Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lowkey

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 of the nomination was No consensus. Deathphoenix ʕ 17:07, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lowkey

I'm nominating several articles for rappers connected to the AfDed article Poisonous Poets (separately.) This one makes a few claims to notability which are not cited, but the three mixtapes and the rest of what's in the article do not meet WP:MUSIC (right now.) If anyone has evidence that this meets that standard, please bring it forward (any British hip-hop fans?) Otherwise, I don't think this belongs here. Grandmasterka 05:57, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Fails WP:MUSIC.--Tdxiang 07:18, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete, fails WP:MUSIC, Google inconclusive. --Coredesat talk. o.o;; 08:00, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep. Poisonous Poets, and especially Lowkey, are one of the biggest acts in British hip-hop, and suggesting them for deletion is in my opinion ludicrous. They have received HEAVY rotation on mainstream radio, toured nationally, and in UK hip-hop at least, mixtapes are the main format of distribution, as there is far less backing from major labels compared to the US scene. Check my edit history for UK rap knowledge reliability. Yeanold Viskersenn 11:59, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete only one album for Lowkey according to allmusic, no albums for Poisonous Poets. Fails WP:MUSIC --Pboyd04 15:04, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep According to WP:MUSIC, as Yeanold Viskersenn. Tim Ivorson 2006-07-04

Unless I'm misunderstanding WP:MUSIC, the artist only needs to meet ONE of the criteria, so whether or not they've released an album thats featured on allmujsic is irrelevent, as they have:

• Has been placed in rotation nationally by any major radio network. (BBC Radio 1)
• Has been the subject of a half hour or longer broadcast on a national radio network.
• Has been featured in multiple non-trivial published works in reliable and reputable media (Hip Hop Connection, Mixmag)
• Has gone on an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one large or medium-sized country
• Is frequently covered in publications devoted to a notable sub-culture.

Lowkey and Poisonous Poets qualify for all of the above, so I fail to see why this article is at all being considered for deletion. Yeanold Viskersenn 16:05, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep. Just because it's not something that famous in the USA, it's famous enough over here, and clearly meets WP:MUSIC. HawkerTyphoon 23:19, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Comment: This AfD is for the person, not the group. If you wish to contest the deletion of the group, please bring it to deletion review and cite your sources. Grandmasterka 23:37, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. For reasons cited by Yeanold. Efortune 14:00, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

• '"Keep"'. Lowkey is without doubt one of the biggest up and coming hip-hop acts in the UK, has had several articles run on him in magazines such as Hip-Hop Connection and Undercover and has received heavy national airplay for the single Mad World (Donnie's Lament) released with fellow Poisonous Poet, Doc Brown. He has also toured nationally (though I'm not sure how to substantiate this).

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