Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Axe (battle rapper)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete both. North America1000 02:18, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Axe (battle rapper)

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Zero third-party reliable sources to indicate how this rapper meets WP:MUSIC or WP:GNG guidelines; all sources appear to be primary. OhNo itsJamie Talk 22:56, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yep. Of the 30 sources here, 23 of them are his own self-published videos on his own YouTube channel — and the remaining seven, right across the board, are either non-notable blogs or user-generated content sites like discussion forums and Urban Dictionary. These are not the kind of sources it takes to get a person into Wikipedia. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 23:18, 25 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete per above. Doesn't come close to meeting WP:MUSICBIO, WP:COMPOSER,WP:ARTIST or the GNG.  Mini  apolis  00:02, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete both, since the discussions have been bundled. Neither subject meets the relevant notability guidelines (yet).  Mini  apolis  14:26, 26 January 2016 (UTC)


 * These people are definitely a notable part of hip hip history whose work greatly contributed to the rise of the hip hop and battle rap culture. If you actually read the articles you would see that. I firmly believe Axe (battle rapper) and Fam Nice (co-founders of the widely popular battle league culture) whose articles are up for deletion clearly meet the guidelines of notable people under "Creative professionals" in that the people are "regarded as an important figure" in battle rap and they are "known for originating a significant new concept, theory, or technique". Without them there would be no battle leagues. Well known music artists such as Mickey Factz, Novel, and dozens of other hip hop artists who these two men help launch their careers know who they are, so they will always be a part of hip hop history even if they aren't a part of Wikipedian history. Good luck in your manhunt and I hope that some of you find something to do in your spare time other than destroy the credibility of music pioneers. Thanks for your time. Please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Creative_professionals for further information on notability guidelines. User:MusicHistory101
 * Perhaps they could be mentioned in the main article then, although again you would need some reliable sources which neither article has at the moment. Laura Jamieson (talk) 10:16, 26 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Weak delete all. Bearcat pretty much hit the nail on the head, and I really don't think MusicHistory101 quite understands how WP:MUSICBIO works. I have also taken the liberty of bundling the AfD for the related article Fam Nice. (SN: "battle rapper" really don't qualify under WP:PARENDIS).  Erpert  blah, blah, blah... 01:21, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete all - no secondary sources required for bio (as I noted at Axe (battle rapper) talk page). These pages are all the creation and primarily edited by one person using three accounts MusicHistory101/73.35.68.130/Topbookclub (per my talk page activity) and the Axe has been through AfD before. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 01:44, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * If that's the case, should an WP:SPI be filed as well?  Erpert  blah, blah, blah... 01:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I filed an ANI on this because so much was going on, sock, un-civil, disruptive editing. I for one will leave it up to the admins there as to what they want to pursue although I note the editor in question is now going after an editor who respond to the ANI and this AfD. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 01:59, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I would note before being blocked for WP:SOCK Topbookclub copied these articles off to his sandbox, now a pretty massive WP:USERBIO. In this sandbox he declares himself to be Axe the battle rapper (not sure if COI pertains the the WP:N problems noted here). Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 03:14, 26 January 2016 (UTC) No longer exists so my statement can't be verified, deleted by admins for "Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host". Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 17:30, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete both No reliable secondary sources, nothing even close to GNG (especially Fam, who is sourced to YouTube and forums), and nothing I can find either - and I have tried. Laura Jamieson (talk) 15:43, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete both - There is no reliable sources. Most are attempted to source Youtube. I agree with Bearcat. Reb1981 (talk) 04:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC)


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