Mikhail Gorbachev

"Did somebody say birthmarks?"

- Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev was a rapper in Epic Rap Battles of History 33 he rapped against Grigori Rasputin, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, and Vladimir Putin. He was played by Lloyd Ahlquist.

Information about the rapper
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (born March 2nd 1931), is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the first (and last) president of the Soviet Union from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991. He was the only general secretary in the history of the Soviet Union to have been born during the Communist rule. Gorbachev's attempts at reform as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan and his reorientation of Soviet strategic aims contributed to the end of the Cold War, ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), and led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Otto Hahn Peace Medal in 1989, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 and the Harvey Prize in 1992 as well as Honorary Doctorates from University of Calgary in 1993, Durham University in 1995, Trinity College in 2002 and University of Müenster in 2005, and Eureka College in 2009.

Gorbachev is most closely associated with his policies of "glasnost" and "perestroika", both of which created a bridge between Soviet and Western culture, and which ultimately set the stage for the 1991 coup. He was not harmed and largely withdrew from politics to become a lecturer, which he remains to this day.

Lyrics
Knock knock knock knock

Did somebody say birth marks?

Yo, I'm the host with the most glasnost

Assholes made a mess and the war got cold

Shook hands with both Ronalds, Reagan and McDonald's, no doubt

If your name end with "in", time to get out!

I have the balls to let Baryshnikov dance, player!

Tore down that wall like the Kool-Aid Man, oh yeah!

You two need yoga (Дa), you need to shower (Дa)

And you all need to learn how to handle real power!

Trivia

 * Birthmark.png ERB crew originally wanted Gorbachev's birthmark to read "ERB", but because of the fact that Lloyd would have to awkwardly tilt his head towards the camera for the audience to even see it, they scrapped the idea.

Scrapped Lyrics
"You all need to learn how to embrace real power"