History WebVideo / EpicRapBattleParodies

*** [=LazySundayPaper=]'s first role in the series was as a zombie in the background of The Merchant. He later became one of the most popular guest rappers in the series' original run.

The series was seemingly discontinued in 2018, with a series finale intended to be released that year before it ultimately ended up being unfinished (although a crew member uploaded what they did get finished of it around mid-2018) due to TroubledProduction. In 2020, Nathan Provost was put in charge of the series as the executive producer, and officially rebooted the series with so far two new battles and one bonus battle. All of the original series' battles are currently unlisted for a while, though they can be accessed through the channel's playlists, and their reboot battles are up publicly. In 2022, the series relisted the original series and released "Charlie Chaplin vs George Lopez" which is styled more like the classic battles rather than the reboot ones. The series is officially owned by Nathan Provost's own company and brand, Whatever Entertainment.

** Ever since Dakota Wilson got fired, the rap battle community LOVES to make fun of him. Same goes for Zander Kanack and to a lesser extent Michael Currenti, the latter having left on his own, and not being fired like the other two.

The series was seemingly discontinued in 2018, with a series finale intended to be released that year before it ultimately ended up being unfinished (although a crew member uploaded what they did get finished of it around mid-2018) due to TroubledProduction. In 2020, Nathan Provost was put in charge of the series as the executive producer, and officially rebooted the series with so far two new battles and one bonus battle. All of the original series' battles are currently unlisted, though they can be accessed through the channel's playlists, and their reboot battles are up publicly. The series is officially owned by Nathan Provost's own company and brand, Whatever Entertainment.

Whatever Entertainment / Nathan Provost - Announcer & Executive Producer
Freshy Kanal / Dustin - Audio Engineer, Producer & Video Director
SuperThingsOnCups / Matthew Thomas - Main Artist & Video Director
Comic Book Rap Battles / Seth - Crew Organisation, Producer & Rapper

Froggy - Actor & Producer
Skitzy - Actor
Mr. Tibbs - Actor
Snakebite126 - Main Writer
Fightmarker - Actor & Artist
Zawesome - Actor & Producer
Ultimate145 - Artist & Editor
Vladimyr P. - Writer
King Can Productions - Writer
J Morris the Review Guy - Rapper

''Epic Rap Battle Parodies'' was a series of fan-made parodies/tributes to ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Starting in December of 2012, they have gained a rather surprising amount of popularity with thousands of subscribers and millions of views, eventually becoming one of the most well-known rap battle series.

Created by Nathan Provost and Justin Michael Buckner. The most popular rappers/actors on the series are Justin, Nathan, Zander Kanack (commonly known as [=WoodenHornets=]), Froggy, Matteo Adonis (commonly known as Recap/Mat4yo), and Matthew Thomas Picciotto (commonly known as [=SuperThingsOnCups=]).

The series was seemingly discontinued in 2018, with a series finale intended to be released that year before it ultimately ended up being unfinished (although a crew member uploaded what they did get finished of it around mid-2018) due to TroubledProduction. Although as of fairly recently, it would appear that Nathan Provost is now in charge of the series and that new episodes will be released sometime in the future. All of the battles are currently unlisted, though they can be accessed through the channel's playlists.

*** [=LazySundayPaper=]'s first role in the series was as a zombie in the background of The Merchant. He later became one of the most popular guest rappers.
** Froggy similarly had his first couple roles as cameos, and then doing body acting for someone else's vocals, before he became a frequent guest rapper.

* BoastfulRap: It may be a parody but these rappers still talk big about themselves.

** Ever since Dakota Wilson got fired, the rap battle community LOVES to make fun of him. Same goes for Zander Kanack and to a lesser extent Michael Currenti.

* ClusterFBomb: This series is ''full'' of swearing.

Created by Nathan Provost and Justin Michael Buckner. The most popular rappers/actors on the series are Justin, Nathan, Zander Kanack (commonly known as [=WoodenHornets=]), Froggy, Matteo Adonis (commonly known as Music/Mat4yo), and Matthew Thomas Picciotto (commonly known as [=SuperThingsOnCups=]).

The series was seemingly discontinued in 2018, with a series finale intended to be released that year before it ultimately ended up being unfinished (although a crew member uploaded what they did get finished of it around mid-2018) due to TroubledProduction and some disagreements between multiple crew members. Although as of fairly recently, it would appear that Nathan Provost is now in charge of the series and that new episodes will be released sometime in the future. All of the battles are currently unlisted, though they can be accessed through the channel's playlists.

These are fanmade parodies of ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Starting in December of 2012, they have gained surprising popularity with thousands of subscribers, with videos of originally poor quality becoming much better over time due to the addition of new crew members, extra special effects and equipment, and more. They're among the most well-known ''Epic Rap Battles'' series'.

Created by Nathan Provost and Justin Michael Buckner. The most popular rappers on the series are Justin, Nathan, Zander Kanack (commonly known as [=WoodenHornets=]), Froggy, Matteo Adonis (commonly known as Music/Mat4yo), and Matthew Thomas (commonly known as [=SuperThingsOnCups=])

** In Steve VS Joe, Joe was clearly not supposed to win.

** Ever since Dakota Wilson got fired, the community LOVES to make fun of him.

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->''"So just leave [=ERBParodies=], you [[note]]Justin Buckner[[/note]] make everyone's ears bleed."''
-->-- '''Nathan Provost'''

These are fanmade parodies of ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''. Starting in December of 2012, they have gained surprising popularity with thousands of subscribers, with videos of originally poor quality becoming much better over time due to the addition of new crew members, extra special effects and equipment, and more. They're among the most well-known ''Epic Rap Battles'' series'.

Created by Nathan Provost and Justin Michael Buckner. The most popular rappers on the series are Justin, Nathan, Zander Kanack (commonly known as [=WoodenHornets=]), Froggy, Matteo Adonis (commonly known as Music/Mat4yo), and Matthew Thomas (commonly known as [=SuperThingsOnCups=])

You can find their channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ERBParodies here]].

!!''Epic Rap Battle Parodies'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AscendedExtra:
*** [=LazySundayPaper=]'s first role in the series was as a zombie in the background of The Merchant. He later became one of the most popular guest rappers.
** Froggy similarly had his first couple roles as cameos, and then doing body acting for someone else's vocals, before he became a frequent guest rapper.
%%%* BashBrothers:
%%** Hoody and Masky.
%%%%** The Ghost Hunters, Jason and Grant.
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Frequently referenced, such as when Dovahkiin says he showed Zelda his "Biggoron Sword".
* BoastfulRap: It may be a parody but these rappers still talk big about themselves.
* ButtMonkey:
** In Steve VS Joe, Joe was clearly not supposed to win.
** Neither was Jack the Ripper, but at least he put up a fight.
** Ever since Dakota Wilson got fired, the community LOVES to make fun of him.
* CleanCut: [[spoiler: Link disposes of Dovahkiin, after freezing him. by cutting his frozen form.]]
* CurbStompBattle: Many raps are one-sided in the result of their battle. Sometimes deliberately, such as Steve VS Joe. Sometimes unintentionally, such as Jack the Ripper VS Jeff the Killer.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Jeff the Killer. White face? Check. Black hair? Check. Carries a knife and kills people in their sleep? ''Check.''
* FlippingTheBird: Frequently in the background of various battles, or in the foreground, such as with Tom Sawyer's "I DON'T GIVE A HUCK" line.
%%%%* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler: [=WoodenHornets=]]] at the end of Nathan VS Justin. [[spoiler: And [=VideoGameRapBattles=] VS Epic Rap Battle Parodies.]]
%%%%** All their battle royales pull this off. Over and over and over.
%%%%%** Eyeless Jack vs. Laughing Jack.
%%%%%* HilariousOuttakes: On their second channel, many of these are uploaded.
* JawDrop: Vault Boy does this during Cole Phelps' second verse in their rematch.
%%%%%%* KubrickStare: Several characters. Enderman, Jeff the Killer, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, and [=VideoGameRapBattles=] are among them.
%%%* LargeHam: Basically any character [=VideoGameRapBattles=] plays. Including himself.
%%** Similarly, any character Froggy plays and raps for, except Masky.
%%** Dovahkiin (RLYoshi and Justin).
%%** Slenderman (Dakota and Justin), but only in the second verse of both battles.
%%** {{Music/Eminem}} (Garret, Nathan, and [=TewZen=]).
%%** ''Everyone'' in WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd VS WebVideo/TheIrateGamer.
%%** Father Time (Nathan).
%%%** [[VideoGame/TheSims Angry Sim, (Justin) Energetic Sim, (Zander)]] [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Villager 1, (Matthew) and Villager 3 (Liam).]]
%%%** [[PaulReubens Pee-wee Herman]] (Matteo).
* MonochromePast: Adrian Monk transitions into this during his second verse, referencing the "Here's what happened" portions of his home series.
%%%**Al Capone is completely grayscale.
%%** Eyedea
%%%** Terry Fox is in sepia.
* PaedoHunt: If a character is associated with children on any level, they will almost definitely be called a pedophile in this series. Even Jeff the Killer, who himself is a child.
%%%%** Toy's R Us Employee.
%%%%* RedOniBlueOni: Justin Buckner and Nathan Provost.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Some battles are set up to look like this, but then the sensitive guy will often prove to be manly as well.
%%%** [[Series/DeathNote L vs. Light]].
%%%%** Creator/MNightShyamalan is far from manly, but [[Creator/EdWood Ed Wood]] is ''WAY'' farther.
%%%%* SophisticatedAsHell: Father Time and Cole Phelps.
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%%%%* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch:
* TheVoiceless: Defied with Link, who's normally infamous for it. It's a given, considering that he raps.
* UncleSamWantsYou: Uncle Sam was in a battle (against ComicBook/CaptainAmerica) and this happened.
--->'''Uncle Sam:''' I WANT YOU! TO SHUT THE [[ClusterFBomb FUCK]] UP!
* YouAreFat: Many insults dissed out towards Justin Buckner and [[Series/TheAndyMilonakisShow Andy Milonakis]] are about their weight.