{{Short description|2017 single by iDubbbz featuring Boyinaband}} {{Infobox song | name = Asian Jake Paul | cover = AsianJakePaul.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = iDubbbz featuring Boyinaband | album = | released = October 3, 2017 | recorded = September 2017 | studio = Boyinaband Studios | genre = {{flatlist| *Comedy hip hop *diss track}} | length = 3:00 | label = iDubbbzTV | writer = {{hlist|Ian Jomha<ref>{{Cite web|title=Confronting iDubbbzTV {{!}} Revealing His Bitcoin Investment| website=YouTube | date=24 January 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R8aymAhC5Q|language=en|access-date=2021-08-14}}</ref>|David Brown<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4KSZ1LLM-I|title=Making the Diss Track with iDubbbz (Content Cop – Behind the Scenes)|author=Boyinaband|date=October 3, 2017|via=YouTube|access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>}} | producer = Kustom Beats | chronology = iDubbbz | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Boyinaband | type = single | prev_title = I'm Not Dead | prev_year = 2016 | title = Asian Jake Paul | year = 2017 | next_title = Empty | next_year = 2018 }} {{External music video | 1 = [https://web.archive.org/web/20230130095039/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQpKb0U800I "Asian Jake Paul"] from YouTube (archived) }} }}

"'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/pewdiepie-t-series-congratulations-youtube-subscriber-count-1381925|title=PewDiePie briefly lost the war against T-Series, but is on top again|date=April 1, 2019|website=Newsweek}}</ref> It is a diss track aimed at fellow YouTube personality RiceGum, the subject of an episode of iDubbbz's ''Content Cop'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trendingallday.com/ricegum-response-diss-track-idubbbz/|accessdate=October 25, 2017|title=RiceGum Refuses To Take The L In His Latest Diss Track|publisher=|via=TrendingAllDay}}</ref> The single was released for digital download on October 3, 2017.<ref name="iTunes">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/asian-jake-paul-feat-boyinaband/1291771866?i=1291771868|access-date=October 12, 2017|title=Asian Jake Paul|date=3 October 2017 |publisher=|via=iTunes}}</ref> It peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pressreality.com/2020/04/03/idubbbz-defends-his-girlfriends-onlyfan-account-in-new-video-about-sex-workers-details-and-reactions-all-of-the-information-right-here/|title=Idubbbz Defends His Girlfriend's OnlyFan Account In New Video About Sex Workers, details and reactions, all of the information right here!|first=Joan|last=Ferugson|date=April 3, 2020}}</ref>

==Background and lyrics== {{See also|RiceGum#Controversies}} On October 3, 2017, iDubbbz released an episode of his ''Content Cop'' series, "Content Cop – Jake Paul."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/2020/02/17/horrorscopes-oh-youre-a-youtaurus-now-coooool/|title=From Iceland — Horror-Scopes: Oh, You're A YouTaurus Now? Coooool…|date=February 17, 2020|website=The Reykjavik Grapevine}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/idubbbz-ricegum-feud/|title=Feud between YouTube stars uncovers disturbing jokes about racism and rape|date=18 October 2017 |publisher=|via=The Daily Dot}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=2019-04-01 |title=PewDiePie Concedes to T-Series, But Fans Won't Give Up |url=https://www.newsweek.com/pewdiepie-t-series-congratulations-youtube-subscriber-count-1381925 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> Ethan Klein of h3h3Productions, Jack Douglass, Erik Hoffstad of Internet Comment Etiquette, and HowToBasic. In the video, some of the guest YouTubers wear white hoodies with the same mock Supreme logo that iDubbbz wore in the original ''Content Cop'' video.

By January 2023, the video had surpassed 86 million views on YouTube. However, shortly after, the video was removed from YouTube by a copyright claim attributed to Matt Mandell, with no further information provided.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2017 |title=Asian Jake Paul (feat. Boyinaband) *DISS TRACK* |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQpKb0U800I |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130095039/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQpKb0U800I |archive-date=30 January 2023 |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> However, the video was archived on the Wayback Machine and has been re-uploaded onto YouTube by other users.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Digital download<ref name="iTunes" /> | title1 = Asian Jake Paul | note1 = featuring Boyinaband | length1 = 3:00 | title2 = Asian Jake Paul | note2 = instrumental | length2 = 3:00 | title3 = Asian Jake Paul | note3 = acappella) (featuring Boyinaband | length3 = 3:00 }}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Asian Jake Paul" ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Scotland|74|date=20171006|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 29, 2019}} |- {{single chart|UKdownload|75|date=20171006|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 29, 2019}} |- {{single chart|UKindie|22|date=20171013|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 29, 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-hip-hop-digital-song-sales/2017-10-21|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 12, 2017|title=R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales for the week ending on October 21, 2017}}</ref> | 24 |}

==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history for "Asian Jake Paul" ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label(s) ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| Various | October 3, 2017{{efn|Release as a single.}} | Digital download | iDubbbzTV | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="iTunes" /> |}

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==See also== {{Portal|2010s|Internet}} *List of diss tracks § YouTube

==References== {{Reflist}}

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20230311133943/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQpKb0U800I "Asian Jake Paul" (Wayback Machine archived link)]

Category:2017 singles Category:2017 songs Category:2017 YouTube videos Category:Diss tracks