Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The kings dead


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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 19:40, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

The kings dead

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Not notable music duo. It has not charted yet and proper reliable coverage is missing. I cathced some coverage from a quick Google search, but nothing to establish notability.


 * Also, I am proposing deletion of The Dean's List (same topic, less info) — Ṟ  Ṉ™  16:55, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Hello, I understand your concerns and will make sure to continue making the necessary improvements on the page to establish their credibility. They should absolutely be able to have a wikipedia page as they've charted on iTunes before and were at one point Number 1 on the hip-hop/r&b charts for their album "Generation X." They've been covered in numerous notable hip hop/rap publications and websites/blogs as "The Dean's List," so that is why there may be some confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reyeaj7 (talk • contribs) 17:16, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I have checked the Billboard R&B, Hip Hop and Rap albums chart from 2006 to date and they never reached No.1 with any album. Actually, they don't appear in Billboard's database. — Ṟ  Ṉ™  17:38, 25 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete, not notable. Useless. Not even formatted properly.--TV (talk) 18:43, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. I did a search and couldn't find any substantial coverage for this group under either name. If there's coverage then it's fairly well hidden. As far as iTunes sales go, that actually doesn't mean a thing as far as Wikipedia notability goes. The only times charting makes a difference is when it comes to the official national charts such as Billboard. Ranking high on iTunes means that it might be more likely to have sources, but it's no guarantee that they'll be out there in places that Wikipedia considers to be a reliable source. Of the ones that were on the article, many of them weren't reliable at all and were mostly just routine listings on catalog/IMDb-esque websites or were links to primary sources. There's just no notability here.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 19:11, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:23, 26 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete for now - I searched with the current name (The King's Dead) and Google News and Books found nothing significant aside from this hotnewhiphop.com link which contains one sentence, this is probably due to the recent name change. I searched with the former "The Dean's List" and found more results, here (this link claims they toured with rappers Machine Gun Kelly and XV and performed at a Boston University festival), here and here. Google News archives also provided another link that wouldn't show the relevant when clicked, here (fourth result from the top) so it's probably a dead link. It seems the group started while attending college and have only released mix tapes, although they recently released a free album. I found other links here, here, here (concert advertisement), here and here (event listing). It seems that they are certainly growing and becoming more well-known, moving away from their college-based roots, but I think they aren't notable to Wikipedia standards yet. SwisterTwister   talk  20:45, 27 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - At this point, there is no significant coverage in reliable sources. I do see concert listings but that only establishes existence.  If they gather steam in their career, then an article in the future might be justifiable, but not right now. -- Whpq (talk) 16:02, 30 October 2012 (UTC)


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