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iDubbbz
File:The cover of Asian Jake Paul cropped to iDubbbz.jpg
iDubbbz on the cover of his single "Asian Jake Paul" in 2017
Personal information
Born
Ian Carter
Websitehttp://www.idubbbz.com/
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genre(s)Comedy, unboxing, video games
Subscribers6.5 million[1]
(May 2, 2018)
Total views876 million[1]
(May 2, 2018)
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers

Ian Carter,[2][3] commonly known by his Internet pseudonym iDubbbz, is an American YouTube personality known for his absurdist YouTube channel iDubbbzTV, and its comedy video series Gaming News Crap, Kickstarter Crap, Bad Unboxing, and Content Cop. His diss track, "Asian Jake Paul" charted and peaked at number 24 on Billboard's US R&B/HH Digital Song Sales. As of May 2018, Carter's channel has over 6.5 million subscribers and 876 million views.[4]

Career

Gaming News Crap, Kickstarter Crap, Bad Unboxing

Carter created his iDubbbzTV channel on August 17, 2012.[4] His first video, uploaded August 30, 2012, is of him playing the Holiday levels of the game Overgrowth.[citation needed] He continued to upload gaming videos on his channel, and on March 18, 2013, he started Gaming News Crap.[5] In a podcast by Ethan and Hila Klein of h3h3Productions, he stated that the reason behind the series is that he wanted to record himself in front of the camera.[6] At the end of the Gaming News episodes, he added a mini-series segment called Kickstarter Crap in which he critiques Kickstarter projects.[citation needed] This would eventually become its own video series. He later launched a video series called Bad Unboxing in which he would unbox products in a very poor manner.[citation needed] The products were initially items that he had personally bought, but later transitioned to items that he received from fans or sponsored items from companies.[citation needed]

Content Cop and "Asian Jake Paul"

Carter's Content Cop series highlights other YouTube channels, and critiques their content. Content Cop has sparked controversy in the YouTube community due to the controversial nature of it. Frequently, after a Content Cop video is released, the subject that is criticized loses a significant amount of subscribers and their like-to-dislike ratio lowers. Carter has done Content Cops on a variety of YouTube personalities such as Daniel Keem, known online as Keemstar,[7] LeafyIsHere,[8] Tana Mongeau[9] and RiceGum.[10][11]

His first Content Cop was released on December 2015 and targeted reaction YouTuber Jinx Reload.[12] In the video, he criticized his original videos being cringeworthy (namely the video How to get YouTube Famous, his parody interviews where he interviews pop stars and their responses are the vocals to the interviewee's songs, and Cartoons in the Hood), the fact that he hasn't improved the visual quality beyond 720p (claiming it was so he could upload more frequently), and his reactions.[need sources]

In May 2016, Carter released a Content Cop on Daniel Keem of DramaAlert. In the video, he accused Keem of threatening big YouTubers with negative coverage and promoting small channels or accusing them of hiding something. Carter called Keem a "very rash decision maker" and showed clips of Keem saying what he called "really regrettable shit". In response, Keem called the Content Cop video "entertaining" and denied wanting to attack other YouTubers, saying he has "no problem booking guests or landing exclusive interviews". Keem also apologized for the comments and incidents he caused, but justified saying 'nigger' by using a genealogical DNA test to prove he is nine percent black.[13]

Referring to Carter's controversial past use of the word 'nigger', storytime YouTuber Tana Mongeau criticized him on Snapchat, and controversially wrote to Carter on Twitter, "so 3 million ppl subscribe to u and u openly say the n-word and retard???? Kill yourself."[14] Mongeau also said she would be "genuinely happy" if Carter were to "break both of his legs and lose all of his subscribers".[15] On January 21, Carter confronted Tana Mongeau at a VIP meet-and-greet session in San Francisco. Carter posed for a photo with Mongeau while wearing her merch, "locked his arm" around her neck, "gave a cheesy grin" and instead of saying "say cheese" he said "say nigger", having the whole event filmed by his girlfriend. This resulted in Tana reacting unfavorably and Carter being escorted off the premises by security. Three days later, Mongeau uploaded a video titled "N-Word" describing the encounter. Carter subsequently did a Content Cop on Mongeau, accusing her of hypocrisy by showing videos of Mongeau using the word 'nigger' in the past. However, Carter defended his use of the word, claiming the significance of the context in which the word is used.[16][14] Carter also criticized Mongeau's social activity as well as the embellishment of her stories.[15] The Content Cop video received 4.2 million views in the first two days. This ended up with Mongeau apologising for using the word, and saying she was "scared for her life and other people's lives".[14][17][9] Ethan Klein of h3h3Productions called Carter "anti-PC" and compared the situation to a similar series of incidents surrounding Felix Kjellberg of PewDiePie.[16] Canadian political activist Lauren Southern commented on Twitter that her "sides [were] in orbit".[18]

On April 6, 2017, popular YouTuber and rapper RiceGum tweeted that he would like to watch a Content Cop on him.[19] In October 2017, Carter uploaded a video titled "Content Cop – Jake Paul". The 31-minute video was not about Disney actor and YouTube personality Jake Paul, but about RiceGum. In the video, Carter called him "Asian Jake Paul"; this was also the name of the diss track Carter released with the video. Carter explained that he hadn't had to "give [RiceGum] the satisfaction of having his name in the title or his face in the thumbnail". Carter began the video by mocking an Asian accent and face expressions.[20] In the video, Carter analyzes and criticizes RiceGum in a format consisting of the seven deadly sins (though he later says it's merely seven topics and that he "just wanted to be cute"). RiceGum responded with several videos, including "Frick Da Police", a response diss track, and a 22-minute video response, both of which were received mixed to negatively. RiceGum pointed out Carter's previous use of foul language, but praised the Content Cop video. The Content Cop video gained 20 million views in the first two weeks. It led to a backlash on RiceGum for his comments to a rape victim, to whom he apologized. Carter again responded to RiceGum with a final video titled "Content Deputy – AJP" rebutting RiceGum's response, at the end of which rapper Post Malone cameoed.[11]. Another YouTuber named "salt" uploaded a video titled "ricegum... just stop" which revealed her opinions on the matter.[21] She had a similar response to Carter's content deputy but also commented on RiceGum's diss track (which Ian only briefly mentioned and merely saying it wasn't good); criticizing the overuse of ad hominem, several occasions of RiceGum criticizing the fact that Ian made a Content Cop on him despite the fact that he "asked for it", continuity and consistency errors between the previous response and the diss track (which she described as evidence against RiceGum's claim that he has no Ghostwriter), and him constantly "flexing" and showing off his net worth. She also briefly criticized the quality of the opening text of the diss track by saying they're bad. On November 24, 2017, Carter's along with many other YouTubers channels were mysteriously taken down and then reinstated.[22]

To coincide with an episode of Content Cop, Carter released a diss track on RiceGum titled "Asian Jake Paul".[23][24][25][26] The song was made with YouTube personality and musician Dave Brown (known online as "Boyinaband") and features prominent YouTube personalities in its music video such as PewDiePie, jacksfilms and h3h3productions. The song charted at number 24 on the R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales chart.[27] He also made the song "Hey Now, You're a Keemstar" in 2016, a parody of All Star by Smash Mouth, for his Content Cop on DramaAlert host Keemstar.[28]

Carter has been credited for making several memes.[29] He is known for making the "I'm Gay" meme which is Carter jumping off a counter and saying "I'm Gay"[30] as well as the "I have Crippling Depression" meme where, in a Pokemon GO video on his secondary channel titled "Disabled Pokemon Go – Eevee + Zubat", he jumped into a wheelchair and said "I have crippling depression" and in the follow-up video, "Disabled Pokemon Go #2 – Meowth + Goldeen", Ian again jumped into a wheelchair, this time saying "I have osteoporosis".[31]

Personal life

Carter lives in San Antonio, Texas.[30][unreliable source?]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Album
US
R&B/HH Digital Song Sales
[32]
"Asian Jake Paul"[33]
(featuring Boyinaband) 		2017 24 non-album single

References

  1. ^ a b "About iDubbbzTV". YouTube.
  2. ^ Philip DeFranco (May 29, 2016). "YouTuber iDubbbzTV Drunkenly Kills, Marries, and F*CKS!". Retrieved May 2, 2018 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Feud between YouTube stars uncovers disturbing jokes about racism and rape". dailydot.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "iDubbbzTV". YouTube. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asnnxvIwNSE
  6. ^ H3 Podcast (April 10, 2017). "H3 Podcast #4 - iDubbbzTV". Retrieved May 2, 2018 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ iDubbbzTV (May 5, 2016). "Content Cop – KEEMSTAR" – via YouTube.
  8. ^ iDubbbzTV (September 12, 2016). "Content Cop – Leafy" – via YouTube.
  9. ^ a b iDubbbzTV (February 6, 2017). "Content Cop – Tana Mongeau" – via YouTube.
  10. ^ iDubbbzTV (October 3, 2017). "Content Cop – Jake Paul" – via YouTube.
  11. ^ a b "Feud between YouTube stars uncovers disturbing jokes about racism and rape". The Daily Dot. October 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ iDubbbzTV (December 13, 2015), Content Cop – Busting JINX RELOAD, retrieved February 27, 2018
  13. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (January 18, 2018). "How DramaAlert Became the TMZ of YouTube". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  14. ^ a b c "Racist Gaffes Drag YouTube Stars Into All-Out Vlog Warfare". February 8, 2017.
  15. ^ a b News, Blasting. "YouTuber iDubbbz publicly slams Tana Mongeau in new 'Content Cop' video". Blasting News. Retrieved January 27, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ a b Hernandez, Patricia. "Pewdiepie's Shock Humor Is Par For The Course On YouTube". Kotaku. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "Tana Mongeau and iDubbbz's YouTube Feud Over "The N Word" – CraveOnline". Crave Online. February 13, 2017.
  18. ^ Southern, Lauren (January 26, 2017). "oh my god, I didn't realize the situation she was describing was a meme. My sides are in orbit". Twitter. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "RiceGum on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  20. ^ "Forget Logan Paul—these 6 wildly popular YouTube pranksters are worse". dailydot.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  21. ^ "ricegum... just stop". YouTube. salt.
  22. ^ "Something very strange is going on with YouTube and its 'enforcement system'". metro.co.uk. November 24, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  23. ^ iDubbbzTV2 (October 3, 2017). "Asian Jake Paul (feat. Boyinaband) *DISS TRACK*" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ "Asian Jake Paul – Single by iDubbbz on Apple Music". October 3, 2017.
  25. ^ "Asian Jake Paul". October 3, 2017.
  26. ^ "Idubbbz: Asian Jake Paul – Music on Google Play".
  27. ^ "Boyinaband Asian Jake Paul Chart History".
  28. ^ iDubbbzTV2 (May 5, 2016). "Hey Now, You're A Keemstar" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ "The complete history of memes, from origins to modern trends". The Daily Dot. December 11, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  30. ^ a b "Who Is iDubbbzTV? Here's Everything You Need To Know". We The Unicorns. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  31. ^ "I Have Crippling Depression". Know Your Meme. Retrieved January 18, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  32. ^ "R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales for the week ending on October 21, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  33. ^ "Asian Jake Paul – Single". iTunes. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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