From Fredrick's perspective, he basically ripped a guy so hard the man just started following his orders and got him a seat. He was already gone before Ivan even had the chance to betray him, lol.
@@akkoismydaughter3573 You didn't know that Ivan the Terrible could strangle him with a noose, but he had everything so tightly tied up that his own costume betrayed and strangled him
Catherine ended her verse with Checkmate. It took me a minute to remember Alexander's first verse. "You die in the middle of a game of chess". Wow. That was clever
FREAKING THANK YOU. Four freaking years I've been trying to figure out why they are chanting "Oakcrest" and now I know it's because I had no idea what they were saying.
>Shows up halfway through a battle >Hops in with killer one liner and flute solo >Drops 12 bars of perfect flow >Dies peacefully on his own terms Gigachad
Ye and there was a reference to old ERB, if you don't see what I mean I mean the Russian presidents that were played by erb, even dancer PewDiePie was there
-“What about a flute busting Prussian?” -Sings a verse with one of, if not the best flow and pretty good instrumentals. -Dies on his own terms. -Refuses to elaborate further.
0:08 Ivan 0:31 Alexander 1:18 Ivan poisons Alexander 1:46 Fredrick 2:20 Fredrick Dies on his own terms (absolute gigachad) 2:46 Ivan’s Victory Dance 2:52 Pompey 2:56 Catherine 3:32 Ivan provokes Catherine
@@garry3465 Yeah but Fritz came out swinging fast, took a couple of lines for Alexander to warm up. I think that's why Fritz is remembered more in this one.
I just wanted to mention that in Alexander's line, he said "you died in a game of chess", when at the end of the track, Catherine ended her verse with "checkmate". ERB is insane with these verses
Alexander says "go fix me a drink as I can stay refreshed" and Ivan kills him with a poisoned drink and frederick says "now bring me my chair" and he dies on his chair
"Empress to Tsar 8. Checkmate." Is such a great line because not only its refereing to Cathering being an Empress and a Tsar, something far greater than a Queen as she said, but in chess notation, that would mean "my Empress captures/kills your Tsar and you loose". So she's also saying how she slayed him in this battle.
Flute Bustin Prussian dying so soon is almost as tragic as the like 4 lines that Hulk got in Bruce Banner vs Bruce Jenner. I literally rewatch this video just so I can see Frederick the Great spit some fuckin fire on that flute while everyone hypes him up in the background
@Eesa Taylor I'll translate. Hey man, nice insult. But now you've got this person who believes in Greek unity from Pella (his home city) extremely mad.
Zack is something else. Respect. In a different life I challenge him to a rap-battle writing contest ... but not this one (blue collar working parent). His influence on Ghostbusters vs Mythbusters is epic, but Hawk vs Gretzky is arguably the best ERBH of them all. Respect Z!
I truly think this is by FAR the best history battle they have done Not one stinker in the bunch So many top 10 contenders for best rapper in a battle Some of the most hype verses in ERB Perfect all round
I love Pompey. Even though he didn’t get the chance to spit, just judging by his energy in the two seconds he was on screen, he was about to SHRED everyone and everything.
Recovered from an ancient scroll found on his body after his death: "Most call me Gnaeus but for you I'll be naughty Pompeius popping pompous pussy who thought he Could match me in energy or meet my delivery I'm sorry to say Ivan, I'm the magnum-dicked protégé Satiric Sertorian senatorius, I'll sweep you like floors, back-to-backed three whole wars then back-to-backed these three whores, (Oh, Juuuulia!) I make like the optimate when I mate, you can't ever hold a candle to me I'm Pompey! And I'll trip you up like I did when I flowed to Ptolem... accck
He actually had a verse, but I guess it was so fire that the average viewer was unable to comprehend it. Don't worry, I was able to hear it and I'll type it out for you. I mean DAMN, that was LEGENDARY wasn't it?
Every figure in this battle has references to their deaths included. Alexander died suddenly despite never losing a battle. It's generally believed that he died of an illness, but some people suspect he was poisoned, and obviously this was set up with "Go fix me a drink" and "a drink to your victory". Frederick the Great died in his sleep in an armchair at the age of 74, which is referenced with "bring me my chair," and "take a seat." Pompey the Great was beheaded after his assassination, as proof of his demise. There was a pernicious rumor that Catherine the Great died from trying to have sex with a horse, hence "enjoy the saddle." And of course, Ivan the Terrible died of a stroke in the middle of a game of chess, referenced by Alexander and then finalized with "Checkmate."
You guys notice that these guys died how they all did in real life? Alexander: Thought to be poisoned after he finished his campaign in Persia. Fredrick: died peacefully in a chair. Pompey: assassinated unexpectedly. Ivan: died in a game of chess.
“What about a flute busting Prussian?” BY FAR the best opening line in ERB history. It almost feels badass when there’s really nothing badass about what he says.
Alexander controlled the center of his known world. Catherine owned the most land. Frederick made Prussia a powerhouse. Pompei made Jullius caesar to an actual caesar and Ivan had the best hat.
I just realized after 7 years, that in the last scene, the chest pieces are lined up properly and in place of the queen, it's Catherine the great standing.
@@oranz19 It turned out great! I won the battle by just shooting my opponent in the face after I was worried at how much she was dominating the rap battle. Sure, I'm now in jail awaiting my sentence for murdering her, but it was worth it!
"You're a land rover, I'm a land expander." Underrated line from Ivan. Unlike Alexander, Ivan's empire actually stayed together in one piece after he died.
@@tylerg8314 It's even worse than that. Alexander couldn't cope with the fact that he wasn't literally immortal. So when his generals asked him on his deathbed who his successor would be, he just simply raised his fist and said "To the strongest." He invited chaos and civil war to his own empire because he was too prideful to accept the reality of death.
@@victorconway444 That's an interesting fact I've never heard about that but completely sounds in character for Alexander. Will have to look more into it. Cheers
Hey fella, swell diss Alexander had an outwardly charismatic and friendly personality But now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed Panhellenism is the ideology to have all of Greece united in one political union. It consists of the Greek words παν (pan), which means all and Ελλάσ (Hellas) which means Greece. Alexander the Great was a supporter of this ideology, as his father Philipp II of Macedonia unified all of Greece. This led to Alexander leading the united Greeks into conquest against the Persians. Pella was the capital city of the Macedonian kingdom, where Alexander was born around 356 BC. ‘Hella’ is a slang for ‘hell of a lot". Hellas is also Greek for Greece and thus it could be a description of pella - Pella, Hella(s). Stepping up’s foolish as well as useless Just like Ivan the Terrible in one of his first lines Alexander tells his opponent that battling against him is not a wise thing to do as nobody has a chance against him. Little Vasilyevich, let me spell out the list Vasilyevich is Ivan IV’s patronimic (he was son of Vassili III). Calling him “Little Vasilyevich” is also a wordplay on the insult “Little Bitch”. In short, Alexander is calling Ivan a little bitch. Alexander the Great now begins reciting a list with the many territories he conquered and added to his empire, because he has to spell out things for him as if he is incapable of comprehending. I brought foes to their knees in Phoenicia Breezed through Gaza to Giza Had the Balkans, Persia, Syria, Iraq and Pakistan In my expansion pack Alexander was a well accomplished military commander and conqueror. He spent the majority of his life expanding his empire further and further outward. By the time he stopped moving East, he had reached India, while holding everything between it and Greece, as well as some forays into the Middle East. While he lived, the empire was the largest in history, up to that point, and he likely had no plans of stopping. While you died in the middle of a game of chess While having a chess game on March 28 in 1584 with Bogdan Belsky, a close associate of him, Ivan suffered a fatal stroke that ended up killing him on the spot. You got vodka bars, flavorless Vodka is a popular alcoholic drink from Russia; So popular in Russia, in fact, that it’s a stereotype for Russians to drink it. Many have agreed that the drink is odorless as well as tasteless. Meanwhile, the Greeks were very wine-loving people. The Macedons were seen as Barbarians who drank their wine undiluted, giving it a very strong flavor. Alexander uses this fact to insult Ivan’s rapping. He says Ivan’s lines, which one can also call bars, are lacking metaphorical flavor just like their booze. And what I’m ’bout to spit will be the craziest. So go fix me a drink so I can stay refreshed. As I said Alexander had alcohol problems but was also killed by poison in his drink. Everyone in this rap battle dies the way they did irl except Catherine who was rumoured to have died while trying to fuck a horse she refuses it. Kudos! Greek for the glory I got From winning every single war that I fought Just when you start wondering what ‘kudos’ means, Alexander immediately follows up with an explanation. Kudos, written as κῦδος in Ancient Greek, is acclaim or praise for an exceptional achievement. In other words, Alexander praises his own conquering achievements here, and at the same time is saying that Kudos is Greek for the “glory” he gained. Also, Macedonians weren’t really considered Greek by the Greek city states. That is, until Alexander conquered everything, at which point the Greeks were more than happy to claim him as one of their own. So this’ll be straightforward, I’ll take up this sword that I brought And slice you in half like the Gordian knot Alexander’s unraveling of the Gordian Knot is a matter of legend. According to this legend, Alexander, while wintering in the capital city of ancient Phrygia, Gordium, tried to untie the intricate knot - a feat that was claimed to be impossible. The legend said that whoever could undo the Gordian Knot was destined to be the master of all of Asia. When Alexander couldn’t find the end to the knot to unbind it, he simply sliced it in half with a stroke of his sword. This is known as the Alexandrian solution. And I’ll soar to the top After his father conquered and united Greece and announced the war on Persia, he died at his daughter’s marriage, killed by his own body guard. Alexander was quick to announce himself King of Macedonia and hegemon of Greece. Since his mother also forced another wife of Alex’s father (polygamy was common) to commit suicide, there might have been some involvement of one or both of them in Philipp’s assassination. Like the eagle whose feather I would sport in the helmet that I wore Many helmets that have been found that originate from the Ancient Macedonian army, of which Alexander was the commander, have been reported of having crest or plume-holders attached to them. There are also many paintings of Alexander the Great in which he sports a helmet with giant feathers sticking out of it. As I swatted my many enemies, shattered ’em like a porcelain pot Alexander the great, as mentioned before, was extremely successful in his battles. Porcelain pots were very popular in ancient Greece and very easy to shatter. And they’d be praying for the torture to stop But I would leave ’em contorted, and they’d be screaming and roaring Until their vocal chords were torn up and shot With these lines Alexander the Great tries to intimidate Ivan the Terrible and prove that he can be as cruel as him During his many conquests Alexander the Great would not hestitate to use means of torture on his enemies. Alone during his siege of the Phoenician city of Tyre he reportedly crucified 2,000 survivors as well as the doctor who unsuccessfully treated his close friend Hephaestion. Crucifixion is one of the most infamous torture methods. The victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and left to hang for several days until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation. This made crucifixion a very slow and painful way to die; victims would twist in pain and scream for mercy until their voice would hoarsen. And I would holler “Bucephalus!” Hop on my horsey and trot Bucephalus is the name of a horse that Alexander tamed and rode many times in battle. It is described to be a massive creature with a black coat with a large silver star on its brow. I win Ivan, I vanquish Ivan, I vanquish”, repetition of “Ivan”. It also seems this is a reference to the Julius Caesar’s quotation veni, vidi, vici (meaning I came, I saw, I conquered) with a play on Ivan’s name He actually says Ivan three times in this line: I win (said fast sounds like “Ivan”) Ivan I vanquish (first two syllables sound out Ivan) I’m an immortal, you’re not! himself to be a descendant of Achilleus and Aiakos (a son of Zeus) - likely to align himself with the Greeks who still considered him to be a northern Barbarian. In Egypt he was crowned as Pharaoh, which is the earthly representation of Osiris and will be raised to godhood after death. (This would render him immortal in Egyptian mythology.) In Babylon he was crowned by the High Priest of the Temple of Marduk. After his death however his generals split the conquered lands under themselves. Despite the infighting between these “diadochs” the Hellenistic culture spread from Egypt to the Hindu Kusch. The Hellenistic Era was largely absorbed by the Roman Empire. The last descendant of the diadoch Ptolemaios (Kleopatra) died in 30 BC.
Except Catherine the Great was not from Russia. I can't remember exactly where from but it was a German speaking state, probably somewhere that would now be in Germany.
@hasith mayanga I'm not saying that's not the case. It likley was for her I'm just saying that because she lived in a country doesn't make her from that country.
Last week, I was writing an exam I seriously underestimated, a ton of stuff to learn there, and one of the questions was "What places did Alexander the Great conquer?" and I'm there like uuuh... Egypt... And then, my mind starts singing this internally because hey, Alexander the Great was mentioned, and then I'm like "Wait... He sings it in one part, right?!" and few seconds later, I'm writing it all in.:-D So, big thanks to ERB🙏:-D
@@jacobyoung2074 the area in which she was born (Prussia) is now part of Poland because the user gave them that and took there eastern territories but back then that area was majority German
The very concept of ERB is hysterical, the fact that they put it in play, is just a beautiful thing to watch, can't help but to laugh at the sharp wit and historical accuracy.
As a kid I loved Frederick's verse so much that I wrote an entire report on him for history class. I didn't even know he existed before seeing this video
Everyone's sleeping on Alexander's verse!! Especially the second half. "Hey fella, swell diss, but now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed" as the start just feels so good to say, it feels almost like cheating when Zach is writing for you lol definitely worth comparing to "look alive, Creme de la Kremlins arriving" And then keeping the rhyme scheme of "the glory i got" for the whole rest of his verse (12 times total from my count) while adding many multilayered half-schemes in there as well?? Zach has just been flexing on us this whole time. "like the eagle whose feather i would sport in the helmet that i wore as i swatted-" just the delay of the "-ot" rhyme for another beat for musicality's sake just drops there almost without you noticing it. And then "I win Ivan, I vanquish, I'm an immortal you're not" is so fun and deceptively hard to pronounce right and catch the subtle differemces in pronunciation, and time to the beat while sounding like you're actually speaking and portraying a real 30 year old seasoned king and conqueror historical information drops aside it's so technically impeccably written to the point it goes by you immediately. I keep coming back for more with this one tbh. Well done Zach
I do not know why, but I just keep coming back to this one. Over and OVER. I love the way Peter plays Ivan the Terrible, and the way Lloyd plays Frederick the Great. I can't get the "flute-busting Prussian" line out of my head, it's on an infinite loop. So is Alexander the Great's line about the "Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed." Then Catherine comes in and just owns it. I can't stop listening to it.
@@shongalitzky9686 Ah yes, sacking and destroying one of your own cities because they were a bit rowdy is definitely what one of the best tsars would do. And the fact that he established a "secret police" (it's what they served as basically, they were useless in battle) to basically terrorise his own people.
And the 8th rank of chess is where the opponent’s king sits playing as white. She was also the 8th Tzar of Russia. The lyrics have more layers than an onion!
I find it quite funny how Katharina the great says she russian even though by all accords she is German born and raised in Germany as a Daughter of an German noble house
I love how Ivan, even while everyone around him continues to diss and rap, he's just scheming, pouring wine, or preparing the horse. It's such an accurate representation of his scheming, paranoid self, and I love the depiction so much!
@@Resi1ience . less answers, more questions, and hold someone in positions to answer. i cannot tie things in a bow or make others join confession. thought i could due to paranoid scheming self problems which is why i said: tyrant peoples: one in the same (fix it)
Why isn’t anyone talking about Pompey? His verse was absolutely insane right down to the bars the roast, the music being impeccable flow, and just overall the best joke of an ERB anyone’s ever seen. Bravo Peter & Lloyd, bravo.
Omg that second to last line. Catherine the Great was actually Empress until she overthrew her husband at which point she became the 8th Tsar. All this time I thought it was just her chess move. Such a sneaky reference. Another reason this is amazing.
Something that I've not seen mentioned yet: Alexander and Frederick died by a poisoned drink and peacefully passing in their chair respectively; These are referenced in their verses, which gives Ivan the idea to take them out in such a way. When Ivan tries it again with Catherine, *he's* the one who suggests the saddle, which she rebukes as being false. So much detail in these raps fr
“Macedonians, Prussians, and Romans, those weren’t worthy opponents. It’s a Russian to take down a Russian, I’m Cath, I’m a cat, you’re a rodent.” Still one of the smoothest lines in ERBH
@@clothar23 I didn't say it as a bad thing. Cathrine was so amazing she managed to turn a whole country against her husband while simultaneously earning their favor, and it wasn't even her country. She was a Boss Bitch.
Everyone is saying Pompey won but you gotta admit the shadow that whispered “what about a flute busting Prussian” to Ivan had damn good bars I think he won
"Look alive crème de la Kremlin's arriving try to serve Ivan no surviving, your a land rover im a land expander here to hand you your first loss Alexander" Is a very dope line
Fun fact: Pompey the Great getting beheaded before he can rap is a reference to the way he was assassinated. He was headed to make a speech in Egypt, but was captured and beheaded before he got there
I love this video for a lot of reasons, but the biggest one is that they actually made Alexander the Great as confident, skilled, and oppressive in the rap battle as he was in real battles. They actually did him justice, which shocked me because it meant the battle would be completely one-sided. And then right after I thought "Wow, Ivan doesn't stand a chance against his skills", Ivan says the exact same thing out loud, and actually forfeits the rap battle instead of attempting a second verse. Then wins via a degenerate alternative that no normal rap battler would ever consider an option. Very appropriate all around. Without even considering any characters other than Alexander and Ivan, this is still probably the ERB video that has impressed me the most. Hands down fantastic.
- Shows up out of nowhere
- Busts a *KILLER* flute solo
- Rips into Ivan in only 12 bars
- Sits down and dies on his own terms
Absolutely legendary
From Fredrick's perspective, he basically ripped a guy so hard the man just started following his orders and got him a seat.
He was already gone before Ivan even had the chance to betray him, lol.
@@misterb3577he ripped into Ivan so hard that God had decided to pick him up early because Ivan ain't worthy of killing him
@@akkoismydaughter3573 You didn't know that Ivan the Terrible could strangle him with a noose, but he had everything so tightly tied up that his own costume betrayed and strangled him
-Refuses to elaborate
There is no great who can defeat this Russian, psst what aboute a flute busting prussian?
Catherine ended her verse with Checkmate. It took me a minute to remember Alexander's first verse. "You die in the middle of a game of chess". Wow. That was clever
Spoiler: Ivan actually died in the middle of a game of chess...
@@LionKing-ew9rm ...Yes, thats why they mentioned that...
@@LionKing-ew9rm and not metaphorically
it can also be a reference to how Catherine sabotaged her husband and led a coup to power.
He was actually Alexander the third I think
For those that didn’t know: Frederick the Great actually did die in his chair at his home. This battle has so much detail it’s incredible.
Clearly Ivan was meant to have lost but "Creme de la Kremlin" was a dope ass bar.
@@isaacsiao7673 you literally copied this comment lol
Also Pompey was killed by having his head cut off, so even more detail
@@terriblejokefactory8831 There is also a good chanse that Alexander was poisoned
@@Goratrix66 Yeah, but the more common theory is disease
Frederick’s entrance, the chants when his beat begins is a reference to “Old Fritz” which was a nickname the Prussian people gave him
FREAKING THANK YOU. Four freaking years I've been trying to figure out why they are chanting "Oakcrest" and now I know it's because I had no idea what they were saying.
@@inteligentidiot7233not me thinking hes saying "RULE FRANCE"
@@inteligentidiot7233 I thought it was 'OH, CHRIS, OH, CHRIS, OH CHRIS!'
At least all ya all made sense I heard opriss
I heard "Al-freds" for like 8 years."
"Look alive. Crème de la Kremlin's arriving. Try to serve Ivan, no surviving"
You gotta admit that opening line was dope
Yes it was
That line has been stuck my head for years
That one and Benjamin Franklin's explosive "I'm big Ben Franklin and this shant be pretty" are the opening introductions I remember most fondly
I'm glad someone else appreciates it as much as me 😂🔥
So good. Just... flawless.
I enjoy the fact that Pompey is even an option to see who won.
for me he absolutly won
It was barely even a battle.
Its because he did
he did win idk what you mean
He won, you're biased, I won, bye bye
>Shows up halfway through a battle
>Hops in with killer one liner and flute solo
>Drops 12 bars of perfect flow
>Dies peacefully on his own terms
Gigachad
fax
That's frits for ya
@35subsplzhelp Appears
“Russia’s fucked up, bro”
Dies
Fredrick the great killed it
The won so hard he had to die to make it fair for the rest of us
Ivan's intro was solid, sad people are overlooking that.
Also, Frederick's verse was impeccable, especially the flow.
Agree. His line delivery and lyrics were great.
Ye and there was a reference to old ERB, if you don't see what I mean I mean the Russian presidents that were played by erb, even dancer PewDiePie was there
pompey was way better
Frederick had so much hype and, an immaculate vibe. Literally my favorite part of the video.
@@nido84stfu with that dumb joke
-“What about a flute busting Prussian?”
-Sings a verse with one of, if not the best flow and pretty good instrumentals.
-Dies on his own terms.
-Refuses to elaborate further.
Sigma male grind set
Chad
I agree; Frederick the Great won this one before Catherine did.
@@ShadowDragon8685 to me, he won period
Based
*If ya ever feel useless, remember that Pompey the Great was in this battle just for Catherine to find a word that rhymes with 'opponents'.*
No if you know more of context it's funny. Pompey was killed before he could give speech in Egypt.
@@Birb728 He got off a boat to give a speech, and the Egyptians were like “nope, you don’t need that” 😵
@@Tempusverum died right there on the beach lmao
especially since the dude actually did earn his name
@@istoppedcaring6209 Didn't everyone in this video? wasn't he the same guy that got his ass kicked by Julius Caesar?
I like how Pompey is on the “who won” screen as if *anyone stood a chance against his skills*
He won
His lines along with bill Cosby’s is one of the best verses in erb history.
obviously they were saying after pompey
Lol he won no cap
He was on the winning side
Like how France technically won WW2 despite surrendering
0:08 Ivan
0:31 Alexander
1:18 Ivan poisons Alexander
1:46 Fredrick
2:20 Fredrick Dies on his own terms (absolute gigachad)
2:46 Ivan’s Victory Dance
2:52 Pompey
2:56 Catherine
3:32 Ivan provokes Catherine
Ivan kust said im going to be a bother to everyone
2:52 is the best part
Frederick The Great's beat is an absolute bop
Hello verified person.
Wow verified
What’s a bop?!?!?
@@IsaaacWithThreeA he’s not verified
PSSST WHAT ABOUT A FLUTE BUSTING PRUSSIAN
Ivan the Terrible: Why don't you drop dead Fred!
Frederick the Great: Understandable. Have a great day.
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Thanks this made me genuinely laugh out loud
"Hum... My expectations were a lot higher, but at least I saved rhe rubles on the gorote wire."
Shouldve said say less
My expectations were a lot higher.
me: *trying to sleep*
my brain: psst what about a flute busting prussian??
Should look at the rasputin vs stalin vid though, that "did someone say birthmarks" was pure gold.
yanel abdelkader i know😂 all of these videos are pure gold
@@almacatherine6037 true . can't wait for a trump vs sanders vid, that will be legendary lol.
yanel abdelkader did Biden drop out? cuz he’s more likely to face trump than sanders
Lol
7 years later and the Creme del la kremlin bar still goes hard
Look alive
@@Khandle915 Creme de la kremlin's arriving
Crème del la Kremlin’s arrivin’
Try to serve Ivan
No survivin
I hate how nobody mentions Alexander's impeccable flow, like damn
Best flow of ERB History I would say, he never lost a battle and this is no exception
Probably because Frederick overshadowed him. That's a shame, because Alexander the Great was pretty neat in this battle!
@@85percentnation nah pompey was the best one
@@ConekQ To be honest, you've got a point there. That 'YEAH!' was *super* intense!
@@85percentnation ik right !?!?
Everyone gangster until Frederick the Great breaks out his flute.
It's the most powerful weapon of war.
W H A T A B O U T M E P O M P E Y ? Y E A H
Jada Gagnon bra Pompey won hands down I mean he spit that rap so fast it didn’t even take a second
you may not know this but Frederick the great was gay no joke
Austria: fredrick please no we just want to keep our land
Fredrick: FLUTEZ TIMEZ
God damn, it'a so easy to miss how insane Alexander's verse was when Frederick comes out busting the funniest rap in ERB history.
Also the snazziest beat, vocals and instrumentals
Frederick is like the character in a show that deserves his own spinoff
@@JustKrin Stewie and rollo
Alexander's whole verse was hard as fuck. The cadence was crazy and the bars were fire.
@@garry3465 Yeah but Fritz came out swinging fast, took a couple of lines for Alexander to warm up. I think that's why Fritz is remembered more in this one.
“Now you got the panhellenist from Pella hella pissed”….my favorite line of ALL time!
murder is bad
REALLY???@@nido84
We just gonna ignore the fact that Alexander killed his verse
IKR stop sleeping on alex
He's the best imo
Yes.
and himself
every one talking about memes and no body is talking about how fire Alexander was
I just wanted to mention that in Alexander's line, he said "you died in a game of chess", when at the end of the track, Catherine ended her verse with "checkmate". ERB is insane with these verses
Holy shit..... That went over my head for years
@@justahuman5333 LMFAO epiphany moment
@@jillianyourdreams yes bro.... that's such a genius move
Alexander says "go fix me a drink as I can stay refreshed" and Ivan kills him with a poisoned drink and frederick says "now bring me my chair" and he dies on his chair
@@justahuman5333 Qxc3++
When you realize Pompey was only there so they could rhyme romans with opponents
But he defiantly had a *great* beginning, he was defiantly a *head* above the rest.
i choose to believe he was a sacrifice to appease/summon Catherine
(Yealls) ”He was a consul of Rome!!!"
C Godejohn How do you fuck up the word definitely twice and not notice it? American education, Jesus Christ.
@@Arcessitor It's find, especially with your long ass name
"Empress to Tsar 8. Checkmate." Is such a great line because not only its refereing to Cathering being an Empress and a Tsar, something far greater than a Queen as she said, but in chess notation, that would mean "my Empress captures/kills your Tsar and you loose". So she's also saying how she slayed him in this battle.
Empress to Tsar 8 bitch. Checkmate would be the correct line
And referenceing that Ivan died in a game of chess
Plus that she was the 8th tzar of the Russian empire.
Can I just get a whole 4 minutes of Frederick the Great absolutely ripping people apart
YES. I second this motion
Best I can do is a Seven Years War
Hands down one of my favourite Lloyd verses, if not ERB
would love this.
Flute Bustin Prussian dying so soon is almost as tragic as the like 4 lines that Hulk got in Bruce Banner vs Bruce Jenner. I literally rewatch this video just so I can see Frederick the Great spit some fuckin fire on that flute while everyone hypes him up in the background
*Me minding my own business*
My brain: Hey fella, swell diss. But now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed.
@Eesa Taylor I'll translate. Hey man, nice insult. But now you've got this person who believes in Greek unity from Pella (his home city) extremely mad.
@Eesa Taylor No worries. It's a fire line.
That, and “I’ll take a break instead to just rest my little head. WHY DONT YOU DROP DEAD, FRED?!”
Yo that has been stuck in my head all day and night
Zack is something else. Respect. In a different life I challenge him to a rap-battle writing contest ... but not this one (blue collar working parent). His influence on Ghostbusters vs Mythbusters is epic, but Hawk vs Gretzky is arguably the best ERBH of them all. Respect Z!
I still listen too this solely because Fredrick The Greats verse is the funkiest thing I've ever heard.
Sean Lynch absolutely true
Sean Lynch amen
Ethan Henard glory to Prussia.
Actually it's "Friedrich der Große, König von Preußen"
Sean Lynch HAHAHA SAME! Literally memorized the entire verse just so I could just sing it whenever I wanted 😂😂👍👌
I truly think this is by FAR the best history battle they have done
Not one stinker in the bunch
So many top 10 contenders for best rapper in a battle
Some of the most hype verses in ERB
Perfect all round
Frederick won in twelve bars, but Pompey had the best intro
Confidence is important
POMPEEEEEEEEEEEY
YEEEAAAHHH
mrswb YES
Liberals acting dumb again 😹😹
nah old fritz had the best intro.
Y-yes mom, I'm studying history.
Yess
U deserve more replies my friend
Lol
You a wining son????
@@inezsilva3667 nyesss
The real winners are: Alexander's cup, Fredrick's flute, Pompey, the rubles on the garrot wire, and the horse.
Catherine's dancers
The horse failed, it was a pile of shit.
Aristotle won. He didn't need to appear to win.
@Bella Dow No, that's rubles.
the real winner was the friends we made along the way.
I love Pompey. Even though he didn’t get the chance to spit, just judging by his energy in the two seconds he was on screen, he was about to SHRED everyone and everything.
Recovered from an ancient scroll found on his body after his death:
"Most call me Gnaeus but for you I'll be naughty
Pompeius popping pompous pussy who thought he
Could match me in energy or meet my delivery
I'm sorry to say Ivan, I'm the magnum-dicked protégé
Satiric Sertorian senatorius, I'll sweep you like floors,
back-to-backed three whole wars then back-to-backed these three whores, (Oh, Juuuulia!)
I make like the optimate when I mate,
you can't ever hold a candle to me
I'm Pompey!
And I'll trip you up like I did when I flowed to Ptolem... accck
Fr bro
He actually had a verse, but I guess it was so fire that the average viewer was unable to comprehend it. Don't worry, I was able to hear it and I'll type it out for you.
I mean DAMN, that was LEGENDARY wasn't it?
I love how Alexander says “while you died in the middle of a game of Chess” and then later on, Catherine ends the rap with “Checkmate”.
I noticed that one I first saw this
Heard this years ago, just now realized that. Holy crap the things i missed on years ago
I’m sensing a theme here 🤔
Every figure in this battle has references to their deaths included. Alexander died suddenly despite never losing a battle. It's generally believed that he died of an illness, but some people suspect he was poisoned, and obviously this was set up with "Go fix me a drink" and "a drink to your victory". Frederick the Great died in his sleep in an armchair at the age of 74, which is referenced with "bring me my chair," and "take a seat." Pompey the Great was beheaded after his assassination, as proof of his demise. There was a pernicious rumor that Catherine the Great died from trying to have sex with a horse, hence "enjoy the saddle." And of course, Ivan the Terrible died of a stroke in the middle of a game of chess, referenced by Alexander and then finalized with "Checkmate."
But like in the rap. He just died. Catherine killed him. Check mate
You guys notice that these guys died how they all did in real life?
Alexander: Thought to be poisoned after he finished his campaign in Persia.
Fredrick: died peacefully in a chair.
Pompey: assassinated unexpectedly.
Ivan: died in a game of chess.
Pompey was assasinated in Egypt after they were planning to kill him
They like to put history details in the battles
What about Catherine the Great
@@_That.Guy_ some say she died trying to fuck a horse, not sure if that's true.
@@killme5630 it’s not true, I don’t think anyone knows how she actually died, but it wasn’t from fucking a horse
“Psst, what about a flute bustin Prussian,” will forever be the greatest introduction in ERB history
Really like that weird ass sound they made when he said that
no its “What about me, Pompey? YEAHHH”
wHAt ABout a fluTe-BuSTing pRUsSiAn?!
"Did someone say...BIRTHMARKS?" is my favorite.
What about Robin William’s “Good morning, movie bombs!”
0:24 they really got the whole squad in this shot
Gorbachev is the life of the party
Can we talk about the god-tier costumes these guys use
Seriously, the production quality on the costumes alone is insane.
Ikr, most of the time I watch ERBs just to pay attention to their costumes
@@fathanatillah That almost sounded like Sarcasm xD
Pompey destroyed it he was the best rapping part
Alexander passes out with an “ upskirt” undy shot. And no, I was not squinting or staring too hard!
“Psst, what about a flute busting Prussian?” *proceeds to play his own intro music*
Okay so i bet ummmmm... 25 dollars that you changed your pfp bc of this song?
Close but no cigar, it was another song though.
Lol.....😅
@@fridericusrex7042 that's a good one weird al yankovic is second best bet end only by this channel tho they did do a collaboration
911 likes? ima change that before anyone else sees
“What about a flute busting Prussian?” BY FAR the best opening line in ERB history. It almost feels badass when there’s really nothing badass about what he says.
Also carried with historical references.
Frederick really played flute, but also he probably was gay, so there's another meaning for "flute busting"
@@Davi237f also “oblique attack tactics ain’t exactly straight” isn’t only talking about Frederick’s military victories
It's great! I also liked Gorbachev's opening line (Rasputin vs Stalin rap battle) though: "Knock, knock , knock, knock. Did somebody say birthmarks?"
That higher pitch from “ pay a guy to tear out my eyes” was pretty good too
@@ThyRandomGuy also, "gentile in the palace"
This is easily my favourite erb of all time, each verse is just so full of clever notes with double meanings, it’s just not even close
Honestly, Alexander's lines went HARD. The flow was insane, the disses were hard-hitting, and there wasn't too much boasting or any mumbling.
Tbf, Alexander holds the right to boast more than any man of the ancient era
@@soundwavesuperior28 Seriously though, his track record is so crazy
@@soundwavesuperior28 chinngis khan
@@stevenkassulke9747 he wasn’t from the ancient time period
@@soundwavesuperior28 single best verse in erb history
Alexander controlled the center of his known world.
Catherine owned the most land.
Frederick made Prussia a powerhouse.
Pompei made Jullius caesar to an actual caesar
and Ivan had the best hat.
Ivan create in a certain way Russia
Well Ivan turned a small backwater tribute state of the Mongol Horde into a 3rd Rome and one of the strongest nations/empires in history
@@dvf1736 Yes but that doesn't compete to his awesome hat.
frederick made prussia the mitochondria
Nah, the one with the best hat was Vlad, the hat nailer
Can we talk about how satisfying it was to hear “you’re a Land Rover, I’m a land expander, here to hand you your first lost Alexander”
I know RIGHT?!
Actually one of my favorite lines in ERBH
I always keep repeating it in my head.
Also, "But now you got the panhellenist from Pella hella pissed". One of the smoothest flows I've ever heard.
*Stepping up is foolish
As well as useless.
Little vasilyevich let me spell out the list*
This is also satisfying
I just realized after 7 years, that in the last scene, the chest pieces are lined up properly and in place of the queen, it's Catherine the great standing.
She checked her own king then
@@HughJayness-pd5hnand you dont capture a King lol
"Hey Fella swell diss, but now the panhellenist from pella hella pissed"
Bruh that is the most insane tongue twister...
"But now you got the panhellenist from pella hella pissed."
its easy
True Form Oblivion he Alexander the Great whatchu expect?
pretty for me
Nah
Ivan: You beat me, here's a drink
Alexander: yes
Ivan: you beat me, take a seat
Frederick: yes
Ivan: you beat me, take this horse
Catherine: lol no
She couldn’t die because that horse story’s a pile of crap. But, Ivan did die in the middle of a game of chess... checkmate.
@@Tempusverum nope is not. its facts.
@@sasori9624 no its only a rumor it never was confirmed whether or not she did or didnt
@@sasori9624 Are you stupid because Ivan DID die in a game of chess
Why people like your comment???
Best flow: Pompey
Best disses: Pompey
Best roasts: Pompey
Best mic drops: Pompey
Overall Winner: horse
Hotel: trivago
Can’t argue with that
Scoring digits, son. Exactly
i personally think that the winner is ivans garrot wire
:D
1:46 this verse has the best energy in all of ERB
"Hey, fella. Swell diss. But now you've got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed."
Such an underrated line; it's hilarious!
@democratslie8113 he’s a gnarly MC he can put some serious vocabulary together with fire beats
MC Napkins is pretty dope
Fun Fact: Pella means Macedonia, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and also me, a Macedonian
Ngl, I often just burst out saying that. I get alot of weird looks. No ragrets!
fax
Catherine: “It takes a Russian to take down a Russian”
Also Catherine: Is German
@Lemur Vedat frederick the great was one of the first openly gay general
*coughs in Stalin being from Georgia
@@ezpzsir5957 "one of the first openly gay general" No, he wasn't.
He isn't even confirmed to be gay.
@@gvoah yes he was he openly had a black boy friend
@@gvoah Why are y'all arguing about who these guys screwed as if you were there?
"If you can't beat them (in rap), just kill them."
- Ivan the Terrible -
Underrated
Thanks for the advice, Ivan. I'm gonna use it tomorrow.
@@stupidstorystudios6233 good luck. How did it go tho?
@@oranz19 It turned out great! I won the battle by just shooting my opponent in the face after I was worried at how much she was dominating the rap battle. Sure, I'm now in jail awaiting my sentence for murdering her, but it was worth it!
@@stupidstorystudios6233 hell yeah it was. I wonder if it would work with math test as well.
This is such a great rap battle. And as killer as Frederick’s part was, I still keep coming back for Cathrine and that amazing voice.
"You're a land rover, I'm a land expander." Underrated line from Ivan. Unlike Alexander, Ivan's empire actually stayed together in one piece after he died.
Maybe because Peter and Catherine the great came after him
@@MrKfleong Well generally when you have one person who does a lot of conquering very quickly it tends to fall apart when they die
@@DeosPraetorian tbh that might be more because Alexander died abruptly without being able to establish a true heir
@@tylerg8314 It's even worse than that. Alexander couldn't cope with the fact that he wasn't literally immortal. So when his generals asked him on his deathbed who his successor would be, he just simply raised his fist and said "To the strongest." He invited chaos and civil war to his own empire because he was too prideful to accept the reality of death.
@@victorconway444 That's an interesting fact I've never heard about that but completely sounds in character for Alexander. Will have to look more into it. Cheers
I love that Frederick and Catherine BOTH have disses that basically boil down to "Even I wouldn't sleep with you, Ivan."
RambleTash lmfao
Lmao wonderful
Nightcore Master what?
Nightcore Master huh? Where did you read that?
Ivan has no time for love .
He is a Land Expander .
Out of everything I think Pompey had the greatest disses, smoothest flow, crazy fast, and great vocal chords
Definitely. He took easy dubs. Plus his dancing at the end is top notch
Yeah pompey destroyed everyone else especially with that one " " line.
When pompey said "What about me, pompey!" And pompey'd over everyone I felt that coming inside me.
In this battle, the dude came out a head.
@@bretsheeley4034 🤣 👏👏
Hey fella, swell diss
Alexander had an outwardly charismatic and friendly personality
But now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed
Panhellenism is the ideology to have all of Greece united in one political union. It consists of the Greek words παν (pan), which means all and Ελλάσ (Hellas) which means Greece. Alexander the Great was a supporter of this ideology, as his father Philipp II of Macedonia unified all of Greece. This led to Alexander leading the united Greeks into conquest against the Persians.
Pella was the capital city of the Macedonian kingdom, where Alexander was born around 356 BC. ‘Hella’ is a slang for ‘hell of a lot". Hellas is also Greek for Greece and thus it could be a description of pella - Pella, Hella(s).
Stepping up’s foolish as well as useless
Just like Ivan the Terrible in one of his first lines Alexander tells his opponent that battling against him is not a wise thing to do as nobody has a chance against him.
Little Vasilyevich, let me spell out the list
Vasilyevich is Ivan IV’s patronimic (he was son of Vassili III). Calling him “Little Vasilyevich” is also a wordplay on the insult “Little Bitch”. In short, Alexander is calling Ivan a little bitch.
Alexander the Great now begins reciting a list with the many territories he conquered and added to his empire, because he has to spell out things for him as if he is incapable of comprehending.
I brought foes to their knees in Phoenicia
Breezed through Gaza to Giza
Had the Balkans, Persia, Syria, Iraq and Pakistan
In my expansion pack
Alexander was a well accomplished military commander and conqueror. He spent the majority of his life expanding his empire further and further outward. By the time he stopped moving East, he had reached India, while holding everything between it and Greece, as well as some forays into the Middle East. While he lived, the empire was the largest in history, up to that point, and he likely had no plans of stopping.
While you died in the middle of a game of chess While having a chess game on March 28 in 1584 with Bogdan Belsky, a close associate of him, Ivan suffered a fatal stroke that ended up killing him on the spot.
You got vodka bars, flavorless
Vodka is a popular alcoholic drink from Russia; So popular in Russia, in fact, that it’s a stereotype for Russians to drink it. Many have agreed that the drink is odorless as well as tasteless.
Meanwhile, the Greeks were very wine-loving people. The Macedons were seen as Barbarians who drank their wine undiluted, giving it a very strong flavor.
Alexander uses this fact to insult Ivan’s rapping. He says Ivan’s lines, which one can also call bars, are lacking metaphorical flavor just like their booze.
And what I’m ’bout to spit will be the craziest.
So go fix me a drink so I can stay refreshed.
As I said Alexander had alcohol problems but was also killed by poison in his drink. Everyone in this rap battle dies the way they did irl except Catherine who was rumoured to have died while trying to fuck a horse she refuses it.
Kudos! Greek for the glory I got
From winning every single war that I fought
Just when you start wondering what ‘kudos’ means, Alexander immediately follows up with an explanation. Kudos, written as κῦδος in Ancient Greek, is acclaim or praise for an exceptional achievement. In other words, Alexander praises his own conquering achievements here, and at the same time is saying that Kudos is Greek for the “glory” he gained.
Also, Macedonians weren’t really considered Greek by the Greek city states. That is, until Alexander conquered everything, at which point the Greeks were more than happy to claim him as one of their own.
So this’ll be straightforward, I’ll take up this sword that I brought
And slice you in half like the Gordian knot
Alexander’s unraveling of the Gordian Knot is a matter of legend. According to this legend, Alexander, while wintering in the capital city of ancient Phrygia, Gordium, tried to untie the intricate knot - a feat that was claimed to be impossible. The legend said that whoever could undo the Gordian Knot was destined to be the master of all of Asia. When Alexander couldn’t find the end to the knot to unbind it, he simply sliced it in half with a stroke of his sword. This is known as the Alexandrian solution.
And I’ll soar to the top
After his father conquered and united Greece and announced the war on Persia, he died at his daughter’s marriage, killed by his own body guard.
Alexander was quick to announce himself King of Macedonia and hegemon of Greece. Since his mother also forced another wife of Alex’s father (polygamy was common) to commit suicide, there might have been some involvement of one or both of them in Philipp’s assassination.
Like the eagle whose feather I would sport in the helmet that I wore
Many helmets that have been found that originate from the Ancient Macedonian army, of which Alexander was the commander, have been reported of having crest or plume-holders attached to them. There are also many paintings of Alexander the Great in which he sports a helmet with giant feathers sticking out of it.
As I swatted my many enemies, shattered ’em like a porcelain pot
Alexander the great, as mentioned before, was extremely successful in his battles. Porcelain pots were very popular in ancient Greece and very easy to shatter.
And they’d be praying for the torture to stop
But I would leave ’em contorted, and they’d be screaming and roaring
Until their vocal chords were torn up and shot
With these lines Alexander the Great tries to intimidate Ivan the Terrible and prove that he can be as cruel as him
During his many conquests Alexander the Great would not hestitate to use means of torture on his enemies. Alone during his siege of the Phoenician city of Tyre he reportedly crucified 2,000 survivors as well as the doctor who unsuccessfully treated his close friend Hephaestion.
Crucifixion is one of the most infamous torture methods. The victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and left to hang for several days until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation. This made crucifixion a very slow and painful way to die; victims would twist in pain and scream for mercy until their voice would hoarsen.
And I would holler “Bucephalus!”
Hop on my horsey and trot
Bucephalus is the name of a horse that Alexander tamed and rode many times in battle. It is described to be a massive creature with a black coat with a large silver star on its brow.
I win Ivan, I vanquish
Ivan, I vanquish”, repetition of “Ivan”.
It also seems this is a reference to the Julius Caesar’s quotation veni, vidi, vici (meaning I came, I saw, I conquered) with a play on Ivan’s name
He actually says Ivan three times in this line:
I win (said fast sounds like “Ivan”)
Ivan
I vanquish (first two syllables sound out Ivan)
I’m an immortal, you’re not!
himself to be a descendant of Achilleus and Aiakos (a son of Zeus) - likely to align himself with the Greeks who still considered him to be a northern Barbarian.
In Egypt he was crowned as Pharaoh, which is the earthly representation of Osiris and will be raised to godhood after death. (This would render him immortal in Egyptian mythology.)
In Babylon he was crowned by the High Priest of the Temple of Marduk.
After his death however his generals split the conquered lands under themselves. Despite the infighting between these “diadochs” the Hellenistic culture spread from Egypt to the Hindu Kusch.
The Hellenistic Era was largely absorbed by the Roman Empire. The last descendant of the diadoch Ptolemaios (Kleopatra) died in 30 BC.
This has to be ai 😂
@@thegnomegang6825no from sources it’s not mine it’s from several sources.. I only added a tiny bit, although I have no way to know if they used ai.
Very good historical information and breakdown. As a historian myself, well done.
nerd
@@sheesh42069yes
"It takes a Russian to take down a Russian"
Pretty much The entire history of Russia 😂
1xura *lenin would like to know your location*
Except Catherine the Great was not from Russia. I can't remember exactly where from but it was a German speaking state, probably somewhere that would now be in Germany.
@@bethanbaker7066 Prussia i think
@hasith mayanga I could live in America, it doesn't make me American. I'd still be very much Scottish.
@hasith mayanga I'm not saying that's not the case. It likley was for her I'm just saying that because she lived in a country doesn't make her from that country.
Ivan: here's a horse for you to f-
Catherine: so you've chosen *DEATH*
no
Booooo
raquh 1k
She played herself tho
that flute solo was dank *af*
Nah, it wasn’t terrible and bad played
Dank as fucc boiiiiiiiiii
Not exactly sure if it was done on purpose but at around 1:56, Fred sticks his middle finger while playing the flute
The Chemical Crybaby at the Disco yessir 🤣
Lovin Frederick the great
Last week, I was writing an exam I seriously underestimated, a ton of stuff to learn there, and one of the questions was "What places did Alexander the Great conquer?" and I'm there like uuuh... Egypt... And then, my mind starts singing this internally because hey, Alexander the Great was mentioned, and then I'm like "Wait... He sings it in one part, right?!" and few seconds later, I'm writing it all in.:-D So, big thanks to ERB🙏:-D
Top 10 Rappers Eminem Is Afraid To Diss:
1.Pompey the Great
2. Catherine the great
3. Frederick The Great
4: my wifes boyfriend
5: Alexander the Great
6: Bill Cosby
Ivan: No great can beat me
*several people are typing*
This blew up thx
What's about the great death?
He can beat everyone~ :)
PlingLing _HD LOL
*insert "what about me pompey" here*
Playing Civilizations and suddenly *Ghandi wants to know your location*
Fun fact Cathrin was actually a German but was married to the Russian tsar but he was weak so she took control of the empire
That's a REAL come up!
The only way a German can conquer Russia, apparently
She is polish not German
@@jacobyoung2074 the area in which she was born (Prussia) is now part of Poland because the user gave them that and took there eastern territories but back then that area was majority German
You are kind of correct but you said she is German not Prussian
Not even kidding would happily watch the extended cut where Ivan takes on every single 'the Great.'
The very concept of ERB is hysterical, the fact that they put it in play, is just a beautiful thing to watch, can't help but to laugh at the sharp wit and historical accuracy.
It feels like pokemon “so we can bring back any fictional or historical figure? Make em rap battle.”
The historical ones always hit different
This comment and it's replies are just sad redditors.. it's painful to see
@@manmeetsodhi9257 what?
@@manmeetsodhi9257 Don't care didn't ask + projection + jealousy + cope + seethe + L + ratio + you're white
As a kid I loved Frederick's verse so much that I wrote an entire report on him for history class. I didn't even know he existed before seeing this video
That was me for Ivan the Terrible lmao
Frederick's verse was easily the best one out of all of them, that flute solo was amazing
It even hints at him being gay
@@lesliesmith6718" *It* *ain't* *exactly* *straight* "
This comment made me feel old. When this song was released, I was 30.
“Now you’ve got the panhellenist from Pella hella pissed” this line has been stuck in my head for YEARS
damn right
And pissed he was. Lol Alexander's verse was my personal best.
What about a flute busting Prussian?
@@roseghoul9443 thet wan was best
I’m so glad I’m not the only one omg
Everyone's sleeping on Alexander's verse!! Especially the second half.
"Hey fella, swell diss, but now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed" as the start just feels so good to say, it feels almost like cheating when Zach is writing for you lol definitely worth comparing to "look alive, Creme de la Kremlins arriving"
And then keeping the rhyme scheme of "the glory i got" for the whole rest of his verse (12 times total from my count) while adding many multilayered half-schemes in there as well?? Zach has just been flexing on us this whole time.
"like the eagle whose feather i would sport in the helmet that i wore as i swatted-" just the delay of the "-ot" rhyme for another beat for musicality's sake just drops there almost without you noticing it.
And then "I win Ivan, I vanquish, I'm an immortal you're not" is so fun and deceptively hard to pronounce right and catch the subtle differemces in pronunciation, and time to the beat while sounding like you're actually speaking and portraying a real 30 year old seasoned king and conqueror
historical information drops aside it's so technically impeccably written to the point it goes by you immediately. I keep coming back for more with this one tbh. Well done Zach
I completely agree.
Alexander was also just getting started. If Ivan hadn’t, you know, been terrible, we’d still be listening to Alexander spit.
No everyone is talking about Alexander and Catherine but no one is talking about Fredrick absolutely wrecking Ivan’s shit
True lmao
And so on the comments will go praising one character in particular for a while lmao
All characters were great here , a perfect erb videom
Fredricks fucking killed it
Thank you so much. I really appreciate this.
I liked Fred the best.
if they make an hour long.vid of Fredrick busting that flute The same way in his intro I would listen to all of it
^
Freezurrect same
Freezurrect yee...
it looks like a clarinet... not sure tho
absolutely right
I do not know why, but I just keep coming back to this one. Over and OVER. I love the way Peter plays Ivan the Terrible, and the way Lloyd plays Frederick the Great. I can't get the "flute-busting Prussian" line out of my head, it's on an infinite loop. So is Alexander the Great's line about the "Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed." Then Catherine comes in and just owns it. I can't stop listening to it.
Cap'n HeeHee Fun fact: Flute busting Prussian is actually a gay joke!
@@jennifershay8980 Maybe because of Old Fritz himself?
The way Peter plays Ivan the Terrible reminds me of the crazy wild eyed Klingon from Star Trek
@@Tempusverum You have to be more specific than that. Most Klingons are a bit "wild-eyed." ;-)
I have the same problem with Roosevelt Vs Churchill and James Bond Vs Austin Powers.
“Ivan The Terrible was called Ivan The Terrible because he did infact, terrible things.”
Sun Tzu, the art of war.
actualy 🤓 he was one of the best Tsars Russia have ever had
@@shongalitzky9686 Ah yes, sacking and destroying one of your own cities because they were a bit rowdy is definitely what one of the best tsars would do. And the fact that he established a "secret police" (it's what they served as basically, they were useless in battle) to basically terrorise his own people.
Panhellenist from Pella: hella pissed
Flute: busted
Rubles: saved
Alaska: settled
ERB: returned from the dead
Pompey: Yeah!!
Hotel: Trivago
Hotel: Trivago
Hotel Trivago?
Can we just appreciate the people in the background for a sec when Catherine the great was singing
Goldie No one hell yes. 😊❤️
Goldie No one ya they were really good Dancers
Goldie No one ikr
Orfi Barca123 ALBANIA
she had a nice voice
"What about me Pompey YEAH!"
--top 10 lyrics of the decade
Tony Joestar that is a guaranteed fact, it should be written in the Declaration of Independence
He won. He he didn't say anything that could make him lose.
@@ivanstayner8818 the Terrible
@@elijosc1963 lol. Yes my name is Ivan. No joke. Real name. And I have been called Ivan the terrible TOO many times. But I don't mind.
@@ivanstayner8818 What's instrument that is Frederick plays?
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this one, remains as good today as it did the first time I heard it. My favorite to say the least.
I only now realized that "Empress to Tsar 8" was her calling out a chess move.
And also a possible reference to her overthrowing her husband who was tsar
And the 8th rank of chess is where the opponent’s king sits playing as white. She was also the 8th Tzar of Russia. The lyrics have more layers than an onion!
🤯
And a reference to the fact that in verse one Alexander the Great said Ivan "died in the middle of a game of chess"
This lyric has so many double meanings like its straight out of a Stupendium song.
"Try to serve Ivan, no survivin'" has been living rent-free in my mind for a while now.
Lol mine too. Ivan was great, but Frederick's beat was best part
Like Ivan was underrated
Ivan had the best opener ever
Meanwhile "I win Ivan I vanquish" has been crashing at my place.
I swear to god
Teacher: how did Pompey the great die?
The weird kid: his head was chopped of by Catherine the great
MR BOSTON wow those "facts" you are talking about is just "a pile of horseshit". Do your research properly next time.
MR BOSTON jeez man that’s a little far for a joke don’t yah think
@@Reasonable6 Alexander the great had brown hair
@@mememaster1318 dont you know us fallen Angel's are sometimes tricksters. Better bend over I got some prager communism 4 ya ;)
@@cliveang1577 Do you know where the word Hollywood comes from? Druid cult only magic wands made of hollytree
I find it quite funny how Katharina the great says she russian even though by all accords she is German born and raised in Germany as a Daughter of an German noble house
Cat: it takes a Russian to take down a Russian
Peter: you're literally Prussian, Sophie
Cat: [casually throws away the P]
Government name is crazy
I love how Ivan, even while everyone around him continues to diss and rap, he's just scheming, pouring wine, or preparing the horse. It's such an accurate representation of his scheming, paranoid self, and I love the depiction so much!
While we were all rapping, he studied the blade
@@allegedlee6930 bro..........
what
@@Resi1ience . less answers, more questions, and hold someone in positions to answer. i cannot tie things in a bow or make others join confession. thought i could due to paranoid scheming self problems which is why i said: tyrant peoples: one in the same (fix it)
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the "wine" was actually him poisioning the drink
No lies were told. He literally DID beat Ivan in 12 bars.
One noose and no Frederick
You are asbolutely right. Its just a clean verse. Not a single misstep.
He poisoned the winner?
yup had him DEAD to rights :P
@@LinhLinh-jv1cz who's he?
Imagine losing so bad that you need to kill your opponent but you still lose
Yes comrade
Hm sounds familiar
@@andrewthechillgamer9735 looks like someone escaped the purges I will have none of it
@@pamwilliams2478 no no no
@@pamwilliams2478 oh no, I can feel the CAPATALISM RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS
Why isn’t anyone talking about Pompey? His verse was absolutely insane right down to the bars the roast, the music being impeccable flow, and just overall the best joke of an ERB anyone’s ever seen. Bravo Peter & Lloyd, bravo.
Omg that second to last line. Catherine the Great was actually Empress until she overthrew her husband at which point she became the 8th Tsar. All this time I thought it was just her chess move. Such a sneaky reference. Another reason this is amazing.
It was the opposite for me lol. I didn't realise she was also referring to a chess move.
Ivan also died in the middle of a chess match which Alexander made reference earlier in the song.
@@purplewine7362 Same lol
Something that I've not seen mentioned yet: Alexander and Frederick died by a poisoned drink and peacefully passing in their chair respectively; These are referenced in their verses, which gives Ivan the idea to take them out in such a way. When Ivan tries it again with Catherine, *he's* the one who suggests the saddle, which she rebukes as being false. So much detail in these raps fr
Also after he was assassinated, Pompey was beheaded.
AND, she finishes him with "checkmate" -- and he died while playing chess!
Alexander the Great actually died of mosquito
I noticed all these when I was a kid, and thanks to this comment I'm remembering them all. Man I need to catch up on history.
@@SwaggieVortex733 every source i've seen said it was a prolonged poison over several days.
either way, not a fun way to go.
Ivan did nothing wrong, Alexander said "go fix me a drink" so Ivan did, Frederick said "now bring me my chair" so Ivan did. He was just serving them.
What a polite man, hope he doesn't kill anyone
Try to be served by Ivan, no survivin'?
i mean ivan poisioned the drink, but ivan did nothing wrong to frederick
Not his fault accidents happened
@@kingtachalla6181 I know you meant Fred, but something about poisoning a man's drink and saying accidents happen is hilarious to me.
“Macedonians, Prussians, and Romans, those weren’t worthy opponents. It’s a Russian to take down a Russian, I’m Cath, I’m a cat, you’re a rodent.”
Still one of the smoothest lines in ERBH
“I’m picking up where Peter the Great left off”
actually, you’re picking up where Peter the Nice left off.
This comment is so underrated 😂
Yeah, but only after you started a coup to overthrow his grandson.
oh my god
@@sweetlildreamer06 So what bloody asshole was stupid enough to piss off a woman clearly his superior. Russia was better off without him.
@@clothar23 I didn't say it as a bad thing. Cathrine was so amazing she managed to turn a whole country against her husband while simultaneously earning their favor, and it wasn't even her country. She was a Boss Bitch.
Winner: Pompey
simply because he has no bad parts only
"What about me Pompeyyyyyy".
which was very epik
Everyone is saying Pompey won but you gotta admit the shadow that whispered “what about a flute busting Prussian” to Ivan had damn good bars I think he won
Frederick the great
Paul Wilkinson but a win to screen time ratio Pompey won
Y'all Pompey honestly deserves a rap
Old Chris won
"Steel in the field, genteel in the palace!"
"Look alive crème de la Kremlin's arriving try to serve Ivan no surviving, your a land rover im a land expander here to hand you your first loss Alexander"
Is a very dope line
The flute busting Prussian line gave me so much serotonin that before I listen to the rest of the song I'm just going to say Fredrick won
He definitely won. He probable won all ERB
OLD FRITZ OLD FRITZ OLD FRITZ OLD FRITZ OLD FRITZ
@@maymaycart5035 IM FREDDY THE GREAT
@@poppyonline4034 Well, he is the Great King. He wins all the battles.
Yes! This is so true! The flute and his raps are so full of energy. I have watched this section like 30 times.
Fun fact: Pompey the Great getting beheaded before he can rap is a reference to the way he was assassinated. He was headed to make a speech in Egypt, but was captured and beheaded before he got there
Alexander: "you died in the middle of a game of chess."
Katherine: "checkmate."
Katherine: *dies on the toilet*
@@GoodFridayFirstshe died of a stroke in a bath
Damn, didnt even notice that
@@Just_a_guy-ig holy moly, it's Alexander- how are you?
@@clxudii_ruru5709 kinda shit, i am dead
I'm glad we all agree Frederick's intro/verse is one of the best in all of erb
History teacher: who's Frederick the great
Me: a flute busting Prussian *plays flute*
Edit?
My history class in a nutshell
LMAO
First servant of state, oblique attack tactics, ain't exactly straight
@@philmyfilth5133 I got creative talents and battle malice,
hard as steel on the field genteel in the palace
Why is no one talking about Alexander the Great's absolutely amazing verse
Great flow
Great Disses
Great energy
"Now youve got the panhellneist from pella hella pissed" yeah man, god damn XD
The Rebellion: Pompey's was better
Because Ivan's start was far better.
Cream della Kremlins arivin
Try to serve Ivan, no surviv'n
so many rimes packed omg.
The best thing Ivan the Terrible was fighting all ,,the Greats"
@@infinityquasar I come from communism family, nazi is useless on me....
I love this video for a lot of reasons, but the biggest one is that they actually made Alexander the Great as confident, skilled, and oppressive in the rap battle as he was in real battles. They actually did him justice, which shocked me because it meant the battle would be completely one-sided.
And then right after I thought "Wow, Ivan doesn't stand a chance against his skills", Ivan says the exact same thing out loud, and actually forfeits the rap battle instead of attempting a second verse. Then wins via a degenerate alternative that no normal rap battler would ever consider an option. Very appropriate all around.
Without even considering any characters other than Alexander and Ivan, this is still probably the ERB video that has impressed me the most. Hands down fantastic.
ivan and alexander were so ridiculously in character it's insane
*_...What about a flute-busting Prussian?!_*
ikr this is such a good video
Ivan didn't have to be this crazy and frightening. This title Grozny is more accurately translated as Awesome or Formidable.
Nah, Alexander wasn't even the second best rapper in here. Old Fritz crushed everyone, then Ivan.
A raven sent me here 😂 Good ole ERB
me too brother, me too...