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YouTube information
iDubbbzTV
Personal information
Born
Ian Washburn

(1990-07-27) July 27, 1990 (age 33)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genre(s)Comedy, unboxing
Subscribers7.94 million[1]
Total views1.31 billion[1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2015[2]
1,000,000 subscribers2016
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
GenreComedy
Subscribers3.12 million[3]
Total views248.2 million[3]
100,000 subscribers2016
1,000,000 subscribers2017
Channel
Years active2018–2019
Genre(s)Gaming, unboxing
Subscribers882 thousand[4]
Total views6.9 million[4]
100,000 subscribers2016
Last updated: June 17, 2020

Ian Carter (born July 27, 1990),[5] better known online as iDubbbz, is an American YouTube personality and comedian, most well known as the creator of YouTube channels iDubbbzTV, iDubbbzTV2, and iDubbbzgames, as well as comedy video series Content Cop, Bad Unboxing and Kickstarter Crap. His diss track "Asian Jake Paul" charted and peaked at number 24 on Billboard's US R&B/HH Digital Song Sales chart.

Career

Content Cop

Carter's Content Cop series highlights other YouTube channels, critiquing their content as well as their owner's behavior on social media. Each episode of Content Cop has been dubbed as an "event" by fellow YouTube commentators, with every new episode sparking controversy. Fellow YouTube personality Philip DeFranco has stated that he is a fan of Carter and that "no one does hit-pieces better than Ian",[6] referring to his thorough but also entertaining style of criticism. Carter has produced Content Cops on a wide variety of YouTube personalities such as Daniel "Keemstar" Keem,[7] Calvin "LeafyIsHere" Vail,[8] Tana Mongeau[9] and Bryan "RiceGum" Le.[10]

Carter's first Content Cop was released in December 2015 and targeted reaction YouTuber Jinx Reload.[11] In the video, he criticizes his original videos being cringeworthy (namely 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 non-transformative reaction videos.[citation needed]

In May 2016, Carter released a Content Cop on Daniel "Keemstar" Keem of DramaAlert, which has over 30 million views on YouTube as of May 2020. 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". He 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.[12]

On April 6, 2017, YouTuber and rapper Bryan "RiceGum" Le stated in a video that he would like to have a Content Cop made on him, stating: "I don't really care, but I kind of really want him to make one on me".[13] In October 2017 Carter uploaded a video titled "Content Cop – Jake Paul", which has over 48 million views as of May 2020. The 31-minute video, however, was not about former Disney actor and YouTube personality Jake Paul, but about Le. In the video, Carter called him "Asian Jake Paul", explaining that he didn't want to give Le the satisfaction of having his name in the title or his face in the thumbnail. Then he proceeded to analyze and criticize Bryan Le in a format resembling the seven deadly sins.[10] To coincide with the episode of Content Cop, Carter released a music video for a new diss track titled "Asian Jake Paul", which has over 80 million views as of May 2020.[14][15][16][17] The song was produced in collaboration with British YouTube personality and musician Dave "Boyinaband" Brown with cameos by prominent YouTube personalities such as PewDiePie, Jack Douglass, and Ethan Klein. The song peaked at number 24 on the R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales chart.[18] RiceGum responded with several videos, including "Frick Da Police", a response diss track, and a 22-minute video response. The Content Cop video gained 20 million views in the first two weeks from its release, leading to backlash on Le for past comments towards a rape victim, to whom he apologized. Carter responded with a follow-up video titled "Content Deputy – AJP" rebutting RiceGum's responses, featuring a comedic cameo by rapper Post Malone, and stating that this would be his final response to the situation.[10]

Carter has been credited for making several videos and cameos that became Internet memes.[19]

Controversy

Referring to Carter's controversial past use of the word "nigger", 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."[20][21] Mongeau also said she would be "genuinely happy" if Carter were to "break both of his legs and lose all of his subscribers".[22]

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 merchandise, put his arm around her shoulder, and instead of saying "say cheese" said "say nigger". Carter was escorted off the premises by security. Three days later, Mongeau uploaded a video titled "The N Word" describing her version of the encounter. Carter subsequently published a Content Cop episode on Mongeau, accusing her of hypocrisy by showing videos of Mongeau using the word "nigger" in the past. He also defended his use of the word, claiming the significance of the context in which the word is used.[20][23]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Album
US
R&B/HH Digital Song Sales
[24]
"Asian Jake Paul"[25]
(featuring Boyinaband) 		2017 24 Non-album single

References

  1. ^ a b "About iDubbbzTV". YouTube.
  2. ^ "idubbbztv Monthly YouTube Statistics - Socialblade.com". socialblade.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "About iDubbbzTV2". YouTube.
  4. ^ a b "About iDubbbzgames". YouTube.
  5. ^ Ian Washburn. "Ian.0(@idubbbz)". Profile. Twitter. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  6. ^ DeFranco, Phillip (October 6, 2017). "Why I Didn't Talk About Ricegum Content Cop, Apologizing For Fake News, and More". YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ^ iDubbbzTV (May 5, 2016). "Content Cop – KEEMSTAR" – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Who Is LeafyIsHere? The Controversial YouTuber With A HUGE Tumblr Fandom". We The Unicorns. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  9. ^ iDubbbzTV (February 6, 2017). "Content Cop – Tana Mongeau" – via YouTube.
  10. ^ a b c "Feud between YouTube stars uncovers disturbing jokes about racism and rape". The Daily Dot. October 18, 2017.
  11. ^ iDubbbzTV (December 13, 2015), Content Cop – Busting JINX RELOAD, retrieved February 27, 2018
  12. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (January 18, 2018). "How DramaAlert Became the TMZ of YouTube". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "RiceGum on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  14. ^ iDubbbzTV2 (October 3, 2017). "Asian Jake Paul (feat. Boyinaband) *DISS TRACK*" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Asian Jake Paul – Single by iDubbbz on Apple Music". October 3, 2017.
  16. ^ "Asian Jake Paul". October 3, 2017.
  17. ^ "Idubbbz: Asian Jake Paul – Music on Google Play". Google Play.
  18. ^ "Boyinaband Asian Jake Paul Chart History". Billboard.
  19. ^ Hathaway, Jay (December 11, 2017). "The complete history of memes, from origins to modern trends". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Racist Gaffes Drag YouTube Stars Into All-Out Vlog Warfare". February 8, 2017.
  21. ^ Caroline Fergusson (July 19, 2018). "From Alfie Deyes To Jeffree Starr: 9 Of The Most Scandalous YouTube Feuds Of All Time". mtv.co.uk. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  22. ^ News, Blasting (February 7, 2017). "YouTuber iDubbbz publicly slams Tana Mongeau in new 'Content Cop' video". Blasting News. Retrieved January 27, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  23. ^ Hernandez, Patricia (February 16, 2017). "Pewdiepie's Shock Humor Is Par For The Course On YouTube". Kotaku. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  24. ^ "R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales for the week ending on October 21, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  25. ^ "Asian Jake Paul – Single". iTunes. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

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