@RedSky-vf8bf
For those who don't know about Julius's kidnapping: a bunch of pirates got ahold of him and demanded 20 talents of silver as ransom. Julius told them to demand 50 instead, and told the Pirates that he would have them crucified eventually. The Pirates thought he was joking. After the ransom was paid, Julius raised a navy, caught his kidnappers, and had all of them crucified. So no, Julius isn't just a shit talker ;)
@Bones-yq1jo
When Julius Ceaser says "I heard you rap poison spit" he is referencing to when Shaka would mix saliva with poison to spit on his opponents, blinding them. Just thought I would throw in some facts like I see in the comments lol.
@disneylover6408
For those who don't know: Julius's ending verse "You can grow my wheat for me after your beaten" isn't a reference to slavery, its a shot at Shaka's pride as he banned the growth of wheat on Zulu's homeland after his mother died
@HorizonOfHope
"I keep my whole crew steady!" This is a reference to the Battle of Pharsalus. Caesar's veteran forces defeated Pompey's. Normally forces charged at each other and threw their pila. However, Pompey ordered his men to stand still so Caesar's would tire themselves by running much further and smashing into a wall of shields. Realising this, Caesar's men stopped the charge, caught their breath and then threw their spears and engaged at a walk. Caesar thought Pompey's decision not to charge ended any chance of winning the battle (which Caesar was massively outnumbered in) because all Caesar had to do was get his men to hold steady and then engage on their own terms. Which they did.
@zenopsy0149
"You're fucking with most triumphant third of the triumvirate" dude thats fucking fire. You gotta give props for fitting triumvirate into a rap battle.
@porygon4023
Best Flow: Shaka Zulu Best Disses: Julius Caesar Overall Losers: The guys who kidnapped Caesar
@EquinoxHQ
The line "You're fucking with the most triumphant third of the triumvirate" is so badass
@jesuschrist9513
Fun fact: Julius Caesar by Shakespeare doesn't end with Caesar's assassination. That happens in like Act 2/5. The rest of the book is Brutus coming to terms with his deed, the conspirators hiding out away from Rome, Octavian Antony and Lepidus forming the second triumvirate and it ends with Brutus and Cassius' death, setting the stage for the sequel Antony and Cleopatra.
@PalebeatleWow
Shaka Zulu: makes fun of Caesar for being stabbed by his friends Also Shaka Zulu: gets assassinated by his half brothers
@ivansebag6081
Caesar's transition from calm to really angry in this video is honestly one of the most subtle references I've seen. His temper was legendary
@utubefuku7132
Shaka's flow was amazing, so energetic and powerful, but Caesar was cold and calculist and his lyrics were absolutely murderous, this is one of the best ERB of all no doubt
@A.K2.718
I think Caesar won in terms of disses and comebacks, though Shaka did put up a good fight.
@docproc144
Shaka shot himself in the foot with the “stabbed by your friends” line because he was killed by his own brothers, so it would’ve been a good line if it came from literally anyone else lol. And Caesar won with the “you can grow my wheat for me after you’re beaten” line. Because Shaka banned the growing of wheat during his rule, which ultimately is what led to his death, so that was just a downright filthy haymaker of a bar.
@josephhanicak7922
My favorite part of the battle is how Julius Caesar explains exactly how to beat Shaka's battle strategy in his second verse.
@localmenace3043
Okay, the “strength of a lion” and “can I be a hyena” lines are FREAKING GENIUS. Lions and hyenas are massive enemies - if they see each other it’s pretty much on sight.
@pompeyparker6369
“You can’t outflank the best” While sieging Alesia, Caesar literally built a wall surrounding his army to prevent them from being flanked by a relief force of Gauls.
@elizabethmaria_9201
If Julius Ceasar was pissed off: he'd scream and yell loud as fuck. If Julius Ceasar was actually mad, he was terrifyingly calm.
@d.n5287
I was half expecting Caesar to get killed mid-way through the battle only for Augustus to jump in
@knoccout7124
“If you cross that equator, you'll head straight into a massacre” was a direct reference to the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 when the British CROSSED into Zululand and then regiment of over 1,800 Soliders got damn near wiped out by the Zulu Army leaving only roughly 60 of them to escape alive!
@chaosrex1487