Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Van Gogh (Ras Kass album)


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The result was Delete. WaltonOne 15:16, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Van Gogh (Ras Kass album)

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As with Goldyn Chyld, lacks substantial coverage in reliable sources. Not notable, per WP:MUSIC. Mdsummermsw (talk) 18:42, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. There was a September 29, 2001, Billboard story on this album (not available online) and an October 2007 story in PR Newswire that discussed it but that's about it from what I can see in a Nexis search. It's quite possible (actually likely) that there is other coverage in rap mags like XXL and The Source that are not available online but I can't verify that. This was unreleased so the notability is questionable here to begin with and we don't seem to have enough sources to establish it. Ras Kass is definitely a notable hip-hop artist - extremely respected and influential even if not that well known in the mainstream - and the fact that he has had so much trouble getting his albums released is a huge part of his career arc (he was tied up in court for a couple of years over this stuff). Per our policies I think this should technically be deleted, but given that a lot of the music from this and Goldyn Chyld leaked and is therefore well known, and given Ras Kass's significance to hip-hop, I don't really feel good about that.--Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 20:39, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. archanamiya  ·  talk  20:43, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete The sources should certainly be used to add information to Ras Kass, but without significant media attention, this unreleased album just isn't notable enough on its own. Fails WP:MUSIC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hello Control (talk • contribs)
 * Delete per lack of reliable references. Luk  suh  03:24, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep There are no other sources for this valuable entry that are easily accessible. Other sources about this subject cannot be accessed without an expensive subscription to a content provider. The archives of XXL and The Source are not easily accessible, either. Peace. —MuzikJunky (talk) 07:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: This does not address the notability concerns. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 13:29, 7 April 2008 (UTC)


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