Raichous as The Riddler
SimplyRazzy as The Zodiac Killer
Snakebite126 as The Riddler (video)
Fightmarker as The Zodiac Killer (video)
Mixed by Freshy Kanal
Instrumental by Dansonn
Cover art by Fightmarker

SNAKEBITE RAP BATTLES
THE ZODIAC KILLER
VS
THE RI-
-RIDDLER LAUGH-

The Riddler:
Who’d you expect? The Ripper? Well, here’s a fun code to crack
Who’s the no-name hack behind the horrid acts of the Zodiac?
The lowly man so self-loathing that he cloaks his ass with a grocery bag
Ted Cruz or Kaczynski? No, in fact, he’s a more hopeless laugh! *laugh*
With unparalleled intellect whose fared and dealt with the best
They paired my wellness against this barren whelp with no zest?
And I called the Bat’s costume bad but you must depress him
A dollar store cosplay for the Ku Klux Konvention?
Your envy stirred up your troubles, virginity didn’t sit well
Started murdering couples, you’re the ultimate incel
Killed 37? Like someone would buy that hokey hoax
But what can you expect from the guy modeled off horoscopes

The Zodiac Killer:
If you’re saying that you’ll own me, then get it done
Cause the cops are still tryna find the threat you’re posin’ to anyone
I’d tie you to a pile of explosives and set the clock
But I don’t need to put the car in Carrey, his performance already bombed
The Zodiac, I’ll smack that smug face of yours out that bowler hat
Wordplay’s all you’re good at and you still managed to blow at that
We both play mind games but your physical prowess is little
But I don’t need any ciphers to leave my victims riddled. *bang*
Dressed like a gameshow host, from the hat to the shoes
But it’s no surprise. I’m sure you’re used to Family Feuds
Your smarts made daddy confused, he took it out all on you
Just ‘cause he was jealous you made the Gifted and Talented group
That’s why you hand out your clues? You must be kidding me. 
You leave your name on every riddle while mine still remains a mystery!
I’m still shrouded in infamy as history’s great illuder
While your mind’s only grown big because of the tumor

The Riddler:
Ah-ah-ah! That’s the wrong answer!
You have one attempt left so don’t let me down, sir.
Your words lack any meaning, explains the mystery symbols
If this is Zodiac speaking, best stick to child’s scribbles
My riddles fool the greatest, I’d crack your ciphers like word scrambles
But sitting through your films? A challenge even I couldn’t handle
You got some short attention but your real name’s lost in time
All the effort planning but who can appreciate all your crimes?
While Edward Nigma’s still admired as the greatest of Gotham’s minds
So one more chance, who’s the Zodiac? Answer wrong, you die.

The Zodiac Killer:
I’m a nobody, right? That’s what’s on the paper
But your compulsive behavior only results in your failures 
A known face is a closed case while a legend unsolved is greater
While you get busted by jailors, I have ‘em stumped decades later
Straight out the Golden Gate, I was outclassing most common crooks
The real world fears me, you’re barely an issue in your own comic books
The blows that I deliver hit too hard to survive ‘em
I took the trophy from the Riddler like it’s Arkham Asylum. *bang*

WHO WON?
WHO’S NEXT?
YOU DECIDE!
SNAKEBITE RAP BATTLES

The Riddler vs The Zodiac Killer. Snakebite Rap Battles

Welcome back to Lame-Ass Rap Battles! Today we have a battle of animations of a character simply moving forward… one a bit happier than the other; former meme icon Nyan Cat vs lost episode creepypasta Suicidemouse.avi. Enjoy!

garbageGothic as Cat
Commander Jacob as Mouse

- LYRICS -

Suicidemouse: 
Haha, well hi there! I'm sure the kids wanna see me snapping
But we have so much in common! I’m also… Really Happy
Want some space? You’ll have nowhere to scream to
How am I to speak to this little half-bit Miku?
Maybe I’m a bit grumpy, but this feline brat
Was a stupid meme making everyone past the age of 9Gag
Putting on a sombrero? Thinking that we’ll laugh at it?
Cringe is the one culture you appropriate on accident

Nyan Cat:
I'm just being derpy! but it came to a frickin’ halt
By a rat so revolting, he’s not even kept in the Disney Vault
Whatever Walt did, he lost it like Maltin
And fathered in all cringe lost episodes that’ve dropped since
Maybe it’s because no one’s given you the right design
That you’re always in a Funk, and not just on Friday Night
Lie down, gramps! I’mma grab the black and white chalk
And trip you when I lay this down like I’m paving the sidewalk
Kitty versus rodent? They cheer the very moment
I'm on screen and I'm shown with that pixel rainbow
Your story has no focus. There's no film left to roll with
I can end your psychosis. Want death? Just say so
I was made for charity, is that so bizarre?
No need to waffle around, we see how Tacky you are
You’re hand-drawn, but your ink game’s completely wack
But don't come step into my world, you’ll just re-Relapse!

Suicidemouse: 
Think you can shock me? Funnily,
You can’t go hard on someone who finds the concrete they’re walk on comforting
You can’t fill my shoes, let alone try a mile
And with a mind so vile, I have the wider smile?
I’ll be transparent, that’s what AVI just have to do
Seeing sights of hell wouldn't make your viewers come back for you 
I do this with my arms behind my back.
I'm real. Cut it out. Either way, everything in your sight’s turning black
Fuck a pastry, I’m actually closer
To sticking your head on a fork and shoving that in the toaster 
So stay on-guard. Your tiny paws might grab a glock, scarred
Then this sweet Pop-Tart might get his brain popped hard
And your missus? Your mind's missing if you think I won't be mean to her
Mortimer will mortify much more than a meteor
The spirit of her should've left you at the cliff
So the strawberry could splatter and "SpReAd ThE hApPiNeSs"
If being lol random’s your whole identity
When I put an X over your eyes, it won’t be next to 3
Plus, all that good will? Feeling like a friend to tweens?
Went straight to the void just cuz you had to make an NFT

Nyan Cat:
(... awkward)
I’m sure you think you hit a nerve that’s depressing
But I guess, at best, old cartoons are known for projecting
I’m throwing shade, you should deal with it and rest
If you think you can't be Slicker, that's exactly why Minnie left
Gun? Gas? Found a tree to hang on it? None of those ways stopped shit?
She really stripped your happiness, call that a rage comic
You’re not gonna leave a little dent on my bliss
Or kinda come close; Treasure Island
Think screaming loud gonna do a lot?
You’re just gonna wind up broken like your music box
You’re a Deadmau5 without knowing how spin shit 
Dirty, out-of-pocket; like your old syringes 
You’re intimidating? With the way you are
I induce more fear when I’m saying “rawr”
For a Disney short, your story’s such a slog, bro
So what I think you meant is real buffering is not known

Written, and Suicidemouse beat produced by Commander Jacob
Nyan Cat beat produced by Yusha
Suicidemouse originally played by Cri
Mixed by GamingPlush64
Feedback by The Spaceship

Thanks for listening
-ComJac

Nyan Cat Vs Suicidemouse.avi | Lame-Ass Rap Battles

Main Cast:
Cri as Pyro (Video) 
Swoldow as Pyro (Audio) 

Cri as Jacket (Video) 
Belle Beniko as Jacket (Audio) 
garbageGothic as Jacket’s recorder 

Beat by Allrounda
Mixed by: Serena
Written by: Cri
Thumbnail by: M!CAH

Battle:

Pyro:
The fire burns like the sun nobody is safe to run 
Warning! Warning! for you this won't be fun
I strike up a match and things turn for the worst
But if you want to strike a match then I’ll let it all burn

It will only take a second to rip you open and spill your guts
But while killing a hobo you tipped over and went to spill your guts
Like Soldier with Zhanna you ain't getting any leisure
At least when I leave people shaking it’s fear, not fucking seizures 

Went into a losing battle with a band of men,
but was too quick to book it. Turned to abandonment
Was hauled off to safety by your friend to prevent your ends 
But since Beard was cut off you started smashing heads

I don’t care about no silent assassins I’ll turn your ass into grass quick 
Air blast back your attacks to make you disappear like it's magic
Like your girl in the bathroom, Left 4 Dead, man it’s tragic
That you had to get a PAYDAY 2 not get trashed like an addict

Jacket:
Do you know what time it is? Time to stop all of your rambling 
You may have heat but it’s nothing to the streets of Miami
A harbinger of death, but it’s simply just a rumor 
Cause he may not have cancer, but you're still your teams biggest tumor

You used to be leaving people questioning “Why’s Pyro cynical?”
But now all they can think of you is “Why Pyrocynical!”
It’s typical, but I find it ironic you can't spit hotter
So I’ll snuff this pyro’s flame leaving RED in the water

A mute mercenary maiming men begging for attention 
Yet this infantile infantry isn't meant to have a weapon
But with a finger on the trigger I'm prone to leave any ringer dead
Cause there's nothing stopping me even with a bullet through my head

Go ahead and turn off your fire before I get my guns and fire 
To leave the flames going higher Pyro’s burning as a pyre
Cause out of everyone on your team you're still the most useless member
So please exercise caution when aggravating my temper

Pyro:
You've been a hoax ever since the moment you were first deployed
Finished the objective of the movement that you wanted to destroy
But addressing the depressing acts they used to send a message
You’ll need more than 50 blessings to not leave this battle headless

Jacket:
Claim I’m a hoax while you’ve stayed as a joke
Just the trope of the foe meant to go as unknown
I go for the throat make you choke on your smoke
Thank you all for stopping by we hope you enjoyed the show

Pyro vs Jacket - TF2 vs Anything (ft. Swoldow, garbageGothic, and Belle Beniko)

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written by casey william, dilly and cri
mixed by casey william
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art by 3ple
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Steve (Minecraft) vs. Engineer (Team Fortress 2) - Rap Battle! (2023)

Jonna-Lynn Alonso as Nemona
yukigloom as Goku

Written by SIR Rap Battles & Jofinity
Additional writing help by Shimario
Mixed by SIR Rap Battles
Beat by Diamond Style 
Cover art by LimJJ (Original cover by M!CAH)
Cover art stills by Cole
Special thanks to RaccoonBroVA, Eric the Audible, Ryoma Ishizuka, bblackroses, Satoshi Tajiri & Akira Toriyama

Nemona: (0:24)
All the fans in the region, you hear them cheer for the champ
When your planet’s in need, you disappear in a flash
I’ve got a masterful team prepared to clear any match
While your laughable team just shrieks in fear from attacks 
So - he got adopted by Grandpa Gohan until he got stomped on 
By no one other than the toddler that he taught and fostered
And as a grown-up, his losses don't stop
‘Cause all of the monsters that he was crossing took his comrades and offed them
I'm an Academy Ace! You never got an education
Speeding past your limits, but a driving test is where you're failing?
That's outrageous! You can't stay committed to the sons you're raising 
If you keep forsaking them as prey for the foes that you're facing
I'll be popping off when I land critical strikes
But when this pop is off, it's ‘cause he's ditching his wife
Losing the ones you love? You sure take after your dad, man
A father-son legacy ‘cause this fight’s your last stand!

Goku: (1:05)
Aw, I kinda wished I'd get an actual fight
Should’ve brought your gym leader to rap ‘cause you’re lacking in Ryme
So stack up our might, the gap is too wide if we talk fisticuffs
Couldn't patch that Gastly-looking face with Herba Mystica
So obsessed with spars, you'd wind up who you're speaking to
It seems that you must be illiterate - can't write or read the room
And after catching wind of Turtle School, a good bout’s what I can't ignore
While your school’s out catching turtles like some kind of Capsule Corps!
With what you've promoted, you left your fanbase broken
Those blows you dealt felt Phoned in, it's like your father Rotom
Kamehameha flowing ‘cause you don't seem to notice
This contest is the only time you're good at throwing
People drop you like your frame rate? Sheesh, you’ve had a rough time
You’re the type to bug but your game is more the bug-type 
You like to battle? Well… maybe don’t punch like
you’re still holding back, kid, let’s make this a fun fight!

Nemona (1:45):
You Self-Destruct in fights so much, this lucha’s your last
‘Cause like it's Frieza with your planet, I’mma put ‘ya on blast (Sí!)
This gluttonous dud should swallow this truth up for his next feast:
Regardless of his heart disease, this papá is a deadbeat

Goku (1:55):
Whew, that’s more like it! You’re getting used to spitting some disses
But I bet I can catch on quicker, call that Instant Transmission 
Shouldn't be messing with Universe 7, kid
When half your character designs are more lifeless than your professor is

Nemona (2:06):
If you wanna talk professors, I better mention
Yours developed cybernetic weapons, that left your future threatened
Even in the face of defeat, I'm always beaming up
You only made Raditz face defeat when you're left Beaming up!
And seeing your films’ canon, it’s just gunning to fail
‘Cause they made like a pair of scissors and kept cutting your tales
So like your hijo with a dinosaur, ditch this before it gets worse
We'd probably have to wait another saga for your next verse

Goku (2:26):
Of course this little privileged rich kid has never witnessed the image
of vicious villains killing every single innocent that lives in your village
After what happened to Krillin, 
I was driven to break my limits, you're just tracking down children
Endlessly battling with them, man you're just tactless, a dimwit
And with the draft that you’re pickin’, it’s just a match full of misfits
So maybe next time you go spotting new trainers who wanna be elite
Make like how your family treats you - and leave them be

Goku vs Nemona. SIR Rap Battles (ft. yukigloom & Jonna-Lynn Alonso)

Welcome back to Lame-Ass Rap Battles! Today we have a battle of bulky versions of fat characters; MX of the fan-made horror game Mario ‘85 versus Peter Griffin, but specifically the version of him in Fortnite. Enjoy!

Commander Jacob as MX
https://www.youtube.com/c/CommanderJacob

Chaotic Rap Battles as Fortnite Peter
https://www.youtube.com/@ChaoticRapBattles

-LYRICS-

MX (0:14)
Hey there champ! Here’s a lesson, cuz I know dude’s dense
Roman numerals; see me and it’s too tense 
Piñata Brian? Think you look cool with that thing?
When I bash it and break it, a brace can be your next Back Bling
(Hahaha!) Tell Lois she better glance now
She’ll only see your face with the other clouds in the background
Kids going in debt for V-Bucks with credit cards
Is the only way innocence gets you far

Peter (0:34)
Guess I’m the pizza guy; I’ll make you drool from this round
You got too many teeth; I’ll put a tool in your mouth
Yeah! The ratchet’ll make this ugly and it ain’t even Meg
You’re really rapping with some dogshit; D-MX (what!)
Screw Stewie, I’m off of the fat shit
I’m shooting when someone Snooty Steppes into my mansion
Aim a .5 at ‘85, it’s too late for rebrandin’
This PC port's gonna glitch when the MAC clicks

MX (0:55)
Meowscles tried to make you mad swole
You gave up so hard, you should put your shirt on this flagpole
Without the old Slurp Juice shrinking your pants size
How could you escape? You wouldn’t fit in the damn pipes
In The Society you’re what, 5th wheeling?
So I’ll melt your fucking skin if you’re tryna get Peely
Your old fights? This one’s incredibly different
Cuz now you’re the chicken and it’ll end in an instant
f you got a shotgun, why do you need to poorly scope in
I'll run this level back and forth… you're still reloadin’
Post-nerf, you’d need hundreds of your medallions
They’ll know the exact location your body can be found in
Seizure got you foaming at the mouth; guess you can’t make the leaks brake
I’m hurting you more than some knee pain
False Hero, not Mario. You’ll heat up with how dark I go (wahoo!)
Witness my true form if you really want the smoke

Peter (1:35)
A short horror game that’s 8-bit?
This reminds me of the time when everyone else did the same shit
I’ve gotta wonder; damn, how’d they conceive ya?
Someone saw the Sonic version and ran… out of ideas
Want that hammer back? I’ll blam your temple!
Momentum drops as you flicker out: Super Mario Bros. Special (hehehe)
If FNF was anything to be informed by
You're any day of the week, I'm the whole fortnight
Smack you with my butt scratcher; got an itch, guy?
Carry-All kinda types of straps, I’m clicking when the clip's dry
But I got muscles; I could take you in a fist fight
So what I'm asking is which type of arm will make this bitch die?
Your big update added 1-2 and that’s it?
Jeez, must’ve bashed your head through too many bricks
My knee’s one thing, but your always getting your ankle rolled
Herbert! That’s what you get for obsessing over 8 year olds

-CREDITS-

Written, directed, and beat arranged by Commander Jacob
Additional writing help by Dilly
Mixed by GamingPlush64
Beat produced by 2Deep

Feedback by Danii, Dilly, Fightmarker, Freshy Kanal, TheMonarchy, TheBabyBeef, 01Tyler10, and the spaceship
Shoutout to Luke Reardon, Swizkii, and Zawesome

Thanks for listening
-ComJac

Fortnite Peter Griffin vs Mario '85 | Lame-Ass Rap Battles

Welcome back to Half-Ass Rap Battles! Today we have musical entities that cause stress to those who come across them; Mad Piano from Big Boo’s Haunt in Super Mario 64 versus Bop It, 90’s audio toy sensation. Enjoy!

TheMonarchy as Mad Piano
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheMonarchyVA / https://www.youtube.com/@OliTheMonarchy / https://www.youtube.com/@monarchybattleraps
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/olithemonarchy
SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/oli-the-monarchy

Eric the Audible as Bop It
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@EricTheAudible
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/erictheaudible
SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/central-rap-battles  

-LYRICS-

Mad Piano (0:09)
Yo! Looking for eight coins? There’s one to your left!
But it’s not the only thing I have covered in red
I’ll bop you ‘til you shatter! Make your circuitry bleed sparks
Plus you’ll find the key of my teeth… B#
See this chair? Sit down, take the polite road
Soprano C, you’re gonna scream out on a high note
I'm not settling, I demolish a score
I keep banging! And keep banging! And keep banging! And keep banging!
It’s like this Dizaster got me paying homage to Cort
See these coffins falling? Next thing you know, you’re falling in yours
On the topic of court; for being lame, you've stood accused
I'm not judging when these shelves start throwing books at you
Had a little fad and just kept extending that
It's like Simon Said "instead of memory, test their attention span"
Between the cash grabs and narrators so obnoxious
I got a command for you!... stop it.

Bop It (0:54)
Did I rattle your cage, dude? You’re Mad cuz I’m way smooth
Piano should stay tuned! I’m naturally playin’ you!
Wanting red? I’ll leave you spinning. You gotta be kidding
Thinking you’re the grand type... You’re more MIDI
You move so slow, I circle you with no running
If you hear boos around you, It’s not your ghost buddies
Haven’t you realized I’m twisted yet?
Fitnessgram shit; I'll make sure Suicide Drills in your head
You’re the least scary thing in your “sCaRy oLd hOuSe”
Walking wobbly like you hopped off the merry-go-round
Wait, yeah, you belong in that kinda room
There's been a remake and a port: this piano’s on loop (c’mon!)
More per minute, you’re getting b-b-beaten
You couldn’t hit me in Smash R-R-Remix
Save the jumpscare, you won’t pull it with me
After your little lullaby, I’m going to sleep!

-CREDITS-

Written, directed, and beat arranged by Commander Jacob
Mixed by GamingPlush64
Beat produced by 2Deep
Beat purchased by Fightmarker

Feedback by TheMonarchy, Fightmarker, Syroquise, and the spaceship
Shoutout to RacconBroVA, Dilly, TaigaTonic, Dani, Sculpture_, and the Smash Remix team

Thanks for listening
-ComJac

Bop It vs Mad Piano | Rap Battle (HARB)

LYRICS

Poniko/UBOA
Uh… do you have some kind of business?
‘Cause the D.A.R.E. showcase is in the Violence District
So… if you could leave, that’d be great since
Seeing you’re roaming the streets, I can get why Madotsuki stays in

Shady look, head to knee, cloaked, no identity 
Looking like another seller price-gouging LS…D
Um.. could you stop.. flipping… the light switch?
‘Cause… you might have a… bit… of a slight trip

THERE’S NO NEED TO PINCH YOURSELF
YOU WANTED THIS, AND AS A REWARD, I’LL GIVE YOU HELL
WATCH YOUR WORLD CHANGE AS YOUR SIGHTS SET ON THE NIGHT TERROR
ENTER, MR. SANDMAN, WELCOME TO THE WHITE DESERT

IT’S OBVIOUS JUST FROM THE SIGHT OF THIS MAN
AND IT MAKES SENSE WHY HE NEVER LEFT OUTSIDE OF JAPAN
YOU’RE FACELESS, BLAND, AND LEAVE PEOPLE’S BRAINS SCATTERED 
WASHED OUT FROM MINDS ‘CAUSE YOU LACK ANY GREY MATTER

The Grey Man
IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE. A PLACE TO WAKE UP 
FLOWERS. HE HAD FOUR. USE THE COMPANY. 
CONTACT FOR MORE DETAILS. I CAN’T DO IT FOR YOU. 
ZERO. TEN. TEN. ZERO. SEVEN. ZERO.           ASMIK. 

Wake up, there is no room for sleep.
You cannot move or leave. This is no lucid dream.
Now take this pill and join me, go take the plunge,
Watch an easter egg crack like your brain on drugs.

Composed of the stuff that’s - more than - 24 side effects.
Composed of the stuff - to leave you lying - lying - lie in bed.
Composed of the stuff - see figures leave and reappear - time and time again.
No one - talks to you - you’re one more - sight to them.

[                                                                                               ]

Take a trip. See, I originated this
Send players through 11 - 12 pieces, make them sick.
You’re a copy- a copy, take this pill and-ta-take it in,
I wrote down the Dream Journal, you just emulated it.

Sink Downer, and Downer, and Downer, and Downer
And Downer, and Downer, and Downer, and Downer…
Don’t wake up.
Dizzy, loopy, passed out - under the - streetlight.
Sleep tight.

UBOA
PUT ME TO SLEEP? YOU SHOULD GIVE IT A REST
‘CUZ THAT WASN’T A HANGOVER, JUST A CRICK IN THE NECK
AND THAT’S ALL THAT YOU ARE, SO GET OUT OF MY BEDROOM
OR COME WIPE MY MIND, I’D BE GLAD TO FORGET YOU

NO WONDER ASMIK COULDN’T MAKE YOUR STUFF SELL
‘CAUSE WHO’S WANTING A WALKING SIMULATOR THAT CAN’T RUN WELL?
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BOOT UP YOUR EMULATOR AND DREAM TOO
BUT NOW THEY NEED TO BOOT UP AN EMULATOR TO SEE YOU

[                                                                                               ]

The Grey Man
I live in your conscious.           your subconscious.
The dark thoughts - buried - lying - lie in bed unconscious.
You hole up in your home - in your home - interacting is dread.
But you are not alone

Only cared about when the lights cut out since
You don’t fit - the spotlight, more the dark that surrounds it.
So - so lonely, starving for attention.
When you go to sleep, don’t be startled by my presence.

CREDITS

Kurobane Azia as Poniko and UBOA

Rosenthal as The Grey Man
Snakebite126 as Also The Grey Man

Written by Rabi
Beat prod. by DumbChild
Additional instrumental work by ENNWAY
Mixed and mastered by Freshy Kanal
Art by linterteatime
Cover Art by Rabi

UBOA vs. The Grey Man - Rap Battle

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