PAINTERS GOT BARS?! Bob Ross vs Pablo Picasso | Rapper Reacts to EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY

[@KnoxHill]

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[@Emma_n_n]

CORPSE has a new song called "life waster". It has some really deep and poetic lyrics that I would love to see your reaction to

[@dailymadness5159]

Definitely need to watch “Ladies of Anime Cypher” and “Evil Ladies of Anime Cypher” both hosted by HalaCG

[@boomz2526]

I know you reacted to an old FabvL cypher and you've been doing a lot of AoT content, so I would check out his Eren Jaeger rap "Let It All Burn"

[@dailymadness5159]

I also recommend reacting to "Gon Rap" by Daddyphatsnaps.

[@sparkflippersparkflipper5706]

DEMONDICE - Wannabe

[@xheralt]

You are one of the few reactors to understand what Picasso was doing by spending a whole bar "just" rattling off his name. Aristocracy, lineage, history, vs. BOB.

[@Zoinkin89]

Bob is so much cooler though.

[@ZGKIV]

I recognized the flex, but didn't quite understand why it was a flex. I knew there was something deeper but couldn't figure it out for the life of me

[@poopybutt2232]

Nothing gets passed this dude he knows everything 😂

[@miguelmederos8634]

@@ZGKIV as a Spaniard, that's definitely a flex. Spaniards with longer names tend to have more significant family history and prestige. There's also a religious aspect to Spanish naming customs.

[@jilektx5]

@@miguelmederos8634 damn so you’re just a two name commoner

[@matteoar]

You kinda touched on it, but there's a deeper meaning in the "name" bar. In Spain, especially at the time, noble families used to add the name of the father to that of the son. So by listing his entire name, extremely long, and then comparing it to just "Bob", Pablo is essentially saying "I'm a noble and you're nothing".

[@yorkieandthechihuahua]

I have pedigree and you're a mutt... yeah. I was about to say the same thing. Nice one nailing that. :)

[@Kuronosa]

Weird flex, especially for those who don't understand.

[@matteoar]

@@Kuronosa true, but after all Picasso was a pretty weird fella.

[@matteoar]

On an extra note, this flex by Picasso is turned on its head by Ross, with his "Well Bob is dropping bombs like this is Guernica, I served 20 years, Air Force, United States of America". With that, he's actively replying to the "I'm a noble and you're nothing" by effectively saying that his noble birth is worth nothing if there are no actions tied to it, which Bob does have.

[@cherrydragon3120]

@@Kuronosa you don't need to understand a roast for it to be a roast.

[@chevand8]

"My technique will make your mistress weep / Put her to sleep, elbow drop her dreams; I go deep..." There is a lot to unpack in that little couplet, and frankly, I'm still impressed that the ERB guys managed to layer so much about Picasso in there. To elaborate: First of all-- it of course comes as no big surprise that there would be at least one reference to Picasso having a mistress. Picasso is notorious for the rather horrific way he treated the women in his life. In this case, the line actually references two of the mistresses that Picasso had. The first one referenced, Dora Maar, was the subject of his famous 1937 painting 'The Weeping Woman'; Picasso was physically abusive toward her. The other, Marie-Thérèse Walter, was Picasso's mistress before Maar; at the time they met, she was only 17, and he was 45 and married. Walter eventually bore Picasso's second child, and modeled for another famous painting of his from 1932, entitled 'Le Rêve' (which means 'The Dream' in French). When Picasso's first wife Olga found out about his affair with Walter, she filed for divorce, but he refused to split his property evenly with her, so Olga was legally trapped in the marriage until her death in 1955. (And all of this isn't even getting into his second marriage to Françoise Gilot or his other infidelities that came after Walter-- he truly was a serial adulterer!) In 2006, there was a really big uproar in the international art community when 'Le Rêve', which by then had made its way into the collection of the Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn, was set to be sold off for $139 million, which would have made it the single most expensive painting ever sold. However, the sale was botched when Wynn accidentally jabbed his elbow through the canvas, creating a six-inch tear in the painting that necessitated a $90,000 repair. Wynn eventually sold the painting seven years later for $155 million (which was actually a loss compared to the 2006 amount, when adjusted for inflation). I remember the 2006 incident very well; I was an art student at the time. So, in that one couplet, Bob is pointing out how horrible Picasso was to women, suggesting that he could seduce Picasso's mistresses away from him, and referencing a famous incident of one of Picasso's artworks being damaged.

[@sculpture_9498]

Wow. This just gave me a whole new respect for this battle.

[@Taygon45]

@@sculpture_9498 Same here. Holy shit that's amazing

[@wingedparagon4448]

I like to consider myself well informed with these rap battles. But damn, this was one I was not aware of. This comment deserves pinning and more likes.

[@dieblauebedrohung]

but what's the "I go deep"?

[@ericktellez7632]

@@dieblauebedrohung he go deep on his girl cuh

[@Lufsixq]

Bob Ross learned the "Wet on Wet" technique from William (Bill) Alexander. His show on PBS was "The Magic of Oil Painting". And his catch phrase while paints was "Fire it in there". I liked both Bob Ross and Bill Alexander but I enjoyed Alexander much more. Also Bob Ross was a Drill Sargent in the Air Forse for 8 years. When he retired he said he would never yell again and that is the reason he always seemed sooo down to earth and chilled out.

[@ShinKyuubi]

If you watch any clips of real Drill Sergeants doing their thing you can understand why he decided to not yell anymore after 8 years of doing it on the daily. I've known people who have a coughing fit after yelling the way a Drill Sergent does for just a little bit..must have been hell on his throat after all those years.

[@Ev1ln1nj4m0nk3y]

Pretty sure him having the afro was due to the Air Force as well.

[@Jthanson88]

Best Bob Ross line is a picture where he paints a tree, then says “let’s give him a friend” and proceeds to paint a nearby second tree at, let’s say a slightly less perpendicular angle, as he says “this trees a little crooked… we’ll send that one to Washington”

[@oliversotir3914]

I remember that hahahaha

[@inibrius5380]

The whole 'beating the brush' thing was because he'd do that and it sprayed everywhere and pissed off the PBS execs to the point that they moved the show to the studio that he owned. He used to mention it 'yea now i can beat my brush whenever i want'.

[@Kuronosa]

This is one of the better ones, because both sides were really good. I tend to lean more towards Bob Ross myself, bit that's because I actually enjoy the character and person more than I like anything about Picaso.

[@aerobolt256]

same

[@ajlarson9057]

Anyone notice how at the beginning Bob Ross commented that he would teach Picasso "how to feel some joy when you paint", then came around at the end and said "Yo Pablo, you just got your happy little ass beat"? I found it hilarious that it went full circle.

[@edwardblair4096]

In the "Back to you, Bob" transition, you can see Peter in his roles as Mr Rodgers and Dr Who because they were also TV shows, like Mr Ross' painting show. The beat has a very mid 80s vibe, including some scratching.

[@Nevarez23]

13:25 It's me! That's my post on ERB's Facebook page suggesting this battle!

[@davidnorman8631]

Bob Ross was an E-7 in the USAF. A lot of his paintings were based on his time at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska. The reason he was so soft spoken on his show was because he got tired of yelling from his time in the military.

[@MissBoxxx]

Bob Ross could have had a side hustle in ASMR if he were still alive today. Dude had an ASMR type of voice.

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

I had to Google this, I can't believe 1 year after the show ended he died and he kept his lymphoma a secret.

[@MissBoxxx]

@@RosesTeaAndASD some people don't want to make a fuss, I suppose. Really is sad though.

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

@@MissBoxxx I was happily living in ignorance, but reality had to hit me one day.

[@wackymanstudios9514]

The Line Picasso Says,"You Ripped Off Your Teacher,And Added An Afro" Bob Ross' Teachers Name Was Bill Alexander Who Was A German Artist That Did Have His Own Show Called 'The Magic Of Oil Painting' (Which Does Sound Pretty Similar To Bob's Show 'The Joy Of Painting W/ Bob Ross')

[@PhyrexianGrace]

“Yo Pablo, you just got your happy little ass beat” there is a reference here, you focused on the wrong end. “Yo, Picasso (I Picasso in english)” was a famous self portrait Picasso did.

[@jamescarson1585]

Bob ross use to be a military drill instructor the reason he talks with a soft voice is because i said when he retired he would never raise his voice again

[@froilandragon5693]

Damn, Bob Ross lived the life John Wick never had

[@OverworkedITGuy]

My favorite Easter Egg in this one is when Pablo turns on the TV you see it go through all of the ERBs that included people who had shows on PBS at the time this vid came out. Doctor Who, Billy Mayes, and Mr Rodgers, and of course Bob.

[@tylerpaschall4363]

I noticed you've been missing a few ERB reactions on Fridays. If you're running out, might I suggest "Princess Rap Battles?" It's the same concept as ERB, but it's about Disney princesses and a few other literary heroines. I think you'd like it.

[@SpiderJAAM]

After I took my art history class, I appreciate this & the TMNZ Vs Artist battle on a whole different level. Knox since you've done like 80-90% of the big main battles, why don't you react to some videos from the behind scenes of ERB2? I can tell you would nerd out over some of the stuff they show on how the ERB crew does this awesome battles.

[@dailymadness5159]

You should definitely watch “Ladies of Anime Cypher” and “Evil Ladies of Anime Cypher” both hosted by HalaCG

[@CyalaXiao]

Full agree

[@LucasF25]

YASSSS

[@robertlinke2666]

oh, if were going that route, the avatar cypher is amazing.

[@wackymanstudios9514]

When Picasso Turns On The TV Set To Go Back To Bob, The TV Has Characters From Previous ERB Battles, There Was Billy Mays(Benjamin Franklin VS Billy Mays) Then The TV Quickly Shows Mister Rogers(Mr.T VS Mister Rogers) And The 4th Doctor(Doc Brown VS Doctor Who) *Which Were All On TV When Bob's Show Was Going On(Awesome Little Detail)*

[@jenjensage7242]

The Joy of Painting was an awesome show. I used to Put that on, watch the beginning, leave, come back 10 mins later and be amazed. He made it look so easy. Such a chill guy. RIP Bob Ross. This was good Knox. Hope you’re having a great weekend. ❤️✌🏻

[@qui_X]

The permed fro was to save money on haircuts. He hated he had to keep it bc it became iconic. Bill alexander was his instructor that he "stole" from

[@aprylvanryn5898]

That phase where he used a lot of blue, it was actually called his blue period. That bar was genius. Great breakdown Knox

[@BrowncoatInABox]

Bob Ross was a very strict Master Sergent getting known as a hard ass (from Orlando Sentinel "the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work")

[@TFFgeek]

In his spare time he used to paint the landscapes. When he was retired he vowed to never ever raise his voice again.

[@ledwardsak]

He originally found interest in painting while stationed at Elmendorf AFB next to Anchorage, Alaska at a USO art class (thanks to the USO for their continued support of the troops!) and whose interest in abstract painting was done and his love was painting nature and such.

[@cjb444220]

Hey Knox. For what it's worth. That song in the beginning of your video is awesome. Really like the girls singing on the hook. I let my wife listen to it and she likes it. Even though she doesn't like rap you just keep getting better and better. Glad to see you being able to live your dream

[@tiffanysine7196]

Freaking love ERB of History!!!!! They have carried me thru some days that's for sure. Definitely put them on to clean and jam the fuck out !

[@jocosesonata]

9:34 - Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Not gonna lie, long names is a bit of a powerplay. Especially when you can recite it perfectly each time.

[@xXMcNoobXx]

What's up Knox! Love your reactions! Would love more Coast Contra, specifically Speechless Freestyle!

[@PortgasDdude]

I feel like Bob could have used some reeeaaaally hard lines in some sort of insult from Pablos parents about they calling Pablo their "happy little accident" or something like that :D

[@sammyboy447]

I'd love to see you react to GameboyJones' KZbin Geek Cypher, it includes some artists you haven't reacted to and some you already have. The schemes are also insane in here.

[@nickibridges2898]

😂 Free Imagination: you can do anything you want with it. ☠️ I'm dead! It ranks up there with the air guitar 🎸 Dad jokes. That's how eye roll. 🙄

[@Old_Man_Pool]

Love your music and reactions

[@boomz2526]

I'd check out a few works of FabvL or Zach Boucher; they incorporate amazing wordplay into their works

[@angminhhieu7726]

Great job as always. Love from Vietnam

[@KnoxHill]

Love to you man!

[@angminhhieu7726]

@@KnoxHill You may try to react to some Vietnamese Rap, I would recommend Đen Vâu, Mang Tiền Về Cho Mẹ, one of his recent song. It also has Eng subtitles. You will love it I promise.

[@JayGarcia-hr9ul]

Yo Knox have you done Lewis and Clark vs Bill and Ted ?

[@KnoxHill]

Not yet

[@BoydOfPray]

@@KnoxHill Do iiiiit! I'm looking forward to your insight on it!

[@nerosthethundergod5616]

The blue period could also reference the blue period show which centers around painting

[@MrThidious]

William "Bill" Anderson taught Bob Ross to paint in under 30 mins

[@CelticScarecrow]

The Dream line is a Dusty Rhodes reference, he was The American Dream Dusty Rhodes and his finish the Bionic Elbow

[@awakenedpersona6488]

You missed the double meaning in Bob's bar about Jackson Pollock splattering MC's because Picasso also called himself MC Dali. So he was dunking on him being an rapper and artist.

[@brothersgt.grauwolff6716]

"there's no Mistakes just Happy little Accidents"😊

[@marcatkinson4149]

No, painters got brushes.

[@PKMetalGames]

My man Knox, the CORPSE fans need you fam! We got a hot new track that needs dissected! I'd say it's my new favorite song. Hope you jump on it soon!

[@mitchellskene8176]

You'll like the Captain Kirk Vs. Christopher Columbus ERB.

[@boomz2526]

The true loser of this battle is Nickelback

[@KnoxHill]

Facts

[@DragonPandaDashcam]

You should do a react on ERB Adam vs Eve and/or The Mario Brothers vs The Wright Brothers.

[@DrHydro-pr5ox]

I am once again requesting Romney vs Obama, Adam vs Eve, or any of the earliest ones (because I imagine you could fit multiple of those into one video)

[@nimishkashyap4994]

Another amazing breakdown....

[@xkaylan1]

You should react to Bill & Ted vs Lewis and Clark! Rhett and Link play Lewis and Clark

[@davidbosco652]

You should react ERB Wright Brothers Vs. Mario Brothers.

[@jbennett3578]

4:00 I didn't really get the middle finger bit until recently when I learned that Picasso did a series of light paintings, some of them while shirtless. It's one of the deep references ERB is so good at.

[@nick0888]

8:40 the name of the painter was william alexander better known as "Bill alexander"

[@SatanicBarbeque]

Bill Alexander taught Bob his wet-on-wet painting style, but Bill wasn't the one who invented it, it's been practiced for centuries. Also "stealing" really doesn't exist in art culture, they call it "inspiration"...unless you're a dirty fuckin tracer. Love the content Knox, keep it up. ✊

[@andrewsalhany5665]

ERB reactions are back!!!

[@clarissawilson3382]

Yeeeeee

[@AlexanderAzarov]

looks like they're every 2 weeks now.

[@clarissawilson3382]

@@AlexanderAzarov alright.

[@coltenparks9642]

Knox I feel like you never actually listened to nickleback its all bandwagon hate there is a reason they are one of the most decorated rock bands in history. Also great reaction

[@anthonycincotta9105]

The simple minded brainlets hate Nickelback because the internetz told them to.

[@jizosupremacy4033]

NicePeter did a great job playing Bob Ross🔥🔥🔥

[@jimstebbins8273]

I need some Immortal Technique and Aesop Rock breakdowns. That would be some fire. Could also do with some Ladies of Rap breakdowns, similar to ERB but female characters from Golden Girls, Arcade vixens and Game of Thrones to name a few.

[@Browndaddy0267]

There is also an artist that paints with his "weiner" and his name is Prickasso. Wonder if that bar was a double?

[@NicStryker1027]

After Picasso's 2nd verse he turns on the tv. Goes from Billy Mays, to Mr. Rogers, Doctor Who, and then Bob Ross.

[@edwardblair4096]

The Mr Rodgers and Dr Who clips were from their appearances on ERB, as played by Nice Peter. I didn't recognize the first clip, was it also from an ERB?

[@minnman37]

@@edwardblair4096 yes it was from the Billy Mays ERB

[@rylanmalis1162]

3 weeks without a new reaction....missing seeing you break down these videos.

[@dragonmaster613]

I thought the "you stole your whole show" was in reference to the Painting Nun.

[@kaojinn]

William Alexander taught Bob Ross his Wet on Wet technique. I saw a documentary on Bob Ross. The big take away is that the Bob Ross branded art supplies out there aren't actually benefiting his family. They were muscled out, and his former business partner owns the rights to his name. Buyer beware.

[@Swissswoosher]

10:21 Picasso using his name as a bar is a big brush move.

[@valkyrie283]

Fun story, apparently according to Bob Ross his director or producer HATED when he would always add a large happy little tree into every painting XD

[@TheBeelzboss]

He would say to beat the devil out of it. and he laughed because he would spray the cameraman and others in the studio with the paint thinner.

[@markbeckens]

I loved watching Bob Ross back in college. Late 80s.

[@heathharlow6373]

It's awesome you're a historian, I love ( ancient history), WW2 yesterday news.

[@kyragallo2597]

knox, for father’s day you should react to “first born” by ra the rugged man :’)

[@xkaylan1]

All of R.A.'s stuff is phenomenal. One of the best and fastest rappers of all time!

[@matasteme]

Feeling the obligation to expand on the dick joke by pointing out the Pricasso reference.

[@thomasmalone8711]

I'd say do Lewis and Clark vs Bill and Ted next, I think you'll like it

[@nick0888]

9:47 that indeed was picasso full name during that time names like that were a thing.

[@keenanputansu]

Bill Alexander was the guy before Bob

[@pollux_one]

The name of the german painter was William Alexander...

[@spiderfingers86]

Brought to you by ERB in this rap battle between the two different artists

[@Thechaosmaster1997]

Yo, Knox. I have a list of raps I want to see you breakdown. 1) The Way I Am By Eminem 2) ERB's Ellen DeGeneres vs Oprah 3) Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz 4) Fight Back by: Neffex 5) Down by Thousand Foot Krutch: Note: This song is an excellent mix of rock and rap. I'd think you might enjoy it. At least, I hope so. 6) Remember The Name by Fort Minor Feat. Mike Shinota 7) Let It Rock by Kevin Rudolf Feat. Lil Wane

[@turbothevtuber]

I think the "I could make better art with my wiener, Lump!" line could also be a double for the Gary Larson Comic Book "Wiener Dog Art".

[@martinboudrias9631]

I would love to see your reaction to the music video Frontier Psychiatrist

[@loganspratt9319]

Theres an artist that attends the more risky adult conventions who paints a portrait of u n ur significant other with his .... ummmm well he signs his work "pricasso" so u can hang it in ur living room anyway i might be reaching but i think that might have been the weeiner line refrence.

[@crimsonking2874]

There used to be a Nickelback song I really liked back when I was like in 8th grade. Don’t remember what it was called though.

[@eveljkov]

Not much left in the ERB catalog. Obama vs Romney was a good one. Have you done Lewis and Clark vs Bill Ted?

[@polska9762]

My name is Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, Back to you, bob.

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

This is my favorite

[@SebasTian58323]

God the hate for Nickelback is so undeserved. They made so many fun songs that I still listen to today. I'll never understand what people hate them. It's also straight up just untrue that they're untalented. Chad Kroger spent around a year studying hit songs in 2001 and made How You Remind Me, which was I think the most played song on the radio when it came out, because he deliberately wrote it to be a hit based on the songs he studied. What's more impressive is that it didn't even take long for them to record it. All in the all the band spent about 20 minutes discussing the song and only 10 minutes recording it. They're a great band that gets a lot of shit because they happen to have songs that sound similar, though none of them are actually exactly the same as each other and can easily be recognized by people who pay attention.

[@anthonycincotta9105]

Because the internetz told them to.

[@justachannel8600]

I think the song being overplayed was part of the reason. Plus if I rememember correctly it was a very guilt trippy song. I.e. a song with a high chance of peoplesaying "fuck you song".

[@benedictusivanr3366]

Hey Knox! Can you react to BOBBY - U MAD Bobby is a south korean rapper in the group of IKON under YG ENTERTAINMENT, same label as BLACKPINK. Bobby is a beast at rapping. His rap flow and rhyme is on another level. For me, he's the best south korean rapper now. It will be really nice if you react to Bobby. Thank you, Knox Really love your breakdown!

[@Irraanos]

The "make better art with my wiener" is also a reference to artist Tim Patch, who uses his member instead of brushes to make his paintings and goes by the stage name Pricasso.

[@lamarbone1265]

Bill Alexander was Bob's teacher, FYI

[@randomguy1706]

just because bob learned from the guy DOES NOT mean he stole it

[@Deadman520]

The whole Afro part of anyone hasn't said anything was he didn't like the Afro at all but when he started doing the show the crew told him its becoming iconic so u have to keep it

[@Clasteau]

Guernica was a good reference, but the best line was r/e Pablo's Blue Period.

[@friendlyneighbourhoodbridg1354]

FINALLY I'm not a YEAR LATE to one!

[@Ottomatic405]

Next ERB has to be Oprah vs Ellen!!

[@r2kirue]

This is one of my favorites. All you have to do now is Adam vs Eve

[@AlexanderAzarov]

there's a few more.

[@kriswason8598]

still requesting Houdini vs copperfield

[@christopherklipstein2597]

ERB just dropped a new video: Henry Ford vs Karl Marx

[@BedlamsSon]

My favorite internet cannon is that Bob Ross was a serial killer and every landscape he painted was where he hid a body.

[@Author-Chad_Kunego]

He got the 'fro because it was cheaper to upkeep the hairstyle

[@darkassassin3028]

Awesome video man Like always you should check out the new corpse song

[@mnkybl8]

Love your content and music! You need to react to dis raps for hire by Epic Lloyd

[@ryunaito999]

Hey knox would you be willing too react too some erb ytps. not really anything too break down but just laugh at, I recommend looking at Glitch's channel.

[@StPr1837]

Harry Houdini vs David Copperfield