Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Prozak (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   keep. Listed for 14 days with no arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Prozak (rapper)

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Delete. Problematic WP:BLP article which was tagged as such over two years ago. I don't think the 2008 album release lends any credibility to notability either. Suggest normal deletion due to lack of non-trivial coverage from reliable third party publications. JBsupreme ( talk ) ✄ ✄ ✄	 16:39, 3 August 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:29, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep per charting album, which is generally indication of notability. Very thin but it's there; name makes source-hunting difficult. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:57, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks TPH. I know that we (as a community, not me personally) tend to cut some slack when there is a charting album or release, but in this particular case the sales figures look astonishingly low, and the chart placement isn't that great either.  Am I misreading the sales figures for this one?  And what is the generally accepted threshold for a charting album?   JBsupreme  ( talk ) ✄ ✄ ✄	 20:42, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Usually just "charted, period" is good enough. But I see it went to #20 on a genre chart and #8 on Heatseekers, which is certainly non-trivial. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 21:04, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * That is a fair response, thanks again. I think by definition then placing somewhere within the top 50 on any Billboard chart defines someone as a notable musician on Wikipedia despite a lack of non-trivial coverage elsewhere.   JBsupreme  ( talk ) ✄ ✄ ✄	 22:38, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep charted. there is also "Rapper denies his violent music led to school massacre" THE SAGINAW NEWS by Sue White, 3 April 2005 that provides a little bio info (article also has a claim of notability for his band, Project: Deadman "The album placed on Billboard's charts"). duffbeerforme (talk) 12:30, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
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