Mozart vs Skrillex. Epic Rap Battles of History

i think i js came...

11 years later ! Still good

The Prodigy reference is severely under appreciated

This is kinda like a revised version of Justin Bieber vs Beethoven.

Modern artist vs Classical composer.

For such an unbalanced matchup, Skrillex had a pretty sick bar with, "I attack, you decay, can't sustain my releases!"

Attack, decay, sustain, and release (ADSR) are the four stages of an envelope that describe how a sound's volume changes over time.

what kind of drugs does it take to enjoy this?

i have asked that of many things

EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY!
MOZART!
VS!
BEETHOVEN!
BEGIN!

Mozart: Yo, Beethoven, you call yourself a genius? You're just a grumpy old man, full of pretentiousness! My melodies are sweet, my harmonies divine, While your music's like a storm, all thunder, no sunshine. You're stuck in your minor keys, your rhythms are so slow, I'm the Mozart, the master, the one you should know! My operas are legendary, my concertos a delight, You're just a loud, angry brute, a musical blight!

Beethoven:

Mozart: You're deaf, Beethoven, you can't even hear the notes! How can you write music when you're lost in the quotes? You're a grumpy old man, a relic of the past, While I'm the future of music, the one that will forever last! My operas are still performed, my concertos still inspire, You're just a footnote in history, a burning, dying fire!

Beethoven:

Mozart: You talk a big game, Beethoven, but your music's all rage, My melodies are timeless, they'll never fade from the stage! I'm the Mozart, the maestro, the king of the court, You're just a grumpy old man, a musical retort!

Beethoven:


Bach suddenly appears

Bach: Hold on, hold on, let the old man have a word! You two squabbling like children, it's truly absurd! Mozart, you're all flash, no depth, a fleeting delight, And Beethoven, you're a grumpy old man, your music's a fright! I'm Bach, the master, the father of the fugue, My music's a symphony of intellect, it's the real groove! You two are just pretenders, trying to steal my crown, My music will last forever, while yours will drown!

Bach turns to Mozart

Bach: You think you're so clever, with your operas and your grace, But your music's all fluff, it's a shallow embrace! I'm the one who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B Minor, You're just a footnote in history, a fleeting, minor player!

Mozart: Oh, Bach, you're a grumpy old man, stuck in your past, Your music's all rules, no heart, it's a boring blast! I'm the one who brought opera to life, the one who made it sing, My music is a celebration, a joy that will forever ring!

Bach turns to Beethoven

Bach: And you, Beethoven, you think you're so profound, But your music's just noise, it's a deafening sound! I'm the one who wrote the Well-Tempered Clavier, the Goldberg Variations, Your symphonies are just a pale imitation, a bunch of variations!

Beethoven:

Bach: I'm done with you both.

(Bach throws his walking stick into the air, and it lands with a thud)

WHO WON!
WHO'S NEXT!
YOU DECIDE!

The last line...BOOM!

MOZART WON FOR SURE!!!!!!!!

Who tf is skrillex??

Absolutely cinema

Skrillex Won.

2025?

La wea antigua

11 year later comment...Isn't fortississimo to play as loud as possible, and crescendo is to gradually get louder? Not sure if I'm in the wrong with the way he worded it "...soft to very very loud." Somebody learn me and let me know I'm retarted.

I know everyone is on Mozart's side but Skrillex's parts sound so good.

Mozart 😭🙏 destroyed tf out of that dude

still peak

Now, no one knows who skrillex was.

what happended

I'll take back the nobody knows you. lol

Mozart survived longer, and Skrillex had a 100+ year head start

wait a minute I'm a big fan.

This is why some of the pop culture ones age poorly - who the fuck even is Skrillex anymore? LOL

"I rock harder than you when I was 5 years old". Yup, that line right just ended Srkillex.

Fun fact: the beat was made by Benetar from YourFavoriteMartian

i rocked harder than you when i was 5 years old. . . Worst part? He's right

skrillex actually won honestly, that magic flute and attack line were fantastic

“I GAINED YOUR SAME FAME FROM HOME with a blown out speaker” was pretty hard ngl

Lowk a draw

Both beats go hard asf tho

I literally have no idea who Skrillex is or was. Mozart for the win.

i hope skrillex wins

10 years later this still goes hard

Skrillex been real quiet since Mozart's new song dropped

mozart merked dat shit

the "i attack, you decay, can't sustain my releases"
like, half of those words are references to music theory terms

sure, he got incinerated, but krillex had a few good bars at least.


(edit: yes krillex was intentional)

Whose Skrillex again

This beat still goes hard ever after 11 years🔥

My hottest erb take is skrillex won

Mozart forever❤

11 years later - who the hell is Skrilex?

Nice battle! But who is Skrillex?

Where is Skrillex now?

Amadeus always rocks the house!

Why did yt randomly pop out this masterpiece on my feed in 2025?

2025 and I absolutely had forgotten that Skrillex existed

Still great after all these years!

Who’s skrillex?