Epic Rap Battles of History is a YouTube series created by Peter "Nice Peter" Shukoff and Lloyd "EpicLLOYD" Ahlquist. The first episode of the series "John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly" was released on September 26, 2010. All Season 1 episodes were uploaded to Shukoff's personal YouTube channel, Nice Peter. Following the show's popularity and success, Ahlquist and Shukoff partnered with Maker Studios, and created two channels devoted to the series. ERB hosts the finished episodes, and ERB2 features behind-the-scenes footage.
As of November 2020, it is the 363rd most subscribed channel on YouTube with over 14.8 million subscribers and over 3.8 billion total views.[1]Template:Update inline As of December 18, 2021, a total of 85 episodes have been released.
Overview
Episodes
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Season 1 (2010–2011)
All first season videos were uploaded onto Shukoff's channel, Nice Peter.
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Season 2 (2011–2013)
From the second season onwards, the battles were moved to their own YouTube channel, ERB.
Season 3 (2013–2014)
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Season 4 (2014–2015)
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Bonus Battle (2015)
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Season 5 (2016–2017)
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Bonus Battle (2018)
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Flash in the Pan Hip Hop Conflicts of Nowadays (2018–2019)
Flash in the Pan Hip Hop Conflicts of Nowadays is a pseudo-spinoff of Epic Rap Battles, created without the complex visual effects and accents normally used for the original series. Instead, Shukoff and Alquist rap together in the same room, over one take. This approach was used for rap battle ideas that the two considered worthy of a rap battle, but not famous enough to demand a full production.[2] "Ronald McDonald vs The Burger King" would later go on to earn a fully-produced rap battle in Season 6.
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Season 6 (2019–2020)
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Cancelled episode (2020)
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Season 7 (2021–present)
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ERB chose to transition into a seventh season early rather than continuing Season 6.
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See also
References
- ↑ "Channel Statistics". StatSheep. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ Nine Years After Hitler Vs. Vader, 'Epic Rap Battles Of History' Continues To Go Its Own Way. Tubefilter. Tubefilter, Inc.(June 24, 2019). Retrieved October 30, 2020.