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'''Dame Dove Kathleen Hepburn''' (née '''Hemira'''; 10 January 1980 – 11 January 2025), known as '''Dove Dynamite''', was an [[ | '''Dame Dove Kathleen Hepburn''' (née '''Hemira'''; 10 January 1980 – 11 January 2025), known as '''Dove Dynamite''', was an [[Egypt|Egyptian]]-[[United Kingdom|British]] Nerdcore rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, painter, public speaker, and humanitarian. Widely regarded the greatest rap battle creator of all time, Hepburn achieved acclaim for her masterful blend of sharp wordplay and pop culture references. She developed a distinct style within the [[Nerdcore]] and [[hip-hop]] genres, drawing upon influences such as video games, internet culture, and anime to craft lyrics that balanced humour, intensity, and a spirit of competition. <ref>{{cite web|title=Response To Parliamentary Vote On Unaccompanied Children In Greece And Italy|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/soccer-aid-raises-record-amount-unicefs-work-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-01|access-date=2025-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Response To Parliamentary Vote On Ensuring Local Authority Capacity For Refugee Children From Europe|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/response-parliamentary-vote-ensuring-local-authority-capacity-refugee-children-europe/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-07|access-date=2025-01-16}}</ref> | ||
From 2010 to 2024, Hepburn worked as a video editor, beat producer, thumbnail maker, and writer for the renowned ''[[Epic Rap Battles of History]]'' series, contributing to all 89 battles from the debut ''[[Epic Rap Battles of History|John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly]]'' (2010) to the most recent, ''[[Epic Rap Battles of History|Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris]]'' (2024). Hepburn's multifaceted role helped shape the series’ iconic style, blending sharp humour with clever historical and cultural references. Building on this experience, she collaborated extensively with the [[Los Angeles]] rapper [[Cam Steady]] from 2020 to 2024, contributing to the video editing and writing for his rap cypher series and individual tracks. <ref>{{cite web|title=Unicef UK Statement In Response To The Fire In Dunkirk|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-statement-response-fire-dunkirk/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-11|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Chad Conflict: Alarming Surge In Number Of Children Used In Boko Haram Bomb Attacks This Year – UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/lake-chad-conflict-alarming-surge-number-children-used-boko-haram-bomb-attacks-year-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-12|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF And UNHCR Welcome EU Policy To Protect Migrant And Refugee Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-unhcr-welcome-eu-policy-protect-migrant-refugee-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-12|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement By Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, On Reported Child Killings In Syria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-anthony-lake-unicef-executive-director-reported-child-killings-syria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-16|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Systematic Failures Led Vulnerable Children To The Burnt Out Camp Of Dunkirk|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/systematic-failures-led-vulnerable-children-burnt-camp-dunkirk/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-19|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than 150 Children Estimated To Have Died Taking Central Mediterranean Migration Route This Year|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/150-children-estimated-died-taking-central-mediterranean-migration-route-year/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-21|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1.5 Million Children Affected By Violence In Kasaï Region Of Democratic Republic Of Congo|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1-5-million-children-affected-violence-kasai-region-democratic-republic-congo/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-21|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=25 Million Children Out Of School In Conflict Zones|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/25-million-children-school-conflict-zones/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-24|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Race Against Time To Save Millions Of Lives In Yemen|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/race-time-save-millions-lives-yemen/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-25|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=In Drought-Hit Somalia, Children Also Face Potentially Deadly Measles Threat|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/drought-hit-somalia-children-also-face-potentially-deadly-measles-threat/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-25|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Statement In Response To Home Office Statement On Dubs Child Refugee Transfer Scheme|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-statement-response-home-office-statement-dubs-child-refugee-transfer-scheme/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-26|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=EU And UNICEF Aim To Mitigate Risk Of Violence In Schools In The Lake Chad Basin|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/eu-unicef-aim-mitigate-risk-violence-schools-lake-chad-basin/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-27|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Projected Number Of Severely Malnourished Somali Children Up 50 Percent|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/projected-number-severely-malnourished-somali-children-50-percent/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-02|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Leo Messi Foundation Helps UNICEF Get Syrian Children Back Into The Classroom|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/leo-messi-foundation-helps-unicef-get-syrian-children-back-classroom/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-02|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Refugee And Migrant Children Stranded In European Transit Countries Suffer Psychologically In The Face Of Uncertain Future - UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/refugee-migrant-children-stranded-european-transit-countries-suffer-psychologically-face-uncertain-future-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-04|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref> | From 2010 to 2024, Hepburn worked as a video editor, beat producer, thumbnail maker, and writer for the renowned ''[[Epic Rap Battles of History]]'' series, contributing to all 89 battles from the debut ''[[Epic Rap Battles of History|John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly]]'' (2010) to the most recent, ''[[Epic Rap Battles of History|Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris]]'' (2024). Hepburn's multifaceted role helped shape the series’ iconic style, blending sharp humour with clever historical and cultural references. Building on this experience, she collaborated extensively with the [[Los Angeles]] rapper [[Cam Steady]] from 2020 to 2024, contributing to the video editing and writing for his rap cypher series and individual tracks. <ref>{{cite web|title=Statement On Impact On Children Of New Law In Hungary|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-on-impact-on-children-of-new-law-in-hungary/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-09|access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF UK Ambassador Martin Bell Meets Refugee Children As Syria Crisis Hits Six Years|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-ambassador-martin-bell-meets-refugee-children-syria-crisis-hits-six-years/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-15|access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=One Year On After EU-Turkey Statement The Human Cost To Refugee And Migrant Children Mounts Up|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/one-year-eu-turkey-statement-human-cost-refugee-migrant-children-mounts/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-17|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar Appointed UNICEF and Cricket for Good Ambassador|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/sachin-tendulkar-appointed-unicef-cricket-good-ambassador/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-19|access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South West Neonatal Units Lead The Way In Achieving Unicef Baby Friendly Standards|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/south-west-neonatal-units-lead-way-achieving-unicef-baby-friendly-standards/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-20|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nearly 600 Million Children Will Live In Areas With Extremely Limited Water Resources By 2040|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/nearly-600-million-children-will-live-areas-extremely-limited-water-resources-2040/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-22|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement From UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake Following Visit To Iraq|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-unicef-executive-director-anthony-lake-following-visit-iraq/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-22|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Families Turning To Extreme Survival Measures As War Hits Two Year Mark|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/families-turning-extreme-survival-measures-war-hits-two-year-mark/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2016-03-27|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF UK Comment On International Development Committee Report On UK Aid Spending|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-comment-international-development-committee-report-uk-aid-spending/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-28|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Time Is Running Out For Children As Famine, Drought And War Threaten Millions|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/time-running-children-famine-drought-war-threaten-millions/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-28|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=21st Century Skills For All: UNICEF And Pearson Launch Educational Partnership For Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/21st-century-skills-unicef-pearson-launch-educational-partnership-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-28|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF And Partners Assist More Than 145,000 People In Famine Hit Areas Of South Sudan|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-partners-assist-145000-people-famine-hit-areas-south-sudan/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-28|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=27 Million People Lack Safe Water In Countries Facing Or At Risk Of Famine|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/27-million-people-lack-safe-water-countries-facing-risk-famine/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-29|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Italy Passes Law To Protect Unaccompanied Refugee And Migrant Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-hails-new-italian-law-protect-unaccompanied-refugee-migrant-children-model-europe/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-29|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sharp Rise In Malnutrition And Disease As Famine Looms In Somalia|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/sharp-rise-malnutrition-disease-famine-looms-somalia/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-30|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Montblanc And UNICEF Renew Long-Standing Partnership, Helping To Empower 5 Million Children Through Education|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/montblanc-unicef-renew-long-standing-partnership-helping-empower-5-million-children-education/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-04|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pupils Get Ready To Bring Change For Malnourished Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/pupils-get-ready-bring-change-malnourished-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-05|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake On Reports Of Chemical Weapons Attacks On Children And Families In Syria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-executive-director-anthony-lake-reports-chemical-weapons-attacks-children-families-syria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-05|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=At Least 27 Children Killed In Idlib Attack - UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/least-27-children-killed-idlib-attack-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-06|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=200,000 Children Need Urgent Support To Overcome Trauma Of Volatile Conflict In Eastern Ukraine|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/200000-children-need-urgent-support-to-overcome-trauma-of-volatile-conflict-in-eastern-ukraine/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-07|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Unicef UK Statement In Response To The Fire In Dunkirk|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-statement-response-fire-dunkirk/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-11|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Chad Conflict: Alarming Surge In Number Of Children Used In Boko Haram Bomb Attacks This Year – UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/lake-chad-conflict-alarming-surge-number-children-used-boko-haram-bomb-attacks-year-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-12|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF And UNHCR Welcome EU Policy To Protect Migrant And Refugee Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-unhcr-welcome-eu-policy-protect-migrant-refugee-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-12|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement By Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, On Reported Child Killings In Syria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-anthony-lake-unicef-executive-director-reported-child-killings-syria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-16|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Systematic Failures Led Vulnerable Children To The Burnt Out Camp Of Dunkirk|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/systematic-failures-led-vulnerable-children-burnt-camp-dunkirk/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-19|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than 150 Children Estimated To Have Died Taking Central Mediterranean Migration Route This Year|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/150-children-estimated-died-taking-central-mediterranean-migration-route-year/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-21|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1.5 Million Children Affected By Violence In Kasaï Region Of Democratic Republic Of Congo|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1-5-million-children-affected-violence-kasai-region-democratic-republic-congo/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-21|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=25 Million Children Out Of School In Conflict Zones|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/25-million-children-school-conflict-zones/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-24|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Race Against Time To Save Millions Of Lives In Yemen|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/race-time-save-millions-lives-yemen/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-25|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=In Drought-Hit Somalia, Children Also Face Potentially Deadly Measles Threat|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/drought-hit-somalia-children-also-face-potentially-deadly-measles-threat/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-25|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Statement In Response To Home Office Statement On Dubs Child Refugee Transfer Scheme|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-statement-response-home-office-statement-dubs-child-refugee-transfer-scheme/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-26|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=EU And UNICEF Aim To Mitigate Risk Of Violence In Schools In The Lake Chad Basin|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/eu-unicef-aim-mitigate-risk-violence-schools-lake-chad-basin/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-04-27|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Projected Number Of Severely Malnourished Somali Children Up 50 Percent|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/projected-number-severely-malnourished-somali-children-50-percent/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-02|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Leo Messi Foundation Helps UNICEF Get Syrian Children Back Into The Classroom|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/leo-messi-foundation-helps-unicef-get-syrian-children-back-classroom/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-02|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Refugee And Migrant Children Stranded In European Transit Countries Suffer Psychologically In The Face Of Uncertain Future - UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/refugee-migrant-children-stranded-european-transit-countries-suffer-psychologically-face-uncertain-future-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-04|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref> | ||
Hepburn's passion for hip-hop was sparked in January 2000, inspired by the genre’s dynamic rhythm and storytelling potential. By January 2022, she had released her debut rap battle, ''Runerigus vs Silverfish'', inaugurating a series celebrated for its diverse and inventive matchups. Between 2022 and July 2024, she produced an impressive 34 rap battles, bringing together characters from an eclectic array of pop culture domains for lyrical duels. Her creations included imaginative pairings such as ''Thanos vs Noah'' and ''Dream vs Kirby'', alongside delightfully unconventional matchups like ''Microwave vs Refrigerator'' and ''Mommy Long Legs vs Spider-Man''. <ref>{{cite web|title=Urgent Action Needed To Protect Children In ‘Forgotten Crisis’ In Central African Republic: UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/urgent-action-needed-protect-children-forgotten-crisis-central-african-republic-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-05|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Meets Child Survivors Of Sexual Violence In Zimbabwe|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/priyanka-chopra-meets-child-survivors-sexual-violence-zimbabwe/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-07|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Statement On Release Of Chibok School Girls Abducted By Boko Haram|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-statement-release-chibok-school-girls-abducted-boko-haram/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-07|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than One Million Children Have Fled Escalating Violence In South Sudan|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/one-million-children-fled-escalating-violence-south-sudan/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-08|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=England Captain Heather Knight Launches New Icc Cricket For Good School Resource With UNIVEF And Chance To Shine|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/england-captain-heather-knight-launches-new-icc-cricket-good-school-resource-unicef-chance-shine/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-15|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Five-Fold Increase In Number Of Refugee And Migrant Children Traveling Alone Since 2010 – UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/five-fold-increase-number-refugee-migrant-children-traveling-alone-since-2010-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-18|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF UK Response To The Publication Of The Manifestos For The Three Main Political Parties|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-response-publication-manifestos-three-main-political-parties/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-18|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Child Alert On Myanmar: Fruits Of Rapid Development And Reconciliation Efforts Yet To Reach Remote, Conflict-Affected Regions|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-child-alert-myanmar-fruits-rapid-development-reconciliation-efforts-yet-reach-remote-conflict-affected-regions/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-23|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF UK Pays Tribute To Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-pays-tribute-goodwill-ambassador-sir-roger-moore/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-23|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nearly 400,000 Children At Risk Of Severe Acute Malnutrition In The Greater Kasai Due To Violence|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/nearly-400000-children-risk-severe-acute-malnutrition-greater-kasai-due-violence/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-24|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=H&M Converts Plastic Bag Charges In To £1million Cash For Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/hm-converts-plastic-bag-charges-1million-cash-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-25|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=At Least 200 Children Lost At Sea Trying To Reach Italian Shores So Far This Year|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/least-200-children-lost-sea-trying-reach-italian-shores-far-year/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-25|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Over 1,000 Children Seek Treatment For Watery Diarrhoea Daily As Number Of Suspected Cholera Cases In Yemen Soars|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1000-children-seek-treatment-watery-diarrhoea-daily-number-suspected-cholera-cases-yemen-soars/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-31|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Data Gaps On Children In Residential Care Leave The Most Vulnerable Unaccounted For|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/data-gaps-children-residential-care-leave-vulnerable-unaccounted-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-01|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1.3 Million Children Urgently Need Humanitarian Assistance After Storms Batter Bay Of Bengal|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1-3-million-children-urgently-need-humanitarian-assistance-storms-batter-bay-bengal/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-01|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Central African Republic: Thousands Of Children And Families In Desperate Need Of Humanitarian Assistance As Violence Escalates|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/central-african-republic-thousands-children-families-desperate-need-humanitarian-assistance-violence-escalates/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-01|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Unprecedented Spread Of Cholera In Yemen As Health Workers Race Against Time To Save Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unprecedented-spread-cholera-yemen-health-workers-race-time-save-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-02|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=100,000 Children Threatened As Conflict Escalates In West Mosul|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/100000-children-threatened-conflict-escalates-west-mosul/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-05|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Number Of Suspected Cholera Cases Reaches 100 000 In Yemen|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/number-suspected-cholera-cases-reaches-100-000-yemen/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-08|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref> | Hepburn's passion for hip-hop was sparked in January 2000, inspired by the genre’s dynamic rhythm and storytelling potential. By January 2022, she had released her debut rap battle, ''Runerigus vs Silverfish'', inaugurating a series celebrated for its diverse and inventive matchups. Between 2022 and July 2024, she produced an impressive 34 rap battles, bringing together characters from an eclectic array of pop culture domains for lyrical duels. Her creations included imaginative pairings such as ''Thanos vs Noah'' and ''Dream vs Kirby'', alongside delightfully unconventional matchups like ''Microwave vs Refrigerator'' and ''Mommy Long Legs vs Spider-Man''. <ref>{{cite web|title=Urgent Action Needed To Protect Children In ‘Forgotten Crisis’ In Central African Republic: UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/urgent-action-needed-protect-children-forgotten-crisis-central-african-republic-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-05|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Meets Child Survivors Of Sexual Violence In Zimbabwe|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/priyanka-chopra-meets-child-survivors-sexual-violence-zimbabwe/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-07|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Statement On Release Of Chibok School Girls Abducted By Boko Haram|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-statement-release-chibok-school-girls-abducted-boko-haram/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-07|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than One Million Children Have Fled Escalating Violence In South Sudan|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/one-million-children-fled-escalating-violence-south-sudan/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-08|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=England Captain Heather Knight Launches New Icc Cricket For Good School Resource With UNIVEF And Chance To Shine|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/england-captain-heather-knight-launches-new-icc-cricket-good-school-resource-unicef-chance-shine/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-15|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Five-Fold Increase In Number Of Refugee And Migrant Children Traveling Alone Since 2010 – UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/five-fold-increase-number-refugee-migrant-children-traveling-alone-since-2010-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-18|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF UK Response To The Publication Of The Manifestos For The Three Main Political Parties|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-response-publication-manifestos-three-main-political-parties/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-18|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Child Alert On Myanmar: Fruits Of Rapid Development And Reconciliation Efforts Yet To Reach Remote, Conflict-Affected Regions|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-child-alert-myanmar-fruits-rapid-development-reconciliation-efforts-yet-reach-remote-conflict-affected-regions/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-23|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF UK Pays Tribute To Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-pays-tribute-goodwill-ambassador-sir-roger-moore/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-23|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nearly 400,000 Children At Risk Of Severe Acute Malnutrition In The Greater Kasai Due To Violence|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/nearly-400000-children-risk-severe-acute-malnutrition-greater-kasai-due-violence/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-24|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=H&M Converts Plastic Bag Charges In To £1million Cash For Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/hm-converts-plastic-bag-charges-1million-cash-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-25|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=At Least 200 Children Lost At Sea Trying To Reach Italian Shores So Far This Year|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/least-200-children-lost-sea-trying-reach-italian-shores-far-year/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-25|access-date=2025-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Over 1,000 Children Seek Treatment For Watery Diarrhoea Daily As Number Of Suspected Cholera Cases In Yemen Soars|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1000-children-seek-treatment-watery-diarrhoea-daily-number-suspected-cholera-cases-yemen-soars/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-05-31|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Data Gaps On Children In Residential Care Leave The Most Vulnerable Unaccounted For|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/data-gaps-children-residential-care-leave-vulnerable-unaccounted-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-01|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1.3 Million Children Urgently Need Humanitarian Assistance After Storms Batter Bay Of Bengal|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1-3-million-children-urgently-need-humanitarian-assistance-storms-batter-bay-bengal/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-01|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Central African Republic: Thousands Of Children And Families In Desperate Need Of Humanitarian Assistance As Violence Escalates|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/central-african-republic-thousands-children-families-desperate-need-humanitarian-assistance-violence-escalates/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-01|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Unprecedented Spread Of Cholera In Yemen As Health Workers Race Against Time To Save Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unprecedented-spread-cholera-yemen-health-workers-race-time-save-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-02|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=100,000 Children Threatened As Conflict Escalates In West Mosul|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/100000-children-threatened-conflict-escalates-west-mosul/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-05|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Number Of Suspected Cholera Cases Reaches 100 000 In Yemen|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/number-suspected-cholera-cases-reaches-100-000-yemen/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-08|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref> | ||
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Hepburn’s battles gained renown for their fast-paced, clever exchanges, rich with references to the characters’ respective universes. Her style captivated fans of rap, gaming, and anime, who admired her ability to weave nostalgic elements with original humour. From light-hearted encounters like ''Cap’n Crunch vs Michelin Man'' to cerebral clashes such as ''Light Yagami vs Isaac Newton'', her work showcased a level of lyrical creativity that resonated deeply with her audience. <ref>{{cite web|title=150,000 Children In Greater Kasai Region Need Emergency Support To Continue Education|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/150000-children-greater-kasai-region-need-emergency-support-continue-education/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-09|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than 40,000 Children In The Line Of Fire In Ar-Raqqa As Fighting Intensifies|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/40000-children-line-fire-ar-raqqa-fighting-intensifies/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-09|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref> | Hepburn’s battles gained renown for their fast-paced, clever exchanges, rich with references to the characters’ respective universes. Her style captivated fans of rap, gaming, and anime, who admired her ability to weave nostalgic elements with original humour. From light-hearted encounters like ''Cap’n Crunch vs Michelin Man'' to cerebral clashes such as ''Light Yagami vs Isaac Newton'', her work showcased a level of lyrical creativity that resonated deeply with her audience. <ref>{{cite web|title=150,000 Children In Greater Kasai Region Need Emergency Support To Continue Education|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/150000-children-greater-kasai-region-need-emergency-support-continue-education/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-09|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than 40,000 Children In The Line Of Fire In Ar-Raqqa As Fighting Intensifies|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/40000-children-line-fire-ar-raqqa-fighting-intensifies/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-09|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref> | ||
The rap battle series became notable for its surprising matchups and Hepburn’s exceptional lyrical prowess, offering a compelling mix of entertainment and cultural nostalgia. Memorable battles such as ''Turbo Dismount vs Paint Roller'' and ''Pink Diamond vs Guzma'' highlighted her evolving artistry and commitment to exploring new creative frontiers within Nerdcore. Through her distinctive voice and extraordinary body of work, Hepburn established herself as a pioneering figure in the Nerdcore scene, uniting the realms of hip-hop, gaming, and anime in a way that secured her legacy as an innovator in modern music. | The rap battle series became notable for its surprising matchups and Hepburn’s exceptional lyrical prowess, offering a compelling mix of entertainment and cultural nostalgia. Memorable battles such as ''Turbo Dismount vs Paint Roller'' and ''Pink Diamond vs Guzma'' highlighted her evolving artistry and commitment to exploring new creative frontiers within Nerdcore. Through her distinctive voice and extraordinary body of work, Hepburn established herself as a pioneering figure in the Nerdcore scene, uniting the realms of hip-hop, gaming, and anime in a way that secured her legacy as an innovator in modern music. Hepburn died on 11 January 2025 from apparent suicide at her residence in Leicester, England, at the age of 45. In 2025, she was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ''Time'' named Hepburn one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. She had been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from July 2002 until her death. <ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Statement: UK's Leading Aid Organisations Welcome The Reappointment Of Priti Patel|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/uks-leading-aid-organisations-welcome-the-reappointing-of-priti-patel/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-09|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Children Account For Half Of All Suspected Cholera Cases In Yemen|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-attributable-meritxell-relano-unicef-representative-yemen/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-13|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF UK: UK Not Yet Meeting Its International Obligations To UK Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-uk-not-yet-meeting-international-obligations-uk-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-15|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than Half Of Young Children Deprived Of Play And Early Learning Activities With Their Fathers|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/half-young-children-deprived-play-early-learning-activities-fathers-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-16|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Severe Funding Gaps Threaten Assistance To 9 Million Children In Syria And Neighbouring Countries|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/severe-funding-gaps-threaten-assistance-9-million-children-syria-neighbouring-countries/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-16|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=In An Historic First, UNICEF Appoints Syrian Refugee Muzoon Almellehan As Goodwill Ambassador|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/historic-first-unicef-appoints-syrian-refugee-muzoon-almellehan-goodwill-ambassador/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-19|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South Sudan Refugee Crisis: Over 1,000 Children Fleeing Violence And Instability Every Day|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/childrens-refugee-crisis/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-20|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South Sudan Famine Ebbs, But Situation Still Desperate As Hunger Spreads|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/south-sudan-famine-ebbs-situation-still-desperate-hunger-spreads/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-21|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF UK & Save The Children: Brexit Risks Leaving Refugee Children Stranded From Family|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-save-children-brexit-risks-leaving-refugee-children-stranded-family/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-22|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF NEXT Generation London Raises £1m For The Children Of Syria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-next-generation-london-raises-1m-children-syria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-23|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=5.6 Million Children At Risk Of Waterborne Diseases As Rainy Season Hits Communities Affected By Lake Chad Crisis|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/rainy-season-hits-lake-chad/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-23|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Crisis ‘Far From Over’ As Malnutrition, Thirst And Disease Threaten Lives Of Millions Of Children In North-East Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan And Yemen|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/malnutrition-crisis-far-from-over/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-23|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF And WHO Statement On The Cholera Outbreak In Yemen As Suspected Cases Exceed 200,000|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-statement-cholera-outbreak-yemen-suspected-cases-exceed-200000/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-24|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Investments In Poor Children Saves More Lives Per Dollar Spent, New UNICEF Study Says|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/investments-poor-children-saves-lives/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-28|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Children Continue To Bear The Brunt Of Multiple Emergencies In Sudan|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/children-continue-bear-brunt-multiple-emergencies-sudan/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-28|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Airlifts Lifesaving Supplies To Yemen To Combat Cholera As Cases Surpass 200,000|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/28-june-2017-three-unicef-charter-planes-have-delivered-36-tons-of-lifesaving-medical-and-water-purification-supplies-to-yemen-to-scale-up-efforts-to-combat-the-worlds-worst-cholera/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-28|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Africa’s First Humanitarian Drone Testing Corridor Launched In Malawi By Government And UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/africas-first-humanitarian-drone-testing-corridor/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-29|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Calls For The Protection Of Children Trapped In West Mosul’s Violence|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/29th-june-2016-peter-hawkins-unicefs-representative-in-iraq-said-thousands-of-children-continue-to-be-trapped-in-relentless-violence-in-west-mosuls-old-city-neighborhood/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-29|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Partners With UNICEF To Bring Safe Water To Children In Remote Areas Of Burundi|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/beyonce-partners-unicef-bring-safe-water-children-remote-areas-burundi/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-06-30|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Over 7 Million Children Are On The Move In West And Central Africa Each Year|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/7-million-children-move-west-central-africa/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-05|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Voting Opens For Top 100 DJs In Aid Of Unicef|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/voting-opens-top-100-djs-aid-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-05|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Funding Shortfalls Threaten Education For Children Living In Conflict And Disaster Zones|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/funding-shortfalls-threaten-education-children-living-conflict-disaster-zones/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-07|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mosul’s Children, Sick, Alone, Wounded And Scarred, Are In Urgent Need Of Assistance And Protection|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/13-july-2017-unicefs-deputy-representative-in-iraq-hamida-ramadhani-said-although-the-battle-for-mosul-is-coming-to-an-end-childrens-deep-physical-and-mental-scars-wil/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-13|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lilly Singh Appointed UNICEF’s Newest Goodwill Ambassador|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/lilly-singh-appointed-unicefs-newest-goodwill-ambassador/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-15|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Children Increasingly Targeted In Central African Republic Violence|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/children-increasingly-targeted-central-african-republic-violence/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-18|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Malala Visits Nigeria To Draw Attention To Education Crisis|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/malala-visits-nigeria-draw-attention-education-crisis/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-18|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Abused, Exploited And Abandoned Children Caught Up In Violence In Mosul Need Immediate Care And Protection|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/abused-exploited-abandoned-children-caught-violence-mosul-need-immediate-care-protection/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-22|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Children On The Move From Africa Do Not First Aim To Go To Europe|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/children-move-africa-not-first-aim-go-europe/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-25|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=850,000 Children Displaced By Violence In Democratic Republic Of The Congo’s Volatile Kasai Region|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/850000-children-displaced-violence-democratic-republic-congos-volatile-kasai-region/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-28|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Clooney Foundation For Justice Partners With UNICEF To Open Seven Public Schools To Syrian Refugee Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/clooney-foundation-justice-partners-unicef-open-seven-public-schools-syrian-refugee-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-07-31|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Babies And Mothers Worldwide Failed By Lack Of Investment In Breastfeeding|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/babies-mothers-worldwide-failed-lack-investment-breastfeeding/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-01|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nothing Can Justify Terrible Acts Of Abuse Against Women And Children In Kasai|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/nothing-can-justify-terrible-acts-abuse-women-children-kasai-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-07|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nothing Can Justify Terrible Acts Of Abuse Against Women And Children In Kasai|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/nothing-can-justify-terrible-acts-abuse-women-children-kasai-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-07|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | |||
Hepburn was born in Aswan, Egypt, on 10 January 1980. Her formative years in Aswan were marked by an early display of creative inclination and a burgeoning desire for self-expression. In February 1995, she relocated to Leicester, England, a move that would significantly shape her personal and professional development. Upon arriving in Leicester, her distinctive personality and evident artistic flair quickly earned her the affectionate local appellations of "Lass of Leicester" and "Leicester Lass of Class," reflecting her positive impact on her new community. <ref>{{cite web|title=More Than Half A Million Children In Libya Need Humanitarian Assistance|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/half-million-children-libya-need-humanitarian-assistance/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-10|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than Half A Million Children In Libya Need Humanitarian Assistance|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/half-million-children-libya-need-humanitarian-assistance/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-10|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dramatic Increase In Violence In The Central African Republic|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/dramatic-increase-violence-central-african-republic-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-15|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dramatic Increase In Violence In The Central African Republic|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/dramatic-increase-violence-central-african-republic-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-15|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amid Scorching Heatwave, Access To Water And Electricity Down By One-Third In The Gaza Strip|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/amid-scorching-heatwave-access-to-water-and-electricity-down-by-one-third-in-the-gaza-strip/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-22|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Use Of Children As ‘Human Bombs’ Rising In Northeast Nigeria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/use-children-human-bombs-rising-northeast-nigeria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-22|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Use Of Children As ‘Human Bombs’ Rising In Northeast Nigeria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/use-children-human-bombs-rising-northeast-nigeria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-22|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amid Scorching Heatwave, Access To Water And Electricity Down By One-Third In The Gaza Strip|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/amid-scorching-heatwave-access-to-water-and-electricity-down-by-one-third-in-the-gaza-strip/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-22|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Displaced, Disoriented And Shocked, Children From Raqqa And Deir-Ez-Zor Need Urgent Assistance And Protection|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/displaced-disoriented-and-shocked-children-from-raqqa/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-25|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Displaced, Disoriented and Shocked, Children From Raqqa And Deir-Ez-Zor Need Urgent Assistance And Protection|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/displaced-disoriented-and-shocked-children-from-raqqa/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-25|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than 180 Million People Lack Basic Drinking Water In Countries Ravaged By Conflict Or Unrest|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/180-million-people-lack-basic-drinking-water-countries-ravaged-conflict-unrest-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-29|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than 180 Million People Lack Basic Drinking Water In Countries Ravaged By Conflict Or Unrest|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/180-million-people-lack-basic-drinking-water-countries-ravaged-conflict-unrest-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Scaling Up Its Emergency Response In Bangladesh|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-scaling-emergency-response-bangladesh/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-31|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref> | |||
== | At the age of 20, later in 2000, Hepburn enrolled at Leicester College. This institution, established only the previous year in 1999, provided a nascent yet fertile environment for her academic pursuits. Despite commencing her higher education at an age slightly older than many of her contemporaries, she demonstrated exceptional aptitude, consistently excelling in her chosen fields of study, which primarily encompassed music production and the broader arts. <ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Scaling Up Its Emergency Response In Bangladesh|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-scaling-emergency-response-bangladesh/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-08-31|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=16 Million Children Affected By Massive Flooding In South Asia, With Millions More At Risk|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/16-million-children-affected-massive-flooding-south-asia-millions-risk/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-02|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=16 Million Children Affected By Massive Flooding In South Asia, With Millions More At Risk|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/16-million-children-affected-massive-flooding-south-asia-millions-risk/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-02|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement By Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, On Children Affected By The Violence In Rakhine, Myanmar|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-anthony-lake-unicef-executive-director-children-affected-violence-rakhine-myanmar/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-05|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement By Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, On Children Affected By The Violence In Rakhine, Myanmar|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-anthony-lake-unicef-executive-director-children-affected-violence-rakhine-myanmar/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-05|access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nearly Zero Progress In Reducing The Global Out-Of-School Rate Over The Past Decade|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/nearly-zero-progress-reducing-global-school-rate-past-decade/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-06|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref> | ||
Her tenure at Leicester College proved pivotal in the systematic cultivation of her technical proficiency and creative capabilities. The structured curriculum and practical application within these disciplines laid a crucial groundwork, directly informing and preparing her for a future career in music and other creative industries. Notably, Hepburn distinguished herself by completing her entire course of study, thereby securing a robust educational foundation, a commitment not always observed among burgeoning artists. <ref>{{cite web|title=More Than 10 Million Children Live In Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/10-million-children-live-countries-threatened-hurricane-irma/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-07|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Growing Concern For Nearly 1.4 Million Internally Displaced People Living In Cholera ‘Hotspots’ As Outbreak Spreads In Northeast Nigeria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/growing-concern-nearly-1-4-million-internally-displaced-people-living-cholera-hotspots-outbreak-spreads-northeast-nigeria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-07|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement From UNICEF Regional Director, Geert Cappelaere On Children In Conflict Zones In the Middle East and North Africa|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-unicef-regional-director-geert-cappelaere-children-conflict-zones-middle-east-north-africa/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-08|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=One In Five Children Across The Middle East And North Africa Needs Humanitarian Aid|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/one-five-children-across-middle-east-north-africa-needs-humanitarian-aid/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-11|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Rankin Film Puts Spotlight On Children Forced From Their Homes|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/new-rankin-film-puts-spotlight-children-forced-homes/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-13|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Severe Shortages Of Shelter, Food And Clean Water As Thousands Of Rohingya Arrive In Bangladesh Every Day|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/severe-shortages-of-shelter-food-and-clean-water-as-thousands-of-rohingya/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-14|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DR Congo: Children’s Access To Education Under Threat From Ongoing Violence In Kasai Region|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/dr-congo-childrens-access-education-threat-ongoing-violence-kasai-region/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-15|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Only 15 Countries Worldwide Have Three Essential National Policies That Support Families With Young Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/15-countries-worldwide-three-essential-national-policies-support-families-young-children-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-21|access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Intensifies Efforts After Second Earthquake In Mexico|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-intensifies-efforts-second-earthquake-mexico/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-21|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Investment In Children Should Be At The Core Of Mexico’s Reconstruction Efforts After Devastating Earthquakes|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/investment-children-core-mexicos-reconstruction-efforts-devastating-earthquakes-unicef-2/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-29|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Than Half Of All Schools Remain Closed In Borno State, Epicentre Of The Boko Haram Crisis In Northeast Nigeria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/half-schools-remain-closed-borno-state-epicentre-boko-haram-crisis-northeast-nigeria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-29|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Setting Up Hundreds Of New Learning Centres For Rohingya Refugee Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-setting-hundreds-new-learning-centres-rohingya-refugee-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-09-29|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Joint UN Statement On The Rohingya Crisis|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/joint-un-statement-on-the-rohingya-crisis/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-04|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Violence In Al-Mayadin District, Deir Ez-Zor, Reportedly Destroys Cold Room And Vaccines|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/violence-al-mayadin-district-deir-ez-zor-reportedly-destroys-cold-room-vaccines/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-12|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Muzoon Almellehan Returns To Jordan To Meet Syrian Refugees Striving To Get An Education|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/muzoon-almellehan-returns-jordan-meet-syrian-refugees-striving-get-education/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-16|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Geneva Palais Briefing Note|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/geneva-palais-briefing-note-unicef-rohingya-refugee-funding/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-17|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Endless Violence Shutters Schools, Teachers Unpaid For A Year, Threatening Education For 4.5 Million Children In Yemen|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/violence-threatening-education-for-4-5-million-children-in-yemen/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-18|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South Sudan Conflict: 5,000 Children Reunited With Family By UNICEF, Save The Children And Partners|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/south-sudan-conflict-5000-children-reunited-family-unicef-save-children-partners/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-18|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=7,000 Newborns Die Every Day, New Report Says|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/7000-newborns-die-every-day-new-report-says/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-19|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Violence In Myanmar Driving Up To 12,000 Rohingya Refugee Children Into Bangladesh Every Week|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/violence-myanmar-driving-12000-rohingya-refugee-children-bangladesh-every-week-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-20|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Two Months Since Outbreak Of Violence In Myanmar, Rohingya Refugee Children Still At Acute Risk Without Basic Services|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/two-months-since-outbreak-violence-myanmar-rohingya-refugee-children-still-acute-risk-without-basic-services/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-23|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=At Current Rates Of Reduction, It Will Take Over 100 Years To End Child Marriage In West And Central Africa|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/current-rates-reduction-will-take-100-years-end-child-marriage-west-central-africa/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-23|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=EasyJet Passengers Raise £10m For UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/easyjet-passengers-raise-10m-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-24|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Children To ‘Take Over’ Business, Government And Entertainment On World Children’s Day|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/children-take-business-government-entertainment-world-childrens-day/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-24|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref> | |||
These comprehensive formative experiences at Leicester College were instrumental in refining and crystallising her artistic vision. They heralded the commencement of a multifaceted professional journey, which would subsequently extend beyond initial expectations to embrace a diverse array of creative endeavours, including music production, writing, and video editing. Hepburn's career in music spanned three decades since from 1995 until her death in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dividend Or Disaster: UNICEF’s New Report Into Population Growth In Africa|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/dividend-disaster-unicefs-new-report-population-growth-africa/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-26|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1.5 Million Vulnerable Children In The Middle East Threatened As Winter Approaches|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1-5-million-vulnerable-children-middle-east-threatened-winter-approaches/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-26|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement On Attacks Against Children In Syria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-attacks-children-syria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-10-31|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Malnutrition Rates Among Rohingya Refugee Children In Bangladesh Appear To Be At Least Double Earlier Estimates|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/malnutrition-rates-among-rohingya-refugee-children-bangladesh-appear-least-double-earlier-estimates/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-11-03|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Steps Up Vaccination For New Rohingya Arrivals As Measles Cases Rise|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/bangladesh-steps-vaccination-new-rohingya-arrivals-measles-cases-rise/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-11-10|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UK Children Less Likely To Trust Those In Power To Make Good Decisions|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/uk-children-less-likely-trust-power-make-good-decisions-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-11-20|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Despite progress, 180 Million Children Face Bleaker Prospects Than Their Parents|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/despite-progress-180-million-children-face-bleaker-prospects-parents-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-11-20|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham Makes Surprise Visit To London School To Mark World Children’s Day|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-goodwill-ambassador-david-beckham-makes-surprise-visit-london-school-mark-world-childrens-day/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-11-20|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=17 Million Babies Under The Age Of 1 Breathe Toxic Air, Majority Live In South Asia|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/17-million-babies-age-1-breathe-toxic-air-majority-live-south-asia-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-06|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Intense Violence In Syria’s East Ghouta Shutters Schools, Deprives Children Of Medical Care|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/intense-violence-syrias-east-ghouta-shutters-schools-deprives-children-medical-care/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-10|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF: Make The Digital World Safer For Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-make-digital-world-safer-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-11|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=At Least 400,000 Severely Malnourished Children At Risk Of Dying In DR Congo’s Volatile Kasai Region|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/least-400000-severely-malnourished-children-risk-dying-dr-congos-volatile-kasai-region/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-12|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Moves To Protect Rohingya Children From Diphtheria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/bangladesh-moves-to-protect-rohingya-children-from-diphtheria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-12|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Deepening Water Crisis In Yemen Amid Severe Fuel Shortages|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/deepening-water-crisis-yemen-amid-severe-fuel-shortages/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-19|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Airlifts Nearly 6 Million Doses Of Vaccines For Children In Yemen Amid Intensifying Violence And Import Restrictions|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-airlifts-nearly-6-million-doses-vaccines-children-yemen-amid-intensifying-violence-import-restrictions/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-20|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=220,000 Children Threatened By Mines And Other Explosive Weapons In Eastern Ukraine|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/220000-children-threatened-mines-explosive-weapons-eastern-ukraine-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-21|access-date=2025-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Soccer Aid Raises Record Amount For UNICEF's Work For Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/soccer-aid-raises-record-amount-unicefs-work-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-23|access-date=2025-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Children Under Attack At Shocking Scale In Conflicts Around The World|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/children-attack-shocking-scale-conflicts-around-world-says-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-28|access-date=2025-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WHO, WFP and UNICEF: Yemen’s Families Cannot Withstand Another Day Of War, Let Alone Another 1,000|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/wfp-unicef-yemens-families-cannot-withstand-another-day-war-let-alone-another-1000/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-12-29|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Bloody Start To A New Year In Syria: Over 30 Children Killed In The First Two Weeks Of 2018|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/bloody-start-new-year-syria-30-children-killed-first-two-weeks-2018/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-01-14|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=3 Million Children Born Into War In Yemen|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/3-million-children-born-war-yemen/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-01-16|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore Following Two-Day Visit To Conflict-Ravaged South Sudan|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-unicef-executive-director-henrietta-h-fore-following-two-day-visit-conflict-ravaged-south-sudan/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-01-19|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Democratic Republic Of The Congo: Violence In Tanganyika And South Kivu Fuels One Of The World’s Worst Displacement Crises For Children|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/democratic-republic-congo-violence-tanganyika-south-kivu-fuels-one-worlds-worst-displacement-crises-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-01-25|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Conflicts In The Middle East And North Africa Take A Brutal Toll On Children In A Grim Month Of January|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/conflicts-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-take-a-brutal-toll-on-children/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-02-05|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tackling Sexual Exploitation And Abuse Of Children: Actions And Commitments By UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/tackling-sexual-exploitation-abuse-children-actions-commitments-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-02-14|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statement From Deputy Executive Director: Government Misses Opportunity To Reunite Refugee Families In The UK|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/statement-government-opportunity-reunite-refugee-families/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-02-22|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Usain Bolt To Play First Official Football Match At Old Trafford For Soccer Aid For UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/usain-bolt-play-first-official-football-match-old-trafford-soccer-aid-unicef/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-02-27|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNHCR And UNICEF Chiefs, On Joint Visit To Lebanon, Call For More Action To Protect And Empower Syrian Refugee Women And Girls As World Marks International Women’s Day|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unhcr-unicef-chiefs-joint-visit-lebanon-call-action-protect-empower-syrian-refugee-women-girls-world-marks-international-womens-day/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-03-08|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No End In Sight To Seven Years Of War In Syria: Children With Disabilities At Risk Of Exclusion|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/no-end-sight-seven-years-war-syria-children-disabilities-risk-exclusion/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-03-12|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Mo Farah Becomes First England Player to Sign for Soccer Aid For UNICEF And Will Finally Go Head-To-Head With Usain Bolt At Old Trafford In June|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/sir-mo-farah-becomes-first-england-player-sign-soccer-aid-unicef-will-finally-go-head-head-usain-bolt-old-trafford-june/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-03-15|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Toxic Air Pollution In The UK Putting Children’s Lives At Risk|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/toxic-air-pollution-uk-putting-childrens-lives-risk/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-03-15|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF NEXTGen London Doubles Fundraising Total To £2M|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-nextgen-london-doubles-fundraising-total-2m/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-03-15|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1 Million Children In Idlib At Increased Risk Due To Violence And Reports Of 17 Children Killed In Idlib, In North West Syria|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1-million-children-idlib-increased-risk-due-violence-reports-17-children-killed-idlib-north-west-syria/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-03-23|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brendan Cole Swaps Dancing Shoes For Football Boots As He Prepares For ITV Debut In Soccer Aid For UNICEF Match At Old Trafford In June|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/brendan-cole-swaps-dancing-shoes-football-boots-prepares-itv-debut-soccer-aid-unicef-match-old-trafford-june/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2017-03-27|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref> | |||
Ultimately, this foundational period in Leicester equipped Hepburn with a unique interdisciplinary skillset. Her early academic focus on music production and the arts, coupled with her tenacious completion of studies, positioned her for a career that would encompass not only established creative fields but also pioneering and groundbreaking ventures, reflecting her holistic approach to artistic innovation. <ref>{{cite web|title=UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham Visits Indonesia To Meet Children Tackling Violence And Bullying In The Classroom|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-goodwill-ambassador-david-beckham-visits-indonesia-meet-children-tackling-violence-bullying-classroom/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-03-28|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olly Murs To Receive Fifth Cap For England In Soccer Aid For UNICEF Match At Old Trafford In June|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/olly-murs-receive-fifth-cap-england-soccer-aid-unicef-match-old-trafford-june/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-03-29|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold To Provide Soccer Aid Soundtrack|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/legendary-dj-paul-oakenfold-provide-soccer-aid-soundtrack/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-04-20|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Williams Unveils Five England Legends On St George’s Day For Soccer Aid Match|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/robbie-williams-unveils-five-england-legends-st-georges-day-soccer-aid-match/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-04-23|access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aid Workers Released Unharmed In South Sudan|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/aid-workers-released-unharmed-south-sudan/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-04-25|access-date=2025-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Attacks On Education Worsening Globally, Study Shows|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/attacks-on-education-worsening/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-05-10|access-date=2025-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Attacks On Education Worsening Globally, Study Shows|url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/attacks-on-education-worsening/|last=Hepburn|first=Dove|website=[[UNICEF]]|date=2018-05-10|access-date=2025-03-24}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | |||
===''Epic Rap Battles of History'' (2010–2024)=== | |||
====''Epic Rap Battles of History'': Season 1 (2010–2011)==== | |||
[[File:John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly'']] | |||
The inaugural season of ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' (ERB) launched in September 2010, capturing audiences with its unique blend of historical, pop culture, and fictional figures engaging in humorous and often hard-hitting rap battles. Created by Peter Shukoff (Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (EpicLLOYD), the series revolutionised YouTube entertainment, combining clever lyricism, impressive production values, and widespread accessibility. Season 1 consisted of 15 battles, each featuring meticulously crafted portrayals of iconic characters across diverse eras and genres. | |||
Among the season’s notable battles, the debut episode, ''John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly'', introduced the show's concept with a sharp contrast between Lennon’s peace-driven idealism and O’Reilly’s brash, conservative persona. This was followed by the fan-favourite ''Darth Vader vs. Hitler'', which blended Star Wars references with biting historical commentary, setting a high standard for creative storytelling. These early episodes highlighted the team’s ability to engage audiences with cultural touchstones while maintaining a comedic edge. | |||
Hepburn joined the ERB production team in late 2010 as a multifaceted contributor, excelling in lyric refinement, thumbnail design, and behind-the-scenes coordination. Her knack for evocative visuals and her understanding of character dynamics significantly influenced battles like ''Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris'' and ''Sarah Palin vs. Lady Gaga''. As a lyricist, Hepburn’s input helped enhance the sharp wit and historical accuracy in many episodes, cementing the series’ reputation for intellectual humour. | |||
The first half of 2011 expanded the ERB universe with memorable clashes such as ''Justin Bieber vs. Beethoven'' and ''Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking''. These battles balanced humour with an educational edge, as evident in the scientific puns and musical references. Hepburn’s contributions to editing and scene continuity helped elevate these episodes, ensuring seamless transitions between the elaborate character portrayals. Her collaborative spirit also led to the inclusion of Easter eggs and cameos, a signature element of the show. | |||
[[File:Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris'']] | |||
Later that year, the series ventured into even bolder territory with creative matchups like ''Gandalf vs. Dumbledore'' and ''Dr. Seuss vs. Shakespeare''. These episodes demonstrated the team’s growing confidence in juxtaposing fictional and literary figures, with Hepburn spearheading research to ensure character authenticity. Her role in costume design consultations and visual storytelling enriched battles such as ''Napoleon vs. Napoleon'', which juxtaposed historical depth with absurd comedy. | |||
Hepburn’s dedication extended to the technical side, where she played a pivotal role in refining the show's production pipeline. She contributed to streamlining the music production process, collaborating with the team to experiment with layered soundscapes that enhanced the lyrical delivery. Her creative foresight ensured that each episode maintained a high standard of quality, regardless of the subject matter. | |||
Season 1 culminated in ''Nice Peter vs. EpicLLOYD'', a self-referential finale that depicted the creators battling one another while teasing plans for Season 2. This episode also introduced KassemG as a mediator, reinforcing the show’s collaborative ethos. Hepburn’s involvement in scripting this meta-narrative was instrumental, as she helped balance humour and sentimentality, creating a fitting conclusion to the season. | |||
Throughout 2010 and 2011, ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' established itself as a cultural phenomenon, amassing millions of views and fostering a loyal fanbase. Hepburn’s contributions behind the scenes, from lyrical finesse to visual storytelling, played an integral role in shaping the show’s identity. Her ability to infuse creativity into every aspect of production solidified her position as a vital member of the ERB team, setting the stage for even greater achievements in subsequent seasons. | |||
====''Epic Rap Battles of History'': Season 2 (2011–2013)==== | |||
[[File:Hitler vs. Vader 2.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Hitler vs. Vader 2]]'']] | |||
The second season of Epic Rap Battles of History (ERB) debuted in late 2011, expanding upon the groundbreaking formula established in Season 1. With heightened production values, more elaborate costumes, and increasingly complex lyricism, the series solidified its reputation as a cornerstone of YouTube entertainment. Created by Peter Shukoff (Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (EpicLLOYD), this season featured 18 episodes that delved into creative and unexpected matchups, further blending historical, fictional, and pop culture figures. | |||
Hepburn continued her pivotal role in Season 2, building on her successes in refining lyrics, designing captivating thumbnails, and ensuring seamless production processes. Her efforts were especially evident in episodes that showcased intricate storytelling and layered humour, where her creative insights enhanced the show’s appeal. | |||
The season premiered with "Hitler vs. Vader 2," a sequel to the iconic Season 1 episode. The rematch depicted Adolf Hitler confronting Darth Vader once again, this time in Jabba the Hutt’s palace, blending Star Wars lore with historical satire. Hepburn’s contributions to the script and production design ensured that the episode maintained the high standard of wit and spectacle that audiences had come to expect. | |||
As the season progressed, battles such as "Master Chief vs. Leonidas" and "Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros." further showcased the team’s growing ambition. Hepburn’s meticulous research and lyrical input enriched these episodes, particularly in weaving historical accuracy with pop culture references. Her role in coordinating visual elements and costumes brought a polished and professional edge to the series. | |||
[[File:Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros..jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros.]]'']] | |||
One of the standout episodes of the season, "Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates," featured a tech showdown between the legendary Apple and Microsoft founders. Hepburn’s contributions to the lyrics added layers of humour and sharpness, while her work behind the scenes helped the team achieve a visually engaging portrayal of the tech world. | |||
Later in the season, "Dr. Seuss vs. Shakespeare" highlighted the creators’ knack for merging literary genres, pitting the whimsical rhymes of Dr. Seuss against the timeless prose of Shakespeare. Hepburn’s research on the characters’ unique styles was instrumental in ensuring the episode’s authenticity, while her work on costume design consultations added depth to the visual presentation. | |||
The season also marked the introduction of more complex choreography and music production, with Hepburn playing a key role in refining these elements. Her ability to collaborate effectively with the team contributed to the seamless integration of layered soundscapes, intricate camera work, and comedic timing. | |||
Season 2 concluded with the meta-referential "Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney," timed to coincide with the 2012 U.S. presidential election. This episode showcased the team’s ability to stay relevant and engaging while delivering sharp social commentary. Hepburn’s role in scripting and editing ensured the episode struck a balance between humour and political critique, leaving a lasting impression on fans. | |||
Throughout 2011 to 2013, Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 built upon the foundations laid by the inaugural season, achieving even greater popularity and acclaim. Hepburn’s multifaceted contributions, spanning from lyrical refinement to visual storytelling and production coordination, were integral to the show’s continued success. Her dedication to quality and creativity helped the series evolve, paving the way for its enduring legacy as one of YouTube’s most iconic franchises. | |||
====''Epic Rap Battles of History'': Season 3 (2013–2014)==== | |||
[[File:Hitler vs. Vader 3.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Hitler vs. Vader 3]]'']] | |||
The third season of Epic Rap Battles of History debuted on 7 October 2013, showcasing the continued evolution of the series through its ambitious matchups, sharp lyricism, and dynamic visuals. Co-creators Peter Shukoff (Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (EpicLLOYD) expanded the scope of the show, integrating more complex narratives and broader cultural references while maintaining the comedic, hard-hitting battles fans loved. This season introduced 12 battles featuring an eclectic mix of historical, fictional, and pop culture icons. | |||
The season began with a climactic finale to the ongoing saga, Hitler vs. Vader 3, which concluded the trilogy in dramatic fashion. The episode saw Adolf Hitler (EpicLLOYD) and Darth Vader (Nice Peter) facing off for the last time, with a cameo from Boba Fett and an array of callbacks to previous battles. The elaborate production and narrative complexity reflected the team’s growing confidence in storytelling. | |||
Hepburn returned as a key contributor to the season, building on her prior successes in lyrical editing, visual coordination, and creative development. Her expertise in historical research and pop culture dynamics helped shape iconic episodes like Blackbeard vs. Al Capone, which cleverly tied into the promotional campaign for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Her attention to detail was crucial in balancing humour with authenticity, evident in the intricately crafted portrayals of pirates and gangsters. | |||
Among the season’s standout episodes, Miley Cyrus vs. Joan of Arc exemplified the show’s knack for juxtaposing seemingly unrelated figures to comedic effect. Hepburn’s role in refining the battle’s lyrics ensured a perfect blend of modern pop culture references and historical wit. Similarly, her creative foresight shone in Bob Ross vs. Pablo Picasso, which blended art history with absurd humour, featuring returning characters like Billy Mays and Mr. Rogers in cameo roles. | |||
[[File:Miley Cyrus vs. Joan of Arc.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Miley Cyrus vs. Joan of Arc]]'']] | |||
As the season progressed, Michael Jordan vs. Muhammad Ali and Donald Trump vs. Ebenezer Scrooge highlighted the show’s ability to delve into sports and literature with equal finesse. Hepburn’s collaborative input was instrumental in ensuring the battles were engaging and resonant. Her contributions to Trump vs. Scrooge extended to scripting elements inspired by A Christmas Carol, helping to craft a memorable holiday-themed battle. | |||
Later episodes explored bold concepts, including Rick Grimes vs. Walter White, which pitted the protagonists of The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad against each other. Hepburn’s deep understanding of character dynamics enriched episodes like Stephen King vs. Edgar Allan Poe, which paired two literary titans in a duel of words. Her contributions to the research and lyric refinement were instrumental in capturing the distinct voices of each author. | |||
The season’s final battles, including Sir Isaac Newton vs. Bill Nye, George Washington vs. William Wallace, and Artists vs. TMNT, pushed the boundaries of creativity. In Newton vs. Nye, Hepburn’s collaboration with the team ensured the inclusion of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Carl Sagan in a scientifically charged battle. Her efforts in visual storytelling culminated in Artists vs. TMNT, which seamlessly blended Renaissance art with pop culture in a uniquely choreographed rap face-off. | |||
Season 3 solidified Epic Rap Battles of History as a landmark series on YouTube, captivating millions of viewers worldwide. Hepburn’s multifaceted contributions—spanning research, lyrical precision, and visual artistry—were instrumental in elevating the season’s production values and creative depth. Her impact on the show’s evolution remained profound, setting a new benchmark for future seasons. | |||
====''Epic Rap Battles of History'': Season 4 (2014–2015)==== | |||
[[File:Ghostbusters vs. Mythbusters.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Ghostbusters vs. Mythbusters]]'']] | |||
The fourth season of Epic Rap Battles of History saw the series pushing creative boundaries with an array of diverse and ambitious battles. Featuring historical, fictional, and pop culture icons, the season demonstrated the creators' growing confidence in crafting elaborate matchups, supported by high-quality production and imaginative storytelling. | |||
Hepburn's involvement became even more integral during this season. She brought meticulous research and lyrical flair to every episode, ensuring both historical accuracy and artistic finesse. Hepburn’s eye for detail and innovative approach helped elevate battles into masterpieces of storytelling and spectacle, cementing her position as a cornerstone of the series. | |||
Season 4 consisted of 13 battles, starting with “Ghostbusters vs. MythBusters” in November 2014 and concluding with “Deadpool vs. Boba Fett” in December 2015. This season was marked by the inclusion of extensive cameos, intricate visuals, and cross-disciplinary collaborations, such as stop-motion animation and professional consultations for enhanced authenticity. | |||
The opening battle, "Ghostbusters vs. MythBusters," set the tone with a large ensemble cast and dynamic interplay between fictional and real-life figures. Hepburn's creative input ensured a perfect balance between humour and homage, particularly with the inclusion of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, whose comedic timing added a delightful edge to the rivalry. | |||
[[File:Zeus vs. Thor.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Zeus vs. Thor]]'']] | |||
Another standout, “Zeus vs. Thor,” took a creative leap by employing Lego stop-motion animation, a concept championed by Hepburn to give the battle a distinctive aesthetic while delving into mythology. “Romeo and Juliet vs. Bonnie and Clyde” showcased her ability to blend genres seamlessly, juxtaposing Shakespearean romance with the chaotic lives of the infamous American outlaws. | |||
Hepburn's talent shone brightest in “Eastern Philosophers vs. Western Philosophers,” where she crafted intricate verses that captured the essence of ancient Chinese thinkers and their Western counterparts. Her passion for historical storytelling also informed “Shaka Zulu vs. Julius Caesar,” where dramatic portrayals and cultural homage reflected her commitment to authenticity. | |||
The season finale, “Deadpool vs. Boba Fett,” benefited from Hepburn's flair for dynamic choreography and sharp humour, ensuring a satisfying and energetic closer. Her dedication to excellence permeated every battle, with her lyrical prowess and creative vision leaving an indelible mark on Season 4. | |||
This season solidified Epic Rap Battles of History as a hallmark of YouTube entertainment, balancing education, humour, and high production standards to captivate millions of viewers. Hepburn's influence was pivotal in pushing the boundaries of the series, setting a high bar for future seasons. | |||
====''Epic Rap Battles of History'': Season 5 (2016–2017)==== | |||
[[File:J. R. R. Tolkien vs. George R. R. Martin.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|J. R. R. Tolkien vs. George R. R. Martin]]'']] | |||
The fifth season of Epic Rap Battles of History brought a fresh wave of creativity, historical depth, and pop culture relevance. Featuring a blend of historical figures, fictional characters, and modern icons, this season showcased the series' continued evolution in lyrical complexity, production quality, and audience engagement. | |||
Hepburn's contributions took centre stage throughout Season 5, where her vision and expertise shaped every battle. Her lyrical craftsmanship, paired with her extensive historical and cultural knowledge, elevated the series to new heights. Hepburn’s hands-on involvement extended from concept development to production coordination, making her an indispensable force behind the show’s success. | |||
Season 5 included 13 battles, beginning with “J. R. R. Tolkien vs. George R. R. Martin” in May 2016 and concluding with “Nice Peter vs. EpicLLOYD 2” in January 2017. The season was characterised by intricate narratives, bold character portrayals, and innovative cameos, all of which bore Hepburn’s creative imprint. | |||
The opening battle, "J. R. R. Tolkien vs. George R. R. Martin," captured the imagination of fantasy fans, and Hepburn’s lyrical touch ensured a perfect blend of literary wit and pop culture nods. Her influence was particularly evident in the depiction of characters from The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, whose appearances added depth and humour. | |||
[[File:Frederick Douglass vs. Thomas Jefferson.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Frederick Douglass vs. Thomas Jefferson]]'']] | |||
In “Frederick Douglass vs. Thomas Jefferson,” Hepburn’s nuanced understanding of history brought a powerful emotional resonance to the battle. Her skillful writing balanced the weight of abolitionist themes with moments of levity, making it a standout episode. | |||
“Alexander the Great vs. Ivan the Terrible” exemplified Hepburn’s ability to juggle complexity, with additional figures such as Frederick the Great and Catherine the Great entering the fray. Her creative input ensured the chaotic progression remained engaging and cohesive. | |||
Notable battles like “Ash Ketchum vs. Charles Darwin” reflected Hepburn’s knack for blending whimsy with intellectual depth. Her passion for storytelling added layers of meaning, transforming the battle into a celebration of science and adventure. | |||
The season finale, “Nice Peter vs. EpicLLOYD 2,” offered a heartfelt exploration of the creators’ journey, with Hepburn playing a crucial role in shaping its narrative. Her ability to weave humour and sincerity into the lyrics highlighted her versatility as a writer. | |||
Hepburn's role was also instrumental in crafting timely and daring battles like “Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton,” which tackled the 2016 U.S. presidential election with wit and sharp commentary. Her collaborative spirit ensured the episode struck a balance between satire and entertainment. | |||
Season 5 reaffirmed Epic Rap Battles of History as a cultural phenomenon, thanks in no small part to Hepburn’s unparalleled dedication and talent. Her contributions not only enriched the series but also set a new standard for what the show could achieve. | |||
====''Epic Rap Battles of History'': Season 6 (2019–2020)==== | |||
[[File:Freddy Krueger vs. Wolverine.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Freddy Krueger vs. Wolverine]]'']] | |||
The sixth season of Epic Rap Battles of History continued to push creative boundaries, delivering compelling matchups that blended humour, historical insight, and cultural commentary. This season marked a return to form for the series, featuring a diverse roster of characters, visually stunning productions, and intricate lyrics. | |||
Hepburn’s involvement in Season 6 was pivotal, with her expertise in historical and literary themes evident throughout. Hepburn’s creative vision and lyrical genius enriched each battle, ensuring every episode resonated with fans and critics alike. From conceptualisation to the final performance, her contributions defined the season’s standout moments. | |||
The season opened with “Freddy Krueger vs. Wolverine,” a clash between two iconic characters of horror and superhero lore. Hepburn’s sharp wordplay captured the essence of Freddy’s psychological terror and Wolverine’s raw power, creating a lyrical duel as intense as the characters themselves. Her influence extended to the cameo appearances, with Edward Scissorhands and Jason Voorhees adding an extra layer of fan service. | |||
In “Guy Fawkes vs. Che Guevara,” Hepburn’s deep understanding of revolutionary history brought depth and authenticity to the battle. The lyrical contrast between Fawkes’ failed gunpowder plot and Guevara’s global revolutionary legacy showcased Hepburn’s skill in juxtaposing ideologies while keeping the rap engaging and humorous. | |||
[[File:Ronald McDonald vs. The Burger King.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Ronald McDonald vs. The Burger King]]'']] | |||
“Jacques Cousteau vs. Steve Irwin” was a heartfelt and dynamic battle between two beloved conservationists. Hepburn’s research and emotional storytelling were instrumental in capturing the unique charm of both figures. The battle balanced humour with reverence, a testament to her ability to honour the subjects while maintaining the series’ signature wit. | |||
Hepburn also played a key role in the Halloween special, “Vlad the Impaler vs. Count Dracula.” Her clever integration of historical and fictional elements elevated the episode, turning the infamous Vlad the Impaler and his legendary vampire counterpart into a gripping and darkly humorous confrontation. | |||
The season finale, “Harry Potter vs. Luke Skywalker,” was an ambitious crossover brought to life through stop-motion Lego animation. Hepburn worked closely with the animation team, infusing the lyrics with clever nods to both Harry Potter and Star Wars universes. Her creativity shone in the clever interplay of spells, lightsabers, and iconic characters, making it a fan favourite. | |||
With Hepburn’s contributions at its core, Season 6 solidified Epic Rap Battles of History as a masterclass in blending education with entertainment. Her dedication to crafting meaningful, memorable battles left an indelible mark on the series, ensuring its continued place as a cultural phenomenon. | |||
====''Epic Rap Battles of History'': Season 7 (2021–2024)==== | |||
[[File:Ragnar Lodbrok vs. Richard the Lionheart.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|Ragnar Lodbrok vs. Richard the Lionheart]]'']] | |||
The seventh season of Epic Rap Battles of History upheld the series’ reputation for combining historical, fictional, and contemporary icons in riveting lyrical duels. Dove Kathleen Hepburn’s creative brilliance was a cornerstone of the season, with her expertise shaping every episode. From writing compelling verses to overseeing narrative cohesion, she ensured each battle resonated with depth, humour, and cultural significance. | |||
Ragnar Lodbrok, the legendary Viking king (EpicLLOYD, inspired by Travis Fimmel’s portrayal in Vikings), clashed with English monarch Richard the Lionheart (Nice Peter). Hepburn’s keen understanding of history infused the battle with vivid imagery and sharp contrasts between Viking savagery and medieval nobility. Sponsored by Rise of Kingdoms, this episode exemplified her skill in balancing historical authenticity with entertaining storytelling. | |||
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon (EpicLLOYD), took on Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire (Scru Face Jean), celebrated as one of the wealthiest individuals in history. Hepburn’s ability to juxtapose modern entrepreneurship with ancient wealth shone through, creating verses filled with biting critique and cultural depth. Cameos included Atul Singh as an Amazon worker and EpicLLOYD as Captain Kirk (via reused footage), with the episode sponsored by NordVPN. | |||
John Wick (Zach Sherwin), John Rambo (Nice Peter), and John McClane (EpicLLOYD) faced off in a dynamic three-way battle. Her mastery of lyrical complexity ensured each character’s distinct personality and strengths were expertly captured, from Wick’s precision to Rambo’s raw power and McClane’s rugged determination. The episode featured Josh Best as Sam Trautman from Rambo and delivered non-stop action interwoven with Hepburn’s trademark wit. | |||
[[File:John Wick vs. John Rambo vs. John McClane.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''[[Encyc|John Wick vs. John Rambo vs. John McClane]]'']] | |||
Lara Croft (Croix Provence) and Indiana Jones (Nice Peter) engaged in a high-stakes duel of intellect and adventure. Hepburn’s storytelling prowess brought their contrasting approaches to archaeology to life, weaving a rich narrative of modern ingenuity versus old-school heroics. Cameos included Atul Singh as a swordsman and EpicLLOYD as Mutt Williams, with sponsorship from Raid: Shadow Legends. | |||
Henry Ford, automotive pioneer (Nice Peter), went head-to-head with Karl Marx, the revolutionary thinker behind The Communist Manifesto (EpicLLOYD). Hepburn’s profound grasp of economic and political themes ensured the verses were as intellectually stimulating as they were engaging, highlighting the clash of industrial capitalism and socialist ideals. | |||
Godzilla (Nice Peter) and King Kong (EpicLLOYD) waged an epic battle rendered through CGI motion capture. Hepburn’s imaginative flair was evident in the lyrical interplay and the inclusion of iconic kaiju like Rodan, Mothra, and Mechagodzilla. Her passion for cinematic history added a nostalgic yet innovative touch to the showdown. | |||
Donald Trump (EpicLLOYD) and Kamala Harris (Kimberly Michelle Vaughn) squared off in a politically charged rap battle. Hepburn’s lyrical brilliance was on full display, crafting sharp commentary and satire that captured the essence of the 2024 United States presidential election. The battle’s climax featured a surprise appearance by Theodore Roosevelt (EpicLLOYD), who returned to critique both candidates, with Nice Peter making a cameo as Joe Biden. Her skillful balancing of humour, critique, and narrative depth made this episode a standout. | |||
==List of all rap battles (2010–2025)== | |||
===Season 1 (2010–2011)=== | |||
All first season videos were uploaded onto Shukoff's channel, ''Nice Peter''. | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 1 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | |||
| Title = John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly | |||
| Aux2 = 1:37 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2010|09|22|df=y}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHRxv-40WMU Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Former [[Beatle]] and peace activist [[John Lennon]] (Nice Peter) battles against political commentator [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 2 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | |||
| Title = Darth Vader vs. Hitler | |||
| Aux2 = 1:41 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2010|11|10|df=y}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFA-rOls8YA Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = ''[[Star Wars]]'' antagonist [[Darth Vader]] (Nice Peter) battles against [[Nazi Germany]] dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
The battle ends with Hitler imprisoned in carbonite by Darth Vader (a reference to [[Han Solo]]'s imprisonment in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]])''. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Morgan Christensen as a [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Stormtrooper]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 3 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | |||
| Title = Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris | |||
| Aux2 = 2:08 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|12|08}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj2Zf9tlg2Y Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The [[List of presidents of the United States|16th president of the United States]], [[Abraham Lincoln]] (Nice Peter), battles against actor and martial artist [[Chuck Norris]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 4 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | |||
| Title = Sarah Palin vs. Lady Gaga | |||
| Aux2 = 2:26 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|01|12}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTd4_Ids80 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician and [[2008 United States presidential election|former vice-presidential candidate]] [[Sarah Palin]] ([[Lisa Nova]]) battles against pop star [[Lady Gaga]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': EpicLLOYD as 2008 Republican [[presidential nominee]] and Palin's running mate [[John McCain]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 5 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | |||
| Title = Hulk Hogan and Macho Man vs. Kim Jong-il | |||
| Aux2 = 2:39 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|02|02}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rE0-ek6MZA Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Wrestler [[Hulk Hogan]] (Nice Peter) battles against second [[Supreme Leader of North Korea]], [[Kim Jong Il]] ([[Traphik|Tim DeLaGhetto]]). | |||
At one point, Jong-il shoots Hogan with a [[rocket-propelled grenade]], preventing him from continuing. So his partner of the [[Mega Powers]], [[Randy Savage|"Macho Man" Randy Savage]] (EpicLLOYD) [[Tag team|tags in]]. | |||
'''Note:''' On May 25, 2019, a re-edited version of this battle was released. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 6 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | |||
| Title = Justin Bieber vs. Beethoven | |||
| Aux2 = 2:29 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|03|02}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcTLJ692F70 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Classical composer [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] (Nice Peter) battles against pop singer [[Justin Bieber]] (Alex Farnham). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': EpicLLOYD as Baroque composer [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 7 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | |||
| Title = Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking | |||
| Aux2 = 2:36 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|03|30}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7-fVtT16k Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = German-born theoretical physicist [[Albert Einstein]] (Zach Sherwin) battles against British theoretical physicist [[Stephen Hawking]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': EpicLLOYD as astrophysicist [[Carl Sagan]]. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 8 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | |||
| Title = Genghis Khan vs. Easter Bunny | |||
| Aux2 = 1:57 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|04|20}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4tLCGcTG4 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Mongolian Emperor [[Genghis Khan]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against the holiday mascot of Easter, the [[Easter Bunny]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Aaron Zaragoza as Christian main figure [[Jesus Christ]], Dante Cimadamore as [[Jesus Quintana]] from ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'', Kurt Schmidt as 'A Man Named Jesus', and Jon Na as Genghis Khan's descendants. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 9 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | |||
| Title = Napoleon vs. Napoleon | |||
| Aux2 = 2:19 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|05|18}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeNYDwbm9qw Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = French Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against fictional nerdy high-school student [[Napoleon Dynamite]] (Nice Peter). | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 10 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | |||
| Title = Billy Mays vs. Ben Franklin | |||
| Aux2 = 2:31 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|06|23}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAaE7sJahiw Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[Founding Fathers of the United States|United States Founding Father]] and inventor [[Benjamin Franklin]] (EpicLLOYD), battles against TV salesman [[Billy Mays]] (Colin J. Sweeney). | |||
During the battle, Mays suffers a [[Billy Mays#Death|fatal heart attack]], and is replaced by fellow TV salesman [[Vince Offer]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Pat McIntyre as fellow United States Founding Father and first president of the United States, [[George Washington]]. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 11 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | |||
| Title = Gandalf vs. Dumbledore | |||
| Aux2 = 2:10 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|07|14}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIMoQHpvFQQ Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' wizard [[Gandalf]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against ''[[Harry Potter]]'' wizard [[Albus Dumbledore]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Pat McIntyre as ''Harry Potter'' character [[Gilderoy Lockhart]]. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 12 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | |||
| Title = Dr. Seuss vs. Shakespeare | |||
| Aux2 = 2:51 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|08|17}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3w2MTXBebg Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Children's book writer [[Dr. Seuss]] (Mickey Meyer) battles against English playwright [[William Shakespeare]] ([[George Watsky]]). | |||
'''Note:''' In reference to the fact he had [[Head and neck cancer|throat cancer]] in real life, Dr. Seuss does not rap himself; instead, he summons his characters [[The Cat in the Hat]] (Nice Peter) and Thing One and Thing Two (EpicLLOYD) to participate in the battle for him. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 13 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | |||
| Title = Mr. T vs. Mr. Rogers | |||
| Aux2 = 2:11 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|09|14}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZsKqbt3gQ0 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Wrestler and actor [[Mr. T]] ([[DeStorm Power]], dressed as [[B. A. Baracus]]) battles against children's show host [[Fred Rogers|Mister Fred Rogers]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': EpicLLOYD as [[Mr. McFeely]] from ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'', as well as [[John "Hannibal" Smith]], [[H. M. Murdock]] and [[Templeton "Faceman" Peck]] from Mr. T's show ''[[The A-Team]]''. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 14 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | |||
| Title = Columbus vs. Captain Kirk | |||
| Aux2 = 2:28 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|10}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBzoBgfm55w Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Explorer [[Christopher Columbus]] (Nice Peter) battles against ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' [[Starship Enterprise]] captain [[James T. Kirk]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Omar Gharaibeh and Jon Na as ''Star Trek'' characters [[Spock]] and [[Hikaru Sulu]], respectively, and Mary Gutfleisch as a 'Hot Alien' who is beaten up by Kirk. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 15 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | |||
| Title = The Final Battle: Nice Peter vs. EpicLLOYD | |||
| Aux2 = 2:50 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|18}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJVCoHDAXs Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The creators of ''Epic Rap Battles of History'', Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, battle against each other as fictionalized versions of themselves. | |||
The battle ends with [[KassemG]] intervening to resolve the conflict and suggest to Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD to make a second season and also to create a YouTube channel specifically for the series. The video ends with an announcement of season 2. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD appear as various characters they have played throughout season 1. | |||
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|} | |||
===Season 2 (2011–2013)=== | |||
From the second season onwards, the battles were moved to their own YouTube channel, ''ERB''. | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 16 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | |||
| Title = Hitler vs. Vader 2 | |||
| Aux2 = 2:42 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|12|08}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeLrlmV9A-s Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[Darth Vader]] (Nice Peter) thaws out [[Adolf Hitler]] (EpicLLOYD) at Jabba the Hutt's palace after freezing him in carbonite in season 1, before challenging him to a rematch. | |||
The battle ends with Hitler being dropped into the [[Rancor]] pit. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Nice Peter as [[Stephen Hawking]], Morgan Cristensen as a [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Stormtrooper]] from ''[[Star Wars]]'', and Verona Blue as Boushh the Bounty Hunter, in which Darth Vader disguises as. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 17 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | |||
| Title = Master Chief vs. Leonidas | |||
| Aux2 = 2:12 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|01|31}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgVwv0ZuPhM Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' Spartan-II protagonist [[Master Chief (Halo)|Master Chief]] (Nice Peter) battles against Spartan King [[Leonidas I]] (portrayed by [[Jesse Wellens]] based on [[Gerard Butler]] in the 2007 film ''[[300 (film)|300]]'', voiced by EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': [[PrankvsPrank|Jeana]] as Leonidas' wife [[Gorgo, Queen of Sparta|Gorgo]], EpicLLOYD as Leonidas' son [[Pleistarchus]] (credited as Six Year Old Son), and [[Gabe Michael]] and Dante Cimadamore as Spartans. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 18 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | |||
| Title = Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros. | |||
| Aux2 = 1:46 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|02|16}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_hKLfTKU5Y Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Nintendo's ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' mascots [[Mario]] (EpicLLOYD) and [[Luigi (character)|Luigi]] (Nice Peter) battle against [[Wilbur and Orville Wright]] ([[Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal]]), inventors of the first successful airplane. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Ceciley Jenkins as ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' character [[Princess Peach]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 19 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | |||
| Title = Michael Jackson vs. Elvis Presley | |||
| Aux2 = 2:17 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|04|02}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M0RbaPxq2k Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The King of Pop, [[Michael Jackson]] (Bentley Green and Nice Peter), battles against the King of Rock & Roll, [[Elvis Presley]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Note:''' In this battle, Bentley Green portrays the younger Jackson and Nice Peter the older Jackson. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Bentley Green as members of music group [[The Jackson Five]] and ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'' character [[Tootie Ramsey]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 20 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | |||
| Title = Cleopatra vs. Marilyn Monroe | |||
| Aux2 = 1:46 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|05|07}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICX-6dMOuA Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Actress and sex symbol [[Marilyn Monroe]] ([[Kimmy Gatewood]]) battles against the last Egyptian pharaoh, [[Cleopatra]] ([[Angela Trimbur]]). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': [[KassemG]] as himself, EpicLLOYD as actor [[Marlon Brando]], and Nice Peter as 35th president of the United States, [[John F. Kennedy]]. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 21 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | |||
| Title = Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates | |||
| Aux2 = 2:48 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|06|14}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njos57IJf-0 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The Chairman of [[Microsoft]], [[Bill Gates]] (EpicLLOYD), battles against the CEO of [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[Steve Jobs]] (Nice Peter). | |||
Midway in the battle, Steve Jobs leaves to "turn heaven a profit" (a reference to his [[Steve Jobs#Death|real-life death]]). [[HAL 9000]] from ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' (voiced by Nice Peter; representing artificial intelligence as a whole) joins the battle, challenging Bill Gates as a third party. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 22 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | |||
| Title = Frank Sinatra vs. Freddie Mercury | |||
| Aux2 = 2:12 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|01}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5a_v0MP_Fk Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[Traditional pop]] singer [[Frank Sinatra]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against [[Queen (band)|Queen]] frontman [[Freddie Mercury]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': [[Tay Zonday]] as fellow traditional pop singer [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 23 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | |||
| Title = [[Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney (video)|Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney]] | |||
| Aux2 = 3:30 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|15}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX_1B0w7Hzc Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The candidates for the [[2012 United States presidential election]] face off in a rap battle: [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate [[Mitt Romney]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate and 44th president of the United States, [[Barack Obama]] ([[Iman Crosson]]). | |||
In the final verse, the 16th president of the United States, [[Abraham Lincoln]] (Nice Peter), returns from season 1 to criticize both candidates. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 24 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | |||
| Title = Doc Brown vs. Doctor Who | |||
| Aux2 = 2:23 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|29}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDj7gvc_dsA Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = ''[[Back to the Future (franchise)|Back to the Future]]'' [[DeLorean time machine]] inventor [[Dr. Emmett Brown]] (Zach Sherwin) battles against ''[[Doctor Who]]'' protagonist [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|The Doctor]] (Nice Peter as the [[Tenth Doctor]]). | |||
Halfway through the battle, The Tenth Doctor is shot by a [[Dalek]] controlled by Brown, forcing him to regenerate into the [[Fourth Doctor]] ([[George Watsky]]) for his second verse. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': EpicLLOYD as ''Back to the Future'' protagonist [[Marty McFly]], and Dante Cimadamore as a [[Dalek]] from ''Doctor Who''. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 25 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | |||
| Title = Bruce Lee vs. Clint Eastwood | |||
| Aux2 = 1:50 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|12}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCyaJS4Cbs Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Actor and martial artist [[Bruce Lee]] ([[Mike Diva]]) battles against actor and director [[Clint Eastwood]] (EpicLLOYD; portrayed as [[Man with No Name]] from the [[Dollars Trilogy|''Dollars'' trilogy]]). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Nice Peter as unnamed 'Mustached Cowboys' who attempt to shoot down Clint Eastwood, but are shot by him instead, and Xin Wuku as unnamed 'Urban Ninjas' who Bruce Lee battles and defeats mid-battle, and who act as [[Bruce Lee]]'s stunt double. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 26 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | |||
| Title = Batman vs. Sherlock Holmes | |||
| Aux2 = 2:49 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|27}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CLlZuiBkQ Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Fictional detective [[Sherlock Holmes]] (Zach Sherwin), battles against comic book hero [[Batman]] (Nice Peter). | |||
The characters' respective sidekicks, [[Dr. Watson]] ([[Kyle Mooney]]) and [[Robin (comics)|Robin]] (EpicLLOYD), also participate in the battle. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 27 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | |||
| Title = Moses vs. Santa Claus | |||
| Aux2 = 2:20 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|12|10}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kRAKXFrYQ4 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Jewish prophet [[Moses]] ([[Snoop Dogg]]) battles against the modern personification of Christmas, [[Santa Claus]] (Nice Peter). | |||
Three [[Christmas elf|Christmas elves]] (EpicLLOYD) join Santa Claus during his second verse. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Elena Diaz and Monica Weitzel as Moses' Honeys. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 28 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | |||
| Title = Adam vs. Eve | |||
| Aux2 = 2:04 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|11}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liLU2tEz7KY Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = First man [[Adam]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against his spouse, first woman [[Eve]] ([[Jenna Marbles]]). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Nice Peter as Adam's "friend" [[Adam and Steve|Steve]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 29 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | |||
| Title = Gandhi vs. Martin Luther King Jr. | |||
| Aux2 = 1:39 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|25}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6G6CZT7h4k Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The lead figure of the [[Civil Rights Movement]], [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] ([[Jordan Peele]]), battles against [[Mahatma Gandhi]] ([[Keegan-Michael Key]]), leader of the [[Indian independence movement]]. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, credited as 'White Preachers', each appear briefly in the respective crowds. Several actors appear as members of the Civil Rights March and the Indian Rights March. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 30 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | |||
| Title = Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison | |||
| Aux2 = 2:04 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|11}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ1Mz7kGVf0 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = American inventor [[Thomas Edison]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against American electrical engineer [[Nikola Tesla]] (portrayed by Dante Cimadamore; voiced by Cimadamore and Nice Peter). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 31 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | |||
| Title = Babe Ruth vs. Lance Armstrong | |||
| Aux2 = 2:07 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|25}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtO-6Xg3g2M Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[New York Yankees]] baseball player [[Babe Ruth]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against former road racing cyclist [[Lance Armstrong]] (Nice Peter). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 32 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | |||
| Title = Mozart vs. Skrillex | |||
| Aux2 = 2:09 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|08}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Au0xCg3PI Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = 18th century classical composer [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] (Nice Peter) battles against [[dubstep]] musician [[Skrillex]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 33 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | |||
| Title = Rasputin vs. Stalin | |||
| Aux2 = 3:38 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|22}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2z0nrsQ8o Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Russian mystic [[Grigori Rasputin]] (Nice Peter) battles against [[Soviet Union]] General Secretary [[Joseph Stalin]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
[[Communist]] leader [[Vladimir Lenin]] (Nice Peter), Soviet statesman [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] (EpicLLOYD), and incumbent president of Russia [[Vladimir Putin]] (Nice Peter) also participate in the battle. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': [[Felix Kjellberg|Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg]] as Russian ballet dancer [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]]. | |||
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|} | |||
===Season 3 (2013–2014)=== | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 34 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | |||
| Title = Hitler vs. Vader 3 | |||
| Aux2 = 2:38 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|07}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpqNvskS_kM Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[Adolf Hitler]] (EpicLLOYD) escapes from the Rancor pit and challenges [[Darth Vader]] (Nice Peter) for a final rematch. | |||
At one point during the battle, Vader's bounty hunter [[Boba Fett]] (voiced by [[Ray William Johnson]], portrayed by Atul Singh and Brian Neunhoffer) briefly joins in, but is then shot by Hitler. The battle ends with Hitler getting sliced in half by Vader. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': [[KassemG]] and Morgan Christensen as ''Star Wars'' characters [[Lando Calrissian]] and [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Stormtroopers]], respectively. Characters from past episodes, including [[Abraham Lincoln]] (Nice Peter), [[Stephen Hawking]] (Nice Peter), [[Randy Savage|"Macho Man" Randy Savage]] (EpicLLOYD), the [[Fourth Doctor]] ([[George Watsky]]), and [[Leonidas]] ([[Jesse Wellens]]), also reappear. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 35 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | |||
| Title = Blackbeard vs. Al Capone | |||
| Aux2 = 2:39 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|21}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9gulYfUh4 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = English pirate [[Blackbeard]] (Nice Peter) battles against American gangster [[Al Capone]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Note''': This episode is sponsored by the video game franchise ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' to promote the game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Xin Wuku as ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' protagonist [[Edward Kenway]]; Bryce Wissel, Shaun Lewin and Donnie Davis as pirates; Shaun Lewin, Yev Belilovskiy and Dante Cimadamore as gangsters. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 36 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | |||
| Title = Miley Cyrus vs. Joan of Arc | |||
| Aux2 = 2:25 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|04}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQx1sqPHTrk Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Singer and actress [[Miley Cyrus]] (Michelle Glavan) battles against French [[folk heroine]] [[Joan of Arc]] (Jessi Smiles). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD as ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' characters [[Miley Stewart]] and [[Lilly Truscott]], respectively. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 37 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | |||
| Title = Bob Ross vs. Pablo Picasso | |||
| Aux2 = 2:06 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|18}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGN5xaQkFk0 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = American painter and ''[[The Joy of Painting]]'' host [[Bob Ross]] (Nice Peter) battles against Spanish painter and co-founder of the [[Cubist]] movement [[Pablo Picasso]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Bob the dog as [[Lump (dog)|Lump]]. Characters from past episodes, including [[Billy Mays]] (Collin J. Sweeney), [[Mr. Rogers]] (Nice Peter), and the [[Fourth Doctor]] (George Watsky), reappear. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 38 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | |||
| Title = Michael Jordan vs. Muhammad Ali | |||
| Aux2 = 2:36 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|12|03}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_uOtAkEf6U Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Former boxing champion [[Muhammad Ali]] ([[Jordan Peele]]) battles against former [[NBA]] basketball star [[Michael Jordan]] ([[Keegan-Michael Key]]). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 39 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | |||
| Title = Donald Trump vs. Ebenezer Scrooge | |||
| Aux2 = 3:26 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|12|19}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP6VqB4klpQ Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Business magnate [[Donald Trump]] (Nice Peter) battles against [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] (Zach Sherwin), the main character of [[Charles Dickens]]' novel ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' - off which the episode's plot is based around. | |||
Trump begins the battle with a single verse, filling in the role of [[Jacob Marley]]. The three Ghosts of Christmas then arrive – first the [[Ghost of Christmas Past]] (disguised as banker [[J. P. Morgan]] portrayed by EpicLLOYD), then the [[Ghost of Christmas Present]] (disguised as rapper [[Kanye West]] portrayed by [[DeStorm Power]]), and finally the [[Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]] (portrayed by Nice Peter). This ultimately leads Scrooge to develop holiday spirit. | |||
'''Note:''' This battle portrays Trump as a businessman and television personality, nearly three years before he would assume his position as the [[President of the United States|45th president of the United States]]. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Kai and Naya Berman as Ignorance and Want (credited as Children Ghosts) from ''A Christmas Carol''. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 40 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | |||
| Title = Rick Grimes vs. Walter White | |||
| Aux2 = 2:17 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|05|05}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krQHQvtIr6w Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' protagonist [[Walter White (Breaking Bad)|Walter White]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' protagonist [[Rick Grimes]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Amy Bury, Neil Blan, Ray Timmons and Tom Walsh as Walkers. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 41 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | |||
| Title = Goku vs. Superman | |||
| Aux2 = 1:48 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|05|19}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MW9Nrg_kZU Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Comic book superhero [[Superman]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga protagonist [[Goku]] ([[Ray William Johnson]]). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Nice Peter as ''Superman'' character [[Jimmy Olsen]] and ''Dragon Ball'' character [[Krillin]]. | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 42 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | |||
| Title = Stephen King vs. Edgar Allan Poe | |||
| Aux2 = 2:27 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|06|02}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56R3hU-fWZY Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = 19th century poet and horror author [[Edgar Allan Poe]] ([[George Watsky]]) battles against best-selling horror author [[Stephen King]] (Zach Sherwin). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 43 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | |||
| Title = Sir Isaac Newton vs. Bill Nye | |||
| Aux2 = 2:47 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|06|16}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = American scientist and television host [[Bill Nye]] (Nice Peter) battles against English physicist [[Sir Isaac Newton]] ([["Weird Al" Yankovic]]). | |||
At one point, American astrophysicist [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]] ([[Chali 2na]]) steps in and battles in Nye's place. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' EpicLLOYD as astrophysicist [[Carl Sagan]], who previously appeared in season 1. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 44 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | |||
| Title = George Washington vs. William Wallace | |||
| Aux2 = 2:32 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|06|30}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl7CLaZFG1c Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Scottish revolutionary [[William Wallace]] (EpicLLOYD, based on [[Mel Gibson]] in the 1995 film ''[[Braveheart]]''), battles against first president of the United States, [[George Washington]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Jack Zullo, Mike Elder, and Jeff MacKinnon as [[Americans]]; Reynaldo Garnica, Seth Brown, and Joey Greer as [[Scotsmen]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 45 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | |||
| Title = Artists vs. TMNT | |||
| Aux2 = 2:14 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|07|14}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HZ5V9rT96M Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[Renaissance]] artists [[Leonardo da Vinci]] ([[Rhett and Link|Link Neal]]), [[Donatello|Donatello di Betto Bardi]] ([[Rhett and Link|Rhett McLaughlin]]), [[Michelangelo|Michelangelo Buonarroti]] ([[Ian Hecox]]), and [[Raphael| Raphael Sanzio]] ([[Anthony Padilla]]) battle against their namesake ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' protagonists [[Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Leonardo]], [[Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Donatello]], [[Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Michelangelo]], and [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael]] (voiced by Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, all portrayed by EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Xin Wuku as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' stunt doubles. | |||
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|} | |||
===Season 4 (2014–2015)=== | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 46 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | |||
| Title = Ghostbusters vs. Mythbusters | |||
| Aux2 = 2:27 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|10}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pnTm-KK9k Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = ''[[MythBusters]]'' hosts [[Jamie Hyneman]] (Nice Peter) and [[Adam Savage]] (EpicLLOYD) battle against ''[[Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters]]'' protagonists [[Peter Venkman]] (Chris Gorbos), [[Ray Stantz]] ([[Barely Political|Mark Douglas]]), [[Egon Spengler]] (Zach Sherwin), and [[Winston Zeddemore]] (Walter Downing). | |||
The former ''MythBusters'' "Build Team", consisting of [[Tory Belleci]] (Chris Alvarado), [[Kari Byron]] (Mary Gutfleisch), and [[Grant Imahara]] ([[KRNFX]]), join the battle to back up Hyneman and Savage. The [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]] (voiced by EpicLLOYD, portrayed by Taylor Cu) from ''Ghostbusters'' also joins the battle to face both teams as a third party. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Brooke "Dodger" Leigh Lawson as ''Ghostbusters'' character [[Janine Melnitz]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 47 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | |||
| Title = Romeo and Juliet vs. Bonnie and Clyde | |||
| Aux2 = 3:06 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|17}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV7xJ73_eeM Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = | |||
The title characters of [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Shakespearean tragedy|tragedy]] ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', [[Romeo|Romeo Montague]] and [[Juliet|Juliet Capulet]] (Nice Peter and [[Grace Helbig]]), battle against American outlaws [[Bonnie and Clyde|Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]] ([[Hannah Hart]] and EpicLLOYD). | |||
The battle ends with Romeo and Juliet both committing suicide while Bonnie and Clyde, both left confused [[Bonnie and Clyde#Ambush and deaths|getting shot in a barrage of gunfire]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 48 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | |||
| Title = Zeus vs. Thor | |||
| Aux2 = 3:01 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|24}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_xFOmYxKYw Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The Greek god of thunder, [[Zeus]] (voiced by Nice Peter), battles against the [[Norse mythology|Norse]] god of thunder, [[Thor]] (voiced by EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Note''': The video was filmed using [[stop motion]] animation with [[Lego minifigures]] by Forrest Whaley, Sean Willets and Zach Macias. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Various characters from Greek and Norse mythology appear as background characters. A Lego version of actress [[Natalie Portman]] (as [[Padmé Amidala]] from ''[[Star Wars]]'') briefly appears, and the Lego version of [[Loki]] uses the likeness of [[Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|the Marvel Cinematic Universe version]] of the character, as based on actor [[Tom Hiddleston|Tom Hiddleston's]] portrayal. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 49 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | |||
| Title = Jack the Ripper vs. Hannibal Lecter | |||
| Aux2 = 3:05 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|12|01}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfkR5o_bcSg Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = | |||
Fictional serial killer and cannibal [[Hannibal Lecter]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against the unidentified [[Victorian era|Victorian]] serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]] ([[Dan Bull]]). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': David Thornhill Jr. as ''[[Hannibal Lecter (franchise)|Hannibal Lecter]]'' character Barney Matthews. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 50 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | |||
| Title = Oprah vs. Ellen | |||
| Aux2 = 2:48 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|12|08}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsa-vfXV6Q Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = | |||
Talk show host and media proprietor [[Oprah Winfrey]] (Nikki "November Christine" Jenkins) battles against fellow talk show host and actress [[Ellen DeGeneres]] (Lauren Flans). | |||
'''Note''': This episode is also known as "Oprah Winfrey vs. Ellen DeGeneres". | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Atul Singh as Oprah's partner [[Stedman Graham]] and EpicLLOYD as television host [[Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil McGraw]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 51 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | |||
| Title = Steven Spielberg vs. Alfred Hitchcock | |||
| Aux2 = 3:59 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|12|15}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wYtG7aQTHA Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Film directors [[Steven Spielberg]] (Nice Peter) and [[Alfred Hitchcock]] (EpicLLOYD) face off in a rap battle. | |||
The two are later joined by fellow film directors [[Quentin Tarantino]] ([[Wax (rapper)|Wax]]), [[Stanley Kubrick]] (Ruggles Outbound), and [[Michael Bay]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Theme:''' Cinema. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 52 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | |||
| Title = Lewis and Clark vs. Bill and Ted | |||
| Aux2 = 2:53 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|05|25}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll0v-CNCUwE Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = American explorers [[Meriwether Lewis]] ([[Link Neal]]) and [[William Clark]] ([[Rhett McLaughlin]]) battle against the main characters of ''[[Bill & Ted]]'', [[Bill & Ted#Cast and characters|Bill S. Preston and Ted Logan]] (EpicLLOYD and Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Michelle Maloney as the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]'s [[Lemhi Shoshone]] guide [[Sacagawea]], Sam Macaroni as ''Bill & Ted'' character Rufus, and Mike Betette as a bear. 19th-century American gunfighter [[Billy the Kid]] (Nice Peter; reused footage of the Mustached Cowboy cameos from Season 2) and Greek philosopher [[Socrates]] (EpicLLOYD) make brief cameos, while several figures from past episodes, including [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] (EpicLLOYD), [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] (Nice Peter), [[Genghis Khan]] (EpicLLOYD), [[Abraham Lincoln]] (Nice Peter), and [[Joan of Arc]] (Jessi Smiles), reappear. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 53 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | |||
| Title = David Copperfield vs. Harry Houdini | |||
| Aux2 = 2:20 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|08}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVTwgQ76l-g Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = American illusionist [[David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]] (Nice Peter) battles against Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer [[Harry Houdini]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Note''': Tony Clark served as the consultant for the magic tricks and illusions performed in the video. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Dante Cimadamore as American magician and illusionist [[Criss Angel]], Josie Ahlquist as Houdini's wife [[Bess Houdini]], Lauren Francesca as Copperfield's wife Chloe Gosselin (credited as Copperfield's Assistant), and Tony Clark as a police officer. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 54 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | |||
| Title = Terminator vs. RoboCop | |||
| Aux2 = 3:08 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|22}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmqa99Ar1Hs Link] | |||
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Cyborg assassin [[Terminator (character)|The Terminator]] (EpicLLOYD), battles against cybernetically enhanced police officer [[RoboCop (character)|RoboCop]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Notes''': The video promotes the film ''[[Terminator Genisys]]'' (2015), which released one month later. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Original Terminator actor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] appears at the end of the video lip-syncing the outro. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 55 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | |||
| Title = Eastern Philosophers vs. Western Philosophers | |||
| Aux2 = 4:19 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|06}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N_RO-jL-90 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Chinese philosophers [[Confucius]] ([[MC Jin]]), [[Sun Tzu]] ([[Timothy DeLaGhetto]]), and [[Lao Tzu]] ([[KRNFX]]) battle against Greek philosopher [[Socrates]] (EpicLLOYD), German philosopher [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] (Nice Peter), and French philosopher [[Voltaire]] (Zach Sherwin). | |||
The battle ends with members of both teams turning on each other. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 56 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | |||
| Title = Shaka Zulu vs. Julius Caesar | |||
| Aux2 = 2:17 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|20}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOm_2dGzqp0 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[Zulu Kingdom]] monarch [[Shaka Zulu]] (DeStorm Power) battles against [[Ancient Roman]] dictator [[Julius Caesar]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Greg "Klarity" Davis Jr. as Zulu warriors and EpicLLOYD as Roman soldiers. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 57 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | |||
| Title = Jim Henson vs. Stan Lee | |||
| Aux2 = 5:32 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|03}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXBJIZ1NXFU Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[Marvel Comics]] writer and CEO [[Stan Lee]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against [[The Muppets]] creator [[Jim Henson]] (Nice Peter). | |||
Henson's most famous creation [[Kermit the Frog]] (voiced by Nice Peter) performs the first verse with him before Henson puts him away in the second. Near the end, entertainment mogul [[Walt Disney]] (Zach Sherwin) — whose company owns Marvel Comics and The Muppets – joins the battle. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Mary Gutfleisch as Disney animators. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 58 | |||
| Title = Deadpool vs. Boba Fett | |||
| Aux2 = 2:47 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|16}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g708PmJAbuI Link] | |||
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''[[Star Wars]]'' antagonistic bounty hunter [[Boba Fett]] (voiced by Nice Peter, portrayed by Ivan "Flipz" Velez) battles against comic book antihero [[Deadpool]] (voiced by EpicLLOYD, portrayed by [[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]]). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Edward Vilderman, Dante Cimadamore, EpicLLOYD and Forrest Whaley as "street toughs". Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD as [[Rebel Alliance|rebel soldiers]]. | |||
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|} | |||
===Season 5 (2016–2017)=== | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 59 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | |||
| Title = J. R. R. Tolkien vs. George R. R. Martin | |||
| Aux2 = 2:48 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|05|02}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAAp_luluo0 Link] | |||
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British writer and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' author [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] (Nice Peter) battles against American novelist [[George R. R. Martin]] (EpicLLOYD), author of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' (which is adapted into [[HBO]]'s television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'').<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Locker|first1=Melissa|title=If George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien Had an Epic Rap Battle It Would Look Like This|url=https://time.com/4316363/george-rr-martin-jrr-tolkien-game-of-thrones-rap-battle/|access-date=May 4, 2016|magazine=Time|date=May 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Darbyshire|first1=Peter|title=Who's better — George R.R. Martin or J.R.R. Tolkien? Watch Epic Rap Battles of History to find out|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/whos-better-george-r-r-martin-or-j-r-r-tolkien-watch-epic-rap-battles-of-history-to-find-out|access-date=May 23, 2016|work=Vancouver Sun|date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Rudy Fermin, Ricky Mammone, and Ceciley Jenkins as ''A Song of Ice and Fire''/''Game of Thrones'' characters [[Jon Snow (character)|Jon Snow]], [[Hodor (character)|Hodor]], and [[Daenerys Targaryen]] (credited as Khaleesi), respectively. Joey Greer as a human warrior and orc. Sulai Lopez and Shaun Lewin as elves. Dante Cimadamore as rock band [[Led Zeppelin]] ([[John Bonham]], [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], and [[Jimmy Page]]). EpicLLOYD as ''[[The Goonies]]'' character Mikey Walsh. | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 60 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | |||
| Title = Gordon Ramsay vs. Julia Child | |||
| Aux2 = 3:16 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|05|18}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99-n42Xb6NQ Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = | |||
British chef [[Gordon Ramsay]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against American chef [[Julia Child]] ([[Mamrie Hart]]).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dicker|first1=Ron|title=Gordon Ramsay And Julia Child Have A Rap War, And It's Tasty|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gordon-ramsay-and-julia-child-have-a-rap-war-and-its-tasty_us_573c79e2e4b0ef86171cc70c|access-date=May 23, 2016|work=The Huffington Post|date=May 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Watch Gordon Ramsay, Julia Child face off in 'Epic Rap Battles of History' (VIDEO)|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/features/article/watch-gordon-ramsay-julia-child-face-off-in-epic-rap-battles-of-history-vid|access-date=May 23, 2016|work=Malay Mail|date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Michelle Maloney, Layne Pavoggi, Yev Belilovskiy, Ceciley Jenkins, and Jay Houn as Ramsay's production team. Felicia Folkes, Sulai Lopez, Dante Cimadamore, and Mike Betette as the "Blue Team" from ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''. A dog named Pebbles also made a brief appearance in the video. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 61 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | |||
| Title = Frederick Douglass vs. Thomas Jefferson | |||
| Aux2 = 3:22 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|05|30}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-ZblMfZpuw Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = American abolitionist and statesman [[Frederick Douglass]] ([[J. B. Smoove]]) battles against the third president of the United States, [[Thomas Jefferson]] (Nice Peter).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Finley|first1=Taryn|title=Frederick Douglas Schools Thomas Jefferson In This 'Epic Rap Battle'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/frederick-douglas-schools-thomas-jefferson-in-this-epic-rap-battle_us_57518acbe4b0c3752dcd55a1|access-date=June 5, 2016|work=The Huffington Post|date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Characters from past episodes, including [[Marilyn Monroe]] ([[Kimmy Gatewood]]), [[Babe Ruth]] (EpicLLOYD), [[Benjamin Franklin]] (EpicLLOYD), [[Barack Obama]] ([[Iman Crosson]]), [[Thomas Edison]] (EpicLLOYD), [[Clint Eastwood]] (EpicLLOYD), [[Elvis Presley]] (EpicLLOYD), and [[Hulk Hogan]] (Nice Peter), reappear. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 62 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | |||
| Title = James Bond vs. Austin Powers | |||
| Aux2 = 4:03 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|14}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7xDGi5lp4 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Fictional [[MI6]] agent [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] (Ben Atha as [[Daniel Craig]]) battles against fictional spy [[Austin Powers (character)|Austin Powers]] (Nice Peter). | |||
The original James Bond (EpicLLOYD as [[Sean Connery]]) interjects and faces off against the two.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Simpson|first1=George|title=James Bond v Austin Powers hilarious Epic Rap Battle hits 5 MILLION views in 2 days|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/680498/Epic-Rap-Battles-James-Bond-Austin-Powers-Daniel-Craig-Aidan-Turner-Sean-Connery|access-date=December 27, 2016|work=The Express|date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Samantha Kellie, Sulai Lopez and Dante Cimadamore as [[Ming Tea]] (credited as Go Go Dancers). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 63 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | |||
| Title = Bruce Banner vs. Bruce Jenner | |||
| Aux2 = 3:35 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|06|29}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=810FWtKnH-o Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Comic book superhero and scientist, [[Hulk|Bruce Banner]] (EpicLLOYD), battles against former Olympic champion, [[Caitlyn Jenner|Bruce Jenner]] (Nice Peter). | |||
Partway through the battle, they transform into [[The Hulk]] ([[Mike O'Hearn]]) and [[Caitlyn Jenner]] (Jolie "NoShame" Drake), respectively. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 64 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | |||
| Title = Alexander the Great vs. Ivan the Terrible | |||
| Aux2 = 4:29 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|07|12}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVbH1BVXywY Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Tsar [[Ivan the Terrible]] of Russia (Nice Peter) battles against King [[Alexander the Great]] of Macedon (Zach Sherwin). | |||
Alexander [[Death of Alexander the Great|dies after being poisoned]] by a drink given by Ivan. King [[Frederick the Great]] of Prussia (EpicLLOYD) appears and continues the battle. Ivan attempts to decapitate him with a garrote wire, but Frederick has already [[Frederick the Great#Later years and death|died silently in his armchair]]. Roman general [[Pompey|Pompey the Great]] (Mike Betette) attempts to take up the battle, but is abruptly beheaded by Empress [[Catherine the Great]] of Russia (Meghan Tonjes), who then finishes the battle. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Illjaz Jusufi and Burim Jusufi as Catherine the Great's backup dancers. Characters from the season 2 finale, [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]] ([[PewDiePie]]), [[Grigori Rasputin]] (Nice Peter), [[Vladimir Lenin]] (Nice Peter), [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] (EpicLLOYD), [[Vladimir Putin]] (Nice Peter), and [[Joseph Stalin]] (EpicLLOYD), reappear. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 65 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | |||
| Title = Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton | |||
| Aux2 = 4:34 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|26}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbryz0mxuMY Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The candidates for the [[2016 United States presidential election]] face off in a rap battle: [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate [[Donald Trump]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[Hillary Clinton]] ([[Kimmy Gatewood]]). | |||
In the final verse, the 16th president of the United States, [[Abraham Lincoln]] (Nice Peter), returns once again from season 1 to criticize both running candidates, but ultimately takes Clinton’s side against Trump.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hamedy|first1=Sara|title=Donald Trump takes on Hillary Clinton in 'Epic Rap Battles of History'|url=http://mashable.com/2016/10/27/epic-rap-battles-of-history-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/#uqX2qA2wlmqt|access-date=December 27, 2016|work=Mashable|date=October 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Biswas|first1=Shreya|title=Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton: Epic Rap Battle shows how ugly the rivalry could get|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-epic-rap-battle-us-presidential-elections/1/797673.html|access-date=December 27, 2016|work=India Today|date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Josh Best as a [[United States Secret Service]] agent. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 66 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | |||
| Title = Ash Ketchum vs. Charles Darwin | |||
| Aux2 = 2:24 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|14}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC7H99-7wxk&t Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The main protagonist of the [[Pokémon (anime)|''Pokémon'' anime]] series, [[Ash Ketchum]] (Brian Walters), battles against English naturalist [[Charles Darwin]] (Nice Peter).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gutelle|first1=Sam|title='Epic Rap Battles Of History' Returns With An Evolutionary Battle|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/11/15/epic-rab-battles-of-history-charles-darwin-ash-ketchum/|access-date=December 27, 2016|work=Tubefilter|date=November 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Burton|first1=Bonnie|title='Epic Rap Battles' pits Ash Ketchum against Charles Darwin|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/epic-rap-battles-ash-ketchum-vs-charles-darwin/|access-date=December 27, 2016|website=CNET|date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': EpicLLOYD as ''[[Evil Dead]]'' protagonist [[Ash Williams]]. Mary Gutfleisch and Dante Cimadamore as ''Pokémon'' characters [[Team Rocket#In the anime|Jessie and James from Team Rocket]]. Cimadamore also appears as ''[[The March of Progress]]''. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 67 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | |||
| Title = Wonder Woman vs. Stevie Wonder | |||
| Aux2 = 2:33 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|28}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7jL0NJ98Nc&t Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Comic book superheroine [[Wonder Woman]] ([[Lilly Singh]]) battles against American singer-songwriter [[Stevie Wonder]] ([[T-Pain]]).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dicker|first1=Ron|title=Stevie Wonder And Wonder Woman's Rap Battle Is Legendary|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stevie-wonder-and-wonder-womans-rap-battle-is-legendary_us_583d9084e4b0860d61166671|access-date=December 27, 2016|work=The Huffington Post|date=November 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Burton|first1=Bonnie|title=Wonder Woman, Stevie Wonder throw down in 'Epic Rap Battles'|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/wonder-woman-stevie-wonder-epic-rap-battles-youtube-dc-comics-t-pain-lilly-singh/|access-date=December 27, 2016|website=CNET|date=November 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mallenbaum|first1=Carly|title=Watch: T-Pain rap-battles as 'Stevie Wonder' vs 'Wonder Woman'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/11/29/epic-rap-battle-t-pain-wonder/94635924/|access-date=December 27, 2016|work=USA Today|date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Nice Peter as comic book hero [[Batman]], who previously appeared in season 2. Lilly Singh as Stevie Wonder's children and partners. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 68 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | |||
| Title = Tony Hawk vs. Wayne Gretzky | |||
| Aux2 = 2:50 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|12}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goMYHB2Grvg&t Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Skateboarder [[Tony Hawk]] (Nice Peter) battles against former ice hockey player [[Wayne Gretzky]] (Zach Sherwin). | |||
'''Note:''' Final appearance of Zach Sherwin until season 7 as [[John Wick (character)|John Wick]]. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': EpicLLOYD as fellow ice hockey player [[Bobby Orr]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 69 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | |||
| Title = Theodore Roosevelt vs. Winston Churchill | |||
| Aux2 = 3:09 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|26}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owTPZQQAVyQ Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = 26th president of the United States, [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (EpicLLOYD), battles against former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], [[Winston Churchill]] ([[Dan Bull]]). | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Nice Peter as fellow U.S. presidents and the faces of [[Mount Rushmore]] ([[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]]). Javi Sánchez-Blanco as assassin [[John Schrank]]. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 70 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | |||
| Title = Nice Peter vs. EpicLLOYD 2 | |||
| Aux2 = 3:31 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|01|09}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mbGUld2w-s Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The creators of ''Epic Rap Battles of History'', Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, battle for the second time against each other. | |||
In the end, they apologize to each other after their argument climaxes, and they decide to take a break and write their next song. | |||
'''Cameo appearances''': Dante Cimadamore as himself. Atul Singh, Matthew Schlissel, Shaun Lewin, Brittany White, Ashlyn McIntyre, Morgan Christensen, Sulai Lopez, Jon Na, Jose "Choco" Reynoso, Josh Best, Ryan Moulton, Javi Sánchez-Blanco, Andrew Sherman, and Kyle Herman as the ''ERB'' Crew. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 71 | |||
| Title = Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg | |||
| Aux2 = 2:43 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|07}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2GVxYfKSxA Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = | |||
Business magnate, [[SpaceX]] CEO/founder and [[Tesla, Inc.]] CEO [[Elon Musk]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against [[Facebook]] CEO and co-founder [[Mark Zuckerberg]] (Nice Peter) – a reference to the Musk vs. Zuckerberg feud. | |||
'''Note:''' This battle is also considered to be an unofficial premiere of Season 6, according to EpicLLOYD. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' EpicLLOYD as United States Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]] and ''[[Star Trek]]'' character [[Captain Jean-Luc Picard]]. | |||
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|} | |||
===Season 6 (2019–2020)=== | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 72 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | |||
| Title = Freddy Krueger vs. Wolverine | |||
| Aux2 = 3:22 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|04|20}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdpG1iYkjuk Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' antagonist [[Freddy Krueger]] ([[Wax (rapper)|Wax]]) battles against comic book superhero [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Nice Peter as [[Edward Scissorhands]] and Atul Singh as ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]'' antagonist [[Jason Voorhees]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 73 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | |||
| Title = Guy Fawkes vs. Che Guevara | |||
| Aux2 = 2:40 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|05|04}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yow_BJeb8TI Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = English Catholic revolutionary [[Guy Fawkes]] (Nice Peter) battles against Argentine guerrilla leader [[Che Guevara]] (Robert Rico), in a contest of the failed revolutionaries.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=May 4, 2019 |title=Che Guevara vs Guy Fawkes. ERB Behind the Scenes |url= https://youtube.com/NDg3E2JZPXo?t=44s}}</ref> | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' EpicLLOYD as banker [[J. P. Morgan]] (reused footage from Season 3 episode "Donald Trump vs. Ebenezer Scrooge"). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 74 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | |||
| Title = Ronald McDonald vs. The Burger King | |||
| Aux2 = 3:00 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|06|08}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AjRR6c--Ak Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[McDonald's]] mascot [[Ronald McDonald]] (Nice Peter) battles against [[Burger King]] mascot [[The Burger King (mascot)|The Burger King]] (EpicLLOYD). The two are later joined by [[Wendy's]] mascot Wendy (MC Goldiloxx). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Atul Singh as an abandoned kid. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 75 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | |||
| Title = George Carlin vs. Richard Pryor | |||
| Aux2 = 4:21 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|07|13}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bx7CFiWfU0 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = American stand-up comedians [[George Carlin]] (Nice Peter) and [[Richard Pryor]] (ZEALE) battle each other before being interrupted by fellow comedians [[Bill Cosby]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]]), [[Joan Rivers]] ([[Jackie Tohn]]) and [[Robin Williams]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 76 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | |||
| Title = Jacques Cousteau vs. Steve Irwin | |||
| Aux2 = 2:39 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|08|18}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QjRTz-TII Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = French oceanographer [[Jacques Cousteau]] (Nice Peter) battles against Australian zookeeper and conservationist [[Steve Irwin]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 77 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | |||
| Title = Mother Teresa vs. Sigmund Freud | |||
| Aux2 = 2:44 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|09|22}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoPn-YVAW8I Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Albanian-Indian Catholic Saint [[Mother Teresa]] (Cara Francis) battles against Austrian neurologist [[Sigmund Freud]] (Nice Peter). | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 78 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | |||
| Title = Vlad the Impaler vs. Count Dracula | |||
| Aux2 = 3:16 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|25}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noLKTNmmy10 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Romanian ruler [[Vlad the Impaler]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against fictional Transylvanian vampire [[Count Dracula]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Morgan Christensen as [[Renfield]] from ''[[Dracula]]''. | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 79 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | |||
| Title = The Joker vs. Pennywise | |||
| Aux2 = 4:02 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|23}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2WxaeIJcqY Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = [[DC Comics]] supervillain character [[The Joker]] (Nice Peter) battles against [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[It (novel)|It]]'' clown monster [[It (character)|Pennywise the Clown]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' EpicLLOYD as [[Superman]], Nice Peter as [[Batman]], and [[Lilly Singh]] as [[Wonder Woman]] (reused footage from previous episodes). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 80 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | |||
| Title = Thanos vs. J. Robert Oppenheimer | |||
| Aux2 = 3:22 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|18}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1vXC-vKgKg Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Comic book villain [[Thanos]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against American theoretical physicist [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] (Nice Peter). | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 81 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | |||
| Title = Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden | |||
| Aux2 = 3:48 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|24}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkGK7bitav0 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The candidates of the [[2020 United States presidential election]] face off in a rap battle: [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[Joe Biden]] (Nice Peter) battles against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate and 45th president of the United States, [[Donald Trump]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' EpicLLOYD and Nice Peter as [[Russian interference in the 2020 United States elections|two Russian hackers]] who accidentally hack into the rap battle. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 82 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | |||
| Title = Harry Potter vs. Luke Skywalker | |||
| Aux2 = 4:33 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|05}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ver1OZdK2bA Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = ''[[Star Wars]]'' protagonist and Jedi knight [[Luke Skywalker]] (Nice Peter) battles against wizard hero [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] ([[David Brown (British musician)|Dave "Boyinaband" Brown]]). | |||
'''Note:''' The video was filmed using stop motion animation with [[Lego]] minifigures by Forrest Whaley, Sean Willets and Zach Macias. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Nice Peter as ''Star Wars'' characters [[Han Solo]] and [[Yoda]] and The Jackpot Golden Boys as [[Ron Weasley|Ron]], [[Fred and George Weasley|Fred, and George Weasley]] from ''Harry Potter''. Several other characters from the ''Harry Potter'' and ''Star Wars'' universe make appearances as background characters. A lego version of singer [[Selena Gomez]] also briefly appears. | |||
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|} | |||
===Season 7 (2021–present)=== | |||
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ERB chose to transition into a seventh season early rather than continuing Season 6. | |||
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| EpisodeNumber = 83 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | |||
| Title = Ragnar Lodbrok vs. Richard the Lionheart | |||
| Aux2 = 3:43 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|06|14}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgJMaP4msTs Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Legendary Viking king [[Ragnar Lodbrok]] (EpicLLOYD, based on [[Travis Fimmel]] in the TV drama series ''[[Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings]]'') battles against medieval English monarch [[Richard the Lionheart]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Note:''' The episode was sponsored by the video game ''Rise of Kingdoms''. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 84 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | |||
| Title = Jeff Bezos vs. Mansa Musa | |||
| Aux2 = 4:38 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|27}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCeUvPL9rMc Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = | |||
American billionaire and founder of Amazon [[Jeff Bezos]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against [[Mansa Musa]] of the Mali Empire (Scru Face Jean), considered one of the wealthiest men in history. | |||
'''Note:''' The episode was sponsored by the service [[NordVPN]]. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Atul Singh as an Amazon worker, EpicLLOYD as Captain Kirk (reused footage), and an Amazon Echo with Alexa. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 85 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | |||
| Title = John Wick vs. John Rambo vs. John McClane | |||
| Aux2 = 4:24 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|18}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN5lzg3TE60 Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = | |||
Action movie protagonists John Wick (Zach Sherwin), John Rambo (Nice Peter), and John McClane (EpicLLOYD) face off in a three way battle. | |||
'''Note:''' This is the only episode where any character faces off in a battle other than a two-way. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Josh Best as [[Sam Trautman]] from ''[[Rambo (franchise)|Rambo]]''. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 86 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | |||
| Title = Lara Croft vs. Indiana Jones | |||
| Aux2 = 4:24 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|25}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKAgJUjOFU Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = | |||
Fictional archaeologists Lara Croft (Croix Provence) and Indiana Jones (Nice Peter) face off in a rap battle. | |||
'''Note:''' The episode was sponsored by the video game ''Raid: Shadow Legends''. This is the first episode to feature a sponsorship before the main feature. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Atul Singh as a swordsman, EpicLLOYD as Mutt Williams from ''Indiana Jones''. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 87 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | |||
| Title = Henry Ford vs. Karl Marx | |||
| Aux2 = 3:13 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|01}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjqjoehA7kM Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = American business magnate and founder of the Ford Motor Company [[Henry Ford]] (Nice Peter) battles against German-born philosopher and co-author of ''The Communist Manifesto'' [[Karl Marx]] (EpicLLOYD). | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 88 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | |||
| Title = Godzilla vs. King Kong | |||
| Aux2 = 3:56 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|02|23}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhkBAKV1yMg Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Kaiju monsters [[Godzilla]] (Nice Peter) and [[King Kong]] (EpicLLOYD) face off in a battle. | |||
'''Note:''' This episode was made using CGI motion capture to represent both Godzilla and King Kong. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' CGI models of Rodan, Mothra, and Mechagodzilla. | |||
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}} | |||
{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 89 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | |||
| Title = Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris | |||
| Aux2 = 5:25 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|26}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVZtKKryjfU Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = The candidates of the [[2024 United States presidential election]] face off in a rap battle: Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against Democratic candidate and 49th vice president of the United States [[Kamala Harris]] (Kimberly Michelle Vaughn). | |||
In the final verse, the 26th president of the United States, [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (EpicLLOYD) returns from season 5 to criticize both running candidates. | |||
'''Cameo appearances:''' Nice Peter as 46th president of the United States [[Joe Biden]]. | |||
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{{Episode list | |||
| EpisodeNumber = 90 | |||
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | |||
| Title = Napoleon vs. Charlemagne | |||
| Aux2 = 3:16 | |||
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|02|12}} | |||
| Aux4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgXSLLULGyU Link] | |||
| ShortSummary = Holy Roman Emperor [[Charlemagne]] (EpicLLOYD) battles against French Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] (Nice Peter). | |||
'''Note:''' This is the first episode in which a character returns in a non-election, non-sequel battle, with Napoleon Bonaparte first battling in a Season 1 episode. | |||
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|} | |||
==Personal life== | |||
[[File:Dove Hepburn's 3 daughters.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Photograph of Hepburn's three daughters: Emma (left), Kitty (centre), Phoebe (right).]] | |||
A passionate traveller and nature enthusiast, Hepburn found inspiration in the natural beauty of [[Austria]]’s [[Eisriesenwelt]], the world’s largest limestone ice cave. Her environmental commitment extended to ornithology, where she actively participated in conservation efforts to study and protect [[bird]] species. Beyond her appreciation for [[nature]], Hepburn was deeply invested in classical music, literature, and sustainable gardening. She frequently attended concerts to support emerging talents, maintained an extensive personal library spanning various genres and cultures, and incorporated eco-friendly practices into her gardening. | |||
[[File:Dame Dove Hepburn's Home.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Hepburn's incredible five acre estate, in Leicester, England, boasts 13 water features including six waterfalls.]] | |||
As the world's second Hepburn, she combined her unique art style, "[[Dove Hepburn artwork|Hepburnism]]," with a deep commitment to continuing [[Audrey Hepburn]]'s legacy. Her evocative portraits of her lifelong partner symbolise their shared humanitarian vision, while her travels to places like [[Austria]]'s [[Eisriesenwelt]] and ornithological expeditions reflected a love for nature. Dedicated to supporting [[UNICEF]], Hepburn spreaded awareness and encouraged donations through social media, radio stations like BBC Radio Leicester, newspapers like ''Leicester Mercury'', online blogs, and press releases, striving to create a better future for children and the environment. She became a [[Encyc|UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]] in July 2002. | |||
On 16 September 2024, Hepburn married [[Audrey Hepburn]] in a private ceremony and became "soulmates", formalising a connection that defined her life. This relationship, marked by shared passions and mutual support, was central to Hepburn’s life and remains a poignant part of her legacy. She has three daughters, Phoebe Hepburn (born 2012), Kitty Hepburn (born 2014), and Emma Hepburn (born 2016). Her two stepsons are [[Sean Hepburn Ferrer]] (born 1960) and Luca Dotti (born 1970). | |||
Hepburn lived at her residence Paradise Falls for 25 years in Leicester, England. After her death, her home was listed as not for sale. | |||
===Death and funeral=== | |||
[[File:Dove Hepburn gravestone.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Hepburn's grave stone in Tolochenaz Cemetary in [[Switzerland]] next to her wife [[Audrey Hepburn]].]] | |||
On 11 January 2025, Hepburn died from apparent suicide at her home residence in Leicester, England, at the age of 45. Previously suffering from both anxiety and depression, as well as bipolar disorder, she simply could not live a life without [[Audrey Hepburn]] by her side. Hepburn described her soulmate as her guiding light, her strength and stay, and her endless inspiration. On 20 January 2025, Hepburn's body was relocated to Tolochenaz, Switzerland. She was buried beside her wife [[Audrey Hepburn]] in Tolochenaz Cemetery seven days later. | |||
Musician [[Cam Steady]] paid tribute to Hepburn on [[Twitter|X]] (formally [[Twitter]]) stating: ''"My close friend Dove is no longer with us. There has never been somebody so dedicated to supporting her artist family. But her true dream was to pursue her own music career. She didn’t have enough time. Please take the time to remember her as the artist she was."'' | |||
===Legacy=== | |||
On 1 January 2025, Hepburn was honoured with a damehood for services to mental health awareness, the environment, and charity. On 3 February 2025, [[Google]] honoured Hepburn with a [[Google|Google Doodle]] celebrating her legacy as music legend and humanitarian, highlighting her contributions to the arts, her humanitarian efforts, and her lifelong dedication to helping others, while including her catchphrase: "Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind." On 20 May 2025, Hepburn was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Hepburn is widely regarded by many as the greatest changemaker in history. She was also the founder of the ''Love Your Freckles'' movement. She disapproved of freckled individuals of removing freckles through laser surgery, tattooing over freckles, or covering up freckles with makeup. | |||
==Awards and nominations== | |||
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!| Award | |||
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!| Result | |||
!| Recipient(s) | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="7"|2013 || rowspan="5"|[[Encyc|3rd Streamy Awards]] || Best Writing: Comedy || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Best Online Musician || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Best Original Song || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn ("[[Encyc|Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates]]") | |||
|- | |||
| Best Music Series || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Best Use of Fashion & Design || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"|[[Encyc|1st YouTube Music Awards]] || Video of the Year || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn ("[[Encyc|Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney]]") | |||
|- | |||
| Artist of the Year || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="5"|2014 || rowspan="5"|[[Encyc|4th Streamy Awards]] || Best Writing || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Music Video || {{won}} || "[[Encyc|Goku vs. Superman]]" | |||
|- | |||
| Costume Design || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Editing || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Collaboration || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn ("[[Encyc|Moses vs. Santa Claus]]") | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="5"|2015 || rowspan="4"|[[Encyc|5th Streamy Awards]] || Writing || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Costume Design || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Editing || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| Collaboration || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1"| [[Encyc|26th Producers Guild of America Awards]] || rowspan="3"|Outstanding Digital Series || {{won}} || rowspan="3"|Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3" |2016 || [[Encyc|27th Producers Guild of America Awards]] || {{won}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Encyc|68th Primetime Emmy Awards]] || {{won}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Encyc|6th Streamy Awards]] || Collaboration || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|- | |||
||2017 || [[Encyc|69th Primetime Emmy Awards]] || Outstanding Short Form Variety Series || {{won}} || Dove Hepburn | |||
|} | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[W:Audrey Hepburn|Audrey Hepburn]] (Hepburn's wife and soulmate) | |||
*[[Dove Hepburn artwork]] (Hepburn's portrait series) | |||
*[[Dove Hepburn thumbnails]] (List of Hepburn's thumbnails) | |||
*[[Dove Hepburn rap cyphers]] (List of rap cyphers) | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://rareaudreyhepburn.com Official Website] | |||
*[https://tiktok.com/@dovehepburn Hepburn] on [[W:TikTok|TikTok]] | |||
*[https://www.instagram.com/dovehepburn Hepburn] on [[W:Instagram|Instagram]] | |||
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{{Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children}} | |||
{{Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award}} | |||
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