Asian Jake Paul

"Asian Jake Paul" is a song by American internet personality iDubbbz featuring English YouTube personality and recording artist Boyinaband. The song was written by the two and was produced by Kustom Beats.[3] It is a diss track aimed at fellow YouTube personality RiceGum, the subject of an episode of iDubbbz's Content Cop series.[4] The single was released for digital download on October 3, 2017.[5] It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[6]

"Asian Jake Paul"
Single by iDubbbz featuring Boyinaband
ReleasedOctober 3, 2017
RecordedSeptember 2017
StudioBoyinaband Studios
Genre
Length3:00
LabeliDubbbzTV
Songwriter(s)
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

On October 3, 2017, iDubbbz released an episode of his Content Cop series, "Content Cop – Jake Paul."[7] While the title and thumbnail reference YouTuber, boxer and former Disney actor Jake Paul, the video discusses RiceGum, therein described as "Asian Jake Paul." During the video, iDubbbz explains that he didn't want to "give [RiceGum] the satisfaction of having his name in the title or his face in the thumbnail." Throughout the video, iDubbbz criticizes RiceGum for controversial comments and actions in his livestreams and YouTube videos. iDubbbz wears a t-shirt parodying the clothing brand Supreme and the streetwear culture RiceGum is associated with.

The video ends with a music video for the song "Asian Jake Paul," performed by iDubbbz and Boyinaband, parodying RiceGum's diss tracks about other YouTubers. The song's lyrics mock RiceGum, referencing the controversies discussed in the video. The same day, iDubbbz uploaded the music video on its own to his second channel, iDubbbzTV2.[8] Boyinaband also released a video on his own channel, showing the songwriting and production process.

Music video

The music video for "Asian Jake Paul" was primarily filmed in Brighton, England and was released on October 3, 2017. The video features cameos from other YouTubers, including PewDiePie,[9] Ethan Klein of h3h3Productions, Jack Douglass, Erik Hoffstad of Internet Comment Etiquette, and HowToBasic. In the video, some of the cameoing YouTubers wear white hoodies with the same mock Supreme logo that iDubbbz wore in the original Content Cop video.

As of December 2022, the video has surpassed 85 million views.

Track listing

Digital download[5]
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 performance for "Asian Jake Paul"
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[10] 74
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[11] 75
UK Indie (OCC)[12] 22
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 24

Release history

Release history for "Asian Jake Paul"
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
Various October 3, 2017[lower-alpha 1] Digital download iDubbbzTV [5]

Notes

  1. Release as a single.

See also

References

"Asian Jake Paul" (Wayback Machine archived link)

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