Live Music Show - Epic Rap Battles of History

Witness the magesty of these fictional rap-battles

Curated by Jason Forrest

Total Runtime: 0:33:41

Playlist:
Einstein vs Stephen Hawking
Dr Seuss VS Shakespeare
Mr T vs Mr Rogers
Abe Lincoln VS Chuck Norris
Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates
Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney
Master Chief vs Leonidas
Mario Bros vs Wright Bros
Cleopatra VS Marilyn Monroe
Hitler vs Vader
Genghis Khan vs Easter Bunny
Sarah Palin VS Lady Gaga
Justin Bieber vs Beethoven
Napoleon vs Napoleon

Epic Rap Battles of History is a YouTube video series created by Peter Shukoff (aka Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (aka EpicLLOYD). The series pits famous historical and pop culture figures, either fictional or otherwise, against one another (e.g.: Darth Vader vs. Adolf Hitler) in a rap battle format.Although early episodes of the series featured only Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, later episodes have regularly featured guest appearances from other internet celebrities such as Lisa Donovan, Timothy DeLaGhetto, George Watsky, DeStorm Power and Rhett and Link. Epic Rap Battles of History has been housed on its own YouTube channel since December 2011, according to Maker Studios, which produces and distributes the series.

History and background of the series
The idea for historical figures rapping against each other was conceived by Ahlquist, who gave the idea to Shukoff as an improv show, as the two worked on improvisation skits as well as on YouTube. They were met with lots of difficulty at first and decided that it would fare much better as a YouTube series than an improv show. The series' second installment, "Darth Vader vs. Adolf Hitler" skyrocketed the series' popularity, as well as Nice Peter's and EpicLLOYD's channels.

The 15th episode, called the "Final Battle", was actually a season finale. Epic Rap Battles returned on December 8, 2011, hosted on their new channel, ERB, with Behind the Scenes on their second channel ERB2.
Nice Peter and Maker Studios also created an official website for Epic Rap Battles of History and people can vote for who they think who won the battle, plus short biographies to the characters.
The series has been one of the most-viewed in YouTube history, and has vaulted Nice Peter's YouTube channel into the 89th most viewed of all time. As of mid-2012, the channel has more than 557 million combined views and over 1.5 million subscribers.

Movie - Before I Self Destruct (50 Cent, 2009)

50 Cent writes, directs and stars in this 2009 film

Curated by The Sadnesses

Total Runtime: 1:19:40

Before I Self Destruct is a 2009 American crime drama film starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson that is included with the album of the same name. It was released on November 23, 2009.

The film is about a man named Clarence who lives with his mom and his genius brother. After his mother is accidentally killed in a drive-by shooting, Clarence finds the gunman and kills him. He is stuck trying to find a way to take care of his thirteen year-old brother, who has already been accepted to all eight Ivy League universities. During this process, he becomes a hitman,makes hundreds of thousands of dollars and enjoys his life,getting more and more money. Clarence meets and becomes attracted to Princess, apparently falling in love with her. Her ex-boyfriend, Rafael, was incarcerated. After his release, she reconnects with him and tells him about her relationship with Clarence. Rafael forces Princess to tell him everything, and then has her call Clarence and ask him to meet up. As soon as Clarence steps out of the car, Rafael opens fire on him, leading to his death. This event causes his genius brother to also follow the wrong path and seek revenge for Clarence. Written and directed by Jackson himself. 50 Cent revealed on his twitter that he is writing Before I Self Destruct 2.

Movie - Before I Self Destruct (50 Cent, 2009)

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