Epic Rap Battles of History, officially shortened to ERB or ERBoH, is a YouTube web series created by Peter Shukoff (Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (EpicLLOYD). The series pits notable historical and pop culture figures, real and fictional, against one another in a rap battle format. The characters portrayed are determined by suggestions from viewers in the comments sections of the channel's videos.
The ERB crew conducts meticulous research in order to glean obscure details to use as references in the lyrics and are known for having pushed the quality of digital video to new heights even in the early stages of the YouTube era. The channel currently has over 14.4 million subscribers and approximately 3 billion total video views.
ERB also commonly features famous musicians in roles such as: Snoop Dogg and Weird al. Some of these musicians also h
elp to write their episodes like Zach Sherwin