Presidential Reviews

[AAAA]

If it isn't too much trouble, could you potentially review my D.B Cooper VS Nessie battle? It's my second battle and I hope it turned out good:

http://www.erboh.com/forum/showthrea...125#post370125

[Lohuydahutt]

I agree with most of your points though I think you might have missed a few references in Ash's first verse. The universes of universes line is actually a completely random reference to one of his lines in the anime series during gen 3. He was arguing with generic rival version who gives a fuck, Morrison
and the following came up:



If the video doesn't send you to the right time for you, then skip to 3 minutes and 34 seconds. I don't blame you for not knowing that though xD it's really too random to be a good reference.

Also the set-up part of the first line was intentional though you might've missed "secondaryape" being a play on primeape.

Also yeah I probably could've made more effort into wording some of my lines, I'll keep that in mind when I make a second battle... whenever that'll end up being.

[Samos]

(Reposting this because it won't let me edit a link into the earlier post for some reason) Here's my review of Lohuydahutt's Ash vs. Darwin (http://www.erboh.com/forum/showthrea...392#post368392. Next is Rasputin vs Stalin.

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Ash Ketchum-Round 1: The first line is pretty good, while the second line doesn't seem to be making much of a point. I found the BORING line funny, but not that clever. The next few lines aren't really references to anything, but the Ash pun is pretty good. You did a pretty good job handling the cousin line, while the burn heal line was kind of obvious. The last few lines make some good points, but don't really make any jokes. 7.5/10

Charles Darwin-Round 1: I really like how this verse plays out. The first line is a great dis, and then he sort of lectures Ash in a way that I find pretty clever by pointing out the inaccuracies and flaws in Pokemon. The ending line is also pretty great. 9/10

Ash and Pikachu: The Pikachu transition is pretty cool. The lines in here are pretty good, but they're worded kind of complicatedly and a bit awkwardly to the point that it's kind of hard to understand what he's saying. Still, when you figure out what the lines mean, they're pretty good. Especially the last one. 8.5/10

Charles Darwin-Round 2: The Take Down line is great, the Entoprocta line is pretty clever and the logic line is great. I don't like how the tournament thing is just mentioned and there really isn't any joke about it (unless I'm missing something about it being "sad"). The last line is a bit predictable but still pretty good. 9/10

Overall: Aside from the first verse of the battle, this is actually very well written. Something you managed to pullthat very few FMERBs even attempt is give these characters personalities. I could actually imagine these two in my head with facial expressions and all. There are also a ton of great references in this battle, I actually learned a few things from it. Some lines are worded a bit awkwardly and are a bit hard to understand. But aside from that, great job. 8.5/10

Ash Ketchum's Best Line: Take my charizard and turn your whole little dog ship to Ash!
Ash Ketchum's Worst Line: I’ll be the greatest master of universes of universes you might as well quit
Charles Darwin's Best Line: Kid, I’ve seen South America but your slavery’s worse.
Charles Darwin's Worst Line: You’re in a kingdom of idiots on the run
Pikachu's Best Line: You can’t keep anything alive, not even your kids.
Pikachu's Worst Line: You waste eight years on a barnacle and not actually gaining your knowledge

Final Results:
Ash Ketchum and Pikachu: 16/20
Charles Darwin: 18/20

Total Score: 42.5/50

[Kubby]

Could you review my Carl Johnson vs Barack Obama battle? ( http://www.erboh.com/forum/showthrea...l=1#post370262 )

[Samos]

Here's my re-review of Rasputin vs. Stalin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2z0nrsQ8o). Next will be 1N-5AN0's battles.

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Beats: The first one is pretty intense, pretty catchy, and fits them pretty well, although it probably fits Stalin better than Rasputin. Gorbachev's beat would be terrible for an entire battle, but for just Gorbachev's part, it's pretty fitting. Maybe a bit too repetitive. I think I would have the exact same words for Putin's beat. 8.5/10

Impressions and Costumes: Rasputin looks perfect, Stalin's mustache is a bit off but it's pretty great overall, Lenin has a bit too much chin hair, Gorbachev's costume is pretty impressive (especially the birthmark) and Putin looks pretty good, so no big complaints there. As for the voices, Rasputin sounds cool, but he doesn't sound Russian enough. Stalin's voice is actually surprisingly accurate, but Lenin's is off in most ways. Gorbachev sounds fine, but Putin is WAY off. So there's a lot of good here, but also a few very noticeable problems. 8/10

Rasputin: The Wario line is pretty funny, while the Mad Monk line is pretty lame. I found the how many dictators line pretty clever, but then there's a few pretty underwhelming lines. He basically just points out a bunch of very dissable things without making any jokes about them, or in the case of the daddy line, no jokes at all. Then he points out Stalin's hometown and....calls it sweet? Yes, I know it's a Ray Charles reference, but this is a rap battle, not a reference-off. There aren't any jokes after that until the last three lines, which are actually all pretty good in their own ways, and they save Rasputin from being one of the worst rappers in ERB history. Oh yeah, the flow also saves him. 8/10

Joseph Stalin: I'm not that big on delivery, but Stalin has some of the best delivery ever for ERB. He's just so intimidating, like the type of guy I really would not want to mess with. Anyway, getting to the lyrics, the first line is pretty good, but I don't like the son line. Not only does it not make any sort of joke, but it sort of helps prove Rasputin's point about Stalin being evil. The shot lines are epic, intimidating, clever, and funny. The starve line is weak, but the last three lines are actually really clever lines that go into some really deep history. 9/10

Vladimir Lenin: The first three lines are just yelling, nothing too clever, but the thesis line is good. I kind of like the Frankenstein line even if it seems like Rasputin should be the one bragging about being hard to kill, but the R.L. Stine reference is pretty great, and the hip hop chowder line/Tsar's wife thing is pretty clever. I laughed out loud at the right hand man line, that's pretty great. The future line is an example of a clever platitude line, while the last line is just there to set up Gorbachev. 8.5/10

Mikhail Gorbachev: The birth marks line, the glasnost line, the Ronalds line and the Kool Aid line all made me laugh, and the in line is pretty clever. I don't like how the cold war and Baryshnikov things are just mentioned instead of joked about, but still, this verse is one of the most entertaining that's ever been in ERB. 9.5/10

Vladimir Putin: Putin's introduction isn't nearly as funny or clever as Gorbachev's, but the borsch line is actually really clever. I'm going to assume for ERB's sake that the tuba line is a reference to the innertube beach floats upsed by desperate Cubans, in which case I really like the line, and the Communist line is alright too. The Half Life thing is a pretty great double meaning, and I like the flow of the letters at the end. So this verse is very underrated if you ask me. 8.5/10

Overall: This battle is actually very well made, all things considered. Yes, with so much stuff to deal with it's definitely got some noticeable problems, but all things considered, there are some really clever historical references, a ton of laughs and it just sounds great overall too. 8.5/10

Rasputin's Best Line: (How many dictators does it take) To turn an empire into a union of ruinous states?
Rasputin's Worst Line: It's a disgrace what you did to your own people!
Joseph Stalin's Best Line: Pride of Lenin, took Trotsky out of the picture.
Joseph Stalin's Worst Line: My own son got locked up in prison and I didn't save his life!
Vladimir Lenin's Best Line: (And Joseph, you were supposed to be my right hand man!) But your loyalty shriveled up like your right hand, man!
Vladimir Lenin's Worst Line: (I have no pride for you who ruined everything) My revolution was doing to stop the bourgeoisie!
Mikhail Gorbachev's Best Line: If your name ends with "in", time to get out!
Mikhail Gorbachev's Worst Line: Assholes made a mess and the war got cold!
Vladimir Putin's Best Line: I spit hot borsch when I'm crushing these beats.
Vladimir Putin's Worst Line: (You don't know what you're doing) When you try to bust a rhyme against a mind like Putin!

Final Results:
Rasputin: 8/10 (equivalent to 16/20)
Joseph Stalin: 9/10 (equivalent to 18/20)
Vladimir Lenin: 8.5/10 (equivalent to 17/20)
Mikhail Gorbachev: 9.5/10 (equivalent to 19/20)
Vladimir Putin: 8.5/10 (equivalent to 17/20)

Total Score: 68.5/80 (equivalent to 60/70)

[Samos]

Here's my review of BrineBlade's Dr. Eggman vs. Dock Ock (http://www.erboh.com/forum/showthrea...l=1#post363367). Next is David Frost vs. Glenn Beck.

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Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik: In the first verse, I like the six armed octopus line a fair amount, and the last line is fairly decent. In the second verse, the only line is like is the armies line, while the rest of the lines are either references without lines or lines that seem a bit too random and unrelated to either rapper. 7/10

Dr. Otto Octopus Octavius: The first two lines in the first verse are just filler lines that really, you could use against anyone. The Calendar Man reference is pretty funny, but I don't really see what point the last line is making. It just seems fact-statey, and kind of pointless. I kind of like the Superior Spider-Man reference in the second verse, but it seems like you could've made a better joke about the Spider-Bots line, because the one you used was pretty generic.6/10

Dr. Wily: Most of these lines are filler, some of them have references, but almost none of them manage to successfully mix a reference and a joke together well. The robots line is an attempt, but it just winds up being a bit childish and not that clever. The last line is pretty good, assuming you meant to say "whirled", since "whrilled isn't a word. 6.5/10

Overall: There's a lot of room for improvement here. For example, you should never just throw in a line for the sake of having a rhyme, have every line mean something, or even better, have every line reference something. Make every line something to be proud of. Most of all, take your time, and don't release a battle until you're completely satisfied with the whole thing. 6.5/10

Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik's Best Line: You have six arms, yet you’re an octopus, how queer
Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik's Worst Line: You probably couldn’t even stop a singular cow!
Dr. Otto Octopus Octavius' Best Line: You do realize that Calendar Man’s a worse threat than you.
Dr. Otto Octopus Octavius' Worst Line: Bah, you think you can seriously battle me?
Dr. Wily's Best Line: As Yoda would say: Even more than Top Man, you’re whirled!
Dr. Wily's Worst Line: You two say you’re great? Now that’s just mainly pathetic!

Final Results:
Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik: 7/10 (equivalent to 14/20)
Dr. Otto Octopus Octavius: 6/10 (equivalent to 12/20)
Dr. Wily: 6.5/10 (equivalent to 13/20)

Total Score: 26/40 (equivalent to 32.5/50)

[Moonjik]

Hi Sam, could you please do my Katniss Everdeen vs Daenerys battle when you have the chance? Thanks.
http://www.erboh.com/forum/showthrea...th-Rap-Battles

[Batman Heisenberg]

Please add a colab me and King are working on. I'll post link later.

[Poles]

This pls: http://www.erboh.com/forum/showthrea...373#post370373

[Kubby]

I think you may have missed me, judging from me not being in the OP to-review-list. The perils of being the last post on the page :D