User:Vaupini/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)New Slaves

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because I want to see how entertainment such as song are written in Wikipedia. I also like how this song tells stories about racism and the feelings of just being black. I believe songs like this speak louder about racism especially when a famous artist tells the stories about it. And I want to see how Wikipedia article cover all the important facts about the song, and if the interpretations of the song is biased or not.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section does have introductory sentence which is clear and concise about the song. It has the general idea about the lyrics ( it tells what the song is about), it includes the producers, and featuring artist Frank Ocean, and any related topics ( performance, nomination) to the song. It covers all the topics from the contents but not overly detailed.

The content has all related topics about the songs. It includes the background of the music such as the reason behind making the song, and confliction with other artist because of featuring their sample. It includes release and promotion, critical reception, live performances, credits and personnel, chart positions, certifications and references. In terms of telling about the song, it does a great job including different aspects about the song. However I would suggest the release & promotion section and live performances in the same section. It is somehow repetitive talking about the live performance in both section.

I can see that this article is written from neutral point of view. Aside from telling the facts, it does not include any personal opinions or any claims that appear biased. Even when talking about Hungarian composer who sued West, it includes both standpoint.

Talking about sources, I can see that the article does have enough references. However, the sources used are from website articles which might not be the best sources to use. It is also understandable that there are not a lot of scholarly article relating to specific rap or song. The authors in those articles are not clearly mentioned, it doesn't have their role or any qualifications mention in the article. The Talk page for New Slaves doesn't have a lot of information or discussion added by Wikipedia editors compared to other pages. It is a WikiProject Hip Hop and rated start-class, low-importance. The only thing it talks about is the criteria for songs that are considered notable and New Slaves meet three out of four criteria. Since there are no enough discussions, it is difficult to reflect about the topic or the lyrics itself.