Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plies (rapper)

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The result was keep. - Mailer Diablo 11:06, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plies (rapper)

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Artist not yet notable per WP:MUSIC, no references or sources. Also fails WP:CRYSTAL. Videmus Omnia 16:02, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 16:25, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per WP:CRYSTAL. No albums have been released yet. Shalom ^Hello 16:26, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment WP:CRYSTAL doesn't apply by exception 1; the album has a release date. What's more, his first single, "Shawty", is already out. --Stlemur 17:07, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

*Delete per nom and also fails WP:BAND Upon reviewing additional material added I change my opinion to keep. It does appear the gentleman is notable. Bigdaddy1981 17:50, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

• Comment a large portion of this article had been removed by vandals. He wrote a hit song that went to #17 on the Billboard chart and was arrested for a multiple shooting. I re-added that section, I think that asserts his notability. --AW 19:46, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Plus his other single has charted on three American charts. --AW 19:52, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Strong keep, he satisfies criterion #2 of WP:MUS#Criteria for musicians and ensembles (as he's charted on not one, but three major U.S. music charts), and criterion #1 of WP:MUS#Criteria for composers and lyricists (as he's written a song for another notable act). Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 20:42, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Strong keep per TPH. Satisfies two of the criteria for WP:MUSIC and, if nothing else, satisfies notability for the nontrivial coverage of the multiple shooting incident.--Ispy1981 20:58, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• weak-Keep but only as he created songs for Akon feat.Snoop Doggy-Dogg, but certainly not as musician.JForget 23:07, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep Notability clearly established by hit single. Chubbles 03:55, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

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