Every Epic Rap Battles Of History Ranked
79. Alexander The Great Vs. Ivan The Terrible
Battle: This is a weird one. It starts with Ivan the Terrible (Peter) and Alexander the Great (Zach Sherwin) facing off, then Ivan poisons and kills him. Then Frederick the Great (Lloyd) continues the battle, but then he dies in his chair. Then Pompey the Great (Mike Betette) arrives to continue the battle, but is randomly decapitated by Catherine the Great (Meghan Tonjes) before he can even do a verse, and she finishes the battle.
This ambitious battle was, sadly, a nonsensical misfire.
It's more focused on the gimmick of the characters dying than on the actual rap battle and the way in which Pompey the Great is killed without even getting a verse in was just stupid. Also, Meghan Tonjes' rapping is just terrible.
These dumb narrative gimmicks would've been more acceptable if the actual rap battle was entertaining, but since this is also very forgettable lyrically, this battle is just a fail all around. Nice Peter's entertaining performance as Ivan the Terrible and the impressive production values are the main saving graces here.
Best Line:
Ivan the Terrible: "Look alive, crème de la Kremlin's arriving / Try to serve Ivan: no surviving!"