Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bishop Brigante


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 00:40, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Bishop Brigante

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Non-notable rapper with no references from reliable sources; I was unable to find anything to back up claims of "several" radio hits. He won the regional stage of a major contest but neither won nor placed in the finals. His debut album has yet to be released and has only released mixtapes thus far. Fails WP:MUSIC and WP:V. — Hello, Control Hello, Tony  18:41, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   — Hello, Control  Hello, Tony  18:42, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete No reliable sources, no assertation of notability. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 19:27, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. The lack of citations from reliable sources in this article leads me to conclude that the article is not in compliance with the verifiability policy. Stifle (talk) 18:51, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete no sources, no refs.(Jayzee69 (talk) 22:04, 17 September 2008 (UTC))
 * Delete per nom. -- Alexf42 14:02, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep I was the one who improved the article from its original state, and added sources. The "external links" section contained interviews from a reliable source independent from the artist that I intended to use for inline citations, but hadn't gotten to it yet. I have since added more inline citations and general refs and moved the original refs from the "external links" section to avoid confusion on the part of other editors. The current revision shows that the subject of the article currently complies with WP:MUSIC guidelines 1, 4, and 11, and soon to be 5. Maybe even #2 as well, but I have to do some digging. Don't WP:DEMOLISH the house before it's even been built! --Pwnage8 (talk) 20:00, 20 September 2008 (UTC)


 * What is the status of webzines such as HiphopCanada.com and Sixshot.com? They are independent of the artist, but are they considered reliable sources? (Some Wikipedia articles do use them as sources.) Anyway, I've now also added two brief but nontrivial mentions in Now magazine. Weak keep if the webzines are not considered reliable, but a definite keep if they are WP:RS. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 19:32, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with sixshot, but I'd consider hiphopcanada.com a sufficiently reliable source for Canadian hip hop — its creation is even mentioned in that article as a significant milestone (pardon the pun) in the development of the Canadian hip hop scene. The HHC articles also make mention of rotation on MuchMusic and participation in 106 & Park, which pass my sniff test as well. Guess I'm down with the keep. Bearcat (talk) 19:43, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. I'm not impressed with the accumulation of minor competitions and webzine coverage that's being used in this article.  When he charts a song, then IMO he crosses the threshold into notability.   PK  T  21:02, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Notability is governed by WP:MUSIC, not your opinion. --Pwnage8 (talk) 21:17, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


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