Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DJ Playero

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 debate was no consensus; keep. Johnleemk | Talk 06:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DJ Playero

"One of the producers of reggaeton that initiated this movement". Well, well, well, how arrogant, since our article on reggaeton specifically declares the origin of reggaeton to be uncertain ("The birthplace of the music genre is a subject of debate between those who believe it was started in Panama and those who believe it originated in Puerto Rico"). Obvious NPOV violation, and I'm not sure how notable this is. So delete. Elle _{vécut heureuse} ^{à jamais} (Be eudaimonic!) 13:39, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

• I agree. However, Playero is indeed one of the biggest pioneers in the reggaeton genre in Puerto Rico, back in the 90s. The article definitely needs a lot of work, but that necessarily doesn't mean a deletion. I say keep and I'll try to work with it in the following days. Thief12 02:24, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy delete as non-notable musician. CSD:A7. Stifle 20:19, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

What's the criteria to determine who's notable and who isn't? Obviously, Playero is not an international artist, but you can ask anyone in Puerto Rico (and perhaps even Latin America) who's one of the pioneers of reggaeton and lots will tell you "Playero". Most of his recordings were underground tapes that weren't sold on stores because the genre wasn't mainstream yet. That's why they even called it "underground rap". And, like I said in the article, lots of today's artists (even Daddy Yankee) started their careers with Playero. Truth is that Playero is (along with Vico C, El General, and others) one of the first to bring reggaeton music to the surface. Heck! I don't even like reggaeton that much and here I am speaking for him, LOL! Thief12 00:47, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, nn. Incognito 04:39, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. This producer is quite well known in Puerto Rico and I'm completely sure that Puerto Ricans would like to find his biography on Wikipedia. —Joseph | Talk 17:49, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

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