Let me be Frank, don't start beef with the Frank who hangs with B. Franks giving ladies beef franks!! One of my favorite lines in ALL of ERB. This is my favorite overall battle.
Hell yea bro they missed a golden opportunity to squeeze Ben Franklin in the back like nodding or something cause that’s who he means by B. Franks and there’s plenty of stories about how busy he was at parties and brothels in Paris
For me it's the Sherwin's bit: "You flubbed the mission I'm beating your submissive ass into submission Dishin out more disses Than letters and pamphlets and plays I've been publishin!" The flow there fucking slays me
@@B.Scruby Maybe so, but there have to be a few cases of eastern philosophers arguing over certain points. Otherwise that would mean every idea they had went uncontested.
@@alicewilloughby4318 Exactly. In Art of War, there's this thing called Ban-kan-gye, which means "If your enemy is stronger than you, make them go against each other and weaken them up." That book is pretty much about winning without fighting, something we nowadays call strategy.
Let me be frank - Voltaire was honest Don’t mess with the Frank - Frank is a term for a frenchman. So he’s saying don’t mess with THIS frenchmen. Who hangs with B. Franks - Benjamin Franklin Giving ladies beef franks! - Voltaire was an infamous womanizer.
I don't think I've come across anybody on UA-cam who caught that "me no third reichy" bar about how Hitler drew inspiration from Nietzsche's philosophy.
While you are kinda correct about that I'd just like to clarify that it isn't quite as simple as that - Nietzsche was FIRMLY anti-antisemitic... Y'know, he disagreed with anti-Semitism and never wanted his works to ever be construed in such a way. THAT was all because of his sister, who, along with her husband, definitely were. It's them that rebranded his works into what they became the inspiration for. Nietzsche definitely didn't agree with any of this on account of the letters he sent to his sister expressing his disappointment over her views on the Jewish population, and I'm pretty sure he also said something along the lines of anti-antisemitism being a disease that needed to be destroyed. It also adds context to the first part of what Confucius said "you tried to plan a new German Psyche, but you just grew hate, me no third reichy". It wasn't what he wanted but the legacy of his works is the hate it inspired due to his sister, which is even more hard hitting in that context. (Also "me no third reichy" is a joke on stereotypical Chinese English, ie "me no likey".)
I can't ever pick a "favorite" ERB, but this one is always in the "top favorites" list. I'm not normally a Laugh Out Loud person (one of the many reasons why I've never considered doing reactions), but they did get a reaction from me with "What Is Winning?", and I loved that the philosophers turned on each other.
Yeah, the Tao/Dao (the Way) is the thing Laozi/Lao Tzu taught about. The Tao of Pooh was a kitschy attempt to present the philosophy to westerners using Pooh characters.
The Way, also known as the Eightfold Path, first articulated by Lao Tzu. _"Don't stand in the Path of Lao Tzu..."_ and _"Get out the Way..."_ are underappreciated lines! As I like to say, that was Zen, this is Dao...
One thing I missed first time around is that the "move bitch" line isn't just a Luda shoutout… "The Way" is Lao Tzu's book! Wish they'd capitalised it in the subs, would've helped people spot it easier!
Pretty awesome that you recognized the Tao of Pooh line! The book was called “The Tao of Pooh” by Benjamin Hoff and I believe it was supposed to explain Taoism to westerners. Anyway, great reaction! 😄
Couple of bars that usually get slept on in this battle: - Sun Tzu I'll be picking apart your Wu with my method, man. - You don't wanna to stand in the path of Lao Tzu today, I'll make you move bitch get out the way. For the first one there's the obvious Wu Tang Clan, Method Man reference but it goes deeper, Sun Tzu was a general for the kingdom of Wu and Socrates was famous for his Socratic method used to challenge a hypothosis. For the second one there's the Ludacris 'move bitch, get out the way' reference, but also Lao Tzu created Daoism, which translates to The Way, so there's a double meaning there as well.
I still haven’t seen a youtuber who get’s the line ‘Sun Tzu, I’ll be picking apart your Wu with my Method, man’. Like, am I the only one who knows that they’re reffering to the Method Man of the Wu-Tang clan?
Because it's not about Method Man. It's about Socrates being the first recorded philosopher to ever document his philosophy that focuses on Man as to Self (individual) and to Nature (his surroundings). Though the Method of Man, might have been done by someone else before. It's mostly credited to Socrates.
"Let me be frank" - Let me be honest "Don't start Beef with the Frank" - His real name was Frank "Who hangs with B. Franks" - He hung out with Benjamin Franklin a lot. "Giving ladies beef Franks" - Just a sex line. The "Guess what, now the sun's out" line was a reference to the sun legitimately being out but also because of his name "Sun Tzu." So in conclusion, the announcer wins. And you should react to Winston Churchill Vs. Theodore Roosevelt or Stalin Vs. Rasputin next.
MDG just keep doing what you do. The haters who claim you imitate someone else forget we are all similar to one another. But you bring many original traits :)
Yo, don't worry about pausing the video, fam! We've all seen the rap, we're here to get your take on it. So if you catch something and wanna comment on it, it even look some shit up, don't sweat it. It's what you're bringin to the table. Also, the candid line was a dope double entendre. "Candid" means honest and open, and "Candide" was the title of one of Voltaire's books
Imma try to recite Voltaire's line from memory "Let me be frank don't start beef with the Frank who hangs with B. Franks giving Ladies beef franks." That line was real nice.
Don't forget the one playing Voltaire is Zach Sherwin. The same dude who did Alexander The Great. A regular on ERB, known for his fast verses & sick flow.
Yes, the Tao Of Pooh is indeed by Benjamin Hoff. The book explains that one of the most popular fictional characters of all time, Winnie The Pooh, also happens to be a perfect embodiment of Taoist principles.
One major line I think you missed Is “sun tzu I’ll be picking apart your wu with my method, man.” Sun tzus original name was Wu, and the Socratic method is what Socrates was know for. And the the other part of the line is the “with my method, man” referencincing the artist that was a part of the Wu tang clan. Its actually pretty fire when you Learn about it but I only know because I’ve seen explanation vids for erb
let me be frank- dont start beef with the frank who hangs with b. franks giving ladies beef franks! this is one of the few i think just don't have a winner...it's 4 vs 3 but still feels pretty even personally.
Honestly I think in terms of individual philosophers Sun Tzu had the win with the “Bitch, I wrote the Art of War, so you better get your guns out/these white boys gettin burned, cuz guess what? Now the Sun’s out!” line, that shit was straight fire
They're hanging the Reich on Nietzsche. That was his sister who added on the Reich-like content to Nietzsche; when she took control of his writings, not him. That's a mark that goes against Epic, not the rappers. The "take control of your life" thing was his motto "Will to Power" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche#Will_to_power ... no come-back digs "That's why you lived with your mom and sister?"
Personally I think the Western Philosophers won, but that's because I liked their beats and rhymes more than the Eastern ones. It wasn't until the end with Confucius's final bit where he went completely against Sun Tzu that I liked the Eastern ones. The beat there was really good.
"I'll make you move bitch, get out 'the way'" "Drop a 'Dao' of Poo on 'Lao tzu'" Lao tzus big thing he is known for is his philosophy that you live life in a particular manner. I am far from an expert but those lines were like double entendres, because the Tao/Dao/the path/the way are all synonymous with lao Tzu.
You didn't miss too much actually. You're probably the only reactor who realizes that the end of the battle where they're all arguing with each other is exactly how real philosophers would end up.
Nietzsche starting the rupture in the team is expected. Him the nihilist putting himself (and his philosophy does to) outside all other ones. The only philosophy so fatalistic advocating no meaning in life. Socrates is the opposite, wants people to enjoy debating life's or even mundane mysteries.
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They're all philosophers, fighting with each other is what they do.
Nietzsche dropping that spelling bee line had me dead. lol
Always has been my favorite line 🔥
This line is why I can spell his name, lol.
Shijin83 S
I know right? If his name ever was in a spelling Bee that’s how I would remember it lmao.
I laughed the first time I saw it, but it still gets me every time 😂 Nietzsche killed it
Really it gave me life
I’ve never not known how to spell his name
Let me be Frank, don't start beef with the Frank who hangs with B. Franks giving ladies beef franks!! One of my favorite lines in ALL of ERB. This is my favorite overall battle.
Hell yea bro they missed a golden opportunity to squeeze Ben Franklin in the back like nodding or something cause that’s who he means by B. Franks and there’s plenty of stories about how busy he was at parties and brothels in Paris
Mine. ''Free speech doesn't mean just keep yapping.''
Zach Sherwin always delivers.
For me it's the Sherwin's bit:
"You flubbed the mission
I'm beating your submissive ass into submission
Dishin out more disses
Than letters and pamphlets and plays
I've been publishin!"
The flow there fucking slays me
I think we can agree that Voltaire won, both in flow and bars?
The funny part of this is how accurate it is. How much of philosophical writing is just philosophers arguing with one another?
nearly all of it
87.34% to be exact.
TheAtheistBrony pretty much all of it in a sense 🙏
Western Philosophy mostly. Eastern Philosophy is generally more of trying to coexist, rather than shitting on the other guy.
@@B.Scruby Maybe so, but there have to be a few cases of eastern philosophers arguing over certain points. Otherwise that would mean every idea they had went uncontested.
'why did he turn on his boy"? thats suns tzus art of war, thats his thing
nathan madden, So Sun Tzu was known for getting his enemies to turn on each other?
@@alicewilloughby4318 Exactly. In Art of War, there's this thing called Ban-kan-gye, which means "If your enemy is stronger than you, make them go against each other and weaken them up." That book is pretty much about winning without fighting, something we nowadays call strategy.
It is also a historical reference, since Nietzsche used Socrates as a worthy foe figure to contrast his own philosophical thoughts against.
Let me be frank - Voltaire was honest
Don’t mess with the Frank - Frank is a term for a frenchman. So he’s saying don’t mess with THIS frenchmen.
Who hangs with B. Franks - Benjamin Franklin
Giving ladies beef franks! - Voltaire was an infamous womanizer.
haha His name was Francois-Marie, The Frank is also a play on his name, it is at least a double entendre.
Erik Johnson you are correct I overlooked that.
What's does 'beef franks' mean?
Alice Roche its a euphemism for penis.
Eyyy Jotaro
I don't think I've come across anybody on UA-cam who caught that "me no third reichy" bar about how Hitler drew inspiration from Nietzsche's philosophy.
While you are kinda correct about that I'd just like to clarify that it isn't quite as simple as that - Nietzsche was FIRMLY anti-antisemitic... Y'know, he disagreed with anti-Semitism and never wanted his works to ever be construed in such a way.
THAT was all because of his sister, who, along with her husband, definitely were. It's them that rebranded his works into what they became the inspiration for.
Nietzsche definitely didn't agree with any of this on account of the letters he sent to his sister expressing his disappointment over her views on the Jewish population, and I'm pretty sure he also said something along the lines of anti-antisemitism being a disease that needed to be destroyed.
It also adds context to the first part of what Confucius said "you tried to plan a new German Psyche, but you just grew hate, me no third reichy". It wasn't what he wanted but the legacy of his works is the hate it inspired due to his sister, which is even more hard hitting in that context.
(Also "me no third reichy" is a joke on stereotypical Chinese English, ie "me no likey".)
Thanks I learned something new today... so it was a play on words with Chinese English.
@@alexgutierrez4125 yeup
I just finished explaining this part of history out on another comment section before reading this. Lmao.
@@alexgutierrez4125 Ingrish. 😉
I love the "What is winning?" because it's an erb about philosophy😊
I can't ever pick a "favorite" ERB, but this one is always in the "top favorites" list. I'm not normally a Laugh Out Loud person (one of the many reasons why I've never considered doing reactions), but they did get a reaction from me with "What Is Winning?", and I loved that the philosophers turned on each other.
Yeah, the Tao/Dao (the Way) is the thing Laozi/Lao Tzu taught about. The Tao of Pooh was a kitschy attempt to present the philosophy to westerners using Pooh characters.
@Arch Stanton Yes. It's actually pretty great.
The Way, also known as the Eightfold Path, first articulated by Lao Tzu. _"Don't stand in the Path of Lao Tzu..."_ and _"Get out the Way..."_ are underappreciated lines! As I like to say, that was Zen, this is Dao...
One thing I missed first time around is that the "move bitch" line isn't just a Luda shoutout… "The Way" is Lao Tzu's book! Wish they'd capitalised it in the subs, would've helped people spot it easier!
You should do a reaction to ERB George Carlin vs Richard Pryor. Battle of the stand up comedians
Fun fact, this is NicePeter's personal favorite ERB
It's also Lloyd's favorite. In his top 5 favorite ERB video he said that he can't copy what Peter chose but otherwise it would've been this one.
All the epic rap battles are worth checking out. Keep it up these videos are entertaining!
Nietzsche won it for me, that spelling bee line cracks me up every time
Everytime!
Pretty awesome that you recognized the Tao of Pooh line! The book was called “The Tao of Pooh” by Benjamin Hoff and I believe it was supposed to explain Taoism to westerners. Anyway, great reaction! 😄
YES! First reactor catching that! Even the history teacher & Renegades didn't!
I love watching this guys reaction. They always seem so genuine.
Couple of bars that usually get slept on in this battle:
- Sun Tzu I'll be picking apart your Wu with my method, man.
- You don't wanna to stand in the path of Lao Tzu today, I'll make you move bitch get out the way.
For the first one there's the obvious Wu Tang Clan, Method Man reference but it goes deeper, Sun Tzu was a general for the kingdom of Wu and Socrates was famous for his Socratic method used to challenge a hypothosis.
For the second one there's the Ludacris 'move bitch, get out the way' reference, but also Lao Tzu created Daoism, which translates to The Way, so there's a double meaning there as well.
I always loved that Franks” line lol.
"B. Franks" was a reference to Benjamin Franklin, in case you didn't know.
"East Infections." Ouch, that didn't age well. 😖
First comment WOOT!! I love watching your videos and i love seeing your reactions and comments to videos I love
I still haven’t seen a youtuber who get’s the line ‘Sun Tzu, I’ll be picking apart your Wu with my Method, man’.
Like, am I the only one who knows that they’re reffering to the Method Man of the Wu-Tang clan?
Because it's not about Method Man. It's about Socrates being the first recorded philosopher to ever document his philosophy that focuses on Man as to Self (individual) and to Nature (his surroundings).
Though the Method of Man, might have been done by someone else before. It's mostly credited to Socrates.
@@B.Scruby it is both
both and it also refers to the socratic method, that's why it's my Method, man.
Spaz boys comedy actually caught it, I think
"Let me be frank" - Let me be honest
"Don't start Beef with the Frank" - His real name was Frank
"Who hangs with B. Franks" - He hung out with Benjamin Franklin a lot.
"Giving ladies beef Franks" - Just a sex line.
The "Guess what, now the sun's out" line was a reference to the sun legitimately being out but also because of his name "Sun Tzu."
So in conclusion, the announcer wins. And you should react to Winston Churchill Vs. Theodore Roosevelt or Stalin Vs. Rasputin next.
Oh, I thought Frank was referring to another name for Frenchmen.
I love how they all represent their individual philosophies
I knew you would like this one! Its one of my all time favorite! The other best is Alexander the great vs Ivan the Terrible!
MDG: Dont turn on your boy like that!
Everyone who's seen this: just wait my guy
You seem like a chill dude. Only just discovered the ERB reaction community, but I'm def subbing to your channel. Lookin forward to more shit
MDG just keep doing what you do. The haters who claim you imitate someone else forget we are all similar to one another. But you bring many original traits :)
lance armstrong vs. babe ruth is my favorite of all time. you should watch it :)
Good job catching the Tao Pooh line, I learned something new
Yo, don't worry about pausing the video, fam! We've all seen the rap, we're here to get your take on it. So if you catch something and wanna comment on it, it even look some shit up, don't sweat it. It's what you're bringin to the table.
Also, the candid line was a dope double entendre. "Candid" means honest and open, and "Candide" was the title of one of Voltaire's books
I love the line about method man in this one
I just love how they succeed to give each one his personnality with these lines. That is exactly how i imagine them
yeah, Philosphers have a very hard time working with each other
Imma try to recite Voltaire's line from memory
"Let me be frank don't start beef with the Frank who hangs with B. Franks giving Ladies beef franks."
That line was real nice.
The funny thing is I know off heart how to spell Nietzche from how many times i've watched that video lmao.
Nietzsche
You need to do Rasputin VS Stalin the bars on that hit so hard they give you whiplash my boi
Don't forget the one playing Voltaire is Zach Sherwin. The same dude who did Alexander The Great. A regular on ERB, known for his fast verses & sick flow.
the fastest one is the one who played the second doctor who, shakespeare, and poe.....i forgot his name, but he's crazy fast
“All the philosophers fighting which sounds about right” finally someone understands
Yes, the Tao Of Pooh is indeed by Benjamin Hoff. The book explains that one of the most popular fictional characters of all time, Winnie The Pooh, also happens to be a perfect embodiment of Taoist principles.
PLZ do Edgar Allan Poe Vs. Stephen King
Please do Lance Armstrong vs. Babe Ruth it has one of the best verses of ERB.
Philosopher VS Philosopher VS Philosophers VS Philosopher VS Philosophers VS Philosopher
They turn on each other because philosophers argue like it's their job, because it is.
“Let me be frank, don’t start beef with the Frank who hangs with B. Franks giving ladies beef franks”
One major line I think you missed Is “sun tzu I’ll be picking apart your wu with my method, man.” Sun tzus original name was Wu, and the Socratic method is what Socrates was know for. And the the other part of the line is the “with my method, man” referencincing the artist that was a part of the Wu tang clan. Its actually pretty fire when you Learn about it but I only know because I’ve seen explanation vids for erb
let me be frank- dont start beef with the frank who hangs with b. franks giving ladies beef franks!
this is one of the few i think just don't have a winner...it's 4 vs 3 but still feels pretty even personally.
5:17 is my favorite part cause that's me every time I listen to this
bro that shirt is fye asf
2:23 why dafaq my Google assistant opening automatically
9:20 “nobody really rapped anything up bro” 😂😂
Honestly I think in terms of individual philosophers Sun Tzu had the win with the “Bitch, I wrote the Art of War, so you better get your guns out/these white boys gettin burned, cuz guess what? Now the Sun’s out!” line, that shit was straight fire
I feel like Sun Tzu and Confucius' eyebrow and to-go box lines should've been swapped
Oh yeah mr postman amazing content
There is no "wrapping up" in philosophy. There's a reason why a group of philosophers is called an argument.
Liked the video as always but where you get that Sasuke and Itachi shirt that things is sick 🤔
I love Confucius for his first and last line. First one is deep, bruh.
They're hanging the Reich on Nietzsche. That was his sister who added on the Reich-like content to Nietzsche; when she took control of his writings, not him. That's a mark that goes against Epic, not the rappers. The "take control of your life" thing was his motto "Will to Power" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche#Will_to_power ... no come-back digs "That's why you lived with your mom and sister?"
Notification squaaaaaad
Btw mdg thank u for making my day alot
Stephen King vs Edgar allen poe
For every Philosopher, there is an equal and opposite Philosopher.
If you studied any type of philosophy you would know this is the best ERB that they have ever done.
Also the Sars joke is too soon.
That's Philosophy, in the end, no one wins
Personally I think the Western Philosophers won, but that's because I liked their beats and rhymes more than the Eastern ones. It wasn't until the end with Confucius's final bit where he went completely against Sun Tzu that I liked the Eastern ones. The beat there was really good.
Theodore roosevelt vs winston churchil is pretty good you should watch it
Churchill
Move bitch get out the way is a refference to Lao Zis philosophy the Tao/Dao, which means the way
Try creepy pasta rap battles
Tao of Pooh is obviously about Taoist philosophy, which I'm pretty certain was coined primarily by Lao Tzu.
"I'll make you move bitch, get out 'the way'"
"Drop a 'Dao' of Poo on 'Lao tzu'"
Lao tzus big thing he is known for is his philosophy that you live life in a particular manner.
I am far from an expert but those lines were like double entendres, because the Tao/Dao/the path/the way are all synonymous with lao Tzu.
I found it interesting that philosophers were more introverts so they didn't make a good team
Tie between Nietzsche and Confuscius.
Though Eastern Philosophers won overall.
Now the sun out anyone said escanor
Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff
I'm giving it to Lao Tzu because all things being equal he was the one beatboxing the beat behind Confucius
MDG reacting to ERB >>>> all my history teachers.
Sorry for the MIA!! Had to move and deal with Hurricane Dorian!
I hope everything is okay please stay safe
Please do Steven Spielberg vs Alfred Hitchcock...
Imma keep nagging you until you do it 😅
Watch Rasputin vs Stalin plz also Theodore Roosevelt vs Churchill
You never did Che Guevara VS Guy Faux...might have spelled the names wrong. But yeah check that one out!!
Yeah Benjamin hoff wrote the tao of pooh
Sir Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye
george carlin vs richard pryor is top tier
5:50
The SARS in Asia is no more older than 9/11
you forgot to Link to original video in the description .-.
Nietzsche did not like Socrate's ideas on philosophy.
When did philosophers ever really agree?
You didn't miss too much actually. You're probably the only reactor who realizes that the end of the battle where they're all arguing with each other is exactly how real philosophers would end up.
2002 - 2003 (the SARS) comment was way back when???
Che guevara vs guy fawkes is amazing... u shud check it out
Laozi means arrogant way of calling themselves father like higher status, I think?
I gotta give it to my main man Socrates.
A Tao of Pooh
Benjamin Hoff.
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
You missed the method man line, that won it for the westerners tbh
Tao of pooh is a book of philosophy based on winnie the pooh
yo og vid link aint there
Check out epic lloyds dis raps for hire
Confucius totally stole the show
Nietzsche starting the rupture in the team is expected. Him the nihilist putting himself (and his philosophy does to) outside all other ones.
The only philosophy so fatalistic advocating no meaning in life. Socrates is the opposite, wants people to enjoy debating life's or even mundane mysteries.
Someone likes middle school insults instead of actual rebuttals. It's cute to watch tho