Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SoundCloud rap


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The result was keep.  Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )  02:48, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

SoundCloud rap

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Despite the mess caused by recent sockpuppets, this article has no sources that would meet WP:GNG; a WP:BEFORE only shows passing mentions. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 21:23, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 21:24, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 21:24, 5 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep for now and improve. Music magazines and pop music critics have certainly been devoting attention to this sub-genre, even if it is nebulously defined. Music critic Jon Caramanica devoted a feature-length article on SoundCloud rap in The New York Times, noting the sub-genre "in the last year has become the most vital and disruptive new movement in hip-hop thanks to rebellious music, volcanic energy and occasional acts of malevolence". Rolling Stone and Complex have devoted print to the movement, while Spin contrasted the sub-genre's popularity with the troubles of SoundCloud the company itself. I've added "find sources: SoundCloud hip hop" above to find additional material. I say develop the article as much as possible and prudent, and if it's no longer a "thing" in a year, I'd have no objection to being merged into a appropriate broader article such as Alternative hip hop or Underground hip hop, to contextualize and consolidate the plethora of micro-genre stubs— as music journalist Mosi Reeves notes: "Before SoundCloud rap was a phenomenon feted by Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Complex, and dozens of lesser trend-hunter publications, there was Tumblr rap, the nickname briefly given to buzzy acts like SpaceGhostPurrp and Antwon; and MySpace rap, which yielded "hipster rappers" like the Cool Kids, Uffie, Pase Rock, and Amanda Blank."


 * Keep – Meets GNG, as per a review of available sources. North America1000 01:17, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep – The coverage is quite good, passes WP:GNG. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk &bull;&#32;mail) 12:56, 12 October 2017 (UTC)


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