Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monsieur R


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The result was   keep. –MuZemike 04:11, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Monsieur R

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Only notable for insulting France through his lyrics and allegedly fuelling riots. I think WP:BLP1E applies here. Mattg82 (talk) 01:09, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. I don't agree with the BLP1E rationale for this nomination. There's no doubt that there has been extensive coverage of this artist in both English and French--lots of hits at Google News, for example. A 2006 Public Radio International story refers to him as a "top selling rap musician",  so he is not the sort of "low profile individual" that BLP1E is designed to protect. The article describes a multi-album discography.  He seems clearly notable to me.--Arxiloxos (talk) 04:27, 16 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 19:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep - Note that if Wikipedia has an article on someone who insulted France, that does not mean Wikipedia is also insulting France. And it appears from the article that the guy has only insulted a certain political party and not the whole country. Anyway, the source found by Arxiloxos above is useful and there are some news stories available on the artist (though they're mostly in French), meaning he's somewhat notable beyond one event. -- D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 21:55, 16 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment: I would disagree with "top selling rap musician" looking at this French chart archive; therefore rather weakly imo meeting #2 of WP:MUSICBIO. All the sources I've seen relate to the insult incident and gets name dropped with other rap artists for allegedly inciting riots, even from the more recent sources. I don't think his is notable beyond this one event, which comes from only one song "FranSSe". Can a artist be notable from just one song ? There are some artists that are notable for been one-hit-wonders, but he hasn't had any hits, and I might be wrong, no articles about his music or album reviews etc. Mattg82 (talk) 03:29, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
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