<P> On December 16, the first off - season battle was released, entitled, "Deadpool vs. Boba Fett". </P> <P> On February 26, 2016, it was announced that Season 5 would begin on May 2, 2016, and on March 22 it was announced that production had begun . </P> <P> Season 5 officially began on May 2, 2016, with the release of the first battle of the season, "George R.R. Martin vs. J.R.R. Tolkien". ERB releases battles every other Monday as of the first half of Season 5 . On July 12, 2016, Alexander the Great vs. Ivan the Terrible was released . This marked the midseason break . EpicLloyd later confirmed they were planning to return mid to late October . Filming began for the second half of Season 5 on September 23 . On October 26, Season 5 resumed with "Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton". The final episode of season 5 was released on January 9, 2017, where EpicLloyd and NicePeter battle against each other once again, as it is a sequel to the Season 1 finale . Shukoff stated in September 2017 that ERB was on hiatus, while Lloyd stated that they would start working again in May 2018 . </P> <P> In 2016, Epic Rap Battles of History was nominated for an Emmy Award in the newly initiated category Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards . </P>

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