Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hit Squad

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The result was keep. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 17:55, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hit Squad

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Sources make little to no mention of the Hit Squad. The individual members are notable, but I could find nothing on the Hit Squad itself. Hit Squad does not appear to have done anything — no singles, videos, albums, etc. with the Hit Squad proper — making them not individually notable. A sentence at the end states that they reunited and plan to do an album, but as far as I can see, nothing has come of this. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 00:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ETA: They did reunite in 2012, but it seems to be a one-time thing still. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 05:25, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- There was an album: http://www.allmusic.com/album/zero-tolerance-r719109 MrBlondNYC (talk) 16:45, 18 April 2012 (UTC) (article creator)[reply]
  - Still on the fence as that's only one reliable source. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 19:41, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - How about these?: MTV iTunes MrBlondNYC (talk) 23:03, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:32, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Meets WP:BAND#6: "Is an ensemble which contains two or more independently notable musicians". Aside from that, they have also received non-trivial, independent coverage here and here. --sparkl_!sm ^hey! 07:36, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Also, every cited periodical (The Source, MTV, XXL, Village Voice) makes numerous mentions of Hit Squad. The statement "little to no mention" is inaccurate. MrBlondNYC (talk) 16:20, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:02, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:BAND#6: EPMD and Redman (rapper) are notable, other members have WP pages with varying degrees of notability established. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:57, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, →B music ian 01:40, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep However reluctant I may be, I judge that Hit Squad meets WP:GNG within the hip-hop/rap niche. DocTree (talk) 02:36, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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