Comments on: EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY! ...RHAOMI! ...VERSUS... RHYTHM! ...BEGIN!!!

EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY! ...RHAOMI! ...VERSUS... RHYTHM! ...BEGIN!!!

Rhaomi — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:33:49 -0800

By: meadowlark lime

meadowlark lime — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:44:00 -0800

These are truly hilarious and well done. In the category of "sounds lame as an idea, but the execution kills it."

By: The 10th Regiment of Foot

The 10th Regiment of Foot — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:48:32 -0800

Hmm, I think you can put me in the "sounds lame as an idea and in the execution" camp. Who won? Definitely not those of us who spent our time watching any of these.

By: vuron

vuron — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:52:23 -0800

I was expecting Snoop Lion to really bring it as Moses but I think whoever did Santa actually came pretty strong. Snoop Lion Moses by a little.

By: meadowlark lime

meadowlark lime — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:55:54 -0800

10th Regiment didn't watch "Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking," obv.

By: Doleful Creature

Doleful Creature — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:06:53 -0800

Someone help me out here...I assume these are written in a style meant to effect a live free-style/improvised rap battle, so the roughness of the rhyming and the general lack of beat precision is part of the intended aesthetic? Right??

By: The Deej

The Deej — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:08:16 -0800

the roughness of the rhyming and the general lack of beat precision is part of the intended aesthetic? Right?? Dat's a plate of BEANS, MAN You ain't hip to the SCENE, MAN!

By: mightygodking

mightygodking — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:20:48 -0800

Putting Snoop in this just serves as a stark reminder of how bad the average Epic Rap Battles rapper's flow really is.

By: incessant

incessant — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:59:54 -0800

Moses/Santa is good (hey guys, comparing a comedian's flow to a rapper-30-years-in-the-game's flow is sort of ... stupid) but for my money, Batman vs. Sherlock and Barack vs. Mitt (at least watch until the eagle) are miles of brilliance.

By: straight

straight — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:58:58 -0800

I think a good indicator of whether you'll enjoy these is if you can listen to the "WHO WON? WHO'S NEXT? YOU DECIDE!" tagline without cringing.

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:15:30 -0800

I know the one known as MC Mr. Napkins. He grew up here with me and is the son of our community Rabbi.

By: zoo

zoo — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:46:22 -0800

I love these, but having the Monroe vs Cleopatra battle played to me by my best friends 13 year old daughter left me feeling ... (a) kind of uncomfortable with her playing me things that are quite so sexually explicit. and (b) also uncomfortable with the (possibly parodied) misogyny in that particular rap battle. So yeah - lesson the first: Funny - but for the sake of my sanity, let's all pretend that children don't love this too.

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:04:40 -0800

Epic Pony Rap Battles of Equestria: The Great and Powerful Trixie vs. Twilight Sparkle Prince Blue Blood vs. Big Mac Iron Will vs. Zecora

By: washburn

washburn — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:25:02 -0800

Ok, I must admit that these Epic Rap Battles are sometimes kind of a guilty pleasure for me. The best episodes are usually those that seem to catch on to an interesting relationship between the characters--either a personality relationship, or some kind of question or issue that's considered in the battle. Less interesting episodes in the series sometimes seem like they're just made to include characters widely known among you-tubers (but I suppose that's the price of promising viewers that "you decide" who battles). In case anyone's wondering, the best five epic rap battles are these: 3,7,12,21,22. Here's the definitive "best-of" list: 3: Lincoln/Norris on the the idea of being legendary 7: Einstein vs. Hawking (warning: disability jokes) 12: Shakespeare vs Seuss on literary value 21: Gates v Jobs: touching consideration of technology and obsolesce 22: Sinatra vs Mercury on expression vs playing it cool (warning: totally offensive)

By: zoo

zoo — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:25:27 -0800

Isn't My Little Pony antithetical to Rap Battles? Are you even allowed to do that?

By: Mezentian

Mezentian — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:41:32 -0800

As someone who isn't much one for rap, I can't help but find it amusing that Santa pwned Snoop. I'm assuming that was the real Mr Lion (nee Dogg). y familiarity with his work is limited, and he's pretty much all parody (or easily parodied... take you pick there). I really enjoyed Gates Vs Jobs too. I think some of these are lazy (or meh), but there are some real gems.

By: carsonb

carsonb — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:53:40 -0800

Isn't this post disqualified from the Readers' Choice Award this month due to the OBVIOUS MODERATOR INTERVENTION?

By: carsonb

carsonb — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:54:30 -0800

Oh I guess the More Inside does show up on the front page. It would have been cool if it was just the rap battle links on the front.

By: Edgewise

Edgewise — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:56:06 -0800

Very nicely put together post! Thanks, Rhaomi! Putting Snoop in this just serves as a stark reminder of how bad the average Epic Rap Battles rapper's flow really is. I totally disagree. I don't even think he "won." But hey, we're all entitled to our opinions. On the other hand... Hmm, I think you can put me in the "sounds lame as an idea and in the execution" camp. Who won? Definitely not those of us who spent our time watching any of these. Speak for yourself.

By: eggtooth

eggtooth — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:19:57 -0800

Don't we need rap Christmass carols? "I ain't dash'n thru the snow I'm rappin thru the sno... to Gramma's house I go 'cause Gramma got the mojo Jinga bells Jinga bells Jinga bells All the way now.... Jinga bells Jinga bells Jinga bells All the way now....ect

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:50:50 -0800

I have to give props, if "props" are as I suspect the appropriate thing to be given in this context, for the use of the phrase "p-brane" in Einstein vs. Hawking.

By: The 10th Regiment of Foot

The 10th Regiment of Foot — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:20:02 -0800

Speak for yourself. I think that was the idea when I used the first person singular.

By: ph00dz

ph00dz — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:06:18 -0800

Holy shit that's funny. Thanks for posting it!

By: box

box — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:55:18 -0800

My favorite rap Christmas carol will always be 'Christmas in Hollis,' though you can't front on 'Merry Muthaphuckkin Xmas' or the OG 'Player's Ball.'

By: Edgewise

Edgewise — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:08:37 -0800

I think that was the idea when I used the first person singular. You missed your own first person plural: Definitely not those of us who spent our time watching any of these.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:54:57 -0800

Are you even allowed to do that? Pour some coffee and have a sit, dear. I should explain to you how Bronies work.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:06:42 -0800

Also, are people really pooping on the quality of the rapping itself? Really? Come on. By any reasonable standard, they're great at it, combined with incorporating playing characters as they do it.

By: Rhaomi

Rhaomi — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:36:03 -0800