Dr Seuss VS Shakespeare. Epic Rap Battles of History

[@hashbrowns]

Shakespeare: * 25 mph* Cat: * 60 mph* Shakespeare: * 100 mph* Things: * 5 mph*

[@insanity1505]

Truth

[@codeword0203]

Seuss 0 mp

[@epichaxboi6258]

Codeword 0 you mean 1,000,000

[@kirenmameizer1292]

No its Shakespeare-good Cat-Alright Fast Shakespeare-Great Things-Fucking Garbage

[@sixela6]

Dr seuss didnt say a single word shakespeare wins

[@Jamesi03]

"Ye hoebag" this is an insult I will now regularly use.

[@imperaviemunare7033]

@Patrick Wright how powerful?

[@imperaviemunare7033]

@Patrick Wright damn that's powerful. Imma go use it

[@TheGuyfromValhalla]

@@imperaviemunare7033 Hahaha

[@lightotaku4545]

XD

[@princessazulaofthefirenati5870]

Same

[@epicbear4679]

Shakespeare: I’m the superior author, your characters are weird af, you disappointed your parents, you’re old and not cool Seuss: 😃 Shakespeare: You also probably wrote twilight Seuss: 😡

[@justinc.5591]

The ironic thing is that Stephenie Meyer (author of Twilight) said she was inspired by Shakespeare.

[@brianlam5847]

@@justinc.5591 Twilight to Shakespeare is like the difference between an airsoft gun and a real gun

[@neuraniac]

@Brian Lam Did you mean difference between a squirt gun and a real gun?

[@samd2612]

@@neuraniac you mean the difference between a stick and a real gun?

[@kylerivera3470]

@@samd2612 You mean the difference between a pool noodle and a real gun?

[@joshwilliams8863]

Shakespear's second verse is exactly what you'd expect for a savant suddenly thrust into the modern age. A kind of crazed genuis that adapts to whatever is around him. Absolute brilliance.

[@shade08538]

And Seuss’s second verse was trash 😔

[@shanearnold7781]

⁠@@shade08538True, it’s absolutely amazing up until then but that last verse drops the ball pretty hard

[@joshwilliams8863]

@@shade08538 Not wrong. I often close the video before that second Seuss verse starts. It's wholly cringe.

[@taylormbp]

​@joshwilliams8863 I agree it's so bad. My win goes to shakespeare.

[@DominantBtch]

@@joshwilliams8863 whats so cringe about it

[@reign0599]

The fact Shakespeare's first verse in entirely in iambic pentameter is something else.

[@FutbolShortsFC]

I think only the first 3 lines are

[@tonifcbarca]

@@FutbolShortsFC nope, that's why on his second verse he says "im switching up my style"

[@kevinschultz6091]

Yep - but I think it's also an interesting point that it doesn't seem to flow as well as a standard 4-bar line. Which is not to say that iambic pentameter is bad; rather, it's just that it's for a different form of verse, Which is likely why they switched up the style in the second half.

[@tonifcbarca]

@@kevinschultz6091 honestly the iambic pentameter verse was amazing, i honestly loved it

[@justme-yr2xf]

"shakespeare, yes, that's what they' call me, here" @ImaginarilyInc #likeathiefinthenight

[@josephstalin364]

Dr Seuss: Smiles during Shakespeare’s verse Shakespeare: I bet you wrote the twilight books too Dr Seuss: Looks like a literal serial killer

[@fly_wild]

True

[@waltdisney3937]

Disneyland is bigger than russia bitch

[@clonewarsgeneralgrievous2088]

Wouldn't you if you wrote the twighlight books

[@waltdisney3937]

@@TheRedstoneNarcissist his empire is large but puny compared to Disney and we both have moustache so i kinda like him!

[@waltdisney3937]

@@TheRedstoneNarcissist man i think stalin is a bit jealous of me! Communism sucks! Capitalism rocks!

[@earlleonard]

Writing that first verse in iambic pentameter and having it work on a modern rap beat is damn impressive

[@Kumquat_Lord]

His second verse is as well.

[@jdprettynails]

Even more impressive, when Watsky wrote Poe's verse for Edgar Allen Poe vs Stephen King, it's in a trochee. "I will choke this joker with a trochee..." fucking amazing.

[@VivekAnandJ]

Only first three lines though right? The "I hath been iambic on that ass ye bastard" comes to 12 syllables. Still mind blowing లే awesome but just thought I'd check if I got something wrong

[@techpriestemily]

@@VivekAnandJ I mean, he says I hath been iambic on that ass, not I am being iambic on that ass.

[@pivinne5536]

Vivek Anand J I think it’s not supposed to be because hath means have, past tense, he’s done it but stopped (and I’m not surprised they didn’t make all of his raps in iambic because even managing one verse must have taken ages)

[@punisher3607]

''Ye Hoebag'' Literally the best line ever.

[@Anhedonia23]

I literally quote this all the time lmao

[@zonnodon163]

No

[@punisher3607]

@@zonnodon163 y e s

[@deimmartillo1674]

I am a Ye Hoebag witness now.

[@bradleylovej]

@@zonnodon163 Yes

[@lasvegasguestlist]

"you leave a classroom lookin like the end of Macbeth" holy shit

[@delliott-gaming5995]

Mars ikr

[@Thelastmanalive565]

Delliott- Gaming what is mcbeth about because idk

[@koboldbussymuncher7240]

everybody dies. Like homestuck

[@lasvegasguestlist]

a play by shakespeare, pretty much everybody dies at the end

[@SeeSeeSound]

Except for Malcom and macduff and fleance...

[@coal9205]

I love how they added how suess couldn't speak due to oral cancer. They also added the whole imagery of letting your work do the talking, as evident when Dr suess starts creating the cat and the entire world for his side of the rap.

[@junqin2560]

I didn't know he had oral cancers

[@coal9205]

JUN QIN I'm not really as educated in the illnesses I'll admit. It's possible I've made a mistake. But something affected his throat thus not allowing him to speak.

[@Whxlsum]

MemeLord Kuroe *u loved how they added drs sues with oral cancer..* wow

[@coal9205]

anthony gamer I meant it in the way of how he wasn't speaking. It's true that he died because of it. But it's showing how his writing and imagination did the talking for him. Or I could just be a morbid human who hates everyone...who knows

[@Whxlsum]

MemeLord Kuroe xD lmao ik I'm just kidding 👏😂

[@vaspiov9335]

I love how Seuss is relaxed until Shakespeare mentions he wrote twilight

[@vaspiov9335]

+TheGotenza I know that but I thought it was funny how he's really chill and then Shakespeare says he thinks he wrote twilight and he's angry

[@venerfontilus3854]

i noticed that too lmao! way too disrespectful there!!

[@lunaluna3128]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha the movies ruined the books for us all.

[@geradoortiz2301]

ikr

[@fishfossils8858]

Wait...he really wrote twilight?? I thought it was just a joke

[@mateodelafuente7320]

In my opinion, this was ERBs first true masterpiece. Those first three verses are just flawless.

[@CinnamonGhost_Crunch]

I love how you said the first 3 verses lmao

[@mateodelafuente7320]

@@CinnamonGhost_Crunch thing 1 & 2 is just an atrocity.

[@CinnamonGhost_Crunch]

@@mateodelafuente7320 facts

[@itagirisu]

@@mateodelafuente7320 Imma be real their lines are good, nothing special, but god damn they could've done so much better with the voices

[@CrimzinEclipse2010]

We don’t talk about the Things’ verse.

[@fountainspencartoons]

I’m sure it’s already been said, but the fact that Suess “speaks” only through his characters is a brilliantly subtle and loving homage.

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

The reason they did this is actually kinda sad. It's because towards the end of his life Dr Seuss developed throat cancer and had a difficult time speaking more than a few words at a time. Hence he lets his characters speak for him.

[@kdarkwynde]

@@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox he also just didn't like interviews.

[@TheDeridor]

Though its a little sad thing 1 and 2 are the worst thing to ever happen in ERB history lol The rest of this is the best by far though

[@MrWii000]

I know Dr. Seuss couldn't speak due to his oral cancer, but why couldn't it be "William Shakespeare vs. The Cat in the Hat"?

[@AZ3rgling]

@@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox no he absolutely was terrified of public speaking his whole life he had trouble talking to others and is why he wrote books

[@Okay_Screensaver]

I can't believe Dr Seuss tried to go after Shakespeare, the man who literally invented "yo mama" insults

[@animeperson9517]

What, you egg? [He stabs him]

[@devildevious2646]

An overlysarcasticproductions man i see

[@joshie1873]

Seuss wrecked Shakespeare by the simple virtue of not uttering a word & letting his character proxies handle his business. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Jorge-el-Furioso]

@@joshie1873 In fact, that's what self-roasted him, in first place. Seuss lost in the mere instant the Things appeared on camera

[@joshie1873]

@@Jorge-el-Furioso How many characters did Shakespeare have to pull from his entire collective works? Lol, no. He lost. Just my opinion. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@craigplayz7541]

cat in the hat: he protec he attac but most importantly... he gotta best selling book about him coming bac

[@UserName-dt3kc]

XD

[@CookieMonster-gy3rj]

Patrick Wright ahwt?

[@CookieMonster-gy3rj]

Dayton Hughes thwa?

[@SuperCityMania]

😂😂😂

[@CookieMonster-gy3rj]

Dayton Hughes I know Htwa?

[@mattlufcy1254]

Dr. Seuss was incredibly shy, hated speaking in public, and had throat cancer later in life, making talking difficult... so he lets his work speak for him. Genius.

[@Pathogxyn]

He wasn’t shy when he was cheating on his wife dying from cancer 😂

[@sandromnator]

Also cheated on his wife many times which made her commit suicide.

[@mattlufcy1254]

@@sandromnator That's a rumor. She was suffering from a long term illness, and while Seuss probably did have an affair, there is no evidence that she committed suicide because of it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Palmer_(writer)

[@See_nn]

@@sandromnator let’s just not talk about that

[@rbexcess]

@@sandromnator Yeah, that’s something he did. Why in this thread, though?

[@ludwig]

Rick Astley Vs. Rebecca Black. The worlds worst, most troll friendly song :)

[@zennacc]

lol

[@TGJay]

True

[@stitchmatt5238]

so true

[@stevek662]

true

[@Nnm26]

it is indeed

[@aryanna1202]

William: I bet you wrote the twilight books, too Dr. Suess: *Gets triggered*

[@tdpb1744]

I would too if somebody said I wrote that crap

[@kyles6813]

it has to be the most painful diss in any of these. i cringe even now to it.

[@niamholiver8643]

XD XD XD XD XD

[@stellamayfair1462]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@williammagnaye8315]

You look like someone I know... *Plays Illuminati Confirmed in the background*

[@elderwolves]

Did anyone else have an 'oh shit' moment when the good Dr. showed his serious face? Right before he brought out the paintbrush?

[@YouStartedForaReason]

elderwolves Yes...and it was very well played.

[@elderwolves]

You Started For a Reason! *nods* Damn straight.

[@patrickfilion7950]

Just noticed that! Damn!

[@starcraft2ftwx2]

I was legitimately scared.

[@elderwolves]

Isaac Graham *shudders a little* Weren't we all?

[@saltysergeant4284]

"Come bite my thumb! I hope you know the stakes. I'll put a slug between your shoulder blades, then ask what light through yonder poser breaks?" Bro, that was an incredible line, to me. The whole delivery was perfect and it was alll just a warning of the lyrical shotgun that was his second turn.

[@ericksheldon3870]

It’s what has me coming back to this video constantly. It’s so god damn clever.

[@saltysergeant4284]

@@ericksheldon3870 even the shotgun motions he makes is perfect.

[@lc846.]

To top it off it’s also in iambic pentameter

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

That's watsky .. His first video was pale boy raps fast.

[@stormangelus6638]

Which is even more awesome when you learn the whole first verse was written and spoken in iambic pentameter.

[@smol_chilli_pepper]

Shakespeare, 'cause his flow and lyricism was inhuman

[@dnbcinemas7515]

Watsky is awesome

[@zacharylarosh2815]

DnBcinemas Watsky is great, I agree.

[@sammiemcwhorter]

1210Nique it was

[@maryannenarayanan6649]

I disagree dr sues is so much more better

[@marialima-ww8vq]

U must be shit at Rap then

[@oneofthe12sionmains70]

When you accidentally let the main act be your first verse and your hypemen go last

[@azekiel7599]

*Yes*

[@benedev9473]

Its actually criminal how theres no comment about how fire this beat is. Like holy shit, the versus are good, but the beat is just on another level!

[@theravensaysnevermore8876]

I downloaded it and religiously bump it in my car 🤗

[@HelloIamCloudy]

@@theravensaysnevermore8876 What’s the beat called?

[@theravensaysnevermore8876]

I am unsure of the instrumental. I downloaded the ERBH song/skit

[@CoverD87]

Honestly its probably the best in the entire series.

[@user_hellothere]

This is actually one of the best beats to play if you're doing a public freestyle, almost anyone can rap to it even if they're bad at rapping

[@CrimzinEclipse2010]

The verse for Things 1 and 2 was like The Godfather Part III: Everything preceding it was a masterpiece, and I’d rather just not acknowledge its existence.

[@ericksheldon3870]

You couldn’t have said it any better.

[@sparrowwing1729]

1:43 Cat in the Hat already looking like he thinks it was a mistake to let them rap.

[@CarlosRuiz-sg9nd]

Came to say something like this exactly. Things are not only shrill, but their verse sucks. The Bard won hands down.

[@xomi9722]

Seuss should've drawn Grinch or the Lorax, why did *they* have to join

[@oppositeday429]

@@sparrowwing1729 "Oh fuck I remembered why I locked them in the first place"

[@bonniebluebells]

*_ye hoebag_*

[@plushlandplushproductions]

I passed by this Exactly when he said that

[@barnaclehead8449]

@@plushlandplushproductions same

[@vincentjoseleron1980]

666 😮😮😮

[@operator7268]

Same

[@OverratedJobber]

*Ye Bastard*

[@Quaxl]

I like how they portrayed Shakespeare's obvious superiority as a writer with his fast raps. Seuss countered with his creativity. But really, nobody can beat William Shakespeare in a lyrical battle, the dude dissed his fellow writers in his sonnets before writing battles existed

[@SpikYyY43]

Quaxl have you heard of flytes? the original rap battles, not shakespeare’s sonnets

[@specialunit0428]

A drunk in a pub once allegedly challenged him to a fight and Shakespeare chose words as his weapon. The drunk agreed, with his first insult being "You villainous villain!" and 5 seconds later he passed out after Shakespeare destroyed him with a string of insults he made up on the spot and integrated into the English language.

[@xkilla911]

@@specialunit0428 sounds like a scripted play he wrote lol

[@ObligatoryBook]

You could make the argument that, since literary battles are now commonplace, Seuss would have an advantage on that front.

[@g-forcefgt323]

When shakespeare wrote "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" He was actually dissing a rival theatre, the rose, which had a sewage problem

[@motherhubbard2786]

"We smashed the Globe" is actually a good line considering Shakespeare's favorite theatre was called "The Globe" and it was constantly vandalized and then eventually burnt down.

[@matthewdistefano7886]

No he actually built it, had nothing to do with favoritism

[@motherhubbard2786]

@@matthewdistefano7886 Oh yeah that's right. Still.... great line

[@FamousGamersNL]

Mother Hubbard humble brag

[@Cemtexify]

I never thought too deeply about it but it was still a shit verse

[@amadandearbhte4318]

The Globe was burnt down during a play of Henry V (I think) during the coronation scene. They fired an actual Canon for the scene. This then set the roof on fire. No one was killed in the blaze.

[@Tee643]

11 years later and this still hits like no one's business

[@OfficialMR54]

Agreed, one of the best beats and lyrics

[@V4Vonnie]

I just said "and no gonads, egads, it's so sad" like out of nowhere the other day. Rent free.

[@weerrpp]

Things 1 and 2:

[@saniahwatson8516]

Felt that

[@squrk5773]

no

[@DordeNecak]

Okay, let me get something clear. Y'all don't know how good diss was the line "And top it off, you're not a doctor". Dr. Seuss father wanted him to become a doctor later on in his life, so he added Dr in front of his name to kinda leverage his father's ambitions. So, Shakespeare f'd him up with that line. Good one.

[@monkey28771]

I think it was intended that people read up about who should've won which rap battle, and why. It's a shame it doesn't happen too much!

[@robertjohnson4918]

Stephen King Vs Edgar Allan Poe !!!!!!!

[@sofiakhan1917]

@@robertjohnson4918 theres already one of them battles !!!!!!!

[@SpencerHoyl]

He is a Doctor...

[@gingermcgingin1733]

Technically he is a doctor, he got an honorary doctorate in literature.

[@encalibirentertainment6777]

"How you gonna battle with the Cat In The Hat" "I got a best selling book about me coming back" **Gets replaced in the next verse**

[@mentaya11]

I mean....couldn't they have at least used the Grinch, or Horton, or some other famous Seuss character instead of...those two? I like this one, but it did end a bit disappointingly.

[@nirdgerl6025]

@@mentaya11 grinch would've been PERFECT

[@leesteal4458]

@@mentaya11 If you say this you don't know enough about Dr. Seus. Thing 1 and Thing 2 were the perfect choice.

[@mentaya11]

@@leesteal4458 Lol. Ok, I'll bite. Why? I do know quite a bit about the man, but why do you think some minor characters that never say a word in the Cat in the Hat make a better secondary rap partner than another major Dr. Seuss character?

[@leesteal4458]

@@mentaya11 For the simple fact that my son, when he was a at the Dr. Seuss age, enjoyed those characters way better.

[@nikkisreality860]

“Ye hoebag” lol best line

[@holysmokes4493]

I belly laughed at that.

[@JustSomeKittenwithaGun]

He won already

[@highjinkss]

Watsky doesn't get enough credit in general. Dude had always been a master at his craft. 2016's 'X Infinity' by Watsky has been my favorite album to this date since it dropped. Nothing comes close. Even the music videos telling a story is ART.

[@BamBabyBrenda]

Watsky is and as I quote " a god"

[@Itsgriffeys]

This is how i found watsky, about 10 years ago! Been a devout fan since. I saw him for his probably last tour, in SF, and was amazing. Always a great performer, but what a way to go out. Got to chat a little during the VIP before, and a very good dude. “I thought i was an athiest until i realized imma god” always my favorite line, lol

[@Laeiryn]

*don't be nice*

[@scp173coochie6]

"I would not could not on a boat, read any of the boring ass plays you wrote" Goddamn.

[@devilface97]

ye hoebag

[@WarriorD13]

cool

[@Lucas-he8og]

Even Horton doesn't want to hear you and Cyndi lu who is afraid to go near you

[@spryzenedits9262]

The Cat in the hat is right, Shakespeare is boring. Why? I'm in high school and had to learn it

[@LunarDeMoon]

You need to grow up a bit to enjoy the Bard.

[@Isabela-xy4ce]

*Y E H O E B A G*

[@pringelsthegamefreak]

Isabela best line lol

[@aspiringice]

I use that a lot

[@danielandrade8909]

YE BASTARD

[@kambolambo6804]

Dr. Seuss uses his book-written characters to duel Shakespeare. Shakespeare can't do that since all of his are dead.

[@akanematsuyama8448]

fUCK. that killed me.

[@Vickymonswer346]

SpectrumRarity I actually laughed oh my god.

[@tricktrouble37]

this made me smile

[@blakclan8559]

SpectrumRarity I like what you did there but ERB did this because Dr. Seuss was mute

[@nxxscxrd2251]

omg so true

[@livingcorpse5664]

Dr. Seuss: Pulls out paintbrush with an evil smirk. Shakespeare: Stares in confused horror.

[@sit-insforsithis1568]

Shakespeare won tho

[@livingcorpse5664]

@@sit-insforsithis1568 Agreed, I just like that little touch.

[@7swordquanta459]

Then Shakespeare proceeds to kill it with machine gun speed rapping

[@lucasgillard67]

The line "you have to translate what you said on the opposite page" is literally killer, it reminds me of grade 10 reading Romeo and Juliet, and again in grade 12 with Macbeth, every single modern Shakespeare book has columns on the sides dedicated to translating words and phrases, and giving history lessons on everything

[@iambicpentakill971]

Yeah, it is especially hard to get because it was meant to be performed, not read by bored teenagers. Going to my first Shakespeare play, performed by adults who knew what they were doing, blew my mind.

[@Sumautisticguy]

Huh they have never done that with me

[@legoyoda9782]

@@iambicpentakill971 The vast majority of Shakespeare books that are studied in schools have to be translated because the language and diction used is extremely outdated and can be difficult to understand. It has nothing to do with "bored teenagers" or because you can't experience the story outside of watching a performance.

[@IsmailAhmedCommentator]

That was exactly what I had to do, for my GCSE’s.

[@glacier_pace7282]

When I was an English major at college, I was WISHING it was Shakespeare when I was having to read Gawaiin and the Green Knight in old English.

[@TampaBayGator20]

Shakespeare’s second verse was fire, easily winning it. Plus Things 1 and 2’s rap was pretty trash after it anyways

[@frgwyn3760]

Jaden Landers Shakespeare’s second verse was just as trash as thing one and two. It’s just fast that’s all

[@millardfillmore2869]

Shakespear’s first verse sucked though

[@frgwyn3760]

Sir Flemeington it was better at least tho. His second verse is just him saying his books are predictable and brags about surviving the Black pledge and saying he’s the one running the show while dr suess is spectating

[@frgwyn3760]

SorryButYouAreWrong in flow it’s better but I’m talking about roasts.

[@TGoO14]

can we all take a moment to appreciate the beat for this

[@pauldjete7108]

DizzyDwarf1937 And Shakespears accent. Watsky nailed it

[@ziggyrobles7109]

DizzyDwarf1937 amen to that

[@trentofmedia152]

+Paul Djete hi. I know you

[@pauldjete7108]

Racoon Face Television Really?

[@trentofmedia152]

+Paul Djete I think you are the guy who was replying to my Albert Einstein vs Stephen Hawking comment

[@RudyTheNinja]

This vid has the best reactions between two character's disses Dr Seuss looking to the sky like he's high when Shakespeare talks about his stories being high on acid was so perfect

[@kavyajolly8491]

Shakespeare's second verse: I'm switching up my style Like the Beatles with my pieces Each is such a wonder With a plethora of features You're pathetically predictable You think your new book Might include a trisyllabic meter And some ghetto Muppet creatures The Bard is in the building It's a castle, I'm a boss I bet I'm Parliament I'm postive I'm killing it I'm iller than the plague I never caught or cholera A baller baller On some cricket bowler business While you're sitting in the bleachers 1:15

[@adamdodda3275]

ily

[@katymbeke8400]

How does this only have 19 likes?

[@wouldntyouliketoknowweathe4463]

@@katymbeke8400 how does it deserve more

[@levipetersen4406]

That’s 85 words in 15 seconds. Sheesh.

[@thegreatcookie7720]

@@allymog5228 both "baller" and "bleachers" are English words. Just not in the old English that Shakespeare would have used. But even if they weren't Shakespeare didn't just stick to English, hell if he needed to he made his own words

[@Mr_Nikolaev]

I know it now. William Shakepeare is the early modern Eminem.

[@DMU555]

Early modern, but yeah.

[@Mr_Nikolaev]

@@DMU555 There, happy now?

[@DMU555]

@@Mr_Nikolaev No

[@Mr_Nikolaev]

@@DMU555 What now, you scrotum mole?

[@DMU555]

@@Mr_Nikolaev I'm never happy thats why all I do is tell people they mixed up the medieval period with the early modern period. Please don't tell my wife.

[@spottydog7143]

'I bet you wrote the twilight books too' That's an insult of the highest degree.

[@melinacastillo4705]

SpottyDog SevenOneFour Yep

[@handbanana2831]

It's awful and overrated

[@MiteTheRapper]

I'VE FINALLY MEET PEOPLE THAT AGREE WITH ME

[@jakeforgey5378]

Yup

[@AidanDaGreat]

A restaurant I went to as a kid had that picture the same your pfp. My mind kind of broke for a while when I saw that pfp until it clicked.

[@masift1494]

I can't even count how many times I've watched this video over the past decade. I remember first seeing it when it came out, and I could just never get over how cool of a concept it was that Dr. Seuss doesn't say anything in this entire rap, he speaks entirely through his characters and I just find that extremely cool. Since he's an author it only makes sense that he would express himself through his work. I really appreciate that concept - this is the reason this is one of my favorite ERBs of all

[@BamBabyBrenda]

I've met watsky so many times since this came out, even smoked a joint with him because our birthdays are just days apart AND I STILL CANT RAP HIS FAST VERSE My ex did it once after like 3 months of us practicing, took me 1 year and I manged to barely do it. Still can't complete it. I'm so ashamed

[@masift1494]

@@BamBabyBrenda That is too cool, wow. yeah I wanna practice his fast verse, it's really good. It's so cool that you've met him, how did you guys meet?

[@signeulbonaesignalbonae9699]

fr tho

[@alainelcarnicero]

Shakespeare started rapping in Iambic Pentameter, that’s an instant win for me.

[@EvilFookaire]

Yep. He hath been Iambic on that ass...

[@joshuashoff8743]

6+8+6+8+10+9+9+7+7+5+8+6+8+5+8+8= 118 syllables in thirteen seconds 118÷13=9.07 syllables per second

[@Kumquat_Lord]

I can (somehow) rap it easily.

[@vlsparrowlv3396]

They sped up the Shakespeare audio when they got to the side angle of his second turn. You could hear the squeak in his voice

[@Pigeon249]

@@vlsparrowlv3396 no they didn't, watch the behind the scenes, the guy who did it is known for doing some decently fast raps

[@robroyoldboy]

NNEEEERRRRRDDDD!!! (Nice!)

[@bemotivated8443]

Eminem has left the chat

[@MyRegularNameWasTaken]

Shakespeare won for two reasons: First, holy god he rapped in effing iambic pentameter! How did you manage that?! Second, the Things were terrible. The Cat was alright, and the doctor himself, I don't think he said a word. But the Things ruined his chances if he had 'em.

[@metanoiiia5679]

Btw Dr.Seuss didn't talk because in real life he had some kind of cancer which made not able to talk.

[@toxicjordan1503]

It was Throat Cancer I think

[@blakeagan284]

Canadian... Eh He did have Throat Cancer

[@xjohnx5672]

Oh shit you're right! I never noticed it was in iambic pentameter. I don't care who won props for whoever wrote Shakesphere's lyrics

[@samuelancer6649]

xjohnx567 George watsky is a poet/rapper he definitely wrote his own lyrics

[@lil_dragon_flies8407]

BRO CAT IN THE HAT WAS MY FAVORITE DR SEUSS BOOK/MOVIE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT IN 😭

[@TheNervousMedic]

Admittedly it was a little disappointing to hear the quick-rap be followed up by the weak bars from things 1 and 2.

[@haydent9263]

Yeah

[@sweetweebygoodness8693]

@Alexis Crane he probably can

[@Elias._06]

Yup

[@Gengar-yx9uu]

Yeah

[@jack8698]

666 likes

[@NintendoCapriSun]

A BALLER BALLER

[@vinzcastro9304]

a baller baller? a baller baller!

[@DoctorWhoKage]

Sounds like Shakespeare was the Eminem of his time.

[@Harmless_Music]

ON SOME CRICKET BOWLER BUSINESS WHILE YOU’RE SITTING IN THE BLEACHERS

[@irsmrtrthanu]

Knowing NCS has watched this makes me SO HAPPY

[@livingtoaster1358]

Haha it's NCS I love you man

[@UnrealTechz]

1:24 *_Top 10 Rappers who Eminem is afraid to diss_*

[@EC-nw6qh]

E

[@Opgamer-uk9jx]

Nope Eminem dissed his mother and u think he cares about any rapper's

[@bobbypederson]

Watsky? 👌

[@Ne20475]

shut up

[@Legendarykora]

@@Opgamer-uk9jx Apparently someone needs to diss you about your grammar

[@redgaming2357]

Shakespeare went crazy in the second verse

[@chezburger1781]

shakespear won simply because of how bad thing 1 and 2 were

[@kennethbedwell5188]

Shakespeare. He didn't need help, flow was better and his disses were on point.

[@bronze1324]

"You bore people to death!" "You leave a classroom looking like the end of Macbeth!" Shakespeare won, but that line definitely hurted. edit: i get it guys, "hurted".

[@thekodex1186]

Have to agree

[@theblaze5530]

You were clearly bored to death on your English class Friendly note: This is a joke. Ik sometimes people make mistakes

[@bronze1324]

@@theblaze5530 yup.

[@blitzedoblivion4280]

I loved macbeth

[@ubberJakerz]

Hurted? Lmao

[@zmcrater]

Even after 10 years my husband STILL quotes "I'm switching up my style like the Beatles to my pieces, each is such a wonder with a plethora of features..." 😂😂😂

[@homeofthegooddeal]

Good man....

[@ghaznavid]

That line is a mouthful at normal speeds. With a few days practice I'm sure I can do it at full speed, though. I got Alexander the Great's rap after some practice, and that one is much longer - albeit not as fast.

[@LostRiver77]

Jfc it's been ten years....

[@vpsjdon]

@@LostRiver77 Lol that's exactly what I did after reading this comment. Went up and saw when the video was uploaded. I remember this video like it was yesterday

[@Masckerdoom]

Yuck

[@Nick_C1997]

“I bet you wrote the Twilight books too!” No line in ERB has ever been able to live up to how savage that line is

[@squrk5773]

i dont know who that is

[@FoxxxFatal]

Bro this shit isn't even in the top 15 lines wtf lol. That shit was so mild. What next? "You look like Nickelback is your favorite band" lmaoooo. It's not good. And I say that as someone who isn't interested in Twilight at all lmao

[@CapitanJorge24]

​@@FoxxxFatali think its a joke

[@AmadisLFE]

@@CapitanJorge24 Joke or not, shit's subjective.

[@pikachuthebananasplit9061]

I don't get it

[@kaenvnion]

Shakespeare's second verse is the reason why Rap God was created.

[@YNW-DELI]

Says who?

[@coconuts7960]

@@YNW-DELI he did?

[@PeanutSpring3]

@@YNW-DELI Says Joe

[@LetsPlayWoomy8835]

​@@YNW-DELI says deez

[@SafeBurrito5465]

@@YNW-DELI says candice

[@willnesuckswilly7867]

So many people didn’t get the “Come bite my thumb” line, basically, back when Shakespeare was alive, in England it was a sign of swearing. So if you didn’t like someone, you’d bite your thumb and kinda flick it forward.

[@marvelfangirl3328]

I got it

[@babak2174]

I got it

[@Taco-man_]

So before the middle finger, you bit your thump. Nice.

[@strawberrowo2639]

You bite your thumb at me *s i r ?*

[@lukeproctor5758]

strawberrowo no, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, site. But I do bite my thumb sir!

[@Kelly-ik6pn]

I like how Dr. Seuss only spoke through his characters

[@autumndainkeh4016]

He had throat cancer

[@mikecekic2393]

Hr has throat cancer

[@jessrose1677]

Because he's mute

[@IzraelGraves]

Dr. Seuss has nothing. He's dead.

[@RiddleMeThisBatsy]

He died of throat cancer years ago

[@ProfessorKikko]

Here I was today napping and this song popped in my head, it’s been years but randomly today I heard this in my dream again

[@arthurmorgan9485]

When Shakespeare switched up his style. Eminem left the party

[@goofierstatue1886]

When you to Thomas downes farm TB entered the chat

[@austinrickert8016]

Yet you couldn't left the chat before Tuberculosis joined

[@carverfournier3642]

Watsky intensifies

[@jamescurtis8133]

Twista has entered Shakespeare soul

[@claytonmiller3345]

Random 212th trooper when I played it I saw Downes and I’m like “oh he so has TB.” Then he gave it to Arthur and I’m like “I just watched a man get sentenced to death.”

[@NIRO_II]

Find it hilarious that Dr Seuss looked maddest when he was accused of writing the Twilight books. 😂

[@augustc8995]

would you be mad if you were accused of writing that shit too?

[@ITACHIUCHIHA-qc6fe]

Still would rather be accused of the twilight books then 50 shades

[@SubduedRadical]

@@ITACHIUCHIHA-qc6fe didn't 50 shades start as a Twilight fanfic? Basically same thing in the end.

[@laurieberry162]

I like Thing One and Thing Two funny voices.

[@crazycherokee8552]

*(Second Edit: I really can't believe y'all made me top comment lmao I hope all of y'all still kicking it to ERB and having a badass life, and I hope everyone has a great 2022)* So is nobody mentioning how the guy who played Shakespeare not only rapped some seriously dope, fast bars, but also did so mostly in shakesperian english with an accent.....dude seriously he needs some cred for this *edit*: okay, i wanna start by saying holy shit thanks everyone for the likes, thats awesome, but second, did anyone who has commented in the last month not read my replies? i know who watsky is! lololol i didnt know it was him when i made the comment, after i learned who it was and that i used to listen to all his freestyles, i had a newfound appreciation for him. guys a legend and a record breaker, right up there with Mac Lethal

[@katorro]

He needs no credit, look up "Watsky"

[@crazycherokee8552]

@@katorro I know watsky, hes rapped against Mac Lethal lol but still, he lost against Mac, but I can BET Mac cant rap in a shakesperian accent AND use Shakespearean language in a rap, so big props to him lol thanks for telling his name though, could never remember it

[@ceejouuij2288]

@@crazycherokee8552 Don't Be Nice, Whoa Whoa Whoa, Amplified and Moral of the Story are great songs to start for him.

[@DrewWutsit]

Damn right. Wait was that watsky?

[@sirpineapple3233]

The real crime here is the follow up by thing 1&2, compared to Shakespeares fire verse they were straight trash

[@michaelpetrasek5693]

Dang the lyrics are so creative. This is raw talent right here

[@wookiebush7449]

*Shakespeare starts off with a slow but dope verse* me: mmhmm *cat in the hat comes back with some quick lines* me: oh ok here we go *Shakespeare kills it with some rapid fire murder* me: OH SWEET MERCIFUL GOD WHAT IS THIS Cat in the Hat: LETS SEE HOW YOU RAP VS THINGS ONE AND TWO me: YES, OH YES, MY BODY IS READY Thing 1 and 2: Ooooooooh (ooooooooh) nooooooo (nooooooo) me: wait wut.... Thing 1 and 2: YO YOU JUST GOT PLAAAAAAAYED me: lol yeah ok

[@Kayla-ly8rm]

I thought the upstaged/play double meaning and wordplay was thing 1 & 2's best line lol

[@almightysosa35]

Things 1,2 do the opposite of what you say

[@Sirdeathvids]

Also it was Watsky so they had to show off some of his talent. I haven't practiced too much but in that verse I can go up to "meter" without getting too tongue tied

[@jamesbentonticer4706]

I'm not joking or jocking but that's one of the best comments I've read on youtube.

[@CaiusCreatz]

So funny yet so accurate. 😂

[@raider6714]

Out of all the Rap Battles, this one's got the sickest beat.

[@davidplayhard]

totally agree mah meng.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodh4700]

Micheal jordan vs Ali....robocop vs terminator....mozart vs skrillex, all got good beats

[@FlowerEmblem]

+Raaider what else can you expect from the kings of written verses

[@atticusyoungs6]

I know rite

[@SIXITHS]

+Raaider The Tesla and the Mario Brothers beats were even better.

[@jakepalmer8201]

This was and probably still is my favorite ERB of all time. For some reason, I get choked up going through these again. My dad and all my siblings used to stay up and watch these the days they'd drop. Thanks for making these things, guys.

[@bigode9743]

"I'm iller than the plague i've never caught" be hittin different these days

[@rhunter42dragon]

I'm guessing that was one of the lines Shakespeare did when he was rapping so fast that I couldn't understand a word he was saying?

[@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid]

@@rhunter42dragon yes Slow the video down, you'll be able to understand then

[@MaskedM4n]

@@rhunter42dragon there’s literally subtitles

[@rhunter42dragon]

@@MaskedM4n And usually that's enough. But this guy goes so fast that I can't even keep up with the subtitles.

[@Reactiontime6000]

@@rhunter42dragon 4 months later I feel like I need to say, you can, like the other guy said, slow down the video and read the subtitles.

[@rachelistrash4371]

“Ye hoebag”

[@GreencowmeGamer]

Rachel Rose i like your hair.

[@sydneyhunter3620]

Egads its so sad

[@sydneyhunter3620]

You’re an old white solja boy who has no swag

[@jizzy3004]

Narcoleptic Nathan i mean if he is the same age, he’s technically not a pedo.

[@NewWorldHotline]

Jizzy who Tf says that?

[@thegavinside]

Shakespeare: "Summalummadummalummawubbadubbahubbalubbaskabadeebawabbadubbawokkaflakkamacarena." Cat: "Oh yeah? Well, let's see you beat Thing 1 & 2!" Thing 1 & 2: "Ohh. Ey, yoo. We'll beat you up, mate. Yo mamma."

[@s.o.k.1393]

"I'll put a slug between your shoulder blades then ask what light through yonder poser breaks" is one of my favourite ERB rhymes ever

[@ssssSTopmotion]

0:56 I'm not mad about Endgame spoilers,I'm mad about Macbeth spoilers

[@EnderGoku9001]

I haven’t read it...poop

[@jahawa.]

Oof

[@M1sterBruh]

sssss you’re 400 years behind, mate. you should’ve seen how the whole cinema cheered at that final scene back when it first hit the big screen in 1606.

[@TheGamersHome123]

The writer said the grace period for spoilers ended in the 17th century, so you’re kind of late, bud.

[@johnwise9811]

Why is no one talking about how Watsky literally rapped in iambic pentameter for the first verse that's so awesome (edit: I know that the top comment says it now, but it wasn't the top comment several months ago when I made this comment).

[@FunkyDumpsterKitty]

He talks about it in the Poe vs Stephen King behind the scenes. Good stuff. He's so talented.

[@Kurgton]

I love watsky i barely realised that's him in this

[@jacobjackson5665]

I noticed but it wasn't very good in a rap setting

[@invadermaythe1st]

“Ye hoebag”

[@MBrulla]

He's counting on his fingers, which is a brilliant little add by him.

[@McDouggal]

Man, the first time I heard this rap battle, I remember thinking "OK, Iambic Pentameter was cool for Shakespeare's first verse, but he's gonna need something big to beat Cat in the Hat" and then he just busts out 1:13. And then Thing 1 and 2 come out and just kill all the excitement.

[@TippedScale]

They sucked so bad. So fucking slow

[@ericksheldon3870]

exactly this

[@JaelinBezel]

What was wrong with Things 1 and 2?

[@shawnanderson4283]

That's what they do though...ruin everything. Did it in the books and this rap lol

[@zenohd6934]

@@JaelinBezellmao

[@AidanDaGreat]

Shakespeare is actually a great way to demonstrate humans’ capacity for language. The first time you read him you have no idea what the heck is going on, but by the end of the play you have a pretty decent understanding and can even read and understand entire pages. it always amazes me how we understand and develop language.

[@cheese5015]

Shakespeare raps against 4 dudes and still destroys them XD

[@mainman3476]

Technically 3.

[@peesinyourass]

1 Author, 1 Cat, and Thing 1 and 2

[@mainman3476]

@@peesinyourass I can count. The author never says a word, so he technically doesn't count in the rap.

[@peesinyourass]

@@mainman3476 but if he does not count, both the cat and the things does not count either.

[@JayF2912]

@@peesinyourass you could also argue it was a 1v1 as he wrote the script...

[@natdanae5945]

Seuss looks higher than a kite.

[@natdanae5945]

He didn't draft his books by kindergarteners high on acid, he was when he wrote them.

[@brz_smolducky2971]

yess

[@gracesgr8t]

+NatalieDanae Omg, lol! Yes he does!

[@mrpink830]

lol

[@auroracoffey8027]

no shiz!

[@GuyontheInternet525]

Admit it, you've tried to do Shakespeare second verse

[@frgwyn3760]

Mermaid Boy yea ik I did it

[@magonus195]

I have and I can

[@frgwyn3760]

Magonus epic

[@sakkikoyumikishi]

It's actually significantly easier than Newton's last lines (honestly, try it) because you don't really have to think about it.

[@souporsacrelige4236]

Fair enough

[@Iamprimordial]

Whos here in 2024😂😂😂 song kept playing in my head this morning...cant believe its more then a decade

[@christopherkovalcheck3964]

I have to come back to these every few years. All of them are truly amazing, and there still is nothing else like them.

[@leah5333]

0:43 When my mom sees me up at night lmao

[@itscoachgun3786]

1:23 when you try to make an excuse

[@youngkamisama]

Omg yes

[@radishstew]

Damn she summons Nice Peter in a Cat In The Hat costume?

[@frogfella2079]

It was fucking terrifying when Dr. Seuss pulled out his brush with the face...

[@theclown4515]

Makai Tolbert right

[@justrainyday6139]

he looks bad as

[@pikachujr7828]

you got fuking scard becaues of a brush the fuck

[@ineffablellen]

Makai Tolbert ikr

[@akanematsuyama8448]

"Say hi to Romeo and Juliet for me, when you meet them." (get it? both are dead.. knvm kthnxbye)

[@cyrilgigee4630]

I was rooting for my man Suess but... can't win em all bud.

[@Keoh083]

Not against watsky... sorry. Over before it began

[@marshapple]

Well, I liked his part better :)

[@alexpr8310]

Seuss first verse was awesome but thing one and two fucked it up

[@ama-ri_vox]

He didnt really did anything his character did something

[@thespaceofades2734]

@@ama-ri_vox That's because he literally wasn't able to talk.

[@c9manic959]

Always interesting to come back and see watsky after all of his more serious projects. Mad respect

[@MatrixDrift]

I'm switching up my style like the Beatles with my pieces Each is such a wonder with a plethora of features You're pathetically predictable You think your new book might include a trisyllabic meter and some ghetto Muppet creatures The Bard is in the building It's a castle I'm a boss I bet I'm Parliament I'm positive, I'm killing it I'm iller than the plague I never caught or cholera A baller baller on some cricket bowler business while you're sitting in the bleachers

[@christophersmith3342]

Absolute Fire

[@Mad-UpperCuts]

It's a name for the format of that stanza in literature. I can't remember. But it's a legit format.

[@mrgamer-940]

He's speaking the language of gods

[@slipperywhale9508]

I legit rapped rap god (the fast part) faster than Eminem and i can't rap this

[@nthabz6152]

Mad_Uppercuts Shakespearen sonnet

[@shadowuaw-0001]

This got me extra credit in college when I showed my English professor. He laughed so hard while drinking coffee that he couldn't teach the next day. He couldn't talk at all.

[@sprinklesparkle5156]

Like Dr. Seuss.

[@lilj3467]

@@sprinklesparkle5156 hellbound😭😭

[@mirandastewart3544]

SCP 166

[@shadowuaw-0001]

@Ryandal Gilmore did. Was about a decade ago. Small little college in Missouri.

[@AtlasAlexS.]

This is obviously fake but I do like to imagine that scenario

[@AbsolDoombringer]

This really needs a part 2. Of the entire ERB's catalog, this needs a sequel.

[@mjohnson6820]

Yo watsky period

[@ningagamer2458]

I agree

[@tessathegamefreak]

This could use a redo. I want to hear a line of Shakespeare calling out Seuss for cheating on his wife with her friend while she was in the hospital for her cancer, which ultimately led to her suicide

[@eyalm867]

yes yes yes

[@bautistalasheras3410]

Soon this battle will reach 100 million views and we´ll all get to talk about how great 3/4 of it is again!

[@RadioactivesubO]

You're referring to the thing 1 and 2 at the end right? 😂

[@battledroid7628]

It’s at exactly 100 mil now

[@raptordarwish887]

​@@battledroid7628 Just talking here so I can proof in the future that I watched this when it is in 100 mil views

[@AtzeHHouse]

"I hath been iambic on that ass ye bastard" is propably one of my favorite lines in ERB history.

[@rafael502]

What's is hath and iambic?

[@niklass.6147]

rafael502 "hath" means "had", and "iambic" is a syllabic meter mostly used in poetry. It means that in a verse, there are 5 emphasized, and 5 not emphasized syllables. Better look it up for yourself, it's hard to explain. :)

[@jacobfrankenfield3024]

It really means he's gonna shove all five fingers up his ass

[@niklass.6147]

Jacob Frankenfield Yeah, that's the explanation that rapgenius gives, I just wanted to give a definition of these two words. ^^

[@MultiEMitchell]

"even Horton doesn't wanna hear you" damn

[@astewart653]

battle over.

[@motakigonavakin3083]

Ye ho bag your just and old white Soulja Boy with no swag!! :D

[@FearYAH]

Ashley Stewart Idk about all that

[@quabblestone]

At that point it was obvious Seuss won

[@Lucas-he8og]

King Lyoko and condo my who is afraid to go near you. you bore people to death. you leave the classroom looking like the end of macbeth I entertain a child of any age you gotta translate what you say on the opposite page.

[@lualcrossmx]

Stephen King Vs Edgar Allan Poe !!!!!!!

[@justinh290]

right on the fckin dot

[@gingersnap1996]

they've done it :D

[@mitchellprice9358]

They each got there on video

[@thicctranslations352]

Yea but mind you this was 5 months ago when he made this comment

[@yaritzasolis1939]

Batman vs superman

[@dameboll]

Watching these literally tearing up…I still remember them word for word. I was a freshman in hs, I’ll be 27 this Friday. Life really moves so fast man🥹

[@MusicMLady]

verse 1: surely watsky can rap faster verse 2: HELL YES FUCKING YEAH

[@melissahalford9287]

Yep. I've heard him rap with Bliss and Eso and he dropped some serious bars in Tear the Roof Off. I'm still trying to learn how to rap that fast. I'm close but need practise

[@thelonearchitect]

"I'll put a slug between your shoulder blades then ask what light through yonder posers breaks ?" This is. Mythic.

[@vsauce6664]

What, you egg? [he stabs him]

[@technospyform1578]

"I have been iambic on that ass, ye egg"

[@because_raisins]

you GREEN egg

[@gengarzilla1685]

Young fried egg of treachery!

[@CluttrdGD]

Watsky did such a god job in this one. The singing, the fact he used the iambic Pentameter for some of his lines, the acting as a response to the video, it's all so good. Most obvious W in ERB History.

[@RolloutDudze]

any seen dr Seuss puking on the boat at 0:48 ??? funny. the puke is different colors

[@autumndainkeh4016]

Btw it's a rainbow

[@luca9039]

Yas

[@mylads22]

oh yea

[@justinbestumblin1112]

Oh yea why did he do that

[@vengar6409]

+JustinWarriorfighter /JWF/ he had sea sickness

[@gdotyoungaan964]

I like how Dr.Seuss didn't have to rap he just used Cat in The Hat Characters

[@maxleggett9833]

He couldn't even speak. The man had throat cancer.

[@gdotyoungaan964]

Mortem I know that dumbass

[@maxleggett9833]

Why are you addressing me with this?

[@toggleweekly2275]

Hexatron he couldn't speak

[@damitricrawford7013]

Hexatron Me too

[@SanguiVantasKnightOfSpace]

Things to realize that help you appreciate this more. Shakespeare's first verse was in iambic pentameter. Dr. Seuss had stage fright and eventually went mute because of cancer in his throat.

[@varichuzkainepeixes5002]

That's pretty horrible for seuss.

[@SanguiVantasKnightOfSpace]

Varich/Male Meulin Uzkaine/Leijon/Peixes Still that makes the fact that he doesn't talk in this rap much easier to appreciate.

[@varichuzkainepeixes5002]

yeah.

[@MenkaureBurns]

+Sangui Vantas/Vanito I love teddy roosevelt but he totally messed dr seuss up. BADLY

[@thelastnazari86]

Lol

[@Familyparkpirubloods]

It’s been like so many years and I still watch this. Epic rap battles of series is so good it brings back some good memories.