Rapper Reacts to Epic Rap Battles Of History!! | Stephen King vs. Edgar Allen Poe (First Reaction)

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  • Workaholic addicted to fiction. Rapper reacts to Epic Rap Battles of History and tries to break his brain. Stephen King vs. Edgar Allen Poe - who won?
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  • @KnoxHill
    @KnoxHill  Před 3 lety +188

    What else should we react to? 🤔 Comment below! Also if you like the song in the intro support the channel directly and grab my new album along with hoodies now 🖤 www.knoxhillmusic.com

    • @emmanuelhuerta607
      @emmanuelhuerta607 Před 3 lety +9

      Walter White vs Rick Grimes or Batman vs Sherlock Holmes next.

    • @lukasnuyts3477
      @lukasnuyts3477 Před 3 lety

      youve got to react to father figure by tobe nwigwe featuring royce and black thought

    • @emmanuelhuerta607
      @emmanuelhuerta607 Před 3 lety +1

      Also maybe some Snowthaproduct. Not For the Weak Minded or How I Do It.

    • @Slothptimal
      @Slothptimal Před 3 lety +19

      If you're doing writers on writers, gotta go back and do Shakespeare vs Seuss.

    • @Slothptimal
      @Slothptimal Před 3 lety +3

      Has more Watsky.

  • @chrisjones5062
    @chrisjones5062 Před 3 lety +1713

    what people don’t know is that when stephen king says “in eight bars i can write a whole best seller” if you go by 4/4 scheme and the beat he actually finishes the rap in 8 bars

    • @Bob_Cratchit
      @Bob_Cratchit Před 3 lety +421

      The line has a deeper meaning. Stephen was famous for writing in local bars - in 8 literal bars he can write a whole best seller lol

    • @Matthe9256
      @Matthe9256 Před 3 lety +51

      Great knowledge well done

    • @mrroboshadow
      @mrroboshadow Před 3 lety +61

      @@Bob_Cratchit yeah sadly that was probably because of his alcoholism
      doesnt take away from the genius line though

    • @theresnothinghereatall
      @theresnothinghereatall Před 3 lety +18

      @@mrroboshadow what? That was apart of why it was a good line.

    • @rararasputin8608
      @rararasputin8608 Před 3 lety +37

      @@theresnothinghereatall I believe it is several levels of chess:
      1. His alcoholism, also implying that the time he spends in 8 bars leads to art.
      2. His original writing style consisting on 8 bars.
      3. Also the amount of bars for a rap itself.

  • @rebelsilk2016
    @rebelsilk2016 Před 3 lety +1522

    You missed one aspect of the Shawshank/Green Mile bar: He says "I can even take a break from my routine style". Up to this point, he's stressed every third syllable in his bars: "I can EVen take a BREAK from my ROUtine style", but then he flips to stressing every fourth: "CRANK out a shawSHANK, or a green MILE".
    He LITERALLY takes a break from his routine (rap) style, in that bar.

    • @rararasputin8608
      @rararasputin8608 Před 3 lety +73

      Good eye, boss.

    • @legolindirteso9430
      @legolindirteso9430 Před 3 lety +59

      @Rebel Silk You can also see Shawshank Redemption = evasion and redemption so it can also be taken as taking a break from prison routine... And Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile are two movies about prison and redemption ... Also redemption is to take a break from bad habits...changing style of life... => All that means a change from routine ;)

    • @rararasputin8608
      @rararasputin8608 Před 3 lety +34

      @@legolindirteso9430 Half a decade or so old and we're still finding layers.

    • @vexaris1890
      @vexaris1890 Před 3 lety +12

      from an anapaest to a paean primus, to be precise

    • @legolindirteso9430
      @legolindirteso9430 Před 3 lety +5

      @@vexaris1890 Latin here? Wow, i don't think much people, here, are able to understand that language ;)

  • @justinc.5591
    @justinc.5591 Před 3 lety +392

    I like how the first line was “Once upon a midnight dreary” and the last line was “Nevermore.” Just like in the Raven poem.

  • @Thr3leven
    @Thr3leven Před 3 lety +535

    King did tweet out after this battle that he thinks he lost to Poe
    Rare that people in these view them, either due to being DEAD most the time, so it's cool to see

    • @scottjameson5358
      @scottjameson5358 Před 3 lety +35

      Yeah, Gordon commented as well. And he also believes that Julia won.

    • @AlexanderAzarov
      @AlexanderAzarov Před 3 lety +4

      @@scottjameson5358 Nah, Gordon said he won, I think?

    • @scottjameson5358
      @scottjameson5358 Před 3 lety +58

      @@AlexanderAzarov I've checked his tweets again and it's actually neither. He was just responding saying that it's great and it's hilarious. I'm confusing him with Stephen King's tweet saying that Poe won.

    • @Grenth7722
      @Grenth7722 Před 3 lety +43

      @@scottjameson5358 Gordon also commented on the CZcams video itself saying something along the lines of "Besides the questionable English accent, we all know who won that one". It's not the exact quote, but I can't find the comment anymore.

    • @vcrazy_diamond
      @vcrazy_diamond Před 3 lety +12

      Skrillex made an appearance in a live rap battle

  • @tenthant
    @tenthant Před 3 lety +1185

    If you want more Watsky-ERB goodness: Dr Seuss vs William Shakespeare!

    • @FenixNade
      @FenixNade Před 3 lety +62

      i mean, Watsky was the only good thing about that one

    • @TheNaughtySenpai
      @TheNaughtySenpai Před 3 lety +13

      Excellent choice. It's even topical for today's climate. God I miss the mid 2000s 😫
      In all seriousness though, I agree for this selection lol

    • @joshuashelton6355
      @joshuashelton6355 Před 3 lety +13

      @Pennywise The Dancing Clown Clint Eastwood vs Bruce Lee is the most one-sided.

    • @KlebinDaBoca
      @KlebinDaBoca Před 3 lety +23

      @@joshuashelton6355 Thanos v Oppenheimer also. I mean, not all of the battles were that well balanced.

    • @Snow_Weaver
      @Snow_Weaver Před 3 lety +8

      @Pennywise The Dancing Clown Khan vs Easterbunny, Bruce Banner vs Bruce Jenner... Justin Bieber vs Beethoven. All of those where more one sided, imho.

  • @ashutoshpandey6095
    @ashutoshpandey6095 Před 3 lety +517

    George Watsky and Zach Sherwin in one ERB, of course it has to be a great one!🔥❤️

    • @Insaneian
      @Insaneian Před 3 lety +26

      The two best. Whenever either of them is on it's an automatic click. Both is just bonus.

    • @miriamwebb9432
      @miriamwebb9432 Před 3 lety +4

      This is what helped me find them!

    • @BeautifulEarthJa
      @BeautifulEarthJa Před rokem

      💯

  • @Kleehv
    @Kleehv Před 3 lety +307

    Why is it so refreshing to see someone who actually remembers what they learned in school?

    • @simplyzach
      @simplyzach Před 3 lety +25

      Lmao, this guy clearly watches ahead of time and googles the bars. He's clever, don't get me wrong, but his whole, I might be wrong, but he never is gives it away. Half decent liar, but a liar.

    • @Kleehv
      @Kleehv Před 3 lety +33

      @@simplyzach He’s been wrong in believable ways

    • @arnesis90
      @arnesis90 Před 3 lety +1

      Depends on the people around you

    • @gregorianallanheavans8095
      @gregorianallanheavans8095 Před 2 lety

      Yeah. Absolutely agree

    • @lolicongang.4974
      @lolicongang.4974 Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah sure sorry to say school didn't mention these many people and go into detail and that shit...
      So he had to do this on his own doubts.

  • @themimsy
    @themimsy Před 3 lety +763

    Also, Poe didn’t perv on his cousin, he married her because she was sickly and fragile and he wanted to protect her from being married off to some random person. He didn’t have sex with her and she was his friend.

    • @brutha5150
      @brutha5150 Před 3 lety +25

      Huh

    • @mrroboshadow
      @mrroboshadow Před 3 lety +35

      yeah still creepy for a grown man to marry a little girl he's related to
      he could have just as easily had her live with him marriage free

    • @themimsy
      @themimsy Před 3 lety +259

      @@mrroboshadow no he couldn’t she would have been married off to someone. It was the only thing to keep her safe. Women were no more treated than cattle, traded off to others. She was pretty much an object, owned by her family; Poe couldn’t take her and let her live with him and protect her without technically breaking the law and stealing her.

    • @mrroboshadow
      @mrroboshadow Před 3 lety +29

      @@themimsy uh...huh
      you do know he was already living with her and her mother before they got married
      and that they got married about 7 years BEFORE she became sick with TB
      plus on her deathbed she claimed one of her husband-cousin's flings had murdered her
      so great protector there

    • @themimsy
      @themimsy Před 3 lety +101

      @@mrroboshadow uh, she would have been married off to someone else if he didn’t. That’s the whole deal. She would have been sold off as a wife to someone but Poe married her before that could happen because they were friends and he cared about her and didn’t want anyone to hurt her.

  • @DXIII_365
    @DXIII_365 Před 3 lety +381

    This joint went in. Fun fact: the rapper that wrote for Poe he wrote the rhyme in a trochee (I think that’s how it’s spelled)

    • @metaphase-
      @metaphase- Před 3 lety +85

      Correct, Watsky intentionally wrote in the same syllable scheme Poe loved to write in.

    • @RikFTK
      @RikFTK Před 3 lety +51

      As he did in the Shakespeare VS Dr Seuss battle, where he used they way Shakespeare wrote for his rap.

    • @rainofkhandaq6678
      @rainofkhandaq6678 Před 3 lety +3

      Lol, ofc the person who wrote the lines, wrote the lines.

    • @scottjameson5358
      @scottjameson5358 Před 3 lety +3

      I think you meant Watsky wrote the lines so good to the point where it feels like it was Poe that was actually talking. I don't know why it sounds weird the way you phrased it. People could get the wrong meaning.
      Edit: Like The Gheist just said.

    • @willpina
      @willpina Před 3 lety +12

      @@scottjameson5358 No, the writing was done in the same poetic metre that Poe used, which is called "Trochee". Like Knox explained, it consists of using a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

  • @impulsive1252
    @impulsive1252 Před 3 lety +581

    Fuck yes! Che Guevara vs Guy Fawkes or Jack the Ripper vs Hannibal Lecter next?
    EDIT: Also, you don't have to justify watching Kung Fu Panda, it's straight fire.

    • @gladius1275
      @gladius1275 Před 3 lety +10

      Yea, Che vs Fawkes!!

    • @jbuzbee9970
      @jbuzbee9970 Před 3 lety +12

      Far as beat selection, The Ripper one is fire.

    • @MortiefiedBear
      @MortiefiedBear Před 3 lety +6

      KFP is one of my favorite movie trilogies ever 😂

    • @goldencalf13
      @goldencalf13 Před 3 lety

      @@MortiefiedBear Can he get an amen!?!

    • @Shenzy17
      @Shenzy17 Před 3 lety +1

      Can't go wrong with either one, both are great. I'm a fan of Jack vs Hannibals bars but Che vs Guy has a fire beat

  • @bmak111
    @bmak111 Před 3 lety +323

    My recommendation:
    Marilyn Monroe vs Cleopatra
    Michael Jackson vs Elvis Presley
    Bonnie and Clyde vs Romeo and Juliet
    Mother Theresa vs Sigmund Freud
    Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali
    MLK vs Ghandi

  • @jbe0
    @jbe0 Před 3 lety +146

    Dude, I don’t mean anything bad by this, and I’ve only seen a handful of your videos so I don’t have a lot to go on, but seeing some of your ERB reactions, I am genuinely surprised and glad to see just how educated you are on like... anything. From some more geeky stuff, to genuine history.
    I love both the history break down and the rapping break down. Good shit man!

    • @KnoxHill
      @KnoxHill  Před 3 lety +64

      I love history, philosophy and fiction. And I read a lot as well as write my own stories. So ERB is a perfect fit for me 🙌 Thanks for the comment & support

    • @jbe0
      @jbe0 Před 3 lety +8

      @@KnoxHill hell yeah man. Keep it up and good luck with your career

  • @luckydiamond77
    @luckydiamond77 Před 3 lety +128

    The guy who played King also played Alex the great, yes. He also plays Doctor Brown, Albert Einstein, and plenty others. His name is Zach Sherwin the man's got mad bars

    • @xheralt
      @xheralt Před 3 lety +22

      He's ERB's third main writer alongside Lloyd & Peter.

    • @epsi9923
      @epsi9923 Před 3 lety +11

      Agree, his Alexander the Great verse was absolutely mad.

    • @Historicutuber
      @Historicutuber Před měsícem

      Omg I didn’t know that was the same guy….no wonder he did so well. His Alexander the Great was flames

  • @TiganaMith
    @TiganaMith Před 3 lety +282

    Zach Sherwin: one of the best writers at ERB. You should check out some of his solo stuff.

    • @benjamingrieco3928
      @benjamingrieco3928 Před 3 lety +11

      I love The Aggressive Bee lol

    • @MultiDean1980
      @MultiDean1980 Před 3 lety +2

      Grit and Grin was amazing

    • @yaboi5047
      @yaboi5047 Před 2 lety

      Flag roast, the 3 part duck saga, rap hands, iont care. So may bangers

  • @Averyy1120
    @Averyy1120 Před 3 lety +200

    I personally loved how Poe punctuated his bard with cries of anguish

    • @CallmeOzymandias
      @CallmeOzymandias Před 2 lety +5

      I like that too

    • @Dctctx
      @Dctctx Před 2 lety +1

      Congratulations! You receive the “can’t make an original comment” award.

    • @Averyy1120
      @Averyy1120 Před 2 lety +22

      @@Dctctx Wow! Im so honored! I would like to thank my family, the academy, and Kevin for giving me this trophy from his own personal collection!

    • @dabunga23
      @dabunga23 Před rokem +8

      @@Averyy1120 🤣🤣🤣

    • @DL-in5kw
      @DL-in5kw Před rokem +8

      @@Averyy1120 Absolutely silenced him my g 😂

  • @SomethingScotty
    @SomethingScotty Před 3 lety +55

    If I remember right from the behind the scenes of this ERB Watsky said that he purposefully did all of Poe's lines in the same writing style that Poe used for his poems/stories. So not only is he playing Poe, he's also spittin' the exact same way as Poe would of wrote it.

  • @riccardomosena4162
    @riccardomosena4162 Před 3 lety +134

    "i can't believe they got an actual rapper on here"
    Well, wait till you react to Santa Claus Vs Moses 🤣

    • @BarronessM
      @BarronessM Před 3 lety +19

      Or Newton vs Bill Nye

    • @samuellanghus1455
      @samuellanghus1455 Před 3 lety +1

      @@BarronessM Weird Al counts as a rapper?

    • @BarronessM
      @BarronessM Před 3 lety +7

      @@samuellanghus1455 Check out Hardware Store.

    • @seilepigon4913
      @seilepigon4913 Před 3 lety +4

      @@BarronessM my one goal in life is to learn that song without fumbling any words

    • @samuellanghus1455
      @samuellanghus1455 Před 3 lety +3

      @@BarronessM Thank you, m’dude! Didn’t know that Al had such a large range!

  • @Nathansansfrontieres
    @Nathansansfrontieres Před 3 lety +37

    "Fop" is old school slang for a girly/dainty man, often one obsessed with overtly formal clothes. Sort of like a "dandy", but at least dandies have style.

  • @macabreromance
    @macabreromance Před 2 lety +27

    “Poes poems pwn posers” and “Crank out a Shawshank or a Green Mile” were my favorite lines. I love Poe’s yelling too 😂😂😂

    • @dragonmaster3207
      @dragonmaster3207 Před rokem +1

      This has got to be one of the closest battle cause both are that good

  • @samtheactualkenku6205
    @samtheactualkenku6205 Před 3 lety +73

    Rage
    Misery
    Running Man
    The Shining
    Cujo
    Tommyknockers
    The Stand
    Shawshank Redemption
    The Green Mile
    The list of works he applied to his bars, the the Stand is maybe a stretch
    Edit: also, Castle Rock is the name of Stephen King's production company, which he made after Stanley Kubrick adapted The Shining for film, this is the Jack Nicholson one, and King hated it so he made Castle Rock, which pumped out a bunch of made for TV films (It, The Shining, Tommyknockers, etc.)

    • @epsi9923
      @epsi9923 Před 3 lety +7

      Given the capitalisation, I'd confidently say The Stand was yet another purposeful reference.

  • @Jupiterninja95
    @Jupiterninja95 Před 3 lety +77

    Not sure if you caught it but the line "in 8 bars I can write a whole best seller" was both about musical bars AND alcohol bars since he had addiction problems and wrote whike under the influence a lot

  • @mattstanford9673
    @mattstanford9673 Před 3 lety +150

    Misery was the book about the woman that kidnapped the author of a book series and she tortured him, telling him how his book SHOULD have ended.
    The movie, the woman was played by Kathy Bates.

    • @Nimiety327
      @Nimiety327 Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks for saving me a post.

    • @NAMINE0306
      @NAMINE0306 Před 3 lety +1

      Woah that sounds scary 😱

    • @joelcastro-reyes1667
      @joelcastro-reyes1667 Před 2 lety +4

      @@NAMINE0306 both the book and film adaptation are terrifying. Kathy Bates plays Annie Wilkes, and does it SO DAMN WELL

    • @sk70091
      @sk70091 Před 2 lety

      It's one of my absolute favorite King books.

    • @Rio..o7..
      @Rio..o7.. Před 2 lety +1

      And Rage was a book that got banned for awhile King wrote under a pseudonym

  • @hectorfernandez.5911
    @hectorfernandez.5911 Před 3 lety +21

    There is another Poe/King scheme in the Joker vs Pennywise rap battle. When Pennywise (King's work) mentions the Cask of Amontillado (Poe's work).

  • @JacX1
    @JacX1 Před 3 lety +28

    Impressive dissection of this rap battle. Knowledgeable on both contenders. Trivia rich and book smart. Well versed in the English language. This guy has it all. A perfect reaction channel. I'm officially a fan of this guy. Subscribed. Well earned.

  • @quinnyoung4009
    @quinnyoung4009 Před 3 lety +17

    Also, man when Stephen King says "I can even take a break from my routine style crank out a Shawshank or a green mile" He switches his flow as in taking a break from his routine style as well as making the non horror books.

  • @DisKorruptd
    @DisKorruptd Před 3 lety +105

    Not gonna lie, I'm surprised that you remember Rage and not Misery, I figured Misery was the more well known of the two

    • @isaiascanete6651
      @isaiascanete6651 Před 3 lety +9

      by far. Also Misery is one of the easiest King's read. It has less than 500 pages and barely any slow moment (the tension starts at the end of the first page).
      It's also one of his works with fewer characters, and I think King tends to get a bit repetitive with huge cast, so for me, Misery is the first book I recommend to anyone, and is the one that most benefits of his strenghts as a writer.

    • @youniquelyerika7003
      @youniquelyerika7003 Před 2 lety +4

      Plus Academy Award for a horror movie is unheard of. But Kathy Bates did it.

  • @camillaGorilla
    @camillaGorilla Před 3 lety +9

    Poe was struggling with severe depression when he lost his wife. That is why he became the best poet of all times. Stephen king struggled alot aswell, he used to tell his stories to his children every night, before he wrote them. Castle rock is also a tv series that i just loved. I am in deep awe with both . I can not stress that enough. Poe is a legend when it comes to raw, emotional poetism. Stephen is a legend when it comes to stories. I love both og them. 👌🏼❤️ When i need inspiration for my art work or my writing, these two are my inspirations. ( Beside myself offcourse)

  • @trucywright8625
    @trucywright8625 Před 3 lety +52

    I'm so glad you know who Watsky is! He's actually been in a couple of ERB videos! He was in Dr. Seuss vs Shakespeare (he was Shakespeare), and Doc Brown vs Doctor Who (he played the 4th Doctor). Also, I think the next one you should check out is Wolverine vs Freddy Kreuger. Freddy is played by a really cool rapper/singer by the name of Wax! Wax was also in another ERB: Alfred Hitchcock vs Stephen Spielberg. He played Quentin Tarantino. My favorite ERB is definitely Artists vs TMNT. I recommend that one! Fun fact, Watsky wrote all his lines for this battle!

  • @frostythesharkpup2754
    @frostythesharkpup2754 Před 3 lety +118

    I'm gonna just put a small list for next ERB videos to react to:
    1: Al capone vs black beard
    2: Shaka Zulu vs Julius Cesear
    3: Jack the ripper vs Hannibal Lecter
    4: Steven Hawking vs Albert Eisten
    5: Rasputin vs Stalin
    Please consider one of these in your future videos

    • @thmshfstd
      @thmshfstd Před 3 lety +1

      All great!

    • @smaragdwolf1
      @smaragdwolf1 Před 3 lety

      or in short: almost ALL ERB-videos ;o

    • @gladius1275
      @gladius1275 Před 3 lety

      Caesar vs Zulu!!!

    • @Neion8
      @Neion8 Před 3 lety +1

      @@gladius1275 I mean Julius vs Shaka isn't really a battle, cos Shaka straight up got massacred.

    • @adrianpamintuan5876
      @adrianpamintuan5876 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Neion8 Still is a good battle. Shaka's quite good, Julius is just that much better.

  • @langampofu1699
    @langampofu1699 Před 3 lety +37

    Love Fridays now, these videos are the best. Please do Bonnie and Clyde vs Romeo and Juliette!

  • @Bai_Su_Zhen
    @Bai_Su_Zhen Před 3 lety +21

    11:59 I like the attention to detail ERB put into this, the kung fu panda bar is even stronger considering what Edgar Allan Poe did at 5:08 with his hands.

  • @sharkdentures3247
    @sharkdentures3247 Před 3 lety +11

    I always took the "beats off on a page" as Poe basically calling King a sellout! That he had "gone Hollywood" and was just cranking out mindless book after book with little to no thought, artistic expression or effort.
    That he just "beats off on a page" and sells it as a book to his publisher for a paycheck over & over. (surviving on name recognition only)
    Whereas HE (Poe) "suffered" for his "art". (literally)
    But that was just my take.

  • @knightriderultimate
    @knightriderultimate Před 3 lety +10

    You should recognize who played King. He played Voltaire in philosophers and Alexander.
    His name is Zack Sherwin.

  • @TheNaughtySenpai
    @TheNaughtySenpai Před 3 lety +184

    Fun Fact: Stephen King commented on this battle admitting that Poe won xD
    Edit: I'm sorry, poor wording. I saw a random facebook news post about his tweet. Only reason I remember that is because it was the first time I'd seen them mentioned in the media.
    Edit 2: I feel that Poe won. Mostly because it felt to me that King was just bragging. In terms of entertainment however King definitely outshone Poe, but that's probably just because I over appreciate his references xD

    • @SomethingScotty
      @SomethingScotty Před 3 lety +1

      Source?

    • @notbob555
      @notbob555 Před 3 lety +3

      @@SomethingScotty The comment section of the video. Its not that hard to go to the original video.

    • @itzadapt8962
      @itzadapt8962 Před 3 lety +7

      @@SomethingScotty he did do it on twitter Stephen def took the w in this battle

    • @Theis_Ejsing
      @Theis_Ejsing Před 3 lety +3

      King crushed Poe thou.

    • @themadclown4077
      @themadclown4077 Před 3 lety +3

      I mean I'm sure king is a big fan of poe so of course he wouldnt admit even if he did win. This battle is a really close one though.

  • @gunnerysgthartman9263
    @gunnerysgthartman9263 Před 3 lety +92

    Marilyn Monroe vs Cleopatra is ruthless!!! There's one line in there that is just brutal. It's the kinda shit where somebody gotta bleed after saying dat! Fightin words homie!!🔥🔥(Knox, give women some shine on Women's History Month)

    • @Necromancio
      @Necromancio Před 3 lety +2

      I already know the line you're talking about. I always thought it was the deepest low blow in all of ERB. Top 10 of battles.

  • @thegrayshaws
    @thegrayshaws Před 3 lety +14

    After his first verse, "I'm not gonna play favorites, but Edgar Allen Poe already won this battle"- Dude, I almost spit out my coffee LOL!

  • @deathcon6261
    @deathcon6261 Před 3 lety +21

    This is actually one of the few ERB with a winner as the real King, always a big fan of Poe, conceded to him.

  • @emmanuelhuerta607
    @emmanuelhuerta607 Před 3 lety +11

    Lmao I decided to check and see if there was a new ERB reaction and just my luck there was one uploaded not even a minute ago. Why didn't I get a notification CZcams?!

  • @billyowen9800
    @billyowen9800 Před 3 lety +5

    King has single novels that are longer than the entire works of poe

  • @gregorianallanheavans8095

    Honestly i watched many reaction to ERBs during these years but you and Scru are the ones with the deeper knowledge of the topics. It's a pleasure to listen to someone that is able to appreciate the references, and has a deeper understandment of them.
    I do study ancient greek and latin, and the sum up you did of the post-Cesar situation in the Roman Empire in the Cleopatra vs Monroe video was awesome. I genuinely didn't expect a so detailed explaination. Props!

  • @anthonymini8488
    @anthonymini8488 Před 3 lety +109

    Next Knox you have to do Shakespeare vs Dr Suess it’s another WATSKY battle!

    • @TAGZMEDIATV
      @TAGZMEDIATV Před 3 lety +3

      Classic battle

    • @mrb5132
      @mrb5132 Před 3 lety +2

      Love this one with Watskys shakespeare style flow is amazing...

    • @Cleetopia
      @Cleetopia Před 3 lety +3

      Still one of my favorites to this day!

    • @alvatrous
      @alvatrous Před 3 lety +3

      You can skip thing 1 and 2

  • @charliejones6194
    @charliejones6194 Před 3 lety +12

    The guy that Poe is also in Dr Suess vs Shakespeare Does an amazing job! Do that one next!

  • @raknaroo2
    @raknaroo2 Před 3 lety +10

    Ceasar vs Shaka Zulu is a short but really good one

  • @fernandobanda5734
    @fernandobanda5734 Před 3 lety +2

    I liked watching your ERB breakdowns once in a while, but you've quickly become one of my leave-everything-I'm-doing-to-watch weekly joys. Thanks and keep at it please!

  • @Cataclysmicism
    @Cataclysmicism Před 3 lety +31

    Woke up. Saw this. Clicked immediately.

  • @jeremyahesteban3394
    @jeremyahesteban3394 Před 3 lety +17

    Knox, try watching ERB'S Bill Gates vs Steve Jobs. Also, still recommending ERB's Jack the Ripper vs Hannibal Lector and Rasputin vs Stalin.

  • @RedLordOfAlagadda
    @RedLordOfAlagadda Před 3 lety +13

    Fun fact, Steven King has actually seen this battle.

  • @reeneljoseph
    @reeneljoseph Před 3 lety +17

    Loving those ERB breakdown, kindly please do Bonnie an Clyde vs Romeo and Juliet. PLEASE.

  • @chadherbert18
    @chadherbert18 Před 3 lety +5

    This is one of my favourites. Both were sick! The, “never more,” line tip the scales at the end for me, but King was playing catch-up on his last verse... :)

  • @elenteny
    @elenteny Před 3 lety +4

    Something that you may not know is that King is a free writer. This means that he often goes into a story with a rough idea and let's the story grow on it's own while many others have plans of how things go before hand. This in general can allow for faster publishing, which is what the beats off on a page line comes down to.
    Also, fun fact about king's works, he tends to get bored with most of the books and start second guessing the way that they go. It's one of the reasons he has so many, hes on to the next book before he finishes the last. His writing style makes series more difficult which makes his accomplishments with the Dark Tower, his piece-de-resistance, far more impressive.

  • @Chrisey96.
    @Chrisey96. Před 3 lety +2

    Been waiting for this one

  • @pink_alligator
    @pink_alligator Před 3 lety +1

    both Rage and Misery are books of his. The Tommyknockers is a book title as well as The Stand 12:00 which is why Stand is capitalized here.
    Basically, every capitalized word in Stephen King's rap is him name dropping one of his works

  • @DigitalPand3mic
    @DigitalPand3mic Před 3 lety +12

    Actually he married her so she could use his insurance due to being really sick

  • @devin3198
    @devin3198 Před 3 lety +3

    I love watching knox lol, makes me think about songs that I've heard a dozen times differently. Sometimes i rewatch videos, mainly nf ones, just to hear him talk about it. I seriously dont know anyone as good as him

  • @DerangedVoices
    @DerangedVoices Před 3 lety

    I love watching you breakdown these ERB raps. Can't wait for the next one.

  • @dwcyrusm.4127
    @dwcyrusm.4127 Před 3 lety

    Think you are my favorite person reacting to these. I just love you just going on about all you know about it. Like leaping onto the bars, the beat, references. You got it all. Really enjoy watching

  • @heavendrips5740
    @heavendrips5740 Před 3 lety +5

    Hey KNOX, I've been meaning to ask for a while now, what headphones do you use? Because in breakdowns you seem to hear every little detail in instrumental and all that, so I assume it must be good quality. Plus it looks comfortable. Can I get the brand or specific model or something, please? Have a good day man🤙

  • @Needforspeedfreak2nd
    @Needforspeedfreak2nd Před 3 lety +5

    i would love to see his reaction to batman vs sherlock holmes. this has probably one of the funniest opening lines ever

  • @flaminlambert2689
    @flaminlambert2689 Před 3 lety

    YES a new knox hill video! But first.... That intro song played on repeat... I'll be back

  • @Proudtman
    @Proudtman Před 2 lety +1

    Misery was a book that was written by Stephen King and made into a movie!
    I've got an entire book about all of Edgar Allen Poe's works and I've read his first short story of it!

  • @frankramirez8711
    @frankramirez8711 Před 3 lety +4

    You have got to do Martin Luther King vs. GHANDI!!

  • @michaelwestmoreland2530
    @michaelwestmoreland2530 Před 2 lety +3

    "I'm not playing favorites, but Poe already won."
    *literally 5 seconds later*
    "...that's a cool flow TOO, though..."
    *laughs* I bet your wife is glad to have the ring. You be swapping sides faster than they're swapping schemes.

  • @phoenixfox2697
    @phoenixfox2697 Před 3 lety

    Bro I’m with you on the GRR Martin rant!!! I just watched 3 or 4 of your ERB breakdowns and I was close to subbing already but your love for GoT sent me over. I’m all in now.

  • @EVERYBODYSFAVORITEPUPPY

    Hey Knox, been checkin out your ERB vids the last couple of weeks and they finally got me to check out your music. I gotta say ... Im digging it! Keep it up man, cant wait to see whats next

  • @MrInitialMan
    @MrInitialMan Před 3 lety +5

    A fop is not necessarily a poser. I think it's someone who is either foolish, or very vain and concerned with fashion. Or both. I may be showing my age--I'm an old fart--but I think another term for a fop is someone who is "fabulous".

    • @CallmeOzymandias
      @CallmeOzymandias Před 2 lety

      That's exactly what that means. (I'm not old just a nerd lol)

  • @snorpenbass4196
    @snorpenbass4196 Před 3 lety +2

    King started out writing as himself, his big first hit was Carrie - he invented Richard Bachmann (named after Bachmann Turner Overdrive IIRC) to write non-horror. Rage is a drama about a school shooting, Running Man is dystopian sci-fi (less over the top than the movie, but also much darker), The Long Walk is another dystopian sci-fi (set in the same future, IIRC), and so on.

    • @sethkeown5965
      @sethkeown5965 Před rokem

      Rage is the only King story I could get through.

  • @c3ragard3
    @c3ragard3 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey man, I've seen every ERB multiple times. I thought I've had them all, but ur knowledge, ur expertise and ur skills help me discover stuff I've never heard before! You're magnificent! Your tracks are dope as hell, talented beyond belief! Keep goin' man! I'm eager to see/hear more from you! stay safe, stay healthy

  • @jonathanhaas9962
    @jonathanhaas9962 Před 3 lety

    Always epic to hear your breakdowns, all the bits I miss.

  • @andrew10022
    @andrew10022 Před 3 lety +9

    Honestly, this one is one of my favorite ERBs that most Reactors just...see as meh. So its nice to someone else see how good this rap battle is.

  • @McBabe12329
    @McBabe12329 Před 3 lety +3

    Welcome notif crew!!
    Loved this breakdown! So gooood!
    Should check out William Wallace vs George Washington next or Jack the ripper vs Hannable

  • @virus640
    @virus640 Před 3 lety

    Earliest I've caught one of your breakdowns. Dope stuff. You're probably one of the best at picking up the meaning of the bars.

  • @Mania497
    @Mania497 Před 3 lety +1

    My guy, your videos are insane. You earned yourself a subscriber! This is exactly the kind of reaction videos that are worth watching.
    After seeing your Tolkien vs Martin ERB I definitely think you need to check out the princess rap battles, in particular Maleficient vs Daenerys which is just insane.

  • @osbaldocruz4735
    @osbaldocruz4735 Před 3 lety +5

    Awesome work
    Next up: Spielberg vs Hitchcock, it also pack Movies in the bars

  • @WildWombats
    @WildWombats Před 3 lety +6

    Zach Sherwin has some of the best bars in ERB. Anything with him in it is gonna be good. But you should definitely react to Stan Lee vs. Jim Henson

  • @michaelfrey3619
    @michaelfrey3619 Před 3 lety

    Knox you madlad! I was holding my breath for you to do this one.

    • @KnoxHill
      @KnoxHill  Před 3 lety

      Haha appreciate the support brother

  • @JBeezyForever
    @JBeezyForever Před 3 lety

    Absolutely love that you picked up on the use of troche in the first couple of Poe’s lines. That’s one of my absolute favorite details of these battles. They do the same thing with Shakespeare vs Dr. Seuss, which is equally good

  • @xAVErRvISCARRa
    @xAVErRvISCARRa Před 3 lety +3

    Fun fact: Stephen King admited on twitter that he lose against Poe the same day that he lose this battle came out. Also he tweet some nice rimes sometimes since then

  • @evoamv8291
    @evoamv8291 Před 3 lety +8

    Ayy I’m early, check out Deadpool vs Bobba Fett ERB

  • @touchey
    @touchey Před 3 lety +2

    You need to react to one of my favorite artist named Knox Hill's new album Chaos Theory

  • @keepingitrealawesome
    @keepingitrealawesome Před 3 lety

    Another amazing video Knox

  • @dave3157
    @dave3157 Před 3 lety +47

    Tom McDonald drops a new song, Knox with another ERB, Friday's are awesome 😋

    • @BenT_bbx
      @BenT_bbx Před 3 lety +3

      Right?!? I love Fridays 😃

    • @TAGZMEDIATV
      @TAGZMEDIATV Před 3 lety +2

      🚨🚨🚨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @kingclint2382
      @kingclint2382 Před 3 lety +2

      Exactly

    • @DGame1234
      @DGame1234 Před 3 lety +3

      Plus Harry mack with new omegale bar

    • @Fantom4t5
      @Fantom4t5 Před 3 lety +3

      shame it comes just once a week🙄

  • @titusvalzpar8637
    @titusvalzpar8637 Před 3 lety +5

    Poes 's first verse was in iambic pentameter, which further speaks to Watsky's credit as he penned his verses. He also appears in Doctor Who vs. Doc Brown and William Shakespeare vs. Dr. Seuss.

    • @naui5257
      @naui5257 Před 2 lety +2

      That’s wrong. His first verse is in Trochaic Octameter, which is why he says he’ll “Choke [King] with a trochee”. Iambic Pentameter is William Shakespeare.

  • @daviswammack6785
    @daviswammack6785 Před 3 lety

    Dropped the like before I even saw the video, stay real Knox!

  • @brianstone5138
    @brianstone5138 Před 3 lety +2

    Every Watsky fan will have his Shakespeare v Dr. Seuss at the top of their favorites. That battle is also one that YOU will love because of the literary mechanisms they use - very out of the box styles/schemes!

  • @colt1903
    @colt1903 Před 3 lety +7

    This, MLK vs Ghandi, and Obama vs Romney were my intro to ERB.

  • @emperorshaq
    @emperorshaq Před 3 lety +3

    Mans gotta do Shaka Zulu vs Julius Caesar, it’s an absolutely fantastic listen and I’d love a comprehensive breakdown and reaction to it

  • @vladskiobi
    @vladskiobi Před rokem +1

    Watsky and Sherwin are beast enough by themselves. But together? You're in for a treat.

  • @muscalumihai3860
    @muscalumihai3860 Před 3 lety

    Hey dude, just subscribed. U tr a smart guy . Good job. Keep it on. Bless ur girls. Work hard and have fun

  • @xenosubject4461
    @xenosubject4461 Před 3 lety +8

    Who else is waiting for Knox to react to Clint Eastwood vs Bruce Lee?

    • @LastoftheMofreakins
      @LastoftheMofreakins Před 3 lety

      Noooo... that one is one-sided AF. Clint dogstomped the father of Mixed Martial Arts. Like that was a slaughter. There wasn't enough of Lee left to put in a bucket.

  • @Tyndaal604
    @Tyndaal604 Před 3 lety +3

    When you whispered “Big dick bibliography” I lost my shit 😂.Never a dull moment with the dude Knox Hill! Keep up the good work and spilling that knowledge man, dope stuff.

  • @jdougherty927
    @jdougherty927 Před 3 lety

    Well done to you about the trochee. I learned something new today! Love your reactions... Keep'em coming!

  • @bradydno8983
    @bradydno8983 Před 3 lety

    I love watching these videos I always learn things

  • @OneSmallPerson
    @OneSmallPerson Před 3 lety +5

    Watzky is also in the Doc Brown, Doctor Who as well as the Shakespeare and Dr Seuss ERB. He’s the best part of those other two, they’re just not some of ERBs best

  • @gagetiber4993
    @gagetiber4993 Před 3 lety +3

    Stan Lee vs. Jim Henson is my favorite ERB. Henson's first verse has one of the best internal rhyme schemes in all of ERB

  • @KL-lt8rc
    @KL-lt8rc Před 3 lety +1

    Zach Sherwin is the guy who played King. He was also Alexander the Great, as mentioned, and Voltaire. He also plays Einstein, Sherlock Holmes, and Walt Disney is other ERB videos.

  • @theonevoice1296
    @theonevoice1296 Před 3 lety

    love these vids. When your are done with the ERB i wonder if you will review and 'dis raps for hire' or and of the dont flop battles

  • @CharlieyT95
    @CharlieyT95 Před 3 lety +5

    Love to see Jack the Ripper vs Hannibal Lecter it's another hitter

  • @geniusapple6471
    @geniusapple6471 Před 3 lety +18

    You caught those bars like an absolute god, I can't even get half of those references.
    P.S.
    You should react to Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg! It's an absolute Banger.

  • @Dan_Geer_
    @Dan_Geer_ Před 3 lety

    Knox, please make a playlist of your erb reactions. The more of these you do, the harder it will be for newer viewers to find them all.