Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/G-Eazy


 * 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   keep. –MuZemike 21:33, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

G-Eazy

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Independent rapper of questionable notability. Not signed to any label, has not had any single or album appear on any national charts. Fails WP:MUSICBIO. Google searches on "G-Eazy" show little significant coverage from independent reliable sources - mainly a lot of primary source social media, and simple appearance listings MikeWazowski (talk) 20:09, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

The following comment was moved from the talk page of this AfD. Goodvac (talk) 06:32, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep It seems to me you only want to see this article deleted because I asked you a question and you seem to have taken offence. If you look at the references, they are not questionable as you so wrongly put it.

Also can I add that a request for speedy deletion was rejected at an earlier stage for this article which the reviewer noted that it was indeed notable.

Also I don't understand why the user has marked it as having hardly any references. There are many references included on the article and most of them come from music websites.

I'd also like to add that the article is notable, the cover song has 300,000 views on Youtube which for an independent singer is indeed exposure. The artist has opened for million record sellers such as Lil Wayne and Drake and is currently on a tour.

I also believe that although the user who has put it up for deletion writes that it doesn't have certain aspects that qualify it to be a Music Bio however I believe it does:

'Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself.'

http://music.yahoo.com/g-eazy/ http://www.tqfmusic.com/posts/tag/g-eazy http://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/g-eazy/id468636300 http://www.thenoisecollective.com/2011/11/g-eazy-two-last-tour-dates/ http://www.refinedhype.com/hyped/entry/return-of-the-real/ http://blog.nola.com/mariamontoya/2008/09/a_loyola_university_student_le.html

And thats just a fraction of the sources and independent references I can find.

I really cannot fathom what the problem is.

As evidenced by another reviewer/admin the article does pass the criteria:

'02:51, 12 December 2011‎ Jayron32 (talk | contribs)‎ (3,862 bytes) (decline speedy request. Not valid A7 material, as claims of importance are made in the article.'

Therefore the article should be kept.

Drewbik (talk) 23:40, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Is also referenced by Billboard.com:

http://www.billboard.com/column/the-hook/fashion-week-top-10-songs-we-want-on-the-1005340632.story#/column/the-hook/fashion-week-top-10-songs-we-want-on-the-1005340632.story

Drewbik (talk) 23:43, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * In response to the points raised by the page creator above: Jayron's declining the speedy request does not immediately mean the subject is notable - just that a claim of notability existed. This AfD discussion will help determine that. Whatever personal reasons you wish to attribute to it are in error. As to the references you've come up with, only Billboard comes close to being an acceptable source - and it's a opinion piece more about the song than the person. The Yahoo link is just a simple directory listing (in fact, it claims "no results for G-Easy" under its web search item), and is definitely trivial mentions. The iTunes link is just information provided by the artist. tqfmusic, thenoisecollective, refinedhype, and blog.nola.com are all blogs, and don't pass muster with WP:RS. MikeWazowski (talk) 16:42, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Indeed you won't find results for 'G-easy' as you have suggested, however if you use the name of the artist 'G-Eazy' you do indeed find results! Also, what's the general consensus on blogs from university's, those that list events as like the official programme maker? Drewbik (talk) 18:53, 15 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Reliable coverage has been found. Click Google news archive search at the top of the AFD, and you should spot the Billboard article straight away.    D r e a m Focus  08:26, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. I am minded to vote Delete under WP:TOOSOON, but I'd probably stay my hand under the "don't bite the newbies" rule. --Legis (talk - contribs) 08:50, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Pointless essay. If they get coverage, they get an article.  Simple as that.   D r e a m Focus  09:54, 14 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — Frankie (talk) 15:52, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Drewbik (talk) 21:47, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment Thought I'd also add that G-Eazy surpasses point 4 of WP:MUSICBIO with flying colours. Has been mentioned in various independent articles and has also been on a national tour with Shwayze as evidenced here . Which both surpasses point 4 and continues to build upon notability.

Drewbik (talk) 06:53, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment One of his songs can also be heard on the recent video game Saints Row: The Third as evidenced by this link, more notability?


 * Keep. I agree with MikeWazowski that the blog citations mentioned do not do much to further the notability cause--individually. However, there are hundreds of such blog and ezine pieces, perhaps more. I think that collectively, they do add weight to the case for notability. And in addition to the Billboard article, there is other coverage to be found from WP:RS sources: Pound (magazine), URB (magazine) , various briefer mentions in the New Orleans Times-Picayune  , Offbeat provides an album/video review and a current award nomination for 2011 Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist. And in addition to the admittedly take-with-a-grain-of-salt Youtube figures already cited, Last.fm's much smaller user base does show 100,000+ plays. Some people, at any rate, have taken note of this guy. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 09:59, 17 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. PositivelyJordan (talk) 13:22, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.