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List of Epic Rap Battles of History episodes

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List of Epic Rap Battles of History episodes
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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 V 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.

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Nice Peter (left) and EpicLLOYD (right), the creators of Epic Rap Battles of History

On September 26, 2010, "John Lennon V Bill O'Reilly", the first music video was released on Shukoff's channel, where the rest of the first season was released.[1][2] Since the second season, ERB music videos have been distributed through its own YouTube channel. As of December 2023, it is the 282nd most subscribed channel on YouTube with over 14.9 million subscribers and over 4 billion total views.[3] As of February 12, 2025, a total of 90 episodes have been released.

In 2013, the single "Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney", was the first YouTube music video to achieve a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4] "Darth Vader vs. Hitler" and "Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking" also achieved RIAA gold certification during 2013.[5] "Dr. Seuss vs. Shakespeare", "Master Chief vs. Leonidas", "Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates" and "Justin Bieber vs. Beethoven" were subsequently certified Gold in 2014.[6] On June 4, 2015, "Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros.", "Mr T vs. Mr Rogers" and "Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris" achieved RIAA gold certification.[6] On January 29, 2016, "Darth Vader vs. Adolf Hitler 2" was certified gold.

ERBOH Season 1, the series' first album was released on a compact disc through DFTBA Records in December 2011, including all 15 tracks from the first season of the series, including 2 bonus live tracks.[7][8] Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 was digitally released on May 22, 2013, on iTunes through Maker Studios.[9] Epic Rap Battles of History Season 3 was released in 2014 through the official ERB website's online shop.[10]

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Overview

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Episodes

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Each episode of Epic Rap Battles of History features a rap battle between iconic characters, real or fictional. Typically, the battles start off as a one-on-one contest, although sometimes two teams face off (such as in "Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros." and "Artists vs. TMNT"), and in "John Wick vs. John Rambo vs. John McClane" three characters faced off from the start. Starting with "Hulk Hogan and Macho Man vs. Kim Jong-il," it has become common for additional rappers to appear after the first two have already performed verses.

Capitalization and punctuation irregularities in titles as posted to YouTube have been normalized in the following lists.

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.

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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 worthy enough to demand a full production.[77] "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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Viewership

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Mitt Romney (left) with Barack Obama, the subjects of the most viewed episode of Epic Rap Battles of History

Note: View counts are estimations as of April 1, 2025

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Notes

  1. The censored version was released on September 22, 2010, four days before the main version on September 26.[11]
  2. This is a combined viewcount of both censored and uncensored versions.
  3. This is a combined viewcount of both original and new edit versions.

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