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
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Sun Tzu: Timothy DeLaGhetto
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Confucius: MC Jin
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Laozi: KRNFX
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▼ 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

[@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.

[@ConnerRGaming]

Ahhhhh krnfx's voice when he was rapping yes

[@BulkyMuffin46]

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

[@attakrus]

Couldn’t agree more…

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@zozi3668]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@abriefhistory1629]

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

[@amandachara1482]

4:15 accurate representation of me during this entire battle

[@pocapo7602]

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

[@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.

[@Ghilly666]

the best sponsorship ever seen, you guys rock everything

[@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!!!

[@UnforgivingDeath]

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.

[@UnforgivingDeath]

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

[@ComfyMarius]

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

[@MisterNatMan]

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

[@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

[@RSP13]

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

[@navketjha6269]

Gordon Ramsay vs Simon Cowell C'mon guys!!

[@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!!!!!!!!

[@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,

[@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.

[@j.s.5685]

The line "me no Third Reiche" deserves an award

[@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

[@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

[@victoriayasmeen4105]

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

[@MoonOffSpringC]

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

[@ballincorn]

So many amazing history references in this one

[@Clee-os6pv]

East defeated West big time it takes a whole continent to beat China.

[@Clee-os6pv]

***** It seems some butt hurt European doesn't know what he is talking about? You should go back and learn something before post arrogant comments yourself. It's no brainier a White Supremacists would type that. Last I check China was unmatched in every fields since 530 BC to the 1800s. It also had the largest and best economy at few points in the past. Examples Qin, Han, Tang, Song, and Ming Dynasties. Guns/gunpowder, rocket, ship building and compass all that came from China. Europeans mostly copied they're enemies technology and knowledge. Without gunpowder your White ass would not be able to conquer the world. Last not forget without the Americas you guys, wouldn't be able to compete with the Middle East and China. Since it gave you a new resource advantage. Your just lucky China started to decline in the mid 1700s. The fact that China never ruled the world that shows they are much more civilized. The only real civilization that could match China was Rome.

[@Clee-os6pv]

***** Yes, all the way to the 1800s in the 1500s and 1600s China was still very strong under the Ming Dynasty. Even in the early and mid 1700s China was still strong nation. China even fought and won against Dutch and Portuguese. The strongest European powers at the time. Even Portuguese and Ming navies fought each other and Ming China won. Due to the Ming having superior fire power and technology. Same with the Dutch the Ming still had better warships and ship guns. The Manchus who now ruled China after the fall of the Ming. They beat the Russians several times, they even had Flintlock weapons. Which was the latest upgrade that Europeans had. And the Manchus still won with Ming technology. Before the First Opium War with the British. China still won against a few battles against Europeans. So your saying your definition achievements is base on world influence. You have to understand that China's culture. Was about stability and balance. Thinks to the Buddhist teachings that came from Hindustan. Well the West argue was about greed, conquest, and power hungry. The fact that China was still a hot spot for Europeans in the 1800s all the way to the 1900s. Since they were still buying porcelain, silk, and tea from China.

[@owenmendelaar2000]

+then00breaper Um if you look at stats the US is behind in basically everything exept military Technology.

[@novachrono1341]

Mongols tho

[@Clee-os6pv]

Jotaro Kujo Mongols are not from the West!

[@ElianGamesChannel]

Make demo recordings battles

[@erbmf]

Yes!

[@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!!

[@johnsmithers284]

At 0:37 he looks like the Michael Bay character

[@hiitsnicetomeetyou]

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

[@matteorossi8251]

Ronald Mcdonald (RackaRacka) vs Ronald Reagan

[@beavinator]

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

[@roxas141000]

SUCKA DEEEEEEZZ NUTZ 0:52

[@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.

[@zsaz4453]

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

[@r.i.petika829]

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

[@cookiecosplayers5303]

Is wrong that KRNFX reminds me of L from death note?

[@knightofarkronia9968]

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

[@Hellscrap3r]

That little ditty at the beginning on the flute is bugging me cause I can't remember where it's from, can anyone tell me?

[@michaelaronov4421]

Hellscrap3r It's the melody from "Spring" from "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi.

[@Hellscrap3r]

THAT'S IT! Thank you so much! :D

[@beetlejuiceblues12]

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

[@MopishfoolVids]

What comes first, the rapping or the music? How does that work out?

[@ryboits75]

Mopishfool I think they go hand in hand, the lyrics are written then the rapper raps it at his pace and they kind of adjust themselves based on how the music is made.

[@atirkahn]

In the rap battles, the music comes first...

[@idontevenjd3598]

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

[@basementdwellercosplay]

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

[@RubyBfb]

nice peter is literally just Nietzsche reborn

[@helamTorres]

why does voltaire look a lot like isaac newton

[@oharuarchive]

Robin Hood vs. Link (Legend of Zelda)

[@warreng675]

Robin Hood vs Peter Pan

[@PythonMFD]

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

[@warreng675]

Squarespace speak of wisdom, with no clue of what respect is

[@tatewu6312]

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

[@RadioactiveGamin]

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

[@FilostrayaEdits]

Squarespace was sponsoring this early on 💀

[@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

[@olamorz5117]

i have three major questions. 1) how much to work with you guys on ERB 2) and if i can work on a rap battle with you guys, were in America are you... im canadian. 3) also, i'd love to see a rap battle with Watsky and Danbull playing the opponents. thx

[@carlosquiroz2560]

Asian spittin sick, but no this isn’t COVID-19

[@saturnstar4258]

KRNFX and Kevin from pentatonix... holy Jesus

[@horse4560]

First

[@yessicaisgone]

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

[@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

[@MrSlimyslime]

No heroin? :,(

[@Alex-fk9wn]

HULK VS YODA, battle of the green...things

[@elonical]

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

[@jphtm2594]

Lloyd cant not be funny

[@TheBrasem]

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

[@SanaAlll]

2:18 - 2:19 is that chance the rapper ?

[@zoeyp03]

1:07 Someone make a gif of that

[@redbeast13]

Question, why are you laying down a black sheet? don't you want to key out all of the green? rotoscoping would be more difficult.

[@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. 😆

[@johnchief270]

was hoping to see more beef franks

[@Jaymeswey]

what song is MC JIN rapping at 1:12

[@somerandomdudeluke]

“Complicated” featuring hollis

[@indianawilson6973]

I always thought those Asian people were nigahiga and his friends. I guess all Asians do look alike, after all.

[@Vanlens]

It's just a fact we have to come to terms with. No matter how racist it may seem.

[@indianawilson6973]

Yaxion agreed

[@yacobvlogs1238]

Only 587 comments in 2 years

[@human_collector0]

1:37 damn~ that's hot

[@mpaquin]

James Bond vs. Austin Powers Katy Perry vs. Taylor Swift Isis vs. Al Qaeda Joel and Ellie vs. Lee and Clementine Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton Three Stooges vs. Three Musketeers

[@kazzar831]

I knew Timothy DeLaGhetto (Sun Tzu) sounded familiar...he was Kim Jong Il waaaayyy back in ERB Hulk Hogan vs Macho Man vs Kim Jung Il back in Season 1!

[@brightfactor]

If you guys are thinking of doing a Joker rap battle - choose either Instagram.com/smilexdylan (Dylan Miller) or Facebook.com - agents of chaos (Jesse oliva) amazing joker cosplayers :)

[@JaKe420Forever]

Is the first time Pete and Loyd have been on the same side in a battle? Well sorta

[@brunoder303]

mario bros vs wright bros

[@juandiegos5966]

+Jake Johnston Einstein vs Hawking

[@colethemole14]

please do How I met your Mother vs Friends

[@Need1738]

MC Gin looks like an asian Joseph Gordon Levitt

[@TheCaptainBlackimar]

Where can I buy an Epic Lloyd?

[@exodus_6969]

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

[@ruchika1132]

KRNFX 😍😍😍😍

[@Azaism]

The link for the DeLaGHETTO2 channel at the end of the vid is broken. (You wrote "gehtoo" instead of "ghetto")

[@buckethattrick9443]

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