Nice Peter is a self described "Comic/Guitar Hero" best known for the musical comedy on his YouTube

YouTube

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 channel, NicePeter. As of November 2011 he is the 39th most subscribed of all time and the 11th most subscribed musician with over 1 million subscribers. The day after hitting one million subscribers, the video game and news channel G4 crowned Nice Peter the King of Dot Com Comedy on "Attack of the Show". His videos have received over 318 million views and have been featured on the Huffington Post and Billboard.com. The most recent interview with Forbes

Forbes

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 Magazine details Peter and his Epic Rap Battle of History partner Lloyd Alhquist's rise to YouTube

YouTube

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 fame.

Epic Rap Battles of History

Epic Rap Battles of History is an original video series created by Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd. The series pits famous historical and pop culture figures, either fictional or otherwise, against one another (e.g.: Darth Vader vs. Adolf Hitler) in a rap battle format. Although early episodes of the series featured only Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, later episodes have regularly featured guest appearances from other digital celebrities such as Lisa Donovan

Lisa Donovan

Lisa Donovan is an American actress. As of September 2011 her YouTube channel has 712,000 subscribers and 200 million video views, putting it in the top 100 channels on YouTube. Lisa is one of the co-founders of Maker Studios, which helps develop YouTube personalities.She is also a founder of...

, George Watsky

George Watsky

George Watsky is a poet and rapper from San Francisco, California. Watsky performs slam poetry, and was featured on Season 6 of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry on HBO...

, and DeStorm Power

Destorm

DeStorm Power is an American YouTube personality.  He is the 44th most subscribed user as well as the 8th most subscribed musician on YouTube.- History :...

. Epic Rap Battles of History will be housed on its own YouTube channel beginning in December according to Maker Studios which produces and distributes the series.

The following is a list of Season 1's "Epic Rap Battles Of History" as of November 18, 2011:

1. John Lennon
   John Lennon
   John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
   
    vs Bill O'Reilly
   Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)
   William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...
   
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHRxv-40WMU
2. Darth Vader
   Darth Vader
   Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy....
   
    vs Adolf Hitler
   Adolf Hitler
   Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
   
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFA-rOls8YA
3. Abraham Lincoln
   Abraham Lincoln
   Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
   
    vs Chuck Norris
   Chuck Norris
   Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...
   
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj2Zf9tlg2Y
4. Sarah Palin
   Sarah Palin
   Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
   
    vs Lady Gaga
   Lady GaGa
   Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
   
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTd4_Ids80
5. Kim Jong-il
   Kim Jong-il
   Kim Jong-il, also written as Kim Jong Il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim born 16 February 1941 or 16 February 1942 , is the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
   
    vs Hulk Hogan
   Hulk Hogan
   Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
   
    and "Macho Man" Randy Savage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rE0-ek6MZA
6. Justin Bieber
   Justin Bieber
   Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...
   
    vs Ludwig van Beethoven
   Ludwig van Beethoven
   Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
   
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcTLJ692F70
7. Albert Einstein
   Albert Einstein
   Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
   
    vs Stephen Hawking
   Stephen Hawking
   Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity...
   
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7-fVtT16k
8. Genghis Khan
   Genghis Khan
   Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
   
    vs Easter Bunny
   Easter Bunny
   The Easter Bunny or Easter Rabbit is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs, who sometimes is depicted with clothes...
   
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4tLCGcTG4
9. Napoleon Dynamite
   Napoleon Dynamite
   Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 comedy film co-written and directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess and stars Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite. The film was Jared Hess' first full-length feature and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, Peluca....
   
    vs Napoleon Bonaparte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeNYDwbm9qw
10. Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin
    Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...
    
     vs Billy Mays
    Billy Mays
    William Darrell "Billy" Mays, Jr. was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson most notable for promoting OxiClean, Orange Glo, and other cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products on the Home Shopping Network, and through his company, Mays Promotions, Inc...
    
     and Vince Offer
    Vince Offer
    Offer "Vince" Shlomi , known as Vince Offer, the ShamWow! Guy, or Headset Vince, is an infomercial pitchman, writer, director, and comedian . Offer's first major work was the 1999 comedy film The Underground Comedy Movie, which was met with negative reception...
    
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAaE7sJahiw
11. Gandalf
    Gandalf
    Gandalf is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In these stories, Gandalf appears as a wizard, member and later the head of the order known as the Istari, as well as leader of the Fellowship of the Ring and the army of the West...
    
     vs Dumbledore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIMoQHpvFQQ
12. Dr. Seuss
    Dr. Seuss
    Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
    
     vs William Shakespeare
    William Shakespeare
    William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
    
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3w2MTXBebg
13. Mr. T
    Mr. T
    Mr. T is an American actor known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team, as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, and for his appearances as a professional wrestler. Mr. T is known for his trademark African Mandinka warrior hairstyle, his gold jewelry,...
    
     vs Mr. Rogers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZsKqbt3gQ0
14. Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
    
     vs Captain Kirk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBzoBgfm55w
15. Nice Peter
    Nice Peter
    Nice Peter is a self described "Comic/Guitar Hero" best known for the musical comedy on his YouTube channel, . As of November 2011 he is the 39th most subscribed of all time and the 11th most subscribed musician with over 1 million subscribers...
    
     vs Epic Lloyd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJVCoHDAXs&feature=feedu

The 15th Epic Rap Battles of History, called the "Final Battle", was actually a season finale. Epic Rap Battles will be back in December 2011, hosted on their new channel, YouTube/ERB, with Behind the Scenes on their second channel, YouTube/ERB2.

The series has been one of the most viewed series in YouTube history and has vaulted Nice Peter's YouTube channel into 89th most viewed of all-time in YouTube history. As of late October 2011, all the rap battles combined have over 230 million views.

NicePetertoo

Nice Peter has a second channel called Nicepetertoo, the home of the Monday Show, Picture Songs, Question Songs, and BTS for the Epic Rap Battles of History, along with other random tidbits and treasures.

The Monday Show is a vlog that Nice Peter puts up every Monday on NicePetertoo, it contains some or all of the following parts.

1. Twitter Question Time (He takes questions or comments from Twitter and responds to them)
2. Viewer Mail (He reads letters from fans, as well as opens packages sent to his P.O. Box, the addresss for which is listed on Nicepetertoo. He assures viewers that even though not all the mail can make it on the show, it is all loved and hugged and appreciated)
3. The Slow-Motion Clip of the Day (A clip in slow motion)
4. Ending Song (He usually wraps things up with a song)

Picture Songs are another specialty of the Nicepetertoo channel. In these songs, pictures are lined up and shown to him on a screen, and he sings the first thing that comes to his mind. Such hits include "Nomnomnom Babies" and "Why are Japanese People So Weird", the second of which caused a small controversy, people claiming he was racist. In response to these allegations, Nice Peter responded with "White People Make Me Sad" to show that his racism is inclusive of all races and nationalities, and is not exclusive to the Japanese.

Last but not least are the Nicepetertoo "Question Songs", consisting of questions taken from Facebook, Twitter or Youtube and their respective answers, done entirely in song.

Discography

Before Nice Peter started making the Epic Rap Battles of History, even before he started making YouTube videos, he had a long musical career, playing live in small bars in Chicago, with multiple tours to the UK. He recorded some studio albums with his band (that was called Nice Peter) and toured with them a couple of years. Since then, he lost the bass player and drummer, and four other drummers, but he kept on playing alone, releasing new songs only with his guitar.

B-Sides for Kate

1. All I Got (the Christmas Song)
2. I'm Just a Man
3. High With Pauly
4. My Favorite Bar
5. Chuck Norris
6. Spanglish (unreleased full band recording)
7. Sarah Palin

Live At DiPiazza's

1. Intro, Greg, DiPiazza's
2. Weed Monologue
3. Red Line Train
4. Tiny Little Balls
5. White Trash Woman
6. The Tuning Song
7. Crazy Little Thing Called Sign Language
8. R Kelly
9. Tru Gangster
10. Daniel the Boyfriend
11. Baby I'm a Tree
12. F#$% It
13. I Quit, You Fat Mother F*&$%r
14. Weezer Improv - Bonus Track
15. Screamo Improv - Bonus Track

Live in Preston

1. Intro
2. Smoke That Weed
3. Daniel the Boyfriend
4. Knickers
5. The Redwings
6. 50 Cent is a Pussy
7. F$%k London
8. Spanglish
9. Cover Bands
10. Tru Gangster
11. Chavs
12. If You Really Love Me
13. White Trash Woman
14. My Right Hand
15. The Bush Song
16. Myster of the Clitoris
17. I Quit, You Fat Mother F$%cker

Songs About People

1. I Fell Asleep On Her Boobs
2. Bald Guy
3. Cell Phones
4. Put Your Coat On
5. Cover Bands
6. Jennifer
7. Porn Star
8. Friends
9. Hard To Stay
10. Radical Muslim Penpal
11. Sugar Momma
12. Superman Socks

Songs For Moms

1. The Bush Song
2. Spanglish
3. Tru Gangster
4. I Quit, You Fat Mother F$%cker
5. My Right Hand
6. If You Really Love Me
7. Old and Fat Together
8. Popsi
9. Make Up Sex
10. Smoke That Weed

Suburban Highschool

1. White Trash Woman
2. Suburban Highschool
3. F$%ck Guitar Center
4. Snufulupugus
5. 50 Cent is a Pussy
6. You Shouldn't Have Pissed Me Off
7. STD Test
8. It's Time to be Gay
9. The Masterpiece
10. Dude, I'm So High

External links

• Nice Peter on YouTube
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• Nice Peter Too on YouTube
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• Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 on Youtube
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• Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2's Behind the Scenes on Youtube
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• Nice Peter on Itunes
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• nicepeter.blogspot.com on blogger
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• Nice Peter on Twitter
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• Nice Peter on Facebook
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• Nice Peter Merchandise on District Lines