Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stress Tha Lyricist
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[edit] Stress Tha Lyricist
Delete, musician that does not appear to meet WP:MUSIC. Poor Google presence indicating that these albums are self-released and/or on non-notable labels, or are more likely demos. Majority of hits are Myspace and such. Claim of "top 10" song in USA Songwriting Competition (the reason for dePROD, per the author) is unverifiable. --Kinu t/c 22:36, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- Also included in this nomination: the yet-to-be-released album Nerd Rap. --Kinu t/c 22:38, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- I was going to vote to keep the article, on the basis of the guy having a CD, until Kinu pointed out that, according to The Google Test the album seems to be self-released. That flies in the face of any type of notability guidelines that exist on wikipedia. DigitalEnthusiast 22:42, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- Although the album was independently released, it was carried by major retailers such as Best Buy and Tower Records. Both claims can be validated by searching their websites. It is also availble through online distributor CDbaby.com and through the artists website www.stressthalryricst.com. The article was created in an attempt to spread awareness of a lesser known indie artist, but I do apologize if it's creation validated any polices, and will understand completely if a deletion is neccessary. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Striggity (talk • contribs).
- If this is true, the article should be kept. There are a number of "indie" or "underground" artists in all genres and all art forms on wikipedia. It seems that notability is defined as whether other people seem to agree - so having a website doesn't make one notable, but having a CD published and sold through major nationwide chains does. Also, the claim that the artist has been played on XM radio, if true, would lend weight to the notability of this artist, but needs to be sourced. DigitalEnthusiast 23:30, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- Yea, the CD was also available thru iTunes...if you do an artist search on the iTunes store, the CD comes right up. So even if it is on a significantly smaller scale than mainstream artists...the CD is commercially available to the public.
- Per WP:MUSIC, the relevant criterion is [h]as released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (i.e. an independent label with a history of more than a few years and a roster of performers, many of which are notable). If (a) the importance of the label can be asserted and agreed upon, (b) there are indeed two albums on it, and (c) this information can be sourced, that should be considered in this discussion and increase the likelihood of survival. --Kinu t/c 01:25, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
- I guess the article can be deleted then.
- Delete as insufficiently notable. No coverage of subject by reliable, third-party published sources. Only 23 unique non-Wikipedia GHits; none sufficient. -- Satori Son 06:22, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
