Nikola Tesla vs Thomas Edison

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[Intro] Epic Rap Battles of History Thomas Edison versus Nikola Tesla! Begin! [Verse 1: Thomas Edison] Step up, you'll be shocked when I spit and start static I'll rip your style and add it to my long list of patents While you were busy digging ditches and burning bridges I'm pumping out inventions, stacking riches, so go back to your pigeons You're a geek, plagued by OCD You never had sex, but you sure got screwed by me I'll crush you Tesla, there's just no putting it gently I don't alternate my flow, I diss you directly [Verse 2: Nikola Tesla] I see a universe of infinite energy But no potential for threat from this enemy So you can call me Tesla, Nikola, impeccably dressed Giving lessons in electrical nemesis, this will be on the test So confess to your thefts and let the whole world know What the Serbian did for the Wizard of Menlo History is getting rewritten and I have read it Your best invention was a way to steal credit [Verse 3: Thomas Edison] The truth hurts, you're broke and washed up Don't give a smidgen 'bout your visions if they can't make a buck I conduct business, understood things you never could So dope that I even make New Jersey look good I'm on the record I invented, you got duped, there, I said it And I'll bet you fifty thousand dollars that you'll never forget it Without me, here's a taste of what this battle would be No lights, no camera, no sound. See? [Verse 4: Nikola Tesla] You fool, you think that you can touch me with this? You couldn't handle my gifts with your greedy little mind What's inside mine was ahead of its own time You did not steal from me, you stole me from mankind! It's the wireless transmission of truth And it's a shocking real story of a banker and you And if the people knew you stopped me from making power free They would curse the con Edison with every utility [Outro] Who won? Who's next? You decide E-E-E-E-Epic Rap Battles of History!