Asian Jake Paul

"Asian Jake Paul" is a song by American YouTube personality iDubbbz featuring British YouTube personality and recording artist Boyinaband. The song was written by the two and was produced by Kustom Beats. It is a diss track aimed at fellow YouTube personality RiceGum, who was the subject of an episode of iDubbbz's viral "Content Cop" series.[3] The single was released for digital download on October 3, 2017.[4] It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.

"Asian Jake Paul"
Single by iDubbbz featuring Boyinaband
ReleasedOctober 3, 2017
FormatDigital download
RecordedSeptember 2017
StudioBoyinaband Studios
Genre
Length3:00
Label
  • iDubbbzTV
Songwriter(s)
[2]
Producer(s)Kustom Beats
Boyinaband singles chronology
"I'm Not Dead"
(2016)		 "Asian Jake Paul"
(2017)		 "Empty"
(2018)
Music video
"Asian Jake Paul" on YouTube

Background and lyrics
See also: RiceGum § Controversies

On October 3, 2017 iDubbbz released an episode of the YouTube series Content Cop, titled "Content Cop – Jake Paul". While the title and thumbnail seemingly express that the video would be based on YouTube personality and former Disney actor Jake Paul, the video is actually about a YouTube personality Bryan Le, better known as RiceGum; iDubbbz specifically calls him "Asian Jake Paul", explaining that he didn't want to "give [RiceGum] the satisfaction of having his name in the title or his face in the thumbnail." In the 30-minute video, iDubbbz critiques RiceGum for many controversial comments and actions he had made in the past on his livestreams, and in videos that iDubbbz deemed were worthy of criticism. Throughout the video, iDubbbz is seen wearing a t-shirt parodying the iconic box logo of the clothing brand Supreme with the word "sheep" appearing in the logo, which is also an overt critique on the hypebeast/streetwear culture that RiceGum participates in because he is known to wear hyped clothing brands, like Supreme and Louis Vuitton, in his videos.

At the end of the video, a song by iDubbbz and fellow YouTube personality Boyinaband was played, titled "Asian Jake Paul". The song's lyrics contain verses in which the two YouTube personalities mock RiceGum, by referencing many of his previous controversies and by calling him dumb, talentless, a "borderline sex offender" and other insults. Boyinaband also filmed a video on his YouTube channel showing the production process. The same day, iDubbbz uploaded the song's music video on his alternate YouTube channel, iDubbbzTV2.[5]

Music video

The music video for "Asian Jake Paul" was primarily filmed in Brighton, England and was released on October 3, 2017 on iDubbbzTV2 and features cameos from YouTubers, including PewDiePie, Ethan Klein of h3h3Productions, Jack Douglass, Erik Hoffstad of Internet Comment Etiquette, and HowToBasic. Some of the participants in the music video are shown wearing white hoodies with the same mock Supreme logo that was featured in the original Content Cop video. Throughout the music video, he uses a multitude of clever and comedic methods of implementing criticism. As of March 2020, the video has surpassed 78 million views.

Track listing
Digital download[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Asian Jake Paul" (featuring Boyinaband)3:00
2."Asian Jake Paul" (instrumental)3:00
3."Asian Jake Paul" (acappella) (featuring Boyinaband)3:00

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[6] 75
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[7] 22
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] 74
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales[9] 24

Release history
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
Various October 3, 2017[lower-alpha 1] Digital download iDubbbzTV [4]

Notes
  1. Release as a single.

See also

References
  1. "Asian Jake Paul Overview". Retrieved October 12, 2017 – via RateYourMusic.
  2. Boyinaband (October 3, 2017). "Making the Diss Track with iDubbbz (Content Cop - Behind the Scenes)". YouTube. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. "RiceGum Refuses To Take The L In His Latest Diss Track". Retrieved October 25, 2017 – via TrendingAllDay.
  4. "Asian Jake Paul". Retrieved October 12, 2017 – via iTunes.
  5. "Feud between YouTube stars uncovers disturbing jokes about racism and rape" – via The Daily Dot.
  6. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  9. "R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales for the week ending on October 21, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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