Talk:Jay-Z/Archive 5

JAY-Z
I have already changed the Simple English article to JAY-Z. CB19 (talk) 12:47, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
 * it should not be in all caps as "JAY-Z". It should be Jay-Z as agreed upon in the consensus above. It could also be against WP:MOSCAPS and other stylization guidelines. --Jennica ✿ / talk 03:46, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Resident
Asus licking capital of the world Devinop (talk) 11:51, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

JAY:Z
"GAY:Z" stylization is only for the promo art of his recent album 4:44 and should be removed from the lede along with the unreliable tour date source. — The   Magnificentist  19:48, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

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Jay Z's Worldwide Sales
It should be added that Jay Z is the 35th best selling artist of all time (according the list of best selling music artist). (190.80.50.137 (talk) 14:58, 16 September 2017 (UTC))

Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2017
Endrias Kassa (talk) 21:53, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Empty request, nothing to do. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 21:58, 1 November 2017 (UTC) -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 21:58, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Default sort
Why is the default sort "Z, Jay"? Z is not his surname. Why not just file under J? --Jameboy (talk) 17:17, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * No objections here so I fixed it (changed defaultsort to "Jay-Z"). --Jameboy (talk) 10:32, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected Edit Request on December 4 2017
Can someone with more WikiClout than me edit his age? He turned 48 today.

Happy birthday Hov! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.73.219 (talk) 04:11, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

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Why has the Michael Walker Spy page been removed?
When doing research on the John Walker (Family of Spies) I noticed his son, Michael Walker's page has been removed. May I ask why. This should be public Information and not subject to censorship by Wikipedia or anyone. This remove all discredits Wikipedia as a unbiased source of free information — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.36.206.212 (talk) 22:01, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 January 2018
Associated acts

I want to add rapper Amil under associated acts they was on same label and they also did a lot of collaboration work together on each other albums. Bar 123 (talk) 00:16, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: As guy is not notable. – Davey 2010 Talk 01:56, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Amil (rapper) is notable. feminist (talk) 12:04, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Ah thanks !. – Davey 2010 Talk 17:12, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

OPINION: Opening section sucks, needs improvement
The opening section to this article is pretty bad imo. It's just a bunch of superficial rankings and how much money Jay-Z has made. It could be vastly improved by covering a general history of Jay-Z's musical career, his style of music, and/or influence in the music industry (like the opening sections for Beyonce, Kanye West, Kendrick, J. Cole). I don't wanna edit it cuz I'm no expert on Jay-Z, just wanted to give my opinion on this article. SomePersona (talk) 04:53, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

What do my fellow Wikipedians think about this? SomePersona (talk) 03:19, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Agreed! What are your thoughts? I mean right off the bat, it looks a tad citation heavy (WP:CITEKILL). LivinRealGüd (talk) 04:40, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for responding. I feel like much of the first paragraph (which, I must agree, is pretty citation-heavy) could be moved to a seperate section (probably titled “achievements,” “acclaim,” or “influence”). It could be replaced with a brief history of Jay-Z’s records, his general music career, and/or his special style of music. I feel like this is what someone who had no idea who Jay-Z is would want to know, not how high Rolling Stone ranked Jay-Z on some list. SomePersona (talk) 17:21, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

We need to change this section, it's really bad SomePersona (talk) 14:25, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2018
37.111.130.146 (talk) 22:44, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Gulumeemee (talk) 04:54, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

The S. Carter Collection mixtape?
I guess there's a good reason why it's nowhere to be seen on any Jay-Z-related page? It's Carter's only mixtape and it definitely exists - it was even added to Tidal earlier this year.92.184.105.79 (talk) 07:58, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

Typo in opening paragraph
That should end "rappers of all time", not "rappers of all-time". Page is locked, I cannot make the change myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.101.189.185 (talk) 13:35, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Net Worth
I checked the FORBES page for JAY-Z's net worth and as of 2017 it is $810 Million and on his Wiki page it says $800 Million

Sandromartins17 (talk) 09:55, 22 July 2018 (UTC) SandroMartins17

Semi-protected edit request on 3 June 2019
change Jay-Z's networth from 900 mill to 1 billion (2019), man's the world's first billionaire rapper Yyyahmed4ever (talk) 18:25, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NiciVampireHeart 20:31, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

LGBT Rights Activits
I think that Jay-Z should be added to this category, as he has spoken on this topic several times in the past. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.38.189.241 (talk) 20:22, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2019
Jay-Z is now 50 after his birthday of Dec 4, 1969. JonVisc (talk) 20:05, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * It sometimes lags behind due to the server's cache. It now shows "50" after I purged the page. – Thjarkur (talk) 20:08, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2020
Where Jay-Z is introduced as an 'African American musician, etc.', this should be changed to 'African-American'; i.e. 'African American' should be hyphenated - anything else is grammatically incorrect. 81.153.54.61 (talk) 14:23, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done as this is a minor edit. I have no prejudice against an editor in good standing reverting the recent edit that changed the lead sentence from "American" to "African American", as his race is discussed later on in the article including the intro section. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 15:42, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Which
negro tribal group hers ancestors belongs — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.107.106.69 (talk) 20:00, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 December 2020
In November 2020 it became known, that JAY-Z will be joining TPCO Holding Corp. – newly-formed cannabis products company in the role of Chief Visionary Officer. (Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201124005792/en/Subversive-Capital-Acquisition-Corp.-the-Largest-Cannabis-SPAC-in-History-Announces-Transaction-with-Shawn-%E2%80%9CJAY-Z%E2%80%9D-Carter-Roc-Nation-Caliva-and-Left-Coast-Ventures). Someone9e23412 (talk) 09:44, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done although I've noted that the business career section is getting awful long and needs someone willing to clean it up. --Paul &#10092;talk&#10093; 06:37, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2021
Please update:

He has won a total of 23 Grammy Awards DPhillipsRN (talk) 16:09, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done —Belwine (talk) 18:07, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2021
In the politics section it could be of important discussion to talk about Jay Z's and Molly Crabapple collaboration of "The War on Drugs is Epic Fail", in which they talk about President Nixon's quote in regard to the War on Drugs. This collaboration particularly highlights the struggles that minorities have in the drug war created by high white powers in Government. Sources:  It was also reposted by The NY Times, Independent, Vice and many more trusted media outlets.Ducklingfeet (talk) 11:13, 16 March 2021 (UTC) Ducklingfeet (talk) 11:13, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * You need to provide secondary sources discussing the collaboration in relation to politics in order to include it in the article. Thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:38, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 October 2021
Paragraph 4, "125 million record sold" record needs to be plural. 50.234.208.158 (talk) 17:38, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * :Yes check.svg Done Pyrrho the Skeptic (talk) 17:41, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

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Additional information needed for JAY-Z's articles
I'd like to edit JAY-Z's article regarding the information I have about his discography — Preceding unsigned comment added by VGM NDEBELE (talk • contribs) 19:24, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2022
VGM NDEBELE (talk) 19:27, 25 April 2022 (UTC)


 * @VGM NDEBELEo 50.86.49.227 (talk) 01:38, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

I have new information needed to be added on JAY-Z's article VGM NDEBELE (talk) 19:27, 25 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Please state the specific edit you're requesting and provide a source for it. If you are attempting to add to the discography, read this section about sources. Pyrrho the Skipper (talk) 19:35, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 February 2023
AdOrientiem (talk) 15:18, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

I think that we should update the picture featured on JAY-Z's Wikipedia page since it's 10 years old and incredibly outdated.
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: If you have one in mind that meets WP:Image Use Policy, link to it here and reopen the request then. Cannolis (talk) 16:35, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 September 2023
The phrase The brand is known for its popularity with high-profile artists as being the gold bottles often referred to in media. and the citations after it are duplicated, and the first instance has a stray tag.

It appears that the duplication happened initially in, which appeared to have been attempting to remove a citation that was just a quote without a source and an attempt at fixing things was also done in   which ended up removing one of the initial citations (because it was left broken from the initial change).

The best outcome would probably be only one instance of the line, with the citation that ended up getting deleted restored and with the citation that was just a quote without a source remaining removed. Although I haven't reviewed the citation that was removed in the second change to see if it's needed, it just appears it was removed due to the tag being broken rather than its content. 2804:F14:80D6:E401:BDFE:45D3:FE55:4429 (talk) 06:57, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ (I think). I've removed the duplicate sentence, but rather than delete the citation, I've added a link to the source on the web. Tollens (talk) 18:43, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 September 2023
205.223.222.241 (talk) 15:27, 28 September 2023 (UTC) change known proffestily as to better known as
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The current wording is fine. Per MOS:NICKNAME both wordings are acceptable, and I see no reason why we should change from one to the other. SkyWarrior  18:14, 28 September 2023 (UTC)