Fun fact: John Wick was initially titled "Scorn". The reason, Screenwriter Derek Kolstad explained, was that Keanu Reeves kept referring to the script by the character’s name and distributor Lionsgate believed it would be too much free publicity to lose.
@@TexGaming yeah...... Lloyd's John McClane is the Batman of NicePeter. Just listen to the beginning of the rap and its final line, it sound nothing alike.
I love how their raps fit their fighting styles. Mcclane’s was tongue in cheek, creative, and full of cursing. Wick’s was clean, smooth, and once he started his flow never stopped. Rambo’s was emotional, chaotic and intense.
“I slip in the jungle like a ghost and then ding! I pop up right behind ya like toast” is such a goofy ass line yet it’s probably one of my favorites from this video
So now that Pete has played Ted of “Bill and Ted”, and Zach has played John Wick, we just need Lloyd to play Neo for the ERB Keanu Reeves tri-force to be complete!
The idea of John Wick correcting McClane about the mujahideen is not something I would have thought of - but I'll be damned if it's not absolutely accurate. Genuinely one of my favourite lines.
@@icy_avxry8357 This is not accurate as the Mujahideen were made up of several groups opposing the Soviet-backed government. This government was widely disliked in Afghanistan due to their willingness to execute political enemies and allowed groups with differing goals to come together. After the collapse of the communist government, these groups eventually splintered apart in a civil war that the Taliban won.
The “John Shaft” quadruple meaning of the elevator shafts in Die Hard, the mine shafts in Rambo, a penis shaft, and John Shaft from the Shaft franchise is unappreciated genius
Fun fact: Patterrz has never lost a nuzlocke. A feat so legendary it has only been matched by Lavar Ball, who has never lost a one on one basketball game in his life.
I just noticed that John McClane's verse, as well as when he raps at the end, has sleigh bells in the instrumental not present in anyone else's verse. Nice touch. I guess ERB is pro-"Die Hard is a Christmas movie"
"A movie is a Christmas movie if you take Christmas out and the movie wouldn't work" Die Hard only works because he was going back to see his kids for Christmas. Therefore its a Christmas movie.
@@randomlowe3553 But replace Christmas with any other family deadline and the movie still makes sense. If he was trying to get back to his family for Easter, a birthday or an anniversary it would literally not effect the plot at all. And since that deadline is the only real usage of Christmas in the film its not a Christmas film.
@@sebpaine9095 I mean, I see your point and it could be most other holidays (except for that fact it’s a Christmas party his wife’s at which I don’t think would’ve happened at many other holidays), I think while it COULDVE been any other holiday, it was Christmas. Just because it could’ve been something else doesn’t mean it’s no longer it’s a Christmas movie, it just means they happened to choice him going home for Christmas So I’d say it is personally
@@NadeTheFun "Bitcoin? No. Hitcoin? Certainly, I'll but you both in tombs, call it cryptocurrency". Lost my ever loving shit. Love ERB, but Zach Sherwin is at such a different level that you can always tell which lines he's written. The flow and structure is just otherworldly.
@@agamemnomthanatos3065 die hard with a vengeance is the third die hard movie, and markedly less good than the first two. The Taliban line should be obvious
@@jorgey4 I think he's been writing for most of them. I've heard his signature style of lyric-writing here and there. But it's awesome to see him on the screen today after a while!
@@floofles9473 To me, Wick's flow was buttery. That's not saying McClane's flow was bad, but I believe that overall, Wick has better flow. That's also not to say that Wick has no disses, which isn't true. I just think McClane's were either a) funnier or b) harder hitting.
This format really deserves more recognition for how difficult it is to put together. A three way battle that is a COHESIVE project/product through and through is so impressive. I would ABSOLUTELY love to see more three way battles like this. The construction of this is just phenomenal and satisfying to watch play out, agh. It's literally like, well, it's like a movie, lol!
1:39 Such an underrated bar. Elevator shaft, mineshaft, such wieners you should both be called John SHAFT, the wordplay goes crazy. Zack Sherwin has got to be behind it
John McClane: Best disses John Wick: Best flow John Rambo: Best acting Edit: back for the extras boys! Winner: John Loser: John Wick's dog's killer (Iosef)
It's easier for me to read than hear words -- my HEARING is fine, my brain just finds it hard to process speech when there's any sort of background noise -- so I was automatically reading the subtitles, and I didn't even REALIZE it was hard to follow, since I got all the words from what was written, until I read your comment. Then I went back and watched it again, and huh, it IS pretty badly slurred.
"How about a little Hakuna Matata, Baba Yaga?" That is the most John McClane line I've ever heard. P.S. The chest butter line gave me an asthma attack. Lmao
McClane was hard hitting, fast hitting, and right in your face the whole time. Wick was efficient, and smooth, while still delivering deadly blows. And Rambo... he just smashed you in the face with his disses. Maybe one of my favorite ERB's to date.
Agreed! It's like a three generation battle! I know some Baby Boomers who would certainly be siding with Rambo, many Gen X'ers with McClane, and some Millennials identifying more with Wick. All three bring points of views unique to their times, spaced 20 years apart. It's fascinating from that point of view.
@@Comin4mine That's just true to his character, though. It'd be _weird_ if Rambo, the mush-mouthed, traumatized war vet mostly known for being a strong silent type (except for a few barely comprehensible speeches), dropped bars as well as McClane or Wick.
"I'm thinking I'm back and I'm thinking you're expendable" It's only a matter of time until Keanu Reeves makes it into an Expendables movie like Stallone and Willis.
Honestly I don't see it. He isn't really from the same kind of movies. Action, sure, but not the "muscles and explosions and hot chicks" action movies.
Truth be told, this may be one of the best lyrical performances out of the whole lot. McClane opening is absurdly good ,entire thing is perfectly in character, pure brilliance.
Well, we had James Bond vs Austin Powers. This is the second rap where there are more than one rapper and all the rappers fight each other at least once.
My dad got me heavily into Die Hard and Rambo when I was younger and this battle truly hits different for me. Easily one of my favorite battles of all time. ERB truly is one of my favorite things to look forward to and rewatch no matter how much time passes.
It wasn't accurate at all though. Die Hard 2 was good and Die Hard 3 was the best one in the whole franchise. It started to suck with 4. And I wouldn't even say Rambo 2 and 3 were bad, it's just that it was a major tonal shift from the first movie and kind of ruined its message.
@@gutcheckfm Couldn't disagree more, I just told you I consider 3 to be the best one. 2 was kind of unimaginative mind you, it was the exact same formula as the first movie but you could say the same thing about John Wick Chapter 2, it's not necessarily such a bad thing.
@@giantWario well the first 3 john wick films have been fairly consistent with their themes , tones and practically everything else so i dare say that mr. Wick has beat the other 2 in that plus from audience stand point they revived the macho action hero genre and keanu reaves carrier and nailed him as THE action hero of our time to the point that its unlikely that he will not have to play in movies like expendables for quite some time (if ever)
@@giantWario Yeah...but the Die Hard and Rambo sequels didn't have the box office success that the wick movies did. It's also clearly the only series that was intended to be a series, the Rambo and Die Hard sequels were just tacked on cash grabs.
I honestly kinda feel like they did rambo dirty here, like he was in it for comic relief more than for actually being an epic part of the genre. He was fun, don't get me wrong, but he did not feel as hard hitting as the other 2. Also, the voice does not really feel on point to me. Mcclane's kinda gives me the same vibe but in the end he does at least feel like it was coming from a place of authenticity, whereas the stalone impression felt more like a parody :(
I would like to add about the final three easter eggs in this rap. First Die Hard was set during the holiday season, then the movie in real life was released during the holiday season. And when was this particular rap released? You guessed it, during the holiday season. Hats off the ERB.
I wanna say this before it gets lost in the comment weeds: We all really appreciate the super hard work you guys put into making these. Ten years going with this series, and it's still as fresh as it ever was. You people are insanely talented, and we're thankful to have you.
@@AJotasticGamer Right? And youtube refuses to do anything about it. But hey, lets remove the dislike button instead. Their priorities are completely messed up.
I’m reasonably sure that if they all fought each other for real all three would come out alive and there would be a massive pile of bodies from everyone who got in the way.
3:09 you know you've listened to ERB too many times when after McClane says, "what are you doing?" your brain finishes it as, "you got hitched to the female version of Patrick Ewing!"
Thank you for homaging not just the bloodthirsty Rambo from the latter films, but also the PTSD-addled, mistreated war vet from First Blood. Frankly still some of Stallone's best acting in that movie, talking about how he went from soldier in the world's most expensive armies to unwanted hobo.
@@CyberNut930 true, Sam Jackson and Bruce Willis in NYC is better than a random hijacker in an airport tbh. There was more action and memorable moments in Die Hard 3 for me.
@@miminoran8948 John McLane was named Joe Leland in the book. And John Rambo was simply called Rambo in the book. It was the movies which named them both John.
ERB probably could have gotten Keanu himself to do this battle with them. Alas, we will settle for an impeccable Zach Sherwin impression. Awesome battle, flows were great and the disses even better.
"How about a little Hakuna Matata, Baba Yaga?" That is the most John McClane line I've ever heard. P.S. The chest butter line gave me an asthma attack. Lmao 🤣🤣🤣
A detail I like and only just now noticed is that Rambo barely went after Wick but he really tares into McClane, nice little nod to Rambo's really bad experiences with cops.
Cuz Bruce Willis and Die Hard are both vastly overrated and mediocre at best so I'd like to think he felt he needed to take this high pig off his high horse.
@@spacemann1425 I feel genuinely sorry for you that you actually believe Die Hard is the greatest movie ever and that Bruce Willis is actually a good actor 🤢🤮
i love how each one gets their own instrumental in a way, mclanes having a holiday jingle in it, wicks having an intense and neon type of beat, while rambo has an army themed instrumental
Yo that's so true and after 3:16 if you listen in you can hear each of their themes come out prominently before mixing and synergizing. Horns, bells and techno
1:35 "Only one of us to go three chapters without sucking", yeah...no. Yes, the only Rambo movie which didn't suck was First Blood - IMDb 7.7, 6.5 and 5.8 respectively. Yes, there seems to be a universal agreement that the John Wick movies maintain their quality rating - 7.4, 7.4 and 7.4, impressive. HowEVER. Die Hard 2 is the weakest of the first three, and that one's not quite in "jumped the shark" territory - 8.2, 7.1 and 7.6, respectively. Two of the first three Die Hard movies rank higher than any John Wick movie, and the second one isn't too far behind. Yes, fans are divided on the third one, "With a Vengeance", but even if it becomes more Lethal Weapon, less Die Hard, it's still a good time. John Wick failed on his first attack bar, which I'll charitably interpret as him being staggered from McClane's "more survival wife" bar. Also of note: First Blood has a higher score than any John Wick movie. And it's well-earned.
John had good disses, but then John had great flow, until John came in and stole the show. So ultimately, I'd say John won.
But what about John thoe?
which john lol
I johned.
I was kind of hoping that John Matrix (Commando)would show up
Perfect comment. 10/10, would recommend
Fun fact: John Wick was initially titled "Scorn". The reason, Screenwriter Derek Kolstad explained, was that Keanu Reeves kept referring to the script by the character’s name and distributor Lionsgate believed it would be too much free publicity to lose.
Detective Micheal Scoon
That’s actually really cool
lmao the bots are already here
@@heydavid4883 Yeah, it sucks.
Another hood classic
I will never not be impressed by Lloyd's ability to morph his face into almost any person.
I know, right?!
But definitely not his voice...
I'm the 1000th like kiss me
@@TexGaming yeah...... Lloyd's John McClane is the Batman of NicePeter.
Just listen to the beginning of the rap and its final line, it sound nothing alike.
@@mstevensh Let's not say that, atleast Lloyd's mclain sounds nice independent of its reference material. Batman was a mess from top to bottom.
I love how their raps fit their fighting styles.
Mcclane’s was tongue in cheek, creative, and full of cursing.
Wick’s was clean, smooth, and once he started his flow never stopped.
Rambo’s was emotional, chaotic and intense.
👍👍
Great crtique
Yeah, this is one of their better ones, for sure. Nailed it!
“I slip in the jungle like a ghost and then ding! I pop up right behind ya like toast” is such a goofy ass line yet it’s probably one of my favorites from this video
Yeah
@@lucasvincent3021Same, yo. The tree camo visual just serves to make it even funnier.
This is the Christmas gift we didn't deserve but one we Definitely needed....
Oh yeah.
k.
for reals i've been waiting for this one for a long time
Im surprised they still post. Been watching since 2010, it’s crazy the dedication they have
Amen
So now that Pete has played Ted of “Bill and Ted”, and Zach has played John Wick, we just need Lloyd to play Neo for the ERB Keanu Reeves tri-force to be complete!
I pitch Wachowski Sisters vs Coen Brothers
Neo in the background
Or maybe a holy trinity 😏
that genius watching ted with these like elite soldiers would be hilarious
Then they battle
NEO VS JESUS
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
The idea of John Wick correcting McClane about the mujahideen is not something I would have thought of - but I'll be damned if it's not absolutely accurate. Genuinely one of my favourite lines.
Also,it ain't that much of a correction. The ogs from mujahideen were the ones who formed Taliban
Same people, mujahideen members made up the taliban
When I hear mujahadeen I just think of call of duty black ops 2 honestly
@@icy_avxry8357 This is not accurate as the Mujahideen were made up of several groups opposing the Soviet-backed government. This government was widely disliked in Afghanistan due to their willingness to execute political enemies and allowed groups with differing goals to come together. After the collapse of the communist government, these groups eventually splintered apart in a civil war that the Taliban won.
@@shahsadsaadu5817
OGs from the Mujahideen also formed the opposition to the Taliban in the Northern Alliance as well.
"I seek peace but I'm packing parabellums" is a smarter joke than any Sylvester Stallone character has ever made before.
That line keeps popping back into my head 😆
Mixing classic Latin quotes and ammo lore
The “John Shaft” quadruple meaning of the elevator shafts in Die Hard, the mine shafts in Rambo, a penis shaft, and John Shaft from the Shaft franchise is unappreciated genius
I guess. Tf? Cringe
@@analias3483 snob
@@analias3483 wtf bro?
Who is ANYONE to argue with that 0_0 ?!!
@@analias3483 its gunna be a sad day when I can no longer dislike comments like these.
Fun fact: This is the first ERB where three characters officially battle each other, not as cameos.
Love It!
Wepic Rap Battles
History in the making
Yup
this is a true story.
The line “your kids still have decent dad on their wishlist” was hilarious
“Woah, Rambo’s dropping bombs in his flows, your friends in the taliban, help you write those!”
@@supbrahimhammer.421 “Those were Mujahideen. There’s a difference! The Taliban formed in the 90s when you fell off with a vengeance.”
@@shanthegamer21seriously who the fuck asked John wick.
@@shanthegamer21 "Hey! Who the fuck asked you dog pound?"
Seriously, it was one of the strongest hits in this battle for me, maybe even the strongest. But then again, there is John Wick's opening line...
The "I'm thinking you're expendable" has to be the line that got me 😂
Late answer, but it is also a nice reference to the "Expendables" movies ^^
@@KudryavkaGamingWhat do you mean also? That was the only reference.
John wick win this one
@@MyThoughts19902X in the second rambo movie he says hes starting to think hes expendable
McClane’s line about “pushing up daisies” hits harder when you remember that Wick’s dog is named Daisy.
holy SHIT
Dunno, never watched these movies.
no need to remember he mentions that was his dogs name in the prior verse.
@@olenhol2przez4 put on your coolkid sunglasses and moonwalk outta here then.
If you didn’t know the name it can seem to just be a line referencing that the dog is dead,
Fun fact, Peter didn't have to wear a muscle suit to play Rambo
Hold up what?!
Lol I remember when he played a similar role with that Hulk Hogan Muscle Suit so many years ago.
Fun fact, I watch your pokemon videos
He was wearing a muscle suit?!?
Fun fact: Patterrz has never lost a nuzlocke. A feat so legendary it has only been matched by Lavar Ball, who has never lost a one on one basketball game in his life.
John won
John was Ok. But John was my favourite.
SCRU!!
John approves this statement
scru won
scru face john
“Then DING! I pop up hot behind ya like toast!” 😂
love how McClane's got the christmas beat, Wick the tactical-sounding synth beat, and Rambo the aggressive tense beat
Rambo got that Goldsmith intensity.
Nice catch! I had to go back and listen to it again after seeing your comment.
I already pointed this out.
But I guess you said it louder
when rambo’s verse starts..its the instrumental of the beginning of first blood..nice touch
Aren't all three movies set during Christmas? I know Die Hard and Rambo are. Tho I have never seen any of them.
The most dangerous trio of John's ever seen.
Only missing John Marston
Quartet. You couldn't see the Marine I'm guessing, but his name is John
@@lilcatfish1105 he'd show up and hogtie these 3 clowns for a $5 bounty lol
@@lilcatfish1105 and John Price
John Cena
I just noticed that John McClane's verse, as well as when he raps at the end, has sleigh bells in the instrumental not present in anyone else's verse. Nice touch. I guess ERB is pro-"Die Hard is a Christmas movie"
I mean... Die Hard is a chrismas movie. "Now I have a machine gun, ho ho ho"
Check the behind the scenes video, they explain how for each of the characters they added certain musical effects to highlight each John
"A movie is a Christmas movie if you take Christmas out and the movie wouldn't work"
Die Hard only works because he was going back to see his kids for Christmas. Therefore its a Christmas movie.
@@randomlowe3553 But replace Christmas with any other family deadline and the movie still makes sense. If he was trying to get back to his family for Easter, a birthday or an anniversary it would literally not effect the plot at all. And since that deadline is the only real usage of Christmas in the film its not a Christmas film.
@@sebpaine9095 I mean, I see your point and it could be most other holidays (except for that fact it’s a Christmas party his wife’s at which I don’t think would’ve happened at many other holidays), I think while it COULDVE been any other holiday, it was Christmas. Just because it could’ve been something else doesn’t mean it’s no longer it’s a Christmas movie, it just means they happened to choice him going home for Christmas
So I’d say it is personally
That "how about a little hakuna matata baba yaga?" IS SO FIRE🔥🔥🔥🔥
This line is on repeat in my head
Thank you for mentioning this
You know it's gonna be a good one when you see Zach Sherwin
Agreed, his rhyme schemes are impeccable
I surely missed him in these! Great to see him in this.
@@NadeTheFun "Bitcoin? No. Hitcoin? Certainly, I'll but you both in tombs, call it cryptocurrency".
Lost my ever loving shit. Love ERB, but Zach Sherwin is at such a different level that you can always tell which lines he's written. The flow and structure is just otherworldly.
@@Ryan-nm8pw you can really tell which lines he wrote in every rap battle he's in
he's quite literally the best ERB actor
“The Taliban formed in the 90s when you fell off with a vengeance” actually made me cackle.
What does it mean?
@@agamemnomthanatos3065 Die Hard With A Vengeance was 1995, which is close to when the Taliban formed.
@@agamemnomthanatos3065 die hard with a vengeance is the third die hard movie, and markedly less good than the first two.
The Taliban line should be obvious
@@agamemnomthanatos3065 Die Hard movies went down in quality rather drastically through the 90's, ending with "Die Hard with a Vengeance".
@@superanimeniac Die Hard with a Vengeance is much better than Die Hard But In An Airport.
Hope you all enjoy this one! Was great to have Zach back on screen and a special shout out to our patron army. Love you all. X
Janis Joplin vs Amy Winehouse
Lets be real
Nobody win because everybody kills each other
Saddam Hussein vs Osama bin Laden
i was so waiting for john shaft...maybe next time
Seeing Zach’s flows, you absolutely need to do anything that pits him against Dan Bull
3:25 Wick really had to briefly double team with Rambo to defeat Mcclane because he was winning so hard 💀
Wick's voice was so on point. And not only ERB is back, but they've brought Sherwin as well!
I can really hear keanu there. . Awesome
had to wonder why zach seemed to drop off the map.
@@jorgey4 he's still a co-writer on most ERBs
@@jorgey4 I think he's been writing for most of them. I've heard his signature style of lyric-writing here and there. But it's awesome to see him on the screen today after a while!
its crazy that these guys being 40 now makes them look more like the characters they're playing.
Was that a insult or a compliment 😂😂
Wait...They're 40?????
2/3 of the people who actually played the characters they're playing in the video are twice their real life age 😂.
@@dread1262 nice peter is 42 and epicloydd is 44
@@dread1262 yeah its weird to think about but ERB started when they were already 30 something
"All your kids still have 'decent dad' on their wishlist." That one was brutal.
The only thing getting ruined is mclane family christmas
Whoa! Rambo's droppin' bombs in his flows.
@@HeysStuff Did your pals in the Taliban help you write those?
@@LizzieourWorld Those were mujahideen, there's a difference
The Taliban formed in the 90's, when you fell off with a vengeance
@@EiGuardianOfEternity hey! who the f*** asked you, dog pound? why don't you go lock your mouth in a hole in the ground
3:10 was expecting to hear "you got hitched to the female version of Patrick Ewing" haha
Me to friend, funny how similar it sounded
i swear mitt romney played john mcclaine or whoever it was
@@billybobjankens12Yep, Lloyd did them both
@@deltaacegaming3934 The fact they sound similar probably has to do with them both being played by EpicLLOYD.
When he said “oops” it sounded almost identical to his Trump voice
The first real triple threat battle and has Zach in it. Okay, no need to spoil me for Christmas ERB team
Love you Skyler. Look forward to the reaction
@@ERB Next time, can you do John Ritter vs. Don Knotts?
@@ERB Please do John Ritter, the star of THREE'S COMPANY vs. Don Knotts from THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW. Please?
@@HuskyDog88 They would have to explain who those people were for half their audience.
@@robloughrey John Ritter, the star of Three's Company, and Don Knotts, who did Barney Fife in The Andy Griffith Show.
Best flow: John Wick
Best disses: John McClane
Best portrayal: John Rambo
Overall winner: John
@@floofles9473 To me, Wick's flow was buttery. That's not saying McClane's flow was bad, but I believe that overall, Wick has better flow. That's also not to say that Wick has no disses, which isn't true. I just think McClane's were either a) funnier or b) harder hitting.
overall loser: Mujahiden
Jon Taffer vs Steve Wilkos vs Les Gold
@@logangibson1571 ?????
Fax
Wick had the best flow,
Rambo had the best in-character delivery,
McClane just went for the kill...
Fun fact today this video is officially 2 years old and still one of the best ERBs
Well, I apply the line "one the best ERBs" to basically every second ERB
@@Puschit1 alright
@Puschiti do too1
I mean they've only released 3 more since then so that doesn't mean much lol
@@FlyingLine good point
Best flow: John Wick
Best Disses: John McClane
Best Acted: John Rambo
Losers: All Terrorists
FACTS !
I mean, except for Rambo's buddies?
Agreed!
Winners: Anyone who watches the video.
Terrorists, the high table, the cartel
This format really deserves more recognition for how difficult it is to put together. A three way battle that is a COHESIVE project/product through and through is so impressive. I would ABSOLUTELY love to see more three way battles like this. The construction of this is just phenomenal and satisfying to watch play out, agh. It's literally like, well, it's like a movie, lol!
The philosophers one was pretty epic. I learned how to spell Nietzsche correctly without fail.
I like it but realised it had 223 comments and couldnt ruin the beauty of that
@@cmendr011 i love caesar v chaka zulu
EXACTLY! Now I want a battle like Ponce de Leon vs. Indiana Jones vs. Lara Croft (or Nathan Drake)
I hope everyone knows that I'm spitting every comment to this beat and it actually flows.
It’s ludicrous how well these three play these specific characters. Zach particularly nailed Keanu’s awkward little mannerisms.
Critikal would look more like him though
Zach is always quality.
@yaboi347 lol
Yeah the little head shakes/movement is 100% on point.
@@socksoriginal Ew no
1:39 Such an underrated bar. Elevator shaft, mineshaft, such wieners you should both be called John SHAFT, the wordplay goes crazy. Zack Sherwin has got to be behind it
John McClane: Best disses
John Wick: Best flow
John Rambo: Best acting
Edit: back for the extras boys!
Winner: John
Loser: John Wick's dog's killer (Iosef)
Yup
made my day :D
Overall winner: Pompey
@@kaizoisevil💀
@@kaizoisevilpompey always wins
"you, less survival knife,
you, survival wife"
HE DID NOT HAVE TO DO HIM LIKE THAT
Oh yeahm
Glad he did though!
Rap battles are Not for the *Weak* 🤣🤣
too bad no survival family
Zach, not only did you nail the rap, you perfectly imitated all of John Wicks tempo, movements, and ticks. Absolutely beautiful.
100%
Rapping WHILE doing a Keanu impression!? Gold
Thanks guys
The voice was all wrong though.
I like his internal rhynes too. Totally nailed it
@@josephwinborne3620 what? lol whatever man
The audience won for this series continuing to drop genuinely comedic and good lyrics this many years later
Best Flow: John
Best Disses: John
Overall Winner: John
Loser: John
John was good, but John was even better, but the other John,? naaah~
@@AnwarRosly yeah i agree, but i think john should have more disses, and the flow of john was a little weak
Overall winner: us
Jon Taffer vs Steve Wilkos
Overall Winner: Pompeii*
Shoutout to the costume team. I swear if I didn't see this was ERB, I would have thought I was seeing the actual John McClane
I’ve seen this like 20 times and only just realized the absurdity of a Mexican stand off with an RPG
M.A.D mutually assured destruction 😂
Well, Rambo is from the 80's, that is like standard procedure for him
Nah, it's an RPG-7 which uses a directed shaped charge and not just a 'fireball explosion', so 2 of them might survive
Yeah, like NavyVet said, it's a situation of M.A.D
WTF cabron.
That survival knife/wife line...
And wicks last bar hit with the 2 pistols as well
The first ERB that justifies having subtitles. There’s no way I would’ve gotten through Rambo’s verse without’em.
100% true. Respect to Peter for rapping in Stallone slur. Commit!
It's easier for me to read than hear words -- my HEARING is fine, my brain just finds it hard to process speech when there's any sort of background noise -- so I was automatically reading the subtitles, and I didn't even REALIZE it was hard to follow, since I got all the words from what was written, until I read your comment. Then I went back and watched it again, and huh, it IS pretty badly slurred.
That was fantastic. I feel like John Wick’s lines were better, Rambo’s fit his character the best, and John McClane’s hit the hardest
They did really well matching the styles to each character
Definitely.
I totally concur with your analysis!
k.
I agree, Wick had the mad flows, McClane dropped the bombs and Rambo had the best character. I call it a tie each had their place
So glad to see Zach back, his Shaft line was priceless
oh hey its TRO, didn't expect to see you here
Oh hi right opinion, nice to see you here :)
U be analyzing the meaning of life while you listen to ERB aren't you bruv? 😂
You listening to this is proof you're an epic gamer.
TRO is here
3:03 "I'll blast an RPG through NYPD's guts,
Simon says you can PTSDeez nuts!" - Rambo spitting fire 🗣🔥
"How about a little Hakuna Matata, Baba Yaga?" That is the most John McClane line I've ever heard.
P.S. The chest butter line gave me an asthma attack. Lmao
I went weak at the Compound Bow line. 🤣
Masterpiece. Such a smooth flow.
McClane was hard hitting, fast hitting, and right in your face the whole time. Wick was efficient, and smooth, while still delivering deadly blows. And Rambo... he just smashed you in the face with his disses. Maybe one of my favorite ERB's to date.
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Agreed! It's like a three generation battle! I know some Baby Boomers who would certainly be siding with Rambo, many Gen X'ers with McClane, and some Millennials identifying more with Wick. All three bring points of views unique to their times, spaced 20 years apart. It's fascinating from that point of view.
Except McClane sounded like a drunk Steve Irwin
I love how John Rambo's verse sounds like "Californication".
Whoa crazy seeing on of the greats here, need to get you on this RBOH against someone
Better get some more TOILET PAPER
It's actually meant to resemble the theme song of Rambo First Blood. The song is called "It's a long road" by Jerry Goldsmith.
Moms Spaghetti vs Bitch Lasagna
What's good Tim!!! Can't wait to see the Colosseum in Feburary!!
the fact rambo voice stayed on point while rapping was so good.
Best disses: McClane
Best flow: Wick
Best presentation: Rambo
Overall winner: The funeral industry (just look at that bodycount, sheesh)
Had to give Rambo something, cause his rapping was pretty bad.
@@Comin4mine That's just true to his character, though. It'd be _weird_ if Rambo, the mush-mouthed, traumatized war vet mostly known for being a strong silent type (except for a few barely comprehensible speeches), dropped bars as well as McClane or Wick.
I was wondering who won. It was really hard.
The funeral industry is tight
@@cjmarugg2340 wow wow wow... wow
McClane’s first verse is one of the best I’ve heard in a while, I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about it
His is my favorite, but John Wick is a very close second lol.
I said the same thing
“Hakuna Matata Baba Yaga,” is one of my favorite lines in the whole battle.
I know, the line about never taking the W without the P and O is genius.
That "The Taliban formed in the 90s when you fell of with a vengeance".
"I'm thinking I'm back and I'm thinking you're expendable"
It's only a matter of time until Keanu Reeves makes it into an Expendables movie like Stallone and Willis.
That would be sick honestly. All the other loud juicehead type characters would contrast with Wick being brooding and quiet.
A mere chhote bhai ki chanel hai.
Have him be a data smuggler/Hacker like Johnny Mneumonic, Matrix. His kill game is only there as a necessary auxillary skill.
That would be Stellar!
Honestly I don't see it. He isn't really from the same kind of movies. Action, sure, but not the "muscles and explosions and hot chicks" action movies.
Truth be told, this may be one of the best lyrical performances out of the whole lot. McClane opening is absurdly good ,entire thing is perfectly in character, pure brilliance.
My takeaway from this battle is that McClane had brutal disses, Wick has impeccable flow, And Rambo has *STICK SWORDS* .
And an RPG!
PTSDeez nuts was amazing
@@lamdog1490 Mclane Family Christmas!
And PTSD.
STICK SWORDS ⚔️ YYYYAAAAHHH
ERB truly mastered their craft because a 1 on 1 on 1 battle was something I didn't expect and really loved the action of it
Oh shit the lords themselves hearted me
Well, we had James Bond vs Austin Powers.
This is the second rap where there are more than one rapper and all the rappers fight each other at least once.
i still miss the background spinning..
@@MrAlias-oc8uk I know, but this is the first one where they start out like this
@@MrAlias-oc8uk Um... arguably no?
My dad got me heavily into Die Hard and Rambo when I was younger and this battle truly hits different for me. Easily one of my favorite battles of all time. ERB truly is one of my favorite things to look forward to and rewatch no matter how much time passes.
"John Wick, I'm efficient and lean, a proficient professional killing machine" I'm obsessed with everything about this part
Zach's flow and rhymes were fucking crazy
@@Belkak021 how was his flow crazy?
@@Goated_EddieBrock Look at them internal rhyme schemes and alliteration
@@Goated_EddieBrock 1:54 enough said.
Ditto. His opening is epic. 'oohh...' *flicks phone open* 'I'm gonna need a dinner reservation for two'.
"Only one of us can go three chapters without sucking" wick really murdered them right then and there
It wasn't accurate at all though. Die Hard 2 was good and Die Hard 3 was the best one in the whole franchise. It started to suck with 4.
And I wouldn't even say Rambo 2 and 3 were bad, it's just that it was a major tonal shift from the first movie and kind of ruined its message.
@@giantWario die hard 2 & 3 suck ass compared to the first. ur tripping.
@@gutcheckfm Couldn't disagree more, I just told you I consider 3 to be the best one. 2 was kind of unimaginative mind you, it was the exact same formula as the first movie but you could say the same thing about John Wick Chapter 2, it's not necessarily such a bad thing.
@@giantWario well the first 3 john wick films have been fairly consistent with their themes , tones and practically everything else so i dare say that mr. Wick has beat the other 2 in that plus from audience stand point they revived the macho action hero genre and keanu reaves carrier and nailed him as THE action hero of our time to the point that its unlikely that he will not have to play in movies like expendables for quite some time (if ever)
@@giantWario Yeah...but the Die Hard and Rambo sequels didn't have the box office success that the wick movies did. It's also clearly the only series that was intended to be a series, the Rambo and Die Hard sequels were just tacked on cash grabs.
I love just how horrible Rambo raps. Its perfectly accurate, just how I would imagine Stallone would if he tried.
I honestly kinda feel like they did rambo dirty here, like he was in it for comic relief more than for actually being an epic part of the genre. He was fun, don't get me wrong, but he did not feel as hard hitting as the other 2. Also, the voice does not really feel on point to me. Mcclane's kinda gives me the same vibe but in the end he does at least feel like it was coming from a place of authenticity, whereas the stalone impression felt more like a parody :(
@Tin Watchman Yes it does. It's on point, but still horrible
@@horiavelciu31 the ding part killed them all
@EB Bisnar take out the weaker target first, solid tactic, he is a soldier after all
I thought he was offbeat while still being on beat.
I would like to add about the final three easter eggs in this rap. First Die Hard was set during the holiday season, then the movie in real life was released during the holiday season. And when was this particular rap released? You guessed it, during the holiday season. Hats off the ERB.
I wanna say this before it gets lost in the comment weeds:
We all really appreciate the super hard work you guys put into making these. Ten years going with this series, and it's still as fresh as it ever was. You people are insanely talented, and we're thankful to have you.
Well said
Absolutely spot on.
I couldn’t have said it better myself ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You said it perfectly
As fresh as it ever was? This stuff is way better than when they started, it's only gotten better with age!
I want to say:
John Mcclane: best costume
John wick: best flow
John Rambo: best attitude
Winner: John
@@Goku-hw7bq nah I think John won
@@memetos9375 wdym John clearly destroyed John and John
@@Beatbod yea I agree, John got a flawless victory
“Best costume” lol that is lame
"Only thing getting ruined is McClane family Christmas, All your kids still have "decent dad" on their wish-list."
Easily one of the best disses ever.
Ok
Yup.
Yeah, I found that one hilarious
It was probably the funniest most brutal line. Think about it, he went after his family. How do you recover that when you know he's not lying.
that crypto line was genius
Im genuinely astonished how insanely good this is, its definitely you guy's best work yet.
This really reminds of old-old school ERB. Seems like they had fun with this one.
Good to see em getting back to the formula, never lost love for em but for awhile it seemed like they were more focused on "advancing" technologically
i hope so, tbh isk the last few have felt off
They should’ve stopped the deez nuts after season 2 😭😭
Old school erb had wack bars though
No. not old old-school. Somwhere at end point. Old-school were not as much fictional charachters, but real people from history.
Zack Sherwin is so fresh. He killed it with John Wick.
This has to be the most epic version of We Three Kings I've ever seen!
Just slightly less epic than Roosevelt vs Churchill.
Can't wait for the whole crew to react to it
React to this!
Waves from the comments section
Oh shoot, the renegades gang are here, can't wait to see your reaction to this. 😁
This is probably the best erb I have watched personally
Still can't get over how they managed to make a rap battle out of 4 johns
John Cena silent tho, but was never insulted
Good one
Underrated comment
nice one mate!
John Xina's verse was cut for the international release but you can hear it on Chinese RUclips.
You guys can see him??? Where???
I knew Rambo and John wick would be in ERB at some point but I never imagined they would be in the same battle.
Oh yeah.
Damn bots taking over this comment thread
@@AJotasticGamer Right? And youtube refuses to do anything about it. But hey, lets remove the dislike button instead. Their priorities are completely messed up.
I’m reasonably sure that if they all fought each other for real all three would come out alive and there would be a massive pile of bodies from everyone who got in the way.
I would totally pay to see that movie though
What surprised me was no John 117 cameo to finish them all off because that’s what I was expecting
Maybe in the next Expendables movie.
@@hypnosive if hey were in a forest rambo’s sneaky ass would win. Otherwise Wick would.
Man, the more I come back to this one the more I come to appreciate Rambo's part. The music, the voice, the bars. All of it.
TELL EM
Best delivery of catchphrase: McClane
Would win an actual brawl: Rambo
Would win an actual gunfight: Wick
Rap Battle winner: John
you wildin John won not John or John
actually the winner would be John
Your all wrong, John would obviously win
I'm not so sure John has pretty good chances as well.
John had one of the best disses and best flows in the season
3:09 you know you've listened to ERB too many times when after McClane says, "what are you doing?"
your brain finishes it as, "you got hitched to the female version of Patrick Ewing!"
Nostalgia at its finest
Annie Oakley VS Calamity Jane
Oh man, I'm not the only one!
Literally me. LOL
Yesss 😭
Thank you for homaging not just the bloodthirsty Rambo from the latter films, but also the PTSD-addled, mistreated war vet from First Blood. Frankly still some of Stallone's best acting in that movie, talking about how he went from soldier in the world's most expensive armies to unwanted hobo.
@Seer-of-things end You're the one who is a cringy meathead. He's actually incredibly intelligent...
@Seer-of-things end at least he didn’t fell off as hard as Bruce Willis
@@gloriousraccoon76895 Yoooooo, right
Yeah it’s sad that too many people only remember that Rambo is a hyper violent killer without knowing that he was a tragic character with PTSD.
I mean I'm pretty sure they had no source material for Rambo after first blood. Because I think he commits suicide in the book.
Thanks!🎃
“Those were mujahideen, there’s a difference. The taliban formed in the 90s when you fell off with a vengeance.”
Straight. FIRE!
🔥🔥🔥
Political accuracy with a side of BURN! I LOVE IT!
I liked Die Hard with a Vengeance. Definitely better than Die Hard 2
@@CyberNut930 true, Sam Jackson and Bruce Willis in NYC is better than a random hijacker in an airport tbh. There was more action and memorable moments in Die Hard 3 for me.
@@CyberNut930 I love the whole trilogy, and liked Live Free. Good Day was just... ugh.
When Rambo said "decent dad" was on McClane's kid's wishlist, that might have been the best line in the battle. I still think McClane won but damn...
Wick's done it for me. Rambo was to bland imo. Was a fight between McClane and Wick, and Baba Yaga sealed the deal with his last line
Agreed
How sad our universe would be if the screenwriters of these franchises had chosen different first names for these 3 characters.
Well two came frome novels
@@miminoran8948 John McLane was named Joe Leland in the book. And John Rambo was simply called Rambo in the book. It was the movies which named them both John.
@@miminoran8948 no one cares
@@miminoran8948ok
McClane: "Jesus Christ asshole! Whattaya doing?"
My brain: "You got hitched to the female version of Patrick Ewing!"
Same💀💀
ERB probably could have gotten Keanu himself to do this battle with them. Alas, we will settle for an impeccable Zach Sherwin impression. Awesome battle, flows were great and the disses even better.
Wait they could have?
I was just thinking "he probably would have done it if they'd asked..."
@@Spiffy-sd5ix They've gotten other celebrities, like Weird Al and Snoop Dogg, so yeah, they probably could have
Keanu seems like he would have had a laugh doing this.
Lol yeah when I started the video I was like "wait, why did they not just ask Keanu himself".
Glad that each character has exactly 53 seconds, it's nice when everyone gets an equal amount of time
Unlike that extremely one sided Bruce Banner vs Bruce Jenner ERB
@@samoangimli2640
Yeah, Hulk had like, 13 seconds while Jenner had a damn minute.
Yet Hulk won... brutally.
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be
If we where on reddit you would get an award
@@samoangimli2640 and Joe Biden vs Trump, biden had an absolute unlimited round, it was bad lmao
“Only thing gettin ruined is McClane family christmas, all your kids still have ‘decent dad’ on their wishlist”
Damn son 🔥
That's where he won lol
"You're both a funeral suit away from presentable". MY GOD THAT GOES HARD.
But what about "I'm thinking i'm back, and i'm thinking you're EXPENDABLE!"?
"How about a little Hakuna Matata, Baba Yaga?" That is the most John McClane line I've ever heard.
P.S. The chest butter line gave me an asthma attack. Lmao 🤣🤣🤣
is this a glitch or does this comment with 670 likes not have any replies?
what chest butter means ?
@@hellatze I'm 90 percent sure it's talking about the fact that Rambo's chest is very shiny
@@Skibiditoiletsigma123 Weird, right? It's almost as if people can like something without saying anything.
"This is exactly how I wanted to go out of 2021" - *guns drawn, mouths fired.* Thank you ERB!
A detail I like and only just now noticed is that Rambo barely went after Wick but he really tares into McClane, nice little nod to Rambo's really bad experiences with cops.
There's a deleted verse in the behind the scenes where Rambo mentions that he's dealt with enough asshole cops in his life.
Cuz Bruce Willis and Die Hard are both vastly overrated and mediocre at best so I'd like to think he felt he needed to take this high pig off his high horse.
stallone also really took umbrage with Bruce Willis for his unprofessionalism during the Expendables.
@@Nickr3000 your opinion is overrated and mediocre.
@@spacemann1425 I feel genuinely sorry for you that you actually believe Die Hard is the greatest movie ever and that Bruce Willis is actually a good actor 🤢🤮
This is the erb that made me watch all these franchises
And what a journey because they've become some of my absolute favorites
"You can PTSDeez nuts" is the sophomoric lyrical hot fire we expect from ERB
Best line in the whole thing
Wonder if that was a bit of call back to Peter as Darth Vader
Sophomoric, I'll give you that. These guys are too gifted to keep relying on "blow me" and "deez nuts" lines like they're 12.
“Only one of us to go three chapters without sucking” God DAMN anyone else feel that burn?
Idk I feel like I kinda liked all these guys movies until the third
@@kevindoesgaming77 I think Die Hard 3 is better than 2
@@dimitrescu182 I agree
Yeah, John Wick won with that one line alone in my book.
Die Hard 3 is quality tho. Die Hard fell off with 4 and 5.
I wanna say Wick won but damn if McClane didn't get in consistently hard shots. Rambo's "decent dad" was a mortal hit though.
McClane crushed it, dont know even his flows seemed better
2:54 Awesome punchline
A NicePeter, Zach Sherwin, and EpicLloyd battle - the trio is back together!! What a badass early Christmas gift!
i love how each one gets their own instrumental in a way, mclanes having a holiday jingle in it, wicks having an intense and neon type of beat, while rambo has an army themed instrumental
Each symbolizes something. Die Hard is a Christmas movie, John Wick mostly fights in the darkness and rambo is a soldier.
Nice catch
Yo that's so true and after 3:16 if you listen in you can hear each of their themes come out prominently before mixing and synergizing. Horns, bells and techno
Has there been a performance more hilarious and goofy than Pete’s Rambo? Because that was amazing
1:35 "Only one of us to go three chapters without sucking", yeah...no.
Yes, the only Rambo movie which didn't suck was First Blood - IMDb 7.7, 6.5 and 5.8 respectively.
Yes, there seems to be a universal agreement that the John Wick movies maintain their quality rating - 7.4, 7.4 and 7.4, impressive.
HowEVER. Die Hard 2 is the weakest of the first three, and that one's not quite in "jumped the shark" territory - 8.2, 7.1 and 7.6, respectively.
Two of the first three Die Hard movies rank higher than any John Wick movie, and the second one isn't too far behind. Yes, fans are divided on the third one, "With a Vengeance", but even if it becomes more Lethal Weapon, less Die Hard, it's still a good time.
John Wick failed on his first attack bar, which I'll charitably interpret as him being staggered from McClane's "more survival wife" bar.
Also of note: First Blood has a higher score than any John Wick movie. And it's well-earned.
Felt like a really old-style ERB, especially with Sherwin also back. lots of fun!
Agree!
Kinda season four-esque
Reminded me of the directors battle