Nice Peter

NicePeter
Background information
Birth name Peter Alexis Shukoff
Born Rochester, NY
Genres Hip Hop, Comedy
Occupations YouTube Personality, comedian, singer, rapper, songwriter, producer
Years active 2000–present
Associated acts Lisa Donovan, Epic Lloyd, George Watsky, DeStorm, Alex Farnham, MC Mr Napkins Ray William Johnson, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Colin J. Sweeney, Shaycarl

Nice Peter[1] (born August 15, 1979 in Rochester, NY) is a self described "Comic/Guitar Hero" best known for the musical comedy on his YouTube channel, NicePeter.[2] As of November 2011 he is the 39th most subscribed of all time[3] and the 11th most subscribed musician with over 1.2 million subscribers.[4] 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".[5] His videos have received over 344 million views and have been featured on the Huffington Post[6] and Billboard.com. The most recent interview with Forbes Magazine[7] details Peter and his Epic Rap Battle of History partner Lloyd Alhquist's rise to YouTube fame.

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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)[8] 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 as Sarah Palin, Timothy Delaghetto as Kim Jong-il, Alex Farnham as Justin Bieber, MC Mr. Napkins as Albert Einstein, Colin J. Sweeney as Billy Mays, George Watsky as William Shakespeare,DeStorm Power as Mr. T and Shaycarl as King Henry VIII. 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 September 26, 2011:

  1. John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly [1]
  2. Darth Vader vs. Adolf Hitler [2]
  3. Abraham Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris [3]
  4. Sarah Palin vs. Lady Gaga [4]
  5. Kim Jong-il vs. Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage [5]
  6. Justin Bieber vs. Ludwig Van Beethoven [6]
  7. Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking [7]
  8. Genghis Khan vs Easter Bunny [8]
  9. Napoleon Dynamite vs. Napoleon Bonaparte [9]
  10. Benjamin Franklin vs. Billy Mays and Vince Offer [10]
  11. Gandalf vs. Dumbledore [11]
  12. Dr. Seuss (the Cat in the Hat and Things 1 and 2) vs William Shakespeare [12]
  13. Mr. T vs. Mr. Rogers [13]
  14. Christopher Columbus vs. Captain Kirk [14]
  15. Nice Peter vs. Epic Lloyd [15]

The following is a list of Season 2's "Epic Rap Battle Of History" as of December 8, 2011

  1. Adolf Hitler vs. Darth Vader 2 [16]

The 15th Epic Rap Battles of History, called the "Final Battle", was actually a season finale. Epic Rap Battles returned in December 8, 2011, hosted on their new channel, YouTube/ERB, with Behind the Scenes on their second channel, YouTube/ERB2.[9]

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.[10] 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. The Masterpiece Part II (bonus)

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

References

  1. ^ official website - Home. Nice Peter. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.
  2. ^ Nicepeter's Channel. YouTube (2006-07-11). Retrieved on 2011-10-23.
  3. ^ YouTube.com/channels
  4. ^ Nicepeter hits 1 Million subscribers. The Daily Dot (2011-10-06). Retrieved on 2011-10-27.
  5. ^ Nice Peter the King of Dot Com Comedy. Nice Peter's Facebook (2011-09-27). Retrieved on 2011-10-27.
  6. ^ Mr. T Vs. Mr. Rogers Rap Battle (VIDEO). Huffingtonpost. 16 September 2011
  7. ^ Epic Rap Battles of History: Talking Brash Wit With A YouTube Hit. Forbes (2011-10-26). Retrieved on 2011-10-27.
  8. ^ Darth Vader vs Hitler. Epic Rap Battles of History 2. YouTube (2010-11-10). Retrieved on 2011-10-23.
  9. ^ : College News grades Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2. College News (2010-12-14). Retrieved on 2011-12-15.
  10. ^ Nice Peter sticks it to 50 Cent at the High Noon. Daily Page (2007-09-30). Retrieved on 2011-11-04

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