Originally published with Paste Magazine on November 6, 2015.
Take one of the most popular YouTube series out there, transform it into a live show for cities across the U.S. and Europe, and what happens next is anyone’s guess. For Epic Rap Battles of History, those quick and clever match-ups between political, historical and cultural heavyweights, the result wasn’t quite the risk it might have been thanks to its creators’ backgrounds. [Full article available at Paste Magazine.]