- published: 17 Sep 2014
- views: 130182950
Generally, a battle "is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. A war sometimes consists of many battles. Battles generally are well defined in duration, area, and force commitment.
Wars and military campaigns are guided by strategy, whereas battles take place on a level of planning and execution known as operational mobility. German strategist Carl von Clausewitz stated that "the employment of battles ... to achieve the object of war" was the essence of strategy.
The definition of a battle cannot be arrived at solely through the names of historical battles, many of which are misnomers. The word battle is a loanword in English from the Old French bataille, first attested in 1297, from Late Latin battualia, meaning "exercise of soldiers and gladiators in fighting and fencing", from Late Latin (taken from Germanic) battuere "beat", from which the English word battery is also derived via Middle English batri, and comes from the staged battles in the Colosseum in Rome that may have numbered 10,000 individuals.
Peter Alexis Shukoff (born August 15, 1979), also known as Nice Peter, is an American comedian, musician and personality. A self-described "Comic/Guitar Hero," he is best known for the comedy on his YouTube channel, NicePeter, especially the comedic series Epic Rap Battles of History. As of September 6, 2013, NicePeter has over 2.4 million YouTube subscribers. The day after hitting one million subscribers, the video game channel G4 crowned Nice Peter the King of Dot Comedy on Attack of the Show. His two channels, Nice Peter and Epic Rap Battles have a total of 12 million subscribers and over a billion views as of September 2013. He also has a third channel that he uses for vlogs and "Monday Shows", a show that he uploads on either Mondays or Tuesdays that he shows a couple different segments including "Viewer Mail", "Twitter Question Time", and "Ask a Giraffe". They have been featured on the Huffington Post,Billboard.com, and the January 2012 issue of Wired. An interview with Forbes details Peter and his partner Lloyd Ahlquist's rise to fame.
Epic Rap Battles of History is a YouTube video series created by Peter Shukoff (a.k.a. Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (a.k.a. EpicLLOYD). The series pits famous historical and pop culture figures, real and fictional, against one another in a rap battle format. As of December 2015, it is the 18th most subscribed channel on YouTube with over 12.9 million subscribers and over 2.7 billion total video views.
Although early episodes of the series featured only Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, later episodes have regularly featured guest appearances from other internet celebrities such as Lisa Donovan, Timothy DeLaGhetto, George Watsky, DeStorm Power, Jesse Wellens, Jenna Marbles, Ray William Johnson, Rhett and Link, and Smosh. Media celebrities like rappers Snoop Dogg and Chali 2na, parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, and the comedian duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have also appeared in the series.
On July 3, 2013, Epic Rap Battle of History's Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney became the first of its singles to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. Nine other singles, including Darth Vader vs. Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking, Dr. Seuss vs Shakespeare, Master Chief vs Leonidas, Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates, Justin Bieber vs Beethoven, Mario Bros. vs Wright Bros., Mr T vs Mr Rogers, and Abe Lincoln vs Chuck Norris were subsequently also certified Gold.
Dave McCary is an American filmmaker and a co-founder of the sketch comedy group, Good Neighbor. He currently works as a segment director for Saturday Night Live.
McCary attended the University of Southern California with his childhood friend, Kyle Mooney. It was there that McCary met future Good Neighbor members Nick Rutherford and Beck Bennett.
In 2007, McCary came together with Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford to form the sketch comedy group, Good Neighbor. The group received personal acknowledgements from Steven Spielberg and comedian Louis C.K.. Prior to landing on SNL, Good Neighbor had just finished filming a Comedy Central pilot, The Good Neighbor Show, that was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay via their company Gary Sanchez. SNL reportedly had to work with Comedy Central to get them out of their contract so they could join the long-running sketch show.
McCary joined Saturday Night Live for its thirty-ninth season as a segment director along with Good Neighbor co-founders, Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett, who joined as featured players, and Nick Rutherford, who joined as a staff writer.
HIDDEN ERROR: Usage of "Website" is not recognizedHIDDEN ERROR: Usage of "spouse" is not recognizedHIDDEN ERROR: Usage of "size" is not recognized
Lloyd Leonard Ahlquist (born January 18, 1977), better known as his online alias EpicLLOYD, is an American internet personality best known for the YouTube video series Epic Rap Battles of History, along with Peter Shukoff, known as "Nice Peter". Ahlquist has performed as an MC, actor, improviser and writer. In addition to the rap battles, Ahlquist, along with Shukoff, appeared in a cameo in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
Ahlquist was the former General Manager and Artistic Director of M.I.'s Westside Comedy Theater. Ahlquist also studied at UMass Amherst and later trained in Chicago at The Second City, Improv Olympic and Annoyance Theatre. Ahlquist was one of the founding members of Mission IMPROVable, and continues to perform with the group weekly in their show "The Grind" while serving on the Board of Directors of M.i. Productions. He founded the comedy troupe after dropping out of the University of Massachusetts with five classmates.
Actors: Kevin Nash (actor), Nelly (actor), William Fichtner (actor), Ed Lauter (actor), Bill Goldberg (actor), Tracy Morgan (actor), Joey Diaz (actor), James Cromwell (actor), Steve Austin (actor), Robert Harvey (actor), Terry Crews (actor), Allen Covert (actor), Mark Robert Ellis (actor), Burt Reynolds (actor), Michael Papajohn (actor),
Plot: Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul's athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach, Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It's only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they're up against, with Paul the driving force behind the new team.
Keywords: american-football, arson, assault, auto-theft, basketball, beating, blood, breakup, burglary, car-accidentActors: Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Christine Vachon (producer), John Wells (producer), Randall Balsmeyer (miscellaneous crew), John Ventimiglia (actor), Guinevere Turner (producer), Peter McRobbie (actor), Lili Taylor (actress), Norman Reedus (actor), Guinevere Turner (writer), Austin Pendleton (actor), Jared Harris (actor), David Strathairn (actor), Rebecca Thornell (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Kravitz (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Portrait of an American innocent. In 1955, Bettie Page (1923-2008 ) waits to testify before a Senate subcommittee investigating the effects of pornographic material on American adolescents and juveniles. In flashbacks, we see her childhood in Tennessee, a brief marriage, a gang rape, and her going to New York City in 1949. There she takes acting lessons, models for photos, and acts in short films for adults, earning the nickname, "The Pin-Up Queen of the Universe." We see her relationship with merchants Irving and Paula Klaw, photographers John Willie and Bunny Yeager, boyfriends, and the public. Through it all, she is wholesome, sporting, and forthright - Eve before the fall.
Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, abusive-father, acting, acting-class, acting-lesson, acting-school, acting-teacher, actorActors: Sam J. Jones (actor), Penn Jillette (actor), Howard Hesseman (actor), E.G. Marshall (actor), Teller (actor), Julius Harris (actor), Sean McClory (actor), Carmen Filpi (actor), Suzan Lowitz (miscellaneous crew), Laurie Main (actor), John O'Leary (actor), Stanley Brock (actor), John Benjamin Martin (actor), Robin Antin (actress), Ben Slack (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Michael Visaroff (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Ivan F. Simpson (actor), Harry Stubbs (actor), Eddie Graham (actor), Russell Hopton (actor), Fred Howard (actor), Donald Cook (actor), Oscar Apfel (actor), Murray Kinnell (actor), André Luguet (actor), Ray Milland (actor), Paul Panzer (actor), Paul Porcasi (actor), Leo White (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Mary Astor (actress), Margaret Seddon (actress), Edward Earle (actor), Ivan F. Simpson (actor), Forrest Halsey (writer), Mickey Bennett (actor), George Arliss (actor), Ann Forrest (actress), Effie Shannon (actress), Pierre Gendron (actor), Gouverneur Morris (writer), Miriam Battista (actress), F. Harmon Weight (director), Jules Eckert Goodman (writer), John D. Walsh (actor),
Genres: Drama,Subscribe: http://tiny.cc/WAsub I'M A MOTHERF*ING QUEEN t-shirts! http://tiny.cc/ImAQueen This song on iTunes: http://tiny.cc/PRB1itunes (also Google Play, Amazon) Once upon a rhyme... Snow White and Elsa throw down in an epic rap battle. Princess Rap Battle apparel: http://whitneyavalon.spreadshirt.com ** CREDITS ** Writer / Exec. Producer / Director / Snow White: Whitney Avalon http://whitneyavalon.com http://twitter.com/whitneyavalon Producer / Director / Editor: Steve Gossett http://stevegossett.com Elsa: Katja Glieson http://youtube.com/katjaglieson Cinderella: Brittany Jo Gaylord http://brittanygaylord.com Aurora: Briana White http://www.briana-white.com/ Merida: Caroline Gayle Tiana: Shawana Carter http://shawanacarter.com Beats / Recording Engineer: Mario Gorito http://mari...
Download on iTunes ► http://bit.ly/iTunesObama ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/barackrom ◄ Check out our NEW Trump vs Clinton T-shirts & Posters at: http://ERBMerch.com ▼ CAST ▼ ========= Barack Obama: Alphacat http://www.youtube.com/Alphacat http://www.twitter.com/alphacat Abraham Lincoln: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Mitt Romney: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Written by: NicePeter, EpicLLOYD, Dante Cimadamore, Alphacat, Mike Betette and Zach Sherwin Beat Produced by: Tristan of Ham Squad http://www.tristanbeats.com Song Produced by: Nice Peter and Choco Mixed by: Choco and Nice Peter http://www.1200warriors.com Ed...
Download on iTunes ► http://bit.ly/iTunesJobsGates ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/jobgates ◄ Check out our NEW Trump vs Clinton T-shirts & Posters at: http://ERBMerch.com ▼ CAST ▼ ========= Steve Jobs: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Bill Gates: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD HAL9000 voiced by: Nice Peter Model By: http://goldenarmor.com/ ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Written by: Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD, Lauren Flans & Zach Sherwin aka MC Mr. Napkins http://www.youtube.com/ZachSherwin Beat Produced by: Tristan Krauss http://www.tristanbeats.com/ Song Produced by: Nice Peter Mixed by: Rafael Serrano and Nice Peter Directed by: Dave McCary http://www.y...
Download on iTunes ► http://erb.fm/buyEinstein ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/albertbts ◄ "Imagination is more important than knowledge" ▼ CAST ▼ ======== Albert Einstein: Zach Sherwin http://www.youtube.com/ZachSherwin Stephen Hawking: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Carl Sagan: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Directed by: Dave McCary http://www.youtube.com/david Beat Produced by: DJ Naydee & Julian B Track title: The Funeral http://www.beatsplanet.com Director of Photography: Jon Na http://www.youtube.com/jonnamean Assistant Editor: Brandon Perna Special Effects and General Epicness: Blake O'Neal Behind the Scenes: Mik...
Download on iTunes ► http://bit.ly/iTunesLeonidas ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/leoncheif ◄ "Is another video game character GOing to be in Season 5.5??" ▼ CAST ▼ ========= Master Chief: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Leonidas: Jesse Welle http://www.youtube.com/PrankvsPrank http://www.twitter.com/Jessewelle Leonidas voiced by: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD Gorgo: Jeana http://www.youtube.com/PrankvsPrank Facebook.com/prankvsprank Spartans: Gabe Michael & Dante Cimadamore http://www.youtube.com/thebigtimeshow http://www.youtube.com/givememotion Six Year Old Son: EpicLLOYD ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Written by: Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD, MC Mr N...
Download on iTunes ► http://erb.fm/buyVader1 ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/vaderbts ◄ "The battle which launched ERB into the stratosphere!" ▼ CAST ▼ ========= Darth Vader: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Adolf Hitler: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Directing/Editing: Dave McCary http://www.youtube.com/goodneighborstuff Beat By: VandalizedProd [Title: Tides of War] http://www.beatswagger.com Camera: Jonathan Na Costumes: Nikki Fancy On Everything Helper: Mike Schroeder Carbonite Special Effects: Geoff Yano ▼ LINKS ▼ ========= http://epicrapbattlesofhistory.com http://twitter.com/ERBofHistory http://instagram.com/erb htt...
Download on iTunes ► http://erb.fm/buyBeethoven ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/justinbts ◄ News Justin! Season 5.5 coming in October! ▼ CAST ▼ ========= Justin Bieber: Alex Farnham http://www.youtube.com/damitsgood808 Ludwig Van Beethoven: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Bach: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Make Up: Ceciley Jenkins http://www.youtube.com/ceciley Production Coordinator: Aaron Zaragoza PA: Amy Brown Audio Engineer: Dante Cimadamore Awesome old broken piano provided by: Collins Piano Service, Santa Monica, CA http://www.CollinsPianoService.com Beat Production by: Taylor Lipari http://www.youtube.com/user/taylor...
Download This Song: ► http://bit.ly/iTunesMozart ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/mozartskrill ◄ "Season 5.5 is upon us. Thank you for your patience. It's gonna be special" ▼ CAST ▼ ========= Mozart: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Skrillex: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Written by: NicePeter, EpicLLOYD, Dante Cimadamore, Zach Sherwin & Mike Betette Beat Produced by: Jessie Cale Download the instrumental here: http://bit.ly/ZhaG9I Song Produced by: Nice Peter and Choco Mixed by: Choco and Nice Peter http://www.1200warriors.com Directed by Dave McCary http://www.youtube.com/David Compositing and Background Design by: ...
Download on iTunes ► http://bit.ly/iTunesMario ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/mariowright ◄ "Nighty nighty. Ah spaghetti. Ah, ravioli. Ahh, mama mia." ▼ CAST ▼ ========= Wright Bros: Rhett & Link http://youtube.com/RhettandLink Mario: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD Luigi: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Princess PEACH! special guest: Ceciley http://youtube.com/Ceciley ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Written by: Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD & Zach Sherwin aka MC Mr Napkins Beat Production by: Dizzy Directed by: Dave McCary Edited by: Dave McCary and Andrew Sherman Background Design and Compositing by: Sean Barrett Audio mixed by: Rafael Serrano Producer...
Download on iTunes ► http://erb.fm/buySeuss ◄ Watch behind the scenes ► http://bit.ly/suessbts ◄ "If Watsky returns in a battle, who should he portray?" ▼ CAST ▼ ========= William Shakespeare: George Watsky http://www.youtube.com/gwatsky Thing 1 and Thing 2: EpicLLOYD http://www.epiclloyd.com http://www.youtube.com/EpicLLOYD The Cat and the Hat: Nice Peter http://www.nicepeter.com http://www.youtube.com/NicePeter Dr Seuss: Mickey Meyer http://www.twitter.com/Mickey_Meyer ▼ CREW ▼ ========= Executive Producers: Peter Shukoff & Lloyd Ahlquist Directed by: Dave McCary http://www.youtube.com/goodneighborstuff Assistant Director: Patrick McIntyre Edited by: Sean Barrett: http://youtube.com/seanbarrett Behind the Scenes by: Tremain Hayhoe Director of Photography: Jon Na http://you...
I speak in Ebonics, Ismoke da Chronics, I aint illiterate, I don't need
Hooked on Fonics, my rhymes are deep, i make em up in my sleep,
well im countin white sheep wit lil Bo Peep, just watch em leap ova the
fence, they so dence, just keep jumpin, just keep pumpin tha thoughts
inta my head, write em down in lead on a piece of paper, there aint no
rhymes that are greater then mine, I write em one line at a time, they
gotta shine, gotta stick out, yo whatchu say bout me, I'll battle u it'll be
so e-z, I so good i could take out D-O doubble G, be like battlein a lady,
don't get a affended i aint Shady, Nah im just playin baby, don't get all
crazy on me. lets go smoke a tree, I cant see, dis smoke is blindin, i be
grindin dis weed, its so tight, hey yo you gotta light, bitch lets fight, yeah
i am white, so what your moms a slut, dont shut me down, i aint no clown,
just cause i got the hair dosent mean i dont care, bitch be fair, i be fuckin
Sonny and Shere, bitch there we go, that wasn't so hard, man why you be
actin like a fuckin retard, Pardon me, whatchu say, fuck you i already no your
gay.