| Gandhi | |
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 Keegan-Michael Key as Gandhi | |
| Character information | |
| Birth name | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
| Nickname(s) | Mahatma Gandhi Bapu The Father of The Nation The Enlightened One Naked Fakir |
| Born | October 2, 1869 Porbandar, India |
| Died | January 30, 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi, India |
| Physical description | |
| Hair | White (later bald) |
| Eyes | Hazel |
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| Rap battle information | |
| Appeared in | Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Vs | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Release date | Feburuary 25, 2013 |
| Official vote(s) | 71% (Old poll from ERB Website) |
| Location(s) | Gandhi's home An Indian street |
| “ | I fought the caste system, but you still cannot touch this!
— Gandhi
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Gandhi battled Martin Luther King, Jr. in Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr. He was portrayed by Keegan-Michael Key.
Information on the rapper
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu, or simply Gandhi, was born on October 2nd, 1869, in Porbandar, India. He was a lawyer, philosopher, spiritual leader, and activist during most of the 1940s. He is widely recognized as the driving force behind the struggle for Indian autonomy from the British Empire.
As Gandhi grew, he traveled to London to study law, after which he accepted a job in South Africa. During a train travel in South Africa, he was thrown out, on request of a white passenger, despite him having a first class ticket. He then decided he would not tolerate racial discrimination at the hands of white people. Gandhi returned to India and became heavily involved in India's freedom struggle against British rulers. He always followed non-violent methods of protests like fasts and marches. His most famous march was the "Salt March", or the "Dandi March", in which he protested against the British salt monopoly.
Gandhi later launched the "Quit India" movement against the British, with India finally receiving independence from them on August 15th, 1947. Unfortunately, Gandhi was assassinated at the age of 78 less than six months later by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist, on January 30th, 1948, in New Delhi, India.
Lyrics
Verse 1:
You want to battle wits? See who's a better pacifist?
I fought the caste system, but you still cannot touch this!
Slumdog skillionaire; first name Messiah!
Raps so hot, I spit yoga fire!
Everything you preach, I said it first!
You should jot down these words, plagiarize my whole verse!
Leave your thoughts on the door like the real Martin Luther!
I'm not thinking you shall overcome this, Junior!
Verse 2:
You would know about bread, Dr. Birmingham sandwich!
Boycott those grits, sit in with some spinach!
With protests and women, the same advice goes:
Always stay away from the ho's!
Verse 3:
I am passively resisting the fact that you suck.
I am celibate because I don't give a fuck!
Scrapped lyrics
Boycott those carbs, sit-in on some spinach!
Trivia
- On April 8, 2019, the ERB Channel updated its banner to feature a picture of young Gandhi, along with fellow rappers Theodore Roosevelt, Mother Teresa and Che Guevara, as well as two historical figures who have yet to appear in an ERB: Charlie Chaplin and Hermann Rorschach.
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