36-1297: [REDACTED] Look up Erb , erb , or 'erb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Erb , ERB or ErB may refer to: People [ edit ] Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), American author Erb of Gwent ( c. 524 – c. 555 ), king of Gwent and Glywysing Surname [ edit ] Abraham Erb (1772–1830), American-born Canadian settler Albrecht Erb (1628–1714), Austrian clockmaker Charles F. Erb (1902–1952), American football player and coach Christopher Erb (born 1972), American marketer David Erb (1923–2019), retired jockey Dilman Kinsey Erb (1857–1936), Canadian politician Jacob Walter Erb (1909–1990), Canadian politician James Erb (1926–2014), American composer Jeffrey D. Erb (born 1969), American filmmaker Joseph L. Erb (born 1974), Native American filmmaker Karl Erb (1877–1958), German singer Lester Erb (born 1969), American football coach Mario Erb (born 1990), German footballer Summer Erb (born 1977), American basketball player Wilhelm Heinrich Erb (1840–1921), German neurologist Biology and health [ edit ] Erb's palsy ,
72-485: A $ 50 budget. Before the web series existed on YouTube, Shukoff and Ahlquist recorded their first song, which was a battle between Child's Play antagonist Chucky and actor Michael J. Fox . The song was freestyle and poorly made; as a result, it was not released to the public. On September 26, 2010, the first rap battle was uploaded to YouTube, featuring Shukoff as John Lennon and Ahlquist as Bill O'Reilly . The 15th episode, " Nice Peter vs. EpicLLOYD ", marked
108-493: A four-month pause after the " Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates " episode, a video was released on the series' YouTube channel where Ahlquist (voicing to an animation of Theodore Roosevelt ) announced that new episodes would be released every two weeks until the Christmas holidays, starting with the 22nd episode " Frank Sinatra vs. Freddie Mercury " (aired on October 1, 2012). " Moses vs. Santa Claus ", aired on December 10, 2012,
144-944: A paralysis of the arm due to nerve damage Erb's point (disambiguation) , which can refer to: The nerve point of neck A point between the third and fourth rib, in front of the heart (see Surface anatomy#Surface anatomy of the thorax ) Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy , also called Erb's muscular dystrophy, or simply Erb's Estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), one of two main types of estrogen receptors Technology [ edit ] Effective resolution bandwidth Equivalent rectangular bandwidth Erb, an implementation of eRuby Organizations [ edit ] Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. , an American media company Educational Records Bureau , an American educational testing organization Eel River Brewing Company , an American brewery Engineers Registration Board , in Uganda Erb Institute, an institute at
180-872: A paralysis of the arm due to nerve damage Erb's point (disambiguation) , which can refer to: The nerve point of neck A point between the third and fourth rib, in front of the heart (see Surface anatomy#Surface anatomy of the thorax ) Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy , also called Erb's muscular dystrophy, or simply Erb's Estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), one of two main types of estrogen receptors Technology [ edit ] Effective resolution bandwidth Equivalent rectangular bandwidth Erb, an implementation of eRuby Organizations [ edit ] Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. , an American media company Educational Records Bureau , an American educational testing organization Eel River Brewing Company , an American brewery Engineers Registration Board , in Uganda Erb Institute, an institute at
216-532: A result of the COVID-19 pandemic , ERB would be transitioning from Season 6 to Season 7 earlier than expected, rather than further postpone Season 6. Several planned battles and concepts would be holdovers from Season 6. On May 28, 2021, the ERB Twitter account announced a new episode to be released on June 14, featuring EpicLLOYD as legendary Viking hero Ragnar Lodbrok and Nice Peter as English King Richard
252-399: A sixth season during a performance at Anime Midwest . On November 30, 2018, a video was posted on the official ERB YouTube channel, confirming that Season 6 would premiere in 2019. A "bonus battle" between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was released on December 7, 2018. In December 2018, Ahlquist said that they had gone "fully independent" of their production company. On April 20, 2019,
288-456: A special type of electric bass guitar Eyes-on-the-Road-Benefit , a purported advantages of using a heads-up-display 5621 Erb , a minor planet Einstein-Rosen bridge , other term for wormhole See also [ edit ] Herb (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Erb . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
324-456: A special type of electric bass guitar Eyes-on-the-Road-Benefit , a purported advantages of using a heads-up-display 5621 Erb , a minor planet Einstein-Rosen bridge , other term for wormhole See also [ edit ] Herb (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Erb . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
360-640: A third season. On October 14, ERB released a second video with Ahlquist voicing Theodore Roosevelt, who announced the upcoming season's schedule. The third season went on hiatus after the release of " Donald Trump vs. Ebenezer Scrooge " on December 19, 2013. In March 2014, an episode of Shukoff's weekly show The Monday Show , published on March 11, and a third announcement video of Epic Rap Battles of History News , published on March 18, confirmed that Season 3 would continue on May 5. "Weird" Al Yankovic , Smosh , and Rhett and Link were also confirmed as guest appearances. The third season concluded on July 14 with
396-725: A two-minute rap battle scene used in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water . Although early episodes of the series featured only Shukoff and Ahlquist, later episodes have regularly featured guest appearances from internet celebrities including but not limited to Dan Bull , Lisa Donovan , Timothy DeLaGhetto , George Watsky , DeStorm Power , Jesse Wellens , PewDiePie , Jenna Marbles , Lilly Singh , Ray William Johnson , Rhett & Link , and Smosh . Media celebrities like musicians Snoop Dogg , Chali 2na , T-Pain , Jackie Tohn and "Weird Al" Yankovic , actors J. B. Smoove and Gary Anthony Williams , and
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#1732765410444432-405: Is a YouTube web series and music project created by Peter "Nice Peter" Shukoff and Lloyd "EpicLLOYD" Ahlquist . The series pits historical and pop culture figures against one another in a rap battle format. The characters portrayed are often determined by suggestions from viewers in the comments sections of the channel's videos. Shukoff and Ahlquist write each song themselves, researching
468-658: The University of Michigan Estonian Rescue Board , a government agency under the Ministry of the Interior of Estonia Ethical review board , or institutional review board, type of committee that applies research ethics European Radio for Belarus , an international radio station based in Warsaw Other uses [ edit ] Epic Rap Battles of History , a YouTube video series Extended-range bass ,
504-427: The University of Michigan Estonian Rescue Board , a government agency under the Ministry of the Interior of Estonia Ethical review board , or institutional review board, type of committee that applies research ethics European Radio for Belarus , an international radio station based in Warsaw Other uses [ edit ] Epic Rap Battles of History , a YouTube video series Extended-range bass ,
540-422: The 5th and 10th, only have 2 verses per contestant, while the 5th and 10th battles to be made ( Hulk Hogan and Macho Man vs. Kim-Jong-il and Billy Mays vs. Ben Franklin ) have third party rappers entering after some time, but still have a total of 4 verses only. Many rap battles feature a third party rapper entering the battle after some time, and as many as 3 rappers have entered a battle in some videos. When
576-609: The Lionheart . The episode was sponsored by the video game Rise of Kingdoms . On November 27, 2021, ERB released a new rap battle episode, titled Jeff Bezos vs. Mansa Musa on their YouTube channel. This was followed by the first "three-way" battle in the show’s history (" John Wick vs. John Rambo vs. John McClane ") on December 18, 2021. The next episode, " Lara Croft vs. Indiana Jones ", released on October 26, 2022, followed by " Henry Ford vs. Karl Marx " on December 1, 2023. The next episode, " Godzilla vs. King Kong ",
612-583: The Season 6 premiere (" Freddy Krueger vs. Wolverine ") was released. ERB once again went on hiatus in December, after " Thanos vs. J. Robert Oppenheimer ". After a 10 month hiatus, ERB returned, with their third election rap battle, " Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden ". On December 5, 2020, Ahlquist stated in a Behind The Scenes video for their next battle, " Harry Potter vs. Luke Skywalker " (their second Lego -animated collaboration with Forrest Whaley), that as
648-441: The battle concludes, the narrator asks the viewer who they think won and who should appear next, followed by the credits. The two creators of the series ( EpicLLOYD and Nice Peter ) portray the majority of the fictional and historical characters featured. Zach Sherwin is the most common guest-rapper, having portrayed eleven characters across six of the seven seasons of the series. George Watsky portrayed one character in each of
684-971: The comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have also appeared in the series. On July 3, 2013, " Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney " became the first of its singles to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. 10 other singles, " Adolf Hitler vs. Darth Vader ", " Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking ", " Dr. Seuss vs. William Shakespeare ", " Master Chief vs. Leonidas ", " Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates ", " Justin Bieber vs. Ludwig van Beethoven ", " Mario Brothers vs. Wright Brothers ", " Mr. T vs. Mr. Rogers ", " Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris ", and "Adolf Hitler vs. Darth Vader 2", were subsequently certified Gold as well. The idea for historical figures rapping against each other
720-406: The contestants and their names appear on screen. One contestant will rap against the other first, followed by the other, and so on. It is very common for many different ‘clones’ of the same contestant to appear while they are rapping. Different rap battles go on for different lengths of time, and some battles may only have two verses per contestant, especially earlier ones. The first 14 battles, except
756-593: The end of the first season. This battle pitted Ahlquist and Shukoff against each other with cameos from all of the characters they had played over the 14 prior episodes. At the end of the battle, KassemG arrives and convinces Peter and Lloyd to continue the battles on their own channel. Epic Rap Battles of History later returned on December 8, 2011, hosted on their new channel (moving from Shukoff's personal channel), ERB , with behind-the-scenes videos on their second channel, ERB2 . Both channels were created in 2006, however it's unknown what they were used for until 2011, as
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#1732765410444792-422: The first animated battle: " Zeus vs. Thor ", which was animated entirely with Lego bricks and minifigures; Forrest Whaley served as animation director. On December 15, 2014, when " Steven Spielberg vs. Alfred Hitchcock " was released, the fourth season went on hiatus. The season continued on May 25, 2015 and concluded with the release of the season finale, " Jim Henson vs. Stan Lee ", on August 3, 2015. It
828-776: The first three seasons, namely William Shakespeare , the Fourth Doctor , and Edgar Allan Poe . DeStorm Power has also portrayed three characters, being Mr. T , Kanye West , and Shaka Zulu . The online creator duo Rhett & Link have portrayed three characters each, including the Wright brothers , Meriwether Lewis and William Clark , and Donatello and Leonardo da Vinci . The comedy duo Key & Peele have portrayed opposing figures in " Gandhi vs. Martin Luther King Jr. " and " Michael Jordan vs. Muhammad Ali ". Other people with two appearances throughout
864-1222: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Erb , erb , or 'erb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Erb , ERB or ErB may refer to: People [ edit ] Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), American author Erb of Gwent ( c. 524 – c. 555 ), king of Gwent and Glywysing Surname [ edit ] Abraham Erb (1772–1830), American-born Canadian settler Albrecht Erb (1628–1714), Austrian clockmaker Charles F. Erb (1902–1952), American football player and coach Christopher Erb (born 1972), American marketer David Erb (1923–2019), retired jockey Dilman Kinsey Erb (1857–1936), Canadian politician Jacob Walter Erb (1909–1990), Canadian politician James Erb (1926–2014), American composer Jeffrey D. Erb (born 1969), American filmmaker Joseph L. Erb (born 1974), Native American filmmaker Karl Erb (1877–1958), German singer Lester Erb (born 1969), American football coach Mario Erb (born 1990), German footballer Summer Erb (born 1977), American basketball player Wilhelm Heinrich Erb (1840–1921), German neurologist Biology and health [ edit ] Erb's palsy ,
900-417: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erb&oldid=1255542094 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Erb From Misplaced Pages,
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972-470: The music videos has led to mainstream partnerships, such as with Ubisoft , using the "Blackbeard vs. Al Capone" episode to promote Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag . Additionally, "Terminator vs. Robocop" in the fourth season was used to promote the upcoming release of the film Terminator Genisys and featured an appearance by Arnold Schwarzenegger . ERB's popularity has also led to collaboration with mainstream artists. Shukoff and Ahlquist also created
1008-544: The oldest video on ERB is from 2011, and the Wayback Machine 's earliest record of the ERB and ERB2 channels is from November 2011, when they were called ERB's Channel and ERB2's Channel , respectively. Shukoff and Maker Studios also created the official website for the series, where fans could vote on winners for each video, and read short comical autobiographies by each character. On September 27, 2012, following
1044-638: The release of "Artists vs. TMNT", depicting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo in a battle against Leonardo , Donatello , Raphael , and Michelangelo . On September 30, 2014, a teaser video for the fourth season of Epic Rap Battles of History , featuring the Ghostbusters and MythBusters , was released; the series returned on November 10, 2014 with its 46th episode, "Ghostbusters vs. Mythbusters". This season also marked
1080-666: The release of the first battle of the season, " George R. R. Martin vs. J. R. R. Tolkien ". ERB released battles every other Monday as of the first half of Season 5. On July 12, 2016, " Alexander the Great vs. Ivan the Terrible " was released. This marked the midseason break. Ahlquist later confirmed they were planning to return mid to late October. Filming began for the second half of Season 5 on September 23. On October 26, Season 5 resumed with "Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton ". The final episode of Season 5, "Nice Peter vs. EpicLLOYD 2"
1116-540: The subject in order to find obscure details to use as references in the lyrics, although guest stars featured in the battles as well as certain Patreon subscribers have also contributed to the writing process. Following an extended hiatus, the channel returned with a bonus battle in December 2018, and the sixth season debuted on April 20, 2019. As of February 23, 2023, the channel has 14.9 million subscribers and approximately 4 billion total video views. The popularity of
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1152-423: Was conceived by Ahlquist, who pitched the idea to Shukoff as an improvised show titled " Check OneTwo "; both were working in improv at the time along with Zach Sherwin , who would later become a regular guest on the series. They were met with high levels of difficulty at first and decided that the concept would fare much better as a YouTube series than an improv show. The first three rap battles were each shot on
1188-510: Was confirmed in a podcast by Shukoff that there would be a fifth season, with pre-production starting in November 2015 once they came back from the world tour. On December 16, the first off-season battle was released, entitled, " Deadpool vs. Boba Fett ." On February 26, 2016, it was announced that Season 5 would begin on May 2, 2016, and on March 22 it was announced that production had begun. Season 5 officially began on May 2, 2016, with
1224-416: Was released on February 23, 2024 being the first battle to use motion capture . The next episode, "Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris ", their fourth election rap battle, was released on October 26, 2024. Battles begin with a narrator speaking in a deep and somewhat unclear voice, first saying ‘Epic Rap Battles of History’ while the logo appears on screen. The names of the contestants are then announced, while
1260-455: Was released on January 9, 2017, where Ahlquist and Shukoff battle against each other once again, as it is a sequel to the Season 1 finale. Following the fifth season, ERB went on an extended hiatus. In 2016, Epic Rap Battles of History was nominated for an Emmy Award in the newly initiated category Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards . In 2018, Shukoff announced there would be
1296-423: Was the last battle before taking a break for the holidays. On February 17, 2013, Epic Rap Battles of History was nominated for five Streamy Awards , winning four of them. Shukoff and Ahlquist also performed part of the "Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates" battle live. On September 9, 2013, ERB uploaded a trailer video on their channel announcing that Epic Rap Battles of History would return on October 7, 2013 for
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