16 seconds long [[spoiler:due to USA shooting ISIS right at the start]]
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* ''EconStories'', a YouTube channel dedicated to popularizing economics, created two rap battles similar to ''[=ERBoH=]'' between John Maynard Keynes and F.A.Hayek, illustrating the main differences between their economic theories.
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* ''EconStories'', a YouTube Website/YouTube channel dedicated to popularizing economics, created two rap battles similar to ''[=ERBoH=]'' between John Maynard Keynes and F.A.Hayek, illustrating the main differences between their economic theories.
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* In the WesternAnimation/RegularShow episode "Rap It Up", Pops accidentally gets involved in a feud with a rap group called the Crew Crew after mistaking their freestyle battles for a poetry recital. The members of the Crew Crew are voiced by real-life rappers Music/ChildishGambino, Tyler The Creator and MC Lyte.
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* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan BattleRapping against several other ''SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]''.
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* ''The Warp Zone'' turned [[TheHobbit The Battle of the Five Armies]] into a ''[[BattleRapping The Rap Battle of Five Armies]]'', and have also included BattleRapping in several of their other videos (e.g. ''[[{{Batman}} Batman Rap]]'', ''[[{{Injustice}} Batman vs Superman]]''). Recently they've released a seemingly parodic rap battle between [[GameOfThrones Hodor]] and [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Groot]], which seems to go [[PokemonSpeak as well]] [[VerbalTicName as you'd expect]]... [[spoiler:unless you rewatch it with subtitles on]]
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* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[TheLegendOfZelda ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[SuperSmashBros ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan BattleRapping against several other ''SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on ''[=ERBoH=]''.
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* Music/LLCoolJ vs. Music/KoolMoeDee. In 1987, LL Cool J was riding off the success of his double-Platinum album ''Bigger and Deffer'', calling himself "rap's new Grandmaster". Kool Moe Dee, one of the first rappers of the genre, took exception to this, and decided to teach LL a lesson in respect. That same year, Moe released "How Ya Like Me Now", which accused LL (though not by name) of stealing his style. In response, LL released "Jack the Ripper", dismissing Moe as an "old-school sucker punk" and pointed out he had more sales than him. Moe then decided to pull the gloves off and released "Let's Go", which gave the world [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RheuHyp3Q&feature=player_detailpage#t=175 one of the greatest battle verses of all time]]: Kool Moe Dee destroying LL Cool J with [[AlliterativeList only one letter.]]
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* Music/LLCoolJ vs. Music/KoolMoeDee. In 1987, LL Cool J was riding off the success of his double-Platinum album ''Bigger and Deffer'', calling himself "rap's new Grandmaster". Kool Moe Dee, one of the first rappers of the genre, took exception to this, and decided to teach LL a lesson in respect. That same year, Moe released "How Ya Like Me Now", which accused LL (though not by name) of stealing his style. In response, LL released "Jack the Ripper", dismissing Moe as an "old-school sucker punk" and pointed out he had more sales than him. Moe then decided to pull the gloves off and released "Let's Go", which gave the world [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RheuHyp3Q&feature=player_detailpage#t=175 com/watch?v=EJaMc6_e5xU&t=2m56s one of the greatest battle verses of all time]]: Kool Moe Dee destroying LL Cool J with [[AlliterativeList only one letter.]]
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* '''The Music/NWA Saga''':
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* '''The Music/NWA Music/{{NWA}} Saga''':
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** 1993: Eazy E released the EP ''It's On [[strike:(Dr. Dre)]] 187um Killa'', which contained the diss tracks "Real Muthaphuckkin' G's" and "It's On", the former of which had a music video featuring pictures of Dr. Dre dressed in sequins and makeup from his days in the rap group World Class Wrecking Crew; prompting Eazy to make several homophobic remarks about Dre.
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** 1993: Eazy E released the EP ''It's On [[strike:(Dr. Dre)]] 187um Killa'', which contained the diss tracks "Real Muthaphuckkin' G's" and "It's On", the former of which had a music video featuring pictures of Dr. Dre dressed in sequins and facial makeup from his days in the rap group World Class Wrecking Crew; prompting Eazy to make several homophobic remarks about Dre.Dre, and exposing that his claims he was a street gangster were entirely false.
** 1995: By this time, Eazy E had already passed away from AIDS, and all members of N.W.A. had made peace prior to his death. But the feud did not end quietly. On Eazy's posthumous release, ''Str8 off the Streets of Muthaphukkin' Compton'', one last Dr. Dre diss entitled "Whut Would You Do" found its way onto the album.
** 1995: By this time, Eazy E had already passed away from AIDS, and all members of N.W.A. had made peace prior to his death. But the feud did not end quietly. On Eazy's posthumous release, ''Str8 off the Streets of Muthaphukkin' Compton'', one last Dr. Dre diss entitled "Whut Would You Do" found its way onto the album.
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** 1991: N.W.A. released ''[=Niggaz4Life=]'', which contained insults aimed at Ice Cube in several songs, most notably the skit "Message to B.A.", where they compare him to the infamous American Revolution traitor Benedict Arnold. Ice Cube eventually had enough and responded with "No Vaseline", from his album ''Death Certificate''. He criticized Music/EazyE for siding with Jerry Heller, and accused both of them of exploiting the rest of the group. There turned out to be some truth to Ice Cube's words. Dr. Dre would leave N.W.A. not long after the song's release for the same reasons Ice Cube left a year prior.
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** 1991: N.W.A. released ''[=Niggaz4Life=]'', which contained insults aimed at Ice Cube in several songs, most notably the skit "Message to B.A.", where they compare him to the infamous American Revolution traitor Benedict Arnold. Ice Cube eventually had enough and responded with "No Vaseline", from his album ''Death Certificate''. He criticized Music/EazyE for siding with Jerry Heller, and accused both of them of exploiting the rest of the group. There turned out to be some truth to Ice Cube's words. Dr. Dre would leave N.W.A. not long after the song's release for the same reasons Ice Cube left a year prior. prior.
** 1992: Dr. Dre released ''The Chronic'', one of the landmark albums that would create the G-Funk sound of the mid nineties, and launched the career of Music/SnoopDogg. One of the singles released from the album was "Fuck With Dre Day", which contained several disses towards Tim Dog, Luke Skyywalker (of Music/TwoLiveCrew), and former boss Eazy E. The song also featured some [[StealthInsult stealth insults]] towards Ice Cube, but they were kept at a minimum, as he and Dre were on friendlier terms by that point.
** 1993: Eazy E released the EP ''It's On [[strike:(Dr. Dre)]] 187um Killa'', which contained the diss tracks "Real Muthaphuckkin' G's" and "It's On", the former of which had a music video featuring pictures of Dr. Dre dressed in sequins and makeup from his days in the rap group World Class Wrecking Crew; prompting Eazy to make several homophobic remarks about Dre.
** 1992: Dr. Dre released ''The Chronic'', one of the landmark albums that would create the G-Funk sound of the mid nineties, and launched the career of Music/SnoopDogg. One of the singles released from the album was "Fuck With Dre Day", which contained several disses towards Tim Dog, Luke Skyywalker (of Music/TwoLiveCrew), and former boss Eazy E. The song also featured some [[StealthInsult stealth insults]] towards Ice Cube, but they were kept at a minimum, as he and Dre were on friendlier terms by that point.
** 1993: Eazy E released the EP ''It's On [[strike:(Dr. Dre)]] 187um Killa'', which contained the diss tracks "Real Muthaphuckkin' G's" and "It's On", the former of which had a music video featuring pictures of Dr. Dre dressed in sequins and makeup from his days in the rap group World Class Wrecking Crew; prompting Eazy to make several homophobic remarks about Dre.
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** 1990: Ice Cube released his solo debut ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'' and an accompanying EP ''Kill At Will'' to critical success and acclaim, but avoided mentioning his former bandmates. N.W.A. However, wasn't as kind, as they attacked him on their EP ''100 Miles and Runnin''' with the title track and the song "Real Niggaz".
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** 1990: Ice Cube released his solo debut ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'' and an accompanying EP EP, ''Kill At Will'' Will'', to critical success and acclaim, but avoided mentioning his former bandmates. N.W.A. However, wasn't as kind, as they attacked him on their EP ''100 Miles and Runnin''' with the title track and the song "Real Niggaz".Niggaz".
** 1991: N.W.A. released ''[=Niggaz4Life=]'', which contained insults aimed at Ice Cube in several songs, most notably the skit "Message to B.A.", where they compare him to the infamous American Revolution traitor Benedict Arnold. Ice Cube eventually had enough and responded with "No Vaseline", from his album ''Death Certificate''. He criticized Music/EazyE for siding with Jerry Heller, and accused both of them of exploiting the rest of the group. There turned out to be some truth to Ice Cube's words. Dr. Dre would leave N.W.A. not long after the song's release for the same reasons Ice Cube left a year prior.
** 1991: N.W.A. released ''[=Niggaz4Life=]'', which contained insults aimed at Ice Cube in several songs, most notably the skit "Message to B.A.", where they compare him to the infamous American Revolution traitor Benedict Arnold. Ice Cube eventually had enough and responded with "No Vaseline", from his album ''Death Certificate''. He criticized Music/EazyE for siding with Jerry Heller, and accused both of them of exploiting the rest of the group. There turned out to be some truth to Ice Cube's words. Dr. Dre would leave N.W.A. not long after the song's release for the same reasons Ice Cube left a year prior.
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* '''The Music/NWA Saga''':
** December 1989: Due to royalty issues and general distrust of group manager Jerry Heller, Music/IceCube leaves N.W.A. and goes solo
** 1990: Ice Cube released his solo debut ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'' and an accompanying EP ''Kill At Will'' to critical success and acclaim, but avoided mentioning his former bandmates. N.W.A. However, wasn't as kind, as they attacked him on their EP ''100 Miles and Runnin''' with the title track and the song "Real Niggaz".
** December 1989: Due to royalty issues and general distrust of group manager Jerry Heller, Music/IceCube leaves N.W.A. and goes solo
** 1990: Ice Cube released his solo debut ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'' and an accompanying EP ''Kill At Will'' to critical success and acclaim, but avoided mentioning his former bandmates. N.W.A. However, wasn't as kind, as they attacked him on their EP ''100 Miles and Runnin''' with the title track and the song "Real Niggaz".
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* ''Webcomic/AndItDontStop'' mixes rap battles with robot battles, with good rhymes powering up the robots.
* ''Webcomic/AndItDontStop'' mixes rap battles with robot battles, with good rhymes powering up the robots.
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* In ''Film/DrillbitTaylor'', bullied kid Ryan challenges his aggressor Filkins to a battle rap in hopes that this would gain his respect. Ryan end up definitively winning, but this only serves to make Filkins bully him more aggressively.
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* In ''Film/DrillbitTaylor'', bullied kid Ryan challenges his aggressor Filkins to a battle rap in hopes that this would gain his respect. Ryan end ends up definitively winning, but this only serves to make Filkins bully him more aggressively.
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* In ''Film/DrillbitTaylor'', bullied kid Ryan challenges his aggressor Filkins to a battle rap in hopes that this would gain his respect. Ryan end up definitively winning, but this only serves to make Filkins bully him more aggressively.
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* ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': A comedy video series (2010-ongoing) that popularized BattleRapping on YouTube and beyond, especially among people unfamiliar with the rap culture. An example of Nerdcore, it features historical and pop culture figures [[note]](played by the show's creators Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, or GuestStars)[[/note]] BattleRapping against each other, in anachronistic and fourth-wall-breaking combinations, similar in premise to MTV's ''CelebrityDeathmatch'' (but with less murder and more rapping). The raps contain a lot of witty references to real (and often obscure) facts related to the portrayed characters and personalities, making these videos not just funny, but also (in a sense) educational. While not being the first example of comedic BattleRapping on YouTube (see below), ''ERBoH'' are definitely the most popular of their ilk, and have spawned lots of successors and imitators. GuestStars appearing on the show include both RealLife and YouTube rappers like SnoopDogg, Chali2na, DeStormPower, DanBull, {{Wax}}, GeorgeWatsky, ZachSherwin, and a lot of other celebrities.
* ''RhettAndLink'': Their 2010 video, simply titled ''"Epic Rap Battle!"'', is considered to be the inspiration for ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Since then, they've made several more comedic rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battle of Manliness'', ''Nerd vs Geek'' and ''I'm a Textpert''. They've also guest starred on ERBoH a couple times (and had Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd cameo in one of their rap battles).
* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan BattleRapping against several other ''SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on ''ERBoH''.
* ''WhitneyAvalon'''s ''PrincessRapBattle'' series is the most popular of ''ERBoH'''s numerous YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''ERBoH'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''ERBoH'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
* ''MichelleGlavan'' started doing the same schtick a couple years before with her ''Ladies of Rap'' series.
* ''TheWarpZone'' turned [[TheHobbit The Battle of the Five Armies]] into a ''[[BattleRapping The Rap Battle of Five Armies]]'', and have also included BattleRapping in several of their other videos (e.g. ''[[{{Batman}} Batman Rap]]'', ''[[{{Injustice}} Batman vs Superman]]''). Recently they've released a seemingly parodic rap battle between [[GameOfThrones Hodor]] and [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Groot]], which seems to go [[PokemonName as well]] [[VerbalTicName as you'd expect]]... [[spoiler:unless you rewatch it with subtitles on]]
* ''IISuperwomanII'' produced a ''YouTube vs {{Vine}} Rap Battle'' featuring several YouTube and {{Vine}} celebrities dissing each others' favorite site.
* ''RhettAndLink'': Their 2010 video, simply titled ''"Epic Rap Battle!"'', is considered to be the inspiration for ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Since then, they've made several more comedic rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battle of Manliness'', ''Nerd vs Geek'' and ''I'm a Textpert''. They've also guest starred on ERBoH a couple times (and had Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd cameo in one of their rap battles).
* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan BattleRapping against several other ''SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on ''ERBoH''.
* ''WhitneyAvalon'''s ''PrincessRapBattle'' series is the most popular of ''ERBoH'''s numerous YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''ERBoH'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''ERBoH'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
* ''MichelleGlavan'' started doing the same schtick a couple years before with her ''Ladies of Rap'' series.
* ''TheWarpZone'' turned [[TheHobbit The Battle of the Five Armies]] into a ''[[BattleRapping The Rap Battle of Five Armies]]'', and have also included BattleRapping in several of their other videos (e.g. ''[[{{Batman}} Batman Rap]]'', ''[[{{Injustice}} Batman vs Superman]]''). Recently they've released a seemingly parodic rap battle between [[GameOfThrones Hodor]] and [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Groot]], which seems to go [[PokemonName as well]] [[VerbalTicName as you'd expect]]... [[spoiler:unless you rewatch it with subtitles on]]
* ''IISuperwomanII'' produced a ''YouTube vs {{Vine}} Rap Battle'' featuring several YouTube and {{Vine}} celebrities dissing each others' favorite site.
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* ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': A comedy video series (2010-ongoing) that popularized BattleRapping on YouTube and beyond, especially among people unfamiliar with the rap culture. An example of Nerdcore, it features historical and pop culture figures [[note]](played by the show's creators Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, or GuestStars)[[/note]] BattleRapping against each other, in anachronistic and fourth-wall-breaking combinations, similar in premise to MTV's ''CelebrityDeathmatch'' (but with less murder and more rapping). The raps contain a lot of witty references to real (and often obscure) facts related to the portrayed characters and personalities, making these videos not just funny, but also (in a sense) educational. While not being the first example of comedic BattleRapping on YouTube (see below), ''ERBoH'' ''[=ERBoH=]'' are definitely the most popular of their ilk, and have spawned lots of successors and imitators. GuestStars Guest stars appearing on the show include both RealLife and YouTube rappers like SnoopDogg, Chali2na, DeStormPower, {{Chali2na}}, [=DeStorm=] Power, DanBull, {{Wax}}, GeorgeWatsky, ZachSherwin, George Watsky, Zach Sherwin, and a lot of other celebrities.
* ''RhettAndLink'': Their 2010 video, simply titled ''"Epic Rap Battle!"'', is considered to be the inspiration for ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Since then, they've made several more comedic rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battle of Manliness'', ''Nerd vs Geek'' and ''I'm a Textpert''. They've also guest starred onERBoH ''[=ERBoH=]'' a couple times (and had Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd cameo in one of their rap battles).
* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan BattleRapping against several other ''SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on''ERBoH''.
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*''WhitneyAvalon'''s ''PrincessRapBattle'' ''Whitney Avalon's'' ''Princess Rap Battle'' series is the most popular of ''ERBoH'''s ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'''s numerous YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''ERBoH'', ''[=ERBoH=]'', except it mostly features fictional female characters ([[ArtifactTitle not necessarily princesses]]): ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] vs [[{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'', ''MrsClaus vs MaryPoppins'', ''[[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]] vs [[StarWars Leia]]'', ''{{Cinderella}} vs [[BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]]''. Like ''ERBoH'', ''[=ERBoH=]'', it sometimes features celebrity guest stars.
*''MichelleGlavan'' ''Michelle Glavan'' started doing the same schtick a couple years before with her ''Ladies of Rap'' series.
*''TheWarpZone'' ''The Warp Zone'' turned [[TheHobbit The Battle of the Five Armies]] into a ''[[BattleRapping The Rap Battle of Five Armies]]'', and have also included BattleRapping in several of their other videos (e.g. ''[[{{Batman}} Batman Rap]]'', ''[[{{Injustice}} Batman vs Superman]]''). Recently they've released a seemingly parodic rap battle between [[GameOfThrones Hodor]] and [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Groot]], which seems to go [[PokemonName [[PokemonSpeak as well]] [[VerbalTicName as you'd expect]]... [[spoiler:unless you rewatch it with subtitles on]]
*''IISuperwomanII'' ''[=IISuperwomanII=]'' produced a ''YouTube vs {{Vine}} Rap Battle'' featuring several YouTube and {{Vine}} celebrities dissing each others' favorite site.
* ''RhettAndLink'': Their 2010 video, simply titled ''"Epic Rap Battle!"'', is considered to be the inspiration for ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Since then, they've made several more comedic rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battle of Manliness'', ''Nerd vs Geek'' and ''I'm a Textpert''. They've also guest starred on
* ''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created ''[[SuperSmashBros Smash Rap]]'', which featured MegaMan BattleRapping against several other ''SuperSmashBros'' characters. Like RhettAndLink, Ian and Anthony have also guest starred on
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* YouTuber ''MBest11x'' produces a series of rap battles between different branches of U.S. Armed Forces (''Navy Seal vs Army Ranger'', ''Special Forces vs MARSOC'', ''Marines vs Army''), other manly occupations (''Police vs Firefighter''), and also a parodic ''ISIS vs USA'' rap battle that's only 16 seconds long [[spoiler:due to USA shooting ISIS right at the start]]
* ''{{Animeme}}'' features several animated rap battles between [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]].
* ''{{Animeme}}'' features several animated rap battles between [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]].
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* YouTuber ''MBest11x'' [=YouTuber=] ''[=MBest11x=]'' produces a series of rap battles between different branches of U.S. Armed Forces (''Navy Seal vs Army Ranger'', ''Special Forces vs MARSOC'', ''Marines vs Army''), other manly occupations (''Police vs Firefighter''), and also a parodic ''ISIS vs USA'' rap battle that's only 16 seconds long [[spoiler:due to USA shooting ISIS right at the start]]
*''{{Animeme}}'' ''Animeme'' features several animated rap battles between [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]].
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* ''EconStories'', a YouTube channel dedicated to popularizing economics, created two rap battles similar to ''ERBoH'' between John Maynard Keynes and F.A.Hayek, illustrating the main differences between their economic theories.
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* ''EconStories'', a YouTube channel dedicated to popularizing economics, created two rap battles similar to ''ERBoH'' ''[=ERBoH=]'' between John Maynard Keynes and F.A.Hayek, illustrating the main differences between their economic theories.
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* Battle rapping is the entire premise of WebOriginal/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory. Real life rappers such as Music/SnoopDogg occasionally make cameos in some episodes as one of the battlers.
* WebVideo/{{Smosh}} had created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers Smash]] Rap'', which featured characters from the series participating in a giant rap battle. ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] Rap'' also featured a rap battle near the end. Ian and Anthony would also CrossOver with ERBOH.
* Battle rapping is the entire premise of WebOriginal/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory. Real life rappers such as Music/SnoopDogg occasionally make cameos in some episodes as one of the battlers.
* WebVideo/{{Smosh}} had created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers Smash]] Rap'', which featured characters from the series participating in a giant rap battle. ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] Rap'' also featured a rap battle near the end. Ian and Anthony would also CrossOver with ERBOH.
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* Battle rapping is
*''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': A comedy video series (2010-ongoing) that popularized BattleRapping on YouTube and beyond, especially among people unfamiliar with the
*''RhettAndLink'': Their 2010 video, simply titled ''"Epic Rap Battle!"'', is considered to be the inspiration for ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Since then, they've made several more comedic rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battle of Manliness'', ''Nerd vs Geek'' and ''I'm a Textpert''. They've also guest starred on ERBoH a couple times (and had Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd cameo in
* WebVideo/{{Smosh}} had
*''{{Smosh}}'' first included a rap battle in their 2011 ''[[TheLegendOfZelda Zelda Rap]]''. Recently they created
*''WhitneyAvalon'''s ''PrincessRapBattle'' series is the most popular of ''ERBoH'''s numerous YouTube imitators. The series is built on the same premise as ''ERBoH'', except it mostly features fictional female characters
*''MichelleGlavan'' started doing the
*''TheWarpZone'' turned [[TheHobbit The Battle of the Five Armies]] into a ''[[BattleRapping The Rap Battle of Five Armies]]'', and have also
*''IISuperwomanII'' produced a ''YouTube vs {{Vine}} Rap Battle'' featuring several YouTube and {{Vine}} celebrities dissing each others' favorite site.
*''DanBull'' made several rap battle videos, and is sometimes featured in some other channels' rap battles, including ''Epic Rap Battles of History''.
*YouTuber ''MBest11x'' produces a series of rap battles between different branches of U.S. Armed Forces (''Navy Seal vs Army Ranger'', ''Special Forces vs MARSOC'', ''Marines vs Army''), other manly occupations (''Police vs Firefighter''), and also
*''{{Animeme}}'' features several animated rap battles between [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]].
*''StarBomb'' made a parodic animated rap battle between [[StreetFighter Ryu and Ken]].
*''AnnoyingOrange'' parodied ''EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' in the video ''Epic Rap Battles of Kitchenry'', which guest starred Nice Peter as Orange's opponent. Later a sequel was made, appropriately guest starring Epic Lloyd as one of the characters.
*''EconStories'', a YouTube channel dedicated to popularizing economics, created two rap battles similar to ''ERBoH'' between John Maynard Keynes and F.A.Hayek, illustrating the main differences between their economic theories.
*Even a religious organization called ''The Crossing Church'' got on the hype, releasing a Christmas-themed rap battle between [[AChristmasCarol Ebenezer Scrooge]] and [[HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]].
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* Not rap, but 17th-century opera singer and duellist Julie D'Aublgny (a.k.a. La Maupin) was known for singing insulting songs about her opponents before engaging them in duels.
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While battle rapping is still a relatively new phenomenon, it's roots can be traced back as far back as the fifth century to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyting Flyting]], which is a contest of exchanged insults, usually performed in verse. The insults would be extremely provocative, ranging from cowardice to sexual perversion, not quite unlike the insults used in the rap battles of today.
In the early seventies, when rap was still in it's beginning, freestyle battles were largely about playing the crowd - specifically, which rapper could get the crowd more hyped up from their performance. on September 11, 1981 Music/KoolMoeDee created the modern style of battle rapping that's known today. When it was his turn to take on his opponent, Busy Bee Starski, Moe took everyone by surprise by roasting Starski with complex rhyme schemes that were almost unheard of at the time. This battle would single handedly end the original style of battle rapping and laid the groundwork for the modern battle rapping.
In the early seventies, when rap was still in it's beginning, freestyle battles were largely about playing the crowd - specifically, which rapper could get the crowd more hyped up from their performance. on September 11, 1981 Music/KoolMoeDee created the modern style of battle rapping that's known today. When it was his turn to take on his opponent, Busy Bee Starski, Moe took everyone by surprise by roasting Starski with complex rhyme schemes that were almost unheard of at the time. This battle would single handedly end the original style of battle rapping and laid the groundwork for the modern battle rapping.
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While battle rapping is still a relatively new phenomenon, it's its roots can be traced back as far back as the fifth century to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyting Flyting]], which is a contest of exchanged insults, usually performed in verse. The insults would be extremely provocative, ranging from cowardice to sexual perversion, not quite unlike the insults used in the rap battles of today.
In the early seventies, when rap was still init's its beginning, freestyle battles were largely about playing the crowd - specifically, which rapper could get the crowd more hyped up from their performance. on September 11, 1981 Music/KoolMoeDee created the modern style of battle rapping that's known today. When it was his turn to take on his opponent, Busy Bee Starski, Moe took everyone by surprise by roasting Starski with complex rhyme schemes that were almost unheard of at the time. This battle would single handedly end the original style of battle rapping and laid the groundwork for the modern battle rapping.
In the early seventies, when rap was still in
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Battle Rapping (also known as "battle rhyming") is a type of rapping that includes a lot of braggadocio and insults, the latter of which is usually aimed at an opposing rapper. While battles between rappers can occur on recorded albums and/or singles, battle rapping is usually associated with live battles, though the verses are usually rehearsed or freestyled spontaneously in those cases.[[note]]Typically, standard battle rules say all rhymes '''must''' be memorized prior to the battle, but some battlers opt to freestyle instead. Obviously, using a notepad or other type of "cheat sheet" (i.e. writing your verse on your wrist) is against the rules in most battle rap leagues, and '''will''' get you disqualified.[[/note]]
While battle rapping is still a relatively new phenomenon, it's roots can be traced back as far back as the fifth century to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyting Flyting]], which is a contest of exchanged insults, usually performed in verse. The insults would be extremely provocative, ranging from cowardice to sexual perversion, not quite unlike the insults used in the rap battles of today.
In the early seventies, when rap was still in it's beginning, freestyle battles were largely about playing the crowd - specifically, which rapper could get the crowd more hyped up from their performance. on September 11, 1981 Music/KoolMoeDee created the modern style of battle rapping that's known today. When it was his turn to take on his opponent, Busy Bee Starski, Moe took everyone by surprise by roasting Starski with complex rhyme schemes that were almost unheard of at the time. This battle would single handedly end the original style of battle rapping and laid the groundwork for the modern battle rapping.
Between the early nineties and the early 2000's, the popularity of battle rapping started to decline and went underground, due to rap's ever evolving landscape. Battling started crawling back into the mainstream by 2002, spring-boarded by Music/{{Eminem}}'s hit film Film/EightMile, which was based around Detroit's underground battle scene, and the various "Freestyle Fridays" rap battles hosted by BET on their show ''106 & Park''.
These days, there are leagues dedicated solely to battle rapping, and battle rap has been parodied many times in various media, Most notably by WebOriginal/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory.
'''Note: Keep in mind that a battle rap doesn't necessarily have to be [[TakeThat "diss" track]], or just be restricted to live battles when adding examples. Artists such as Kool Moe Dee have put out several self-contained battle raps on their albums.'''
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!!Notable battle rap leauges:
* El Oh Crew (1998)
* Ground Zero (1999)
* New Jerusalem (1999)
* The Chamber (2000)
* Sacred Society (2001)
* Let's Beef (2005)
* Grind Time Now (2008)
* King of the Dot (2008)
* Don't Flop (2008)
* Ultimate Rap League (2009)
* Queen of the Ring (2011)
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!!Legendary rap battles:
* Music/LLCoolJ vs. Music/KoolMoeDee. In 1987, LL Cool J was riding off the success of his double-Platinum album ''Bigger and Deffer'', calling himself "rap's new Grandmaster". Kool Moe Dee, one of the first rappers of the genre, took exception to this, and decided to teach LL a lesson in respect. That same year, Moe released "How Ya Like Me Now", which accused LL (though not by name) of stealing his style. In response, LL released "Jack the Ripper", dismissing Moe as an "old-school sucker punk" and pointed out he had more sales than him. Moe then decided to pull the gloves off and released "Let's Go", which gave the world [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RheuHyp3Q&feature=player_detailpage#t=175 one of the greatest battle verses of all time]]: Kool Moe Dee destroying LL Cool J with [[AlliterativeList only one letter.]]
** In the aftermath of "Let's Go", Moe won a Grammy Award in 1991, and was featured on songs with Music/IceT, Music/KRSOne, and Quincy Jones; while LL's album ''Walkng With A Panther'' got roasted by critics despite high sales, and got booed out of the Apollo Theater. Despite this, LL soldiered on, and released ''Mama Said Knock You Out'' in 1990, returning him into the good graces of hip hop fans, and delivering a one-two punch to Moe at the same time, dissing him on "To Da Break of Dawn" and the title track. Moe would respond with "Death Blow" in 1991, but by that time, the fans had firmly latched onto LL, and the song, along with it's album ''Funke Funke Wisdom'', bombed. LL would continue to be a top-selling rapper for the rest of his career, while Moe would fall into obscurity after "Death Blow".
* [[Music/KRSOne Boogie Down Productions]] vs. The Juice Crew. Aka, '''"The Bridge Wars"''', a landmark battle between the Bronx and Queens neighborhoods of New York. in late 1985, MC Shan and the Juice Crew released a B-side called "The Bridge", which sung the praises of their Queens neighborhood. Bronx natives [=KRSOne=] and Scott La Rock took exception to the track, thinking the song was implying that hip hop started in Queens instead of the Bronx (In reality, they were pissed because [[DisproportionateRetribution one of the Juice Crew's DJ's rejected a demo tape they showed them]]). In 1986, The duo, now known as Boogie Down Productions released "South Bronx", which attacked the Juice Crew, and their "claim" that Queens was the birthplace of hip hop. KRS even went as far as to perform "South Bronx" at a live show immediately after MC Shan performed "The Bridge". The Juice Crew quickly responded with the track "Kill That Noise", which mocked Boogie Down for taking offense, with MC Shan making it clear he did not make any claims that Queens started the hip hop movement. KRS, however, refused to let the subject drop, and eventually, more artists from the Bronx and Queens got involved including Craig G, Rockwell Noel & The Poet, Roxanne Shantaé (who was already involved in the "Roxanne Wars" about a year prior), MC Mitchski, and several others, with Big Daddy Kane being the only member of the Juice Crew not to get involved in the wars directly. In the end, KRS-One emerged the victor, though this ended up being a BittersweetEnding, as his partner Scott La Rock was murdered prior to the end of the Wars.
* Music/LLCoolJ vs. Canibus. This one started out with a healthy dose of ego on LL's part. While recording the song "4,3,2,1", LL asked Canibus to change a line from his verse in the song that LL perceived as a diss towards him ("Yo L, is that a mic on your arm, lemme borrow that", referring to LL's microphone tatto). Canibus complied, but later became furious when he found out that LL's original verse, which had subliminally dissed Canibus for the "mic on your arm" line, remained intact after LL promised he would rewrite it. LL had offered to record a song with Canibus to squash the beef, but the latter chose to record the diss record "Second Round K.O.", which featured Mike Tyson. LL, on the receiving end of a diss for the first time in almost ten years, released "The Ripper Strikes Back" and "Back Where I Belong" in response. Ironically, Canibus wouldn't make it past the first round, as his debut album ''Can-I-Bus'' was panned, and he was dropped from Universal Records.
* Music/KoolMoeDee vs Busy Bee Starski: On September 11, 1981, A series of rap battles took place at Harlem World in New York City. Starski, who was the headlining rapper that night, was challenged by Kool Moe Dee. Starski started the battle off with the typical battle rap of the time, hamming it up for the crowd and getting them on their side with his party rhymes. When Moe's turn came around, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShpDIWK5F7Y&feature=player_detailpage#t=401 he utterly roasted Starski]], making claims that he stole his rhymes from Spoonie Gee, a member of Moe's group ''The Treacherous Three''. Not only did Kool Moe Dee win that battle, he changed the face of battle rapping forever. [[http://www.dallasobserver.com/2007-04-26/news/blow-average/ As the ''Dallas Observer'' noted]] in a retrospective:
--> "No longer was an MC just a crowd-pleasing comedian with a slick tongue; he was a commentator and a storyteller."
* Predating the Bridge Wars by a year was '''The Roxanne Wars'''. Much like MC Shan's "The Bridge", it all started with a B-side single, "Roxanne, Roxanne", performed and released by UTFO. Soon after, 14-year-old Lotila Shantaé Gooding was walking outside a housing project called Queensbridge when she overheard the Juice Crew griping about how UTFO cancelled an appearance at show they were promoting. Gooden then offered to record a single that would get back at UTFO, with her taking the name Roxanne Shantaé. The crew took her up on the idea and recorded "Roxanne's Revenge", which used an instrumental version of "Roxanne, Roxanne", and included [[ClusterFBomb a slew of profanities.]] Shantaé and the Juice Crew got sued by UTFO, but not before the single sold 250,000 copies in New York City alone. UTFO would release a response record with a girl they dubbed "the Real Roxanne" (Elease Jack, who was later replaced by Adelaida Martinez). But much like the Bridge Wars that came after, several other emcees joined in on the battle. According to popular lore, the Roxanne Wars has the most "answer records" in history, with the total ranging from 30 to 100 battle records produced between 1985 and 1986. Once the dust settled from both the Bridge Wars and Roxanne Wars, both Shantaé and the Real Roxanne retired from rapping.
* The '''East/West Coast Feud'''. Often cited as Hip-Hop's biggest battle, it began with an underground diss track, and ended with the deaths of Music/TupacShakur and Music/TheNotoriousBIG. Here are some key events:
** 1991: East Coast rapper Tim Dog (no relation or affiliation to Music/SnoopDogg) releases [[PrecisionFStrike "Fuck Compton"]], a scathing diss track that took shots at every major west coast artist at the time, with the exception of Music/IceT. This led to responses from most of the names mentioned on the track, most notably "Way 2 Fonky" by DJ Quik, and "Fuck Wit Dre Day" by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
** 1993-94: The "East Coast Renaissance" begins, with several landmark releases coming from New York (''[[Music/{{Nas}} Illmatic]]'', ''[[Music/TheNotoriousBIG Ready to Die]]'', ''[[Music/WuTangClan Enter the 36 Chambers]]''). In November of 1994, Tupac Shakur got shot several times at Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan. He publicly accused The Notorious B.I.G., Bad Boy Records CEO Sean "Puffy" Combs, and Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell of setting him up, which they all denied. Not long after the shooting, "Who Shot Ya?" a B-side[[note]]See a pattern here yet?[[/note]] from B.I.G.'s singe "Big Poppa" was released. Despite B.I.G.'s claims that he had nothing to do with the shooting, as well as the fact the song was recorded long before the shooting, Tupac and the majority of the hip hop community took it as his way of taunting Tupac.
** 1995: Tupac is bailed out from jail in October by Suge Knight after serving time for alleged crimes that took place prior to the 1994 shooting. A month prior, Snoop Dogg and his associates Tha Dogg Pound released "New York, New York", a jab at the East Coast hip hop scene. Early the next year, Mobb Deep, Tragedy Khadafi, and Capone-N-Noreaga would respond with "L.A, L.A.".
** 1996: Tupac releases ''All Eyez On Me'', his biggest release during his lifetime. Still bitter over "Who Shot Ya?", Tupac released "Hit 'Em Up", a [[RunningGag B-side]] to his number-one single "How Do U Want It". It contained vicious insults aimed largely at Bad Boy Records and The Notorious B.I.G., with Tupac claiming that he slept with the latter's wife, Faith Evans. It also contained shots at Chino XL and Mobb Deep member Prodigy, who was mocked for having sickle-cell disease. Evans would deny sleeping with Tupac, and B.I.G. continued to claim innocence to the shooting, but did not release a response. B.I.G. affiliate Music/LilKim, however, would respond with "Big Momma Thang", and Mobb Deep with "Drop a Gem on 'Em" (which got them serious heat as it was released [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead just after Tupac's murder]]).
*** In contrast to the Tupac vs. B.I.G. feud, Nas released ''It Was Written'' that same year, which contained the song "Nas Is Coming", a collaboration with West Coast producer Dr. Dre, signalling the beginning of the end of the coast-to-coast feud.
** 1997: Months after the drive-by murder of Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G. is killed in an eerily similar circumstance, signalling the end of the long-running feud between the two artists, and by extension, the whole East-West rivalry. But not without two last parting shots from beyond the grave: "Bomb First" and "Against All Odds", from Tupac's posthumous release ''Makavelli: The 7 Day Theory'', which attacked Nas for a diss he made in his song "The Message".[[note]]according to Nas, this was a misunderstanding, and they had made peace about it. However, Tupac was never able to edit out the insults due to his murder.[[/note]]
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!!Battle rapping outside of hip hop:
[[AC: ComicBooks]]
* DeCapeEtDeCrocs has one between a French aristocrat named [[FantasticFoxes Armand Raynal de Maupertuis]], and a sailor on the moon in the seventeenth century that has all the gesticulating associated with hip hop. Armand wins.
[[AC: {{Film}} - Live Action]]
* Music/{{Eminem}}'s film Film/EightMile had battle rapping as a central point in the movies. Eminem's character, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith, competes in Detroit's underground battle rap scene. He starts out as a choker who gets easily humiliated, to humiliating the same rappers who put him down in the beginning.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* In the Series/ThatsSoRaven season two episode "Hearts and Minds", Corey used rap lyrics ghostwritten by Eddie to impress a girl named Danielle, but ends up attracting all the other girls in his class instead. When the all the attention goes to his head and he starts giving Danielle the cold shoulder, Raven (who has been releasing rap albums since 1993 in real life) crashes his Valentines Day performance and lays into him with some genuinely clever battle raps. Corey attempts to save face by freestyling a rebuttal, but [[EpicFail botches it horribly]], revealing that he couldn't rap on his own.
* Series/HorribleHistories featured three rap battles: One between two Celtic warriors, another between the major players of World War 1, and a "Manga Carta" battle between the Noble Men of England and King John.
[[AC: ProfessionalWrestling]]
* Back when he was the [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy "Doctor of Thuganomics"]], Wrestling/JohnCena used to compete in rap battles against a number of wrestlers. His memorable contests were against Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, Wrestling/KurtAngle, and Wrestling/TheBigShow. This wasn't entirely forgotten in his face turn, as he did more battle raps against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] between 2011 and 2013. The gimmick was justified, as Cena is a legitimate rapper in real life.
[[AC: {{Theater}}]]
* "On The Floor" ''KeatingTheMusical'': Paul Keating and Dr. John Hewson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDvtwXSEJVA debate]] Hewson's proposed GST via a rap battle. Note that most of Keating's insults are comments he really made.
[[AC: VideoGames]]
* On a certain hour in VideoGame/TomodachiLife, Miis will engage in Rap Battles at the fountain. There are two competitors, chosen randomly, and each take turns giving the other a line to rhyme. If one of them fails to rhyme a verse, he or she loses.
* VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 2 has a variant that's best described as parodied, and also overlaps with GettingCrapPastTheRadar. Near the end of the game, Lan is flying home from abroad,and gets involved in an attempt to collect a runaway spider (which is incredibly venomous and about the size of the average human head). The insectologist aboard the plane has Lan collect materials for a trap, which includes whiskey. Lan heads for the first-class section of the plane where the whiskey is located, but is (justifiably) denied it by its owner; who tells Lan the whiskey is too potent for a young child like him and should instead ''"go suck [his] mama's milk"''. When Lan persists, the man agrees to give it to him if Lan can match him line-for-line in a rap battle, which is full of ''barely'' subtexual sexual imagery (''e.g.'' "Chicky-chicky baby, make me go kaboom!"). [[http://www.mythrilmoth.net/misc/mmbn2-whiskey.gif It must be seen to be believed.]]
* ''Def Jam Rapstar'' invokes this trope with "Freestyle" mode, where players can pick any instrumental beat and throw down their own lyrics.
[[AC: WebOriginal]]
* Battle rapping is the entire premise of WebOriginal/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory. Real life rappers such as Music/SnoopDogg occasionally make cameos in some episodes as one of the battlers.
* WebVideo/{{Smosh}} had created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers Smash]] Rap'', which featured characters from the series participating in a giant rap battle. ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] Rap'' also featured a rap battle near the end. Ian and Anthony would also CrossOver with ERBOH.
* In 2010, SteamPunk "Chap-Hop" rapper Professor Elemental released [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRTB-FTMdk "Fighting Trousers"]], a battle track aimed at fellow Chap-Hopper Mr. B., the Gentleman Rhymer. This lead up to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Q26z-Sc7c "chap off"]] between the two in Sussex. Currently, they've apparently squashed their beef now and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euxc1vMqjYU even performed a song together.]]
[[AC: WesternAnimation]]
* There's a rap battle (or, should we say, haiku battle) in WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender's season two episode "Tales of Ba Sing Se". Sokka stumbles into a house that contains a bunch of female haiku poets. When one of them tells Sokka to get out with haiku, he then responded with a haiku of his own... with rap twist. It then escalates until Sokka accidentally uses 8 syllables instead of 7 in his second sentence (it's a rule in haiku) which gets him kicked outside by the house's bodyguard.
* WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons: When Bart sneaks out of the house to go to a rap concert by Alcatraaz, the rapper accidentally drops his mic and Bart picks it up.
-->'''Alcatraaz''': Yo, cuz, put down my mic 'less you know how to use it
-->This is old school, not preschool So don't Dr. Seuss it.
-->'''Bart''': Don't critique my technique I'm no geek
-->I make the principal nervous My friends can confirm this I'll bust a spitwad in your epidermis
-->You can trace my remorse to its supersized source A hungry, hungry hypocrite named Homer
-->Of course My old man's pathetic Damn, is his head thick The gas from his ass is carcinogenic
-->Every day I pray his DNA ain't genetic.
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While battle rapping is still a relatively new phenomenon, it's roots can be traced back as far back as the fifth century to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyting Flyting]], which is a contest of exchanged insults, usually performed in verse. The insults would be extremely provocative, ranging from cowardice to sexual perversion, not quite unlike the insults used in the rap battles of today.
In the early seventies, when rap was still in it's beginning, freestyle battles were largely about playing the crowd - specifically, which rapper could get the crowd more hyped up from their performance. on September 11, 1981 Music/KoolMoeDee created the modern style of battle rapping that's known today. When it was his turn to take on his opponent, Busy Bee Starski, Moe took everyone by surprise by roasting Starski with complex rhyme schemes that were almost unheard of at the time. This battle would single handedly end the original style of battle rapping and laid the groundwork for the modern battle rapping.
Between the early nineties and the early 2000's, the popularity of battle rapping started to decline and went underground, due to rap's ever evolving landscape. Battling started crawling back into the mainstream by 2002, spring-boarded by Music/{{Eminem}}'s hit film Film/EightMile, which was based around Detroit's underground battle scene, and the various "Freestyle Fridays" rap battles hosted by BET on their show ''106 & Park''.
These days, there are leagues dedicated solely to battle rapping, and battle rap has been parodied many times in various media, Most notably by WebOriginal/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory.
'''Note: Keep in mind that a battle rap doesn't necessarily have to be [[TakeThat "diss" track]], or just be restricted to live battles when adding examples. Artists such as Kool Moe Dee have put out several self-contained battle raps on their albums.'''
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!!Notable battle rap leauges:
* El Oh Crew (1998)
* Ground Zero (1999)
* New Jerusalem (1999)
* The Chamber (2000)
* Sacred Society (2001)
* Let's Beef (2005)
* Grind Time Now (2008)
* King of the Dot (2008)
* Don't Flop (2008)
* Ultimate Rap League (2009)
* Queen of the Ring (2011)
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!!Legendary rap battles:
* Music/LLCoolJ vs. Music/KoolMoeDee. In 1987, LL Cool J was riding off the success of his double-Platinum album ''Bigger and Deffer'', calling himself "rap's new Grandmaster". Kool Moe Dee, one of the first rappers of the genre, took exception to this, and decided to teach LL a lesson in respect. That same year, Moe released "How Ya Like Me Now", which accused LL (though not by name) of stealing his style. In response, LL released "Jack the Ripper", dismissing Moe as an "old-school sucker punk" and pointed out he had more sales than him. Moe then decided to pull the gloves off and released "Let's Go", which gave the world [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RheuHyp3Q&feature=player_detailpage#t=175 one of the greatest battle verses of all time]]: Kool Moe Dee destroying LL Cool J with [[AlliterativeList only one letter.]]
** In the aftermath of "Let's Go", Moe won a Grammy Award in 1991, and was featured on songs with Music/IceT, Music/KRSOne, and Quincy Jones; while LL's album ''Walkng With A Panther'' got roasted by critics despite high sales, and got booed out of the Apollo Theater. Despite this, LL soldiered on, and released ''Mama Said Knock You Out'' in 1990, returning him into the good graces of hip hop fans, and delivering a one-two punch to Moe at the same time, dissing him on "To Da Break of Dawn" and the title track. Moe would respond with "Death Blow" in 1991, but by that time, the fans had firmly latched onto LL, and the song, along with it's album ''Funke Funke Wisdom'', bombed. LL would continue to be a top-selling rapper for the rest of his career, while Moe would fall into obscurity after "Death Blow".
* [[Music/KRSOne Boogie Down Productions]] vs. The Juice Crew. Aka, '''"The Bridge Wars"''', a landmark battle between the Bronx and Queens neighborhoods of New York. in late 1985, MC Shan and the Juice Crew released a B-side called "The Bridge", which sung the praises of their Queens neighborhood. Bronx natives [=KRSOne=] and Scott La Rock took exception to the track, thinking the song was implying that hip hop started in Queens instead of the Bronx (In reality, they were pissed because [[DisproportionateRetribution one of the Juice Crew's DJ's rejected a demo tape they showed them]]). In 1986, The duo, now known as Boogie Down Productions released "South Bronx", which attacked the Juice Crew, and their "claim" that Queens was the birthplace of hip hop. KRS even went as far as to perform "South Bronx" at a live show immediately after MC Shan performed "The Bridge". The Juice Crew quickly responded with the track "Kill That Noise", which mocked Boogie Down for taking offense, with MC Shan making it clear he did not make any claims that Queens started the hip hop movement. KRS, however, refused to let the subject drop, and eventually, more artists from the Bronx and Queens got involved including Craig G, Rockwell Noel & The Poet, Roxanne Shantaé (who was already involved in the "Roxanne Wars" about a year prior), MC Mitchski, and several others, with Big Daddy Kane being the only member of the Juice Crew not to get involved in the wars directly. In the end, KRS-One emerged the victor, though this ended up being a BittersweetEnding, as his partner Scott La Rock was murdered prior to the end of the Wars.
* Music/LLCoolJ vs. Canibus. This one started out with a healthy dose of ego on LL's part. While recording the song "4,3,2,1", LL asked Canibus to change a line from his verse in the song that LL perceived as a diss towards him ("Yo L, is that a mic on your arm, lemme borrow that", referring to LL's microphone tatto). Canibus complied, but later became furious when he found out that LL's original verse, which had subliminally dissed Canibus for the "mic on your arm" line, remained intact after LL promised he would rewrite it. LL had offered to record a song with Canibus to squash the beef, but the latter chose to record the diss record "Second Round K.O.", which featured Mike Tyson. LL, on the receiving end of a diss for the first time in almost ten years, released "The Ripper Strikes Back" and "Back Where I Belong" in response. Ironically, Canibus wouldn't make it past the first round, as his debut album ''Can-I-Bus'' was panned, and he was dropped from Universal Records.
* Music/KoolMoeDee vs Busy Bee Starski: On September 11, 1981, A series of rap battles took place at Harlem World in New York City. Starski, who was the headlining rapper that night, was challenged by Kool Moe Dee. Starski started the battle off with the typical battle rap of the time, hamming it up for the crowd and getting them on their side with his party rhymes. When Moe's turn came around, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShpDIWK5F7Y&feature=player_detailpage#t=401 he utterly roasted Starski]], making claims that he stole his rhymes from Spoonie Gee, a member of Moe's group ''The Treacherous Three''. Not only did Kool Moe Dee win that battle, he changed the face of battle rapping forever. [[http://www.dallasobserver.com/2007-04-26/news/blow-average/ As the ''Dallas Observer'' noted]] in a retrospective:
--> "No longer was an MC just a crowd-pleasing comedian with a slick tongue; he was a commentator and a storyteller."
* Predating the Bridge Wars by a year was '''The Roxanne Wars'''. Much like MC Shan's "The Bridge", it all started with a B-side single, "Roxanne, Roxanne", performed and released by UTFO. Soon after, 14-year-old Lotila Shantaé Gooding was walking outside a housing project called Queensbridge when she overheard the Juice Crew griping about how UTFO cancelled an appearance at show they were promoting. Gooden then offered to record a single that would get back at UTFO, with her taking the name Roxanne Shantaé. The crew took her up on the idea and recorded "Roxanne's Revenge", which used an instrumental version of "Roxanne, Roxanne", and included [[ClusterFBomb a slew of profanities.]] Shantaé and the Juice Crew got sued by UTFO, but not before the single sold 250,000 copies in New York City alone. UTFO would release a response record with a girl they dubbed "the Real Roxanne" (Elease Jack, who was later replaced by Adelaida Martinez). But much like the Bridge Wars that came after, several other emcees joined in on the battle. According to popular lore, the Roxanne Wars has the most "answer records" in history, with the total ranging from 30 to 100 battle records produced between 1985 and 1986. Once the dust settled from both the Bridge Wars and Roxanne Wars, both Shantaé and the Real Roxanne retired from rapping.
* The '''East/West Coast Feud'''. Often cited as Hip-Hop's biggest battle, it began with an underground diss track, and ended with the deaths of Music/TupacShakur and Music/TheNotoriousBIG. Here are some key events:
** 1991: East Coast rapper Tim Dog (no relation or affiliation to Music/SnoopDogg) releases [[PrecisionFStrike "Fuck Compton"]], a scathing diss track that took shots at every major west coast artist at the time, with the exception of Music/IceT. This led to responses from most of the names mentioned on the track, most notably "Way 2 Fonky" by DJ Quik, and "Fuck Wit Dre Day" by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
** 1993-94: The "East Coast Renaissance" begins, with several landmark releases coming from New York (''[[Music/{{Nas}} Illmatic]]'', ''[[Music/TheNotoriousBIG Ready to Die]]'', ''[[Music/WuTangClan Enter the 36 Chambers]]''). In November of 1994, Tupac Shakur got shot several times at Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan. He publicly accused The Notorious B.I.G., Bad Boy Records CEO Sean "Puffy" Combs, and Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell of setting him up, which they all denied. Not long after the shooting, "Who Shot Ya?" a B-side[[note]]See a pattern here yet?[[/note]] from B.I.G.'s singe "Big Poppa" was released. Despite B.I.G.'s claims that he had nothing to do with the shooting, as well as the fact the song was recorded long before the shooting, Tupac and the majority of the hip hop community took it as his way of taunting Tupac.
** 1995: Tupac is bailed out from jail in October by Suge Knight after serving time for alleged crimes that took place prior to the 1994 shooting. A month prior, Snoop Dogg and his associates Tha Dogg Pound released "New York, New York", a jab at the East Coast hip hop scene. Early the next year, Mobb Deep, Tragedy Khadafi, and Capone-N-Noreaga would respond with "L.A, L.A.".
** 1996: Tupac releases ''All Eyez On Me'', his biggest release during his lifetime. Still bitter over "Who Shot Ya?", Tupac released "Hit 'Em Up", a [[RunningGag B-side]] to his number-one single "How Do U Want It". It contained vicious insults aimed largely at Bad Boy Records and The Notorious B.I.G., with Tupac claiming that he slept with the latter's wife, Faith Evans. It also contained shots at Chino XL and Mobb Deep member Prodigy, who was mocked for having sickle-cell disease. Evans would deny sleeping with Tupac, and B.I.G. continued to claim innocence to the shooting, but did not release a response. B.I.G. affiliate Music/LilKim, however, would respond with "Big Momma Thang", and Mobb Deep with "Drop a Gem on 'Em" (which got them serious heat as it was released [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead just after Tupac's murder]]).
*** In contrast to the Tupac vs. B.I.G. feud, Nas released ''It Was Written'' that same year, which contained the song "Nas Is Coming", a collaboration with West Coast producer Dr. Dre, signalling the beginning of the end of the coast-to-coast feud.
** 1997: Months after the drive-by murder of Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G. is killed in an eerily similar circumstance, signalling the end of the long-running feud between the two artists, and by extension, the whole East-West rivalry. But not without two last parting shots from beyond the grave: "Bomb First" and "Against All Odds", from Tupac's posthumous release ''Makavelli: The 7 Day Theory'', which attacked Nas for a diss he made in his song "The Message".[[note]]according to Nas, this was a misunderstanding, and they had made peace about it. However, Tupac was never able to edit out the insults due to his murder.[[/note]]
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!!Battle rapping outside of hip hop:
[[AC: ComicBooks]]
* DeCapeEtDeCrocs has one between a French aristocrat named [[FantasticFoxes Armand Raynal de Maupertuis]], and a sailor on the moon in the seventeenth century that has all the gesticulating associated with hip hop. Armand wins.
[[AC: {{Film}} - Live Action]]
* Music/{{Eminem}}'s film Film/EightMile had battle rapping as a central point in the movies. Eminem's character, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith, competes in Detroit's underground battle rap scene. He starts out as a choker who gets easily humiliated, to humiliating the same rappers who put him down in the beginning.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* In the Series/ThatsSoRaven season two episode "Hearts and Minds", Corey used rap lyrics ghostwritten by Eddie to impress a girl named Danielle, but ends up attracting all the other girls in his class instead. When the all the attention goes to his head and he starts giving Danielle the cold shoulder, Raven (who has been releasing rap albums since 1993 in real life) crashes his Valentines Day performance and lays into him with some genuinely clever battle raps. Corey attempts to save face by freestyling a rebuttal, but [[EpicFail botches it horribly]], revealing that he couldn't rap on his own.
* Series/HorribleHistories featured three rap battles: One between two Celtic warriors, another between the major players of World War 1, and a "Manga Carta" battle between the Noble Men of England and King John.
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* Back when he was the [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy "Doctor of Thuganomics"]], Wrestling/JohnCena used to compete in rap battles against a number of wrestlers. His memorable contests were against Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, Wrestling/KurtAngle, and Wrestling/TheBigShow. This wasn't entirely forgotten in his face turn, as he did more battle raps against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] between 2011 and 2013. The gimmick was justified, as Cena is a legitimate rapper in real life.
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* "On The Floor" ''KeatingTheMusical'': Paul Keating and Dr. John Hewson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDvtwXSEJVA debate]] Hewson's proposed GST via a rap battle. Note that most of Keating's insults are comments he really made.
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* On a certain hour in VideoGame/TomodachiLife, Miis will engage in Rap Battles at the fountain. There are two competitors, chosen randomly, and each take turns giving the other a line to rhyme. If one of them fails to rhyme a verse, he or she loses.
* VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 2 has a variant that's best described as parodied, and also overlaps with GettingCrapPastTheRadar. Near the end of the game, Lan is flying home from abroad,and gets involved in an attempt to collect a runaway spider (which is incredibly venomous and about the size of the average human head). The insectologist aboard the plane has Lan collect materials for a trap, which includes whiskey. Lan heads for the first-class section of the plane where the whiskey is located, but is (justifiably) denied it by its owner; who tells Lan the whiskey is too potent for a young child like him and should instead ''"go suck [his] mama's milk"''. When Lan persists, the man agrees to give it to him if Lan can match him line-for-line in a rap battle, which is full of ''barely'' subtexual sexual imagery (''e.g.'' "Chicky-chicky baby, make me go kaboom!"). [[http://www.mythrilmoth.net/misc/mmbn2-whiskey.gif It must be seen to be believed.]]
* ''Def Jam Rapstar'' invokes this trope with "Freestyle" mode, where players can pick any instrumental beat and throw down their own lyrics.
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* Battle rapping is the entire premise of WebOriginal/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory. Real life rappers such as Music/SnoopDogg occasionally make cameos in some episodes as one of the battlers.
* WebVideo/{{Smosh}} had created ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers Smash]] Rap'', which featured characters from the series participating in a giant rap battle. ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] Rap'' also featured a rap battle near the end. Ian and Anthony would also CrossOver with ERBOH.
* In 2010, SteamPunk "Chap-Hop" rapper Professor Elemental released [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRTB-FTMdk "Fighting Trousers"]], a battle track aimed at fellow Chap-Hopper Mr. B., the Gentleman Rhymer. This lead up to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Q26z-Sc7c "chap off"]] between the two in Sussex. Currently, they've apparently squashed their beef now and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euxc1vMqjYU even performed a song together.]]
[[AC: WesternAnimation]]
* There's a rap battle (or, should we say, haiku battle) in WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender's season two episode "Tales of Ba Sing Se". Sokka stumbles into a house that contains a bunch of female haiku poets. When one of them tells Sokka to get out with haiku, he then responded with a haiku of his own... with rap twist. It then escalates until Sokka accidentally uses 8 syllables instead of 7 in his second sentence (it's a rule in haiku) which gets him kicked outside by the house's bodyguard.
* WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons: When Bart sneaks out of the house to go to a rap concert by Alcatraaz, the rapper accidentally drops his mic and Bart picks it up.
-->'''Alcatraaz''': Yo, cuz, put down my mic 'less you know how to use it
-->This is old school, not preschool So don't Dr. Seuss it.
-->'''Bart''': Don't critique my technique I'm no geek
-->I make the principal nervous My friends can confirm this I'll bust a spitwad in your epidermis
-->You can trace my remorse to its supersized source A hungry, hungry hypocrite named Homer
-->Of course My old man's pathetic Damn, is his head thick The gas from his ass is carcinogenic
-->Every day I pray his DNA ain't genetic.
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