Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-8475907-20130420233659/@comment-24353761-20140117152602

Who says that the rap battlers need to have anything in common? It could be RuPaul vs. Alexander the Great, and as long as their rhymes are fresh (and their digs at each other are witty), it's a good rap battle. Some of the best ERBs have been between people who have little or nothing in common. John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly?  They're both men. That's it. Lady Gaga vs. Sarah Palin?  They're both women. That's it. Wright Brothers vs. Mario Brothers?  Two pairs of brothers with moustaches. That's it. Marilyn Monroe vs. Cleopatra?  They're both women who seduced men, and history has plenty of those.

Heck, even the rappers taking digs at each other isn't absolutely essential, as Scrooge vs. Trump proved. It all comes down to two (or more) people busting phat rhymes in each other's direction. If you have that, you have a rap battle (and a potentially great rap battle).

(Re: WonderPikachu12, Joan of Arc was beloved by most of her people.  The Burgundians were the minority...strong enough and numerous enough to give the French loyalists trouble, sure.  But still a minority.  Also, Miley isn't just disguising herself; she truly has become what she is, just to spite her old Hannah Montana image.)