Eastern Philosophers vs Western Philosophers. ERB Behind the Scenes

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A behind the scenes look at the making of Epic Rap Battles of History between Eastern Philosophers and Western Philosophers. Who won? Who's next? You decide!
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#epicrapbattles #confucius #socrates #behindthescenes
▼ CAST ▼
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Nietzsche: Nice Peter
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Socrates: EpicLLOYD
www.epiclloyd.com
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Voltaire: Zach Sherwin
bit.ly/ZachSherw
Sun Tzu: Timothy DeLaGhetto
bit.ly/TimmyD
Confucius: MC Jin
bit.ly/McJin100
Laozi: KRNFX
bit.ly/KRNFX100
▼ CREW ▼
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Executive Producers:
Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist
Co-Executive Producer:
Michelle Maloney
Directed by:
Nice Peter
Co-Director:
Mike Betette
bit.ly/BetetteYT
Co-Producer:
Atul Singh
First Assistant Director:
Carly Sturgeon
Written by:
EpicLLOYD, Nice Peter, Zach Sherwin, Timothy DeLaGhetto, MC Jin & KRNFX
Staff Writer:
Dante Cimadamore
bit.ly/DanteCYT
Writer:
Mike Betette
Song Produced by:
Nice Peter & Jose ""Choco"" Reynoso
Mixed by:
Nice Peter and Jose ""Choco"" Reynoso
Beat Produced by:
DiamondStyle.com
diamondstyle.com
Video Editing by:
Andrew Sherman, Ryan Moulton and Nice Peter
Director of Photography:
Jon Na
Costume Designer / Art Director:
Sulai Lopez
VFX and Compositing:
Andrew Sherman and Ryan Moulton
Dept. Head Make Up and Hair:
Ashlyn Melancon
Make Up Artist:
Ruth Haney
Make Up Artist:
Perri Sorel
Gaffer:
Kurt Schmidt
Music Supervisor/Playback:
Dante Cimadamore
Asst. Production Coordinator:
Shaun Lewin
Grip:
Yev Belilovsky
▼ LINKS ▼
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erbofhistory.com/
erbmerch.com
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/ erb
/ erb
nicepeter.com
epiclloyd.com

[@silentmanproductions]

The mustache budget on this battle must have been huge.

[@waffletube1107]

Silent Man The whole hair budget would have been

[@georgewashington9750]

Voltaire: *Laughs in beef frank*

[@aishikachakraborty5474]

Hair too.....:')

[@Wolvy2]

102Million Bitcoins

[@tonytello5372]

eybrows too

[@madelinechapstick]

"I'm building a website!" "Do you know how to?" "Nope!" OH MY GOD

[@viktordimitrov9938]

my life summed up

[@bellevolent]

+Human Being "I'm living!" "Do you know how to?" "I wish I did!"

[@nikodom8203]

+Bella brilliant

[@bellevolent]

Dat Boi OH SHIT WADDUP

[@viktordimitrov9938]

Watch me roll watch me go

[@nathangoedeke694]

How could Lloyd play the flute like that, but not when he was Frederick the Great?

[@pinkroseperson256]

Nathan Goedeke That’s what I was thinking!!

[@CFKane-gf2jf]

It’s a tin whistle

[@zoroearc2582]

That wasn't a flute

[@CFKane-gf2jf]

They are _completely_ different

[@mollyotoole8232]

that's a tin whistle

[@taku_ftw]

" You look like an obsessive stalking fan.. of Poseidon "

[@alijoc]

best line.

[@Persnikity-yv3nh]

KRNFX is like a praying mantis when he raps. In the best possible way.

[@zzeekko]

Its Kinda Dope tho...

[@novalletolentino420]

did you know KRNFX has won a lot of beatbox battles?

[@bananesplit2835]

@@novalletolentino420 wait, beatbox battles exist?

[@knickknack4338]

@@bananesplit2835 yeah check out Beatbox Battle and SwissBeatbox, it's crazy

[@ethanjacobrosca7833]

Like how?

[@BulkyMuffin46]

The guy who played Lao Tzu needs to be the voice of an evil mastermind in an anime.

[@attakrus]

Couldn’t agree more…

[@anyiwo9]

How about Anakin Skywalker vs WW1 era Adolf Hitler? Just so there can be a prequel joke.

[@dafphtthedislikeupdater7836]

I know it's been five years, but please do this.

[@Rex-golf_player810]

Lmao

[@KivoThefirst]

yes yes

[@gamergodeighty1686]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@dafphtthedislikeupdater7836I know it’s been four years, but I agree.

[@ConnerRGaming]

Ahhhhh krnfx's voice when he was rapping yes

[@helloimawesome77]

I just gotta say I love how instead of trying to downplay advertising their sponsors like most other KZbinrs try to do, they're just like "yes, we have sponsors. this is good for us. now we're going to advertise them." ERB team keeps it real, big part of why I love them so much

[@shaswataray]

Exactly

[@ariagui_wya]

The cast of PARKS AND REC vs. the cast of THE OFFICE. I think that has a lot of potential

[@RebeccaMThompson]

Yes!!!!!! Or Michael Scott vs. Leslie Knope

[@LuxRoyale]

Ari Aguilos Am I the only one who LOVED the office, but doesn't really think Parks and Rec is that good?

[@sammyman2001]

Ari Aguilos OH MY GOD THAT IS GENIOUS!

[@juliantalkstravel]

HECK YEAH

[@CRVideos-mp5cj]

I think CAST OF PARKS AND REC vs CAST OF COMMUNITY

[@Thaltas]

I thought Lloyd was going to do an heroin joke mid sponsorship. NICE.

[@thelittlelugia4563]

Thiagogd I wish he did

[@tfos993]

Thiagogd Dick joke is gonna replace heroin joke. I'm calling it.

[@Centeolt]

Thiagogd He stopped doing that a long time ago.

[@jayambor8391]

I miss his heroine jokes

[@charminharlan9081]

+Paris me too.

[@captaintalon4485]

The best part about this rap is that mostly all the guests has done ERB before. Zach was in many rap battles, KRNFX was Grant in Mythbusters vs Ghostbusters, and Timothy was in Hulk Hogan vs Kim Jong

[@Bree_999]

"My skill level is zero." Me and you both Lloyd 😂

[@esotericVideos]

"What is winning?" is my favorite joke on any of the ERB videos.

[@knightofarkronia9968]

Who is next?

[@margaret9893]

"i'll show you an intuitive and easy to use tool" fml i fainted

[@hadid1092]

HAHAHAHA epicLloyd indeed

[@zivunknown]

The best line I've ever heard.

[@ther3aper561]

You guys do sponsorships right. That was amazing to watch xD

[@klte1]

TheR3aper5 Only ones I don't skip lol. ^^

[@akulahirpada1993]

TheR3aper5 I think Jacksfilms does sponsorship the best.

[@ichibijinchuuriki]

Jacksfilms is waaayy better at doing sponsorhips :)))

[@ther3aper561]

Im not saying they are the best. I am just saying they do it right. Anyone who does a little funny skit for sponsorships instead of just reading it does it right in my opinion

[@unkilabelevable]

TheR3aper5 I think the part that I like the most is they put it on the behind the scenes, not the main video. It's nice.

[@vatnidd]

Yay, MC Jin! He's very popular in Hong Kong.

[@caillet14]

That beatbox moment with him and KRNFX was absolutely awesome.

[@EnderGoku9001]

Neato

[@probablylucky6671]

@@caillet14 IMO one of the best verses ERB has ever created

[@pocapo7602]

The only people who can make a sponsor break funny as hell

[@cherishiskisa]

probably one of the best erb's ever made, and i've been watching them from the beginning. phenomenal work, guys, and so well-researched as always!

[@LCPD9111]

I agree. This is my favourite erb rap battle

[@abriefhistory1629]

with all these squarespace sponsorships I can last a year for free

[@Ghilly666]

the best sponsorship ever seen, you guys rock everything

[@Shiny_Sandshrew]

I had to Google Whoopi Goldberg after Timothy said she did not have eyebrows. All I can say is I never noticed that.

[@jonnnnniej]

My worldview will never be the same

[@amandachara1482]

4:15 accurate representation of me during this entire battle

[@sburns863]

play 0:00 - 0:06 at my funeral

[@asiantimtam]

What song is that called?

[@asiantimtam]

thanks

[@mayorstudland2929]

+CHRISTIAN TAM Four Seasons- Allegro from Spring

[@asiantimtam]

there we go, thanks bear :)

[@mayorstudland2929]

CHRISTIAN TAM No problem, human.

[@MisterNatMan]

this battle was LEGIT!!!! awesome job!!! It could've made a great season finale, can't wait to see what comes next!!!

[@ComfyMarius]

KRNFX is a legend man, didn't even recognize him from his look obv, but then he started beatboxing

[@RSP13]

Squarespace is sponsoring almost half of my favorite channels. Thanks Squarespace!

[@sarahdaly10]

00:02 we are forced to learn that in school god damn Tin Whistles

[@viktordimitrov9938]

they would help us out in life so much

[@cianb9798]

Well I can tell your irish

[@viktordimitrov9938]

Haha ye i live there

[@viktordimitrov9938]

And technically im from there

[@TigranAbgarjan]

+Dat Boi oh shit waddup here come dat boii!!!

[@jimbofitzpatrick7444]

This is so cool! I love the guest rappers on this one. I said it before, I'll say it again, I'm counting the days until your show in Boston in September!!

[@etherealsunflowers]

I thought Nietzsche's mustache was exaggerated, but then I looked him up and, no, it's not exaggerated. His mustache is ridiculously large.

[@Stevo935]

Did they mention the "to-go box hat" line, that Confucius used while wearing said hat? I figured Sun was supposed to wear the hat when the rap was written, and then they altered the wardrobe but forgot to change the line. 😆

[@ГрантБегларян-л6л]

I've got three cool ERB ideas for the following season with one of the greatest Antic poets, Homer: 1) Homer, the poet vs Homer Simpson (wide auditory should like and understand this one much more than others) 2) Homer vs Dante (Greek, creator of Iliad and Odyssey vs Italian, creator of Divine Comedy, it must be cool to watch, but hard to make, if you haven't read these books) 3) Homer vs James Joyce (both of them used Ulysses as a main symbol and character of their oeuvres; the hardest one to make) I hope, Peter and Lloyd would see it and take my advice))) P. S.: sorry for making some grammar mistakes. My native language is Russian, so I can doubt in my English.

[@ShadowofaMermaid]

Грант Бегларян It's funny how the English skills of most non-native speakers are ten times better than those of natives, and yet we always go out of our way to apologize for our mistakes. (Native German here, btw) I never got into Joyce's Ulysses...every time I start it I get lost in the first chapter o.O

[@ГрантБегларян-л6л]

Thanks))) I haven't read Ulysses myself, too, and I think this book could be read by me only in the age of 30-35 when the highest part of classical literature should be passed through and I'll be a little readier to understand it (if that word could be used to Joyce's books). I just thought that these authors have much in common and that could be awesome to make them rap against each other, though the process of creating of lyrics here would be the hardest one in the whole rap history, as the process of creating Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake was the hardest one in the whole history of literature)))

[@Csuziebraverman]

Грант Бегларян Dude!!! You know more English literature than native speakers (American)

[@ГрантБегларян-л6л]

Thanks, bro✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

[@Darkster122]

7.8/10 Too much Homers - IGN

[@HelicopterShark]

Was enjoying the video but "liked" because of the sponsor bit. Best squarespace ad I've seen.

[@theuberhandle]

I saw this rap the first time over 4 years ago and that part about spelling bee and Nietzche still cracks me up

[@ballincorn]

So many amazing history references in this one

[@Infernester]

Does the sponsor mean you're one step closer to be able to get eminem into the battles?

[@gamerpog2243]

XD maybe

[@Nexus42]

+Unforgiving Death If they can get Snoop Dogg (Lion? Tiger? Idk), then they can get anyone. xD

[@mechahitler5553]

I feel Eminem is too stubborn to do an ERB.

[@Infernester]

Mecha Hitler Snoop dog, ice cube, bugsy malone,jayZ etc. they can still get them right?

[@shyat5589]

+Unforgiving Death i mean they already got snoop dogg as moses

[@zer0theultimate]

I've been watching the bts in random order and seeing the different talents and them talk about their process' for shooting is awesome. And to add to the pile of comments: hair is 80% of the budget of ERB

[@hiitsnicetomeetyou]

Pete calling Lloyd 'homie' is the blessing I didn't know I needed today

[@j.s.5685]

The line "me no Third Reiche" deserves an award

[@axjkalsok1058]

Lol "neechee"

[@kingdice551]

Isaac Delgass cause I'm N-I-E-T-Z-S-C-H-E! And I'll end any mother fucker Like my name is a spelling bee!

[@Lightnings]

I'm going to Carneval as him this year. I worked hard on that beard.

[@yessicaisgone]

Sick! I was waiting for this too long. I love you, guys!

[@zsaz4453]

"I break your Wu with my method,man' is a line i cant forget.

[@beetlejuiceblues12]

For some reason, the whole sponsor bit made me laugh. "My skill level is zero." XD

[@victoriayasmeen4105]

2:22 My skill level's zero 🤣 help me 😂

[@sebastianmonroy9060]

2:27......i need an adult.......

[@starkilla102]

I am an adult.

[@user-yy7tw9hv9n]

No no your not

[@RILLAryan]

Krillin, Senzu Bean. Senzu Bean? Senzu Bean. *SENZU BEAN!*

[@jaydenosmialowski4795]

Kaio-what?

[@k-boi420]

*in background* DOOOOOOOODDDDDDDGGGGGEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

[@basementdwellercosplay]

Socrates in normal clothes looks like my uncle about to grill some shrimp

[@MoonOffSpringC]

ERB guys are smart, since they know that there are people who use adblock, they put their own ads in the vid.. XD

[@RadioactiveGamin]

The perfect thing to be in this would be the background recordings of the philosphers arguing

[@elonical]

"My skill level is zero." god damn that was hilarious Epic Lloyd

[@jphtm2594]

Lloyd cant not be funny

[@abduyahyaakub791]

His beat boxing doh😻😻

[@tatewu6312]

I can't believe this is the same guy on Idol Producer right now!! MC Jin be slayin' it!!

[@knightofarkronia9968]

If Sun Wukong ends up in an ERB, you should get Timothy Delaghetto to voice him!

[@navketjha6269]

Gordon Ramsay vs Simon Cowell C'mon guys!!

[@PythonMFD]

I so wanted to see McJin saying " You can all hold these fortune cookies! " 🤣

[@RDL15100]

Those sponsorship plugs are the Bomb!

[@UltraJS]

Love how you informed us of the sponsors haha

[@HppyLttlTr]

Nice BTS! You should show more of the people participating in the Battle and you did that with this one! KEEP IT UP!!!

[@seungheestar4870]

It's so funny to come back to this and remember that MC Jin was in charge of judging 99 boys. Been loving Uncle MC's weird ass for years fjdks

[@Filostraya]

Squarespace was sponsoring this early on 💀

[@washbor7461]

i love their behind the scenes :D

[@cleess2836]

Best ERB ever!

[@m0m0___]

This is the best thing ive seen all day.

[@RubyBfb]

nice peter is literally just Nietzsche reborn

[@exodus_6969]

After that ad, I honestly want erb to make a website where they help people create rab battles 😂

[@anhadahuja3793]

Honestly, I'm not gonna hate on that sponsorship, I thought that was great, best advert I'd ever seen *insert impressed face*

[@zsaz4453]

Kudos to everybody in the makeupdepartment. And special fx . So fn great work you put in every video its Uebermenschlich almost

[@TheBrasem]

ERB2 It would be great if you show more of the editing progress 😊

[@jameschoat5560]

I'm really looking foward to this one

[@pimhan]

MORE SPONSORS PLS! These guys deserve something for what they do.

[@MattThompsons]

excited for the battle

[@buckethattrick9443]

"I'll show you an intuitive and easy to use tool." He refers, of course, to his heroine needle.

[@laurenweise3241]

That last bit with Lloyd at the end made me laugh so hard.

[@garrisonhowe754]

I got to say that was one of the best battles yet.

[@callmealexhenderson]

You should do a behind the scenes of when you read through the suggestions and how you come up with your favorite one.

[@IX...]

French drip with that egg noodle hair was my fav lyric

[@Luciusse]

Those Behind The Scene are quite awesome. _They would be even more with the heroine joke._

[@MrDudorama]

that beat boxing was amazing

[@OhNoTheFace]

Ah I'm glad my head was not being racist when one of the philosophers looked like Grant Imahara from Mythbusters vs Ghostbusters. Was a fun battle guys. Kudos

[@BrokenOlive]

"I'll show you an easy and intuitive tool to use."

[@chrv7211]

this was my favorite battle

[@peanutthegreat2707]

2:22 Well this ad is completely forgiven.

[@chadthunderc0ckwastaken]

Pete:Lloyd, what is your experience with building websites. Lloyd:ITS UNDER 9,000!

[@amandacrucespolic]

Fantastic!!

[@blockmasterscott]

That shot of copying and pasting all those poses of that Zulu actor was amazing. That had to have been tedious, especially for the actor posing over and over and over...

[@crimsonfuckryoutube8250]

Okay I might be weird for saying this but I actually don't mind seeing the advertisement sponsorship part at 2:25, partially because of the info that NicePeter's giving you, partially the comedically hilerrious EpicLloyd partXD

[@thejuvenoia]

ERB and ERB2 are literally the only channels I check religiously

[@mematron]

This was tight!

[@qasw1234]

dont these come AFTER the rap battle?

[@qasw1234]

***** I just checked and the battle is out! Damn KZbin, I was bored and this was ready to go,

[@chuckleftv]

I used square space to build my website after seeing this 7years later 😂

[@dogsauce3015]

1:07 for an extremely hot Zach Sherwin moment. ;)

[@X27KOfficial]

Lloyd got paid in Heroin to play the recorder (flute, not sure which one.)

[@sheep2826]

Piccolo. Recorders are played vertical and flutes are bigger.

[@X27KOfficial]

Ah, ok thx.

[@feilerodgers5814]

None of the above actually. He's playing a tin whistle, which is usually played vertical, horizontally. The mouthpiece is similar to a recorder but very different than that of the flute or the piccolo.

[@theirs3845]

her: so how experienced are you in the bed? me: 2:22

[@BerishaFatian]

3:17 that guy with the moustache would make a great Nietzche.

[@Liv-hm5eg]

"My skill level is 0" and I can't stop laughing!!! XD!!

[@HellBoundGamer14]

I don't know why but I just thought Lloyd sitting in the background of the square space thing and going NICE was really funny

[@johnsmithers284]

At 0:37 he looks like the Michael Bay character

[@beavinator]

I'm decidedly straight, yet I would still gladly let Lloyd show me his intuitive and easy to use tool...

[@idontevenjd3598]

MCjin's music will always be Confucius singing for me.

[@r.i.petika829]

I'll show you an intuitive and easy to use tool.

[@garicb9271]

The music played a bigger part in these earlier ones than i gave it credit for.