Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Intuition (rapper)

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The result was delete. PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 00:50, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Intuition (rapper)

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Article subject does not meet criteria for WP:BAND or WP:GNG. Previously WP:PROD-BLP tagged, inadvertently WP:PRODed by reporting editor. Tgeairn (talk) 20:53, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete - I found no significant coverage from independent and reliable sources with a Google News search and only one article from a Google News Archive search. The single article is used as a reference in the WP article and does represent independent and significant coverage from a reliable (but local) source. The second source listed in the WP article is from an LA Weekly blog and in my opinion, does represent independent and significant coverage from a reliable (but local) source. Alone, these article don't satisfy WP:GNG, in my opinion. The LA Weekly article mentions him publishing his second album under a label called Alpha Pup which is a notable label that lists him as a signee. As it's only his first album under a label at all he doesn't qualify for WP:MUSICBIO point 5. I can also find no evidence of charting and no evidence of being on any major tours. Ultimately, I think the subject of this article is about as close to being notable on WIkipedia as you can be without actually being notable. The only reason I !voted Weak delete is because, for me, it all hinges on those two sources being from local/regional sources and not nationally distributed news sources. In short, WP:NotJustYet. OlYeller21^Talktome 21:56, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete not notable, fails MusicBio. GregJackP Boomer! 21:57, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 00:18, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Alaska-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 00:18, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I have more than a passing familiarity with Alaskan hip-hop, or what passes for such. There is only one artist with even faint recognition outside of Alaska, that being Josh Boots. Not only does he not have an article, but the one mention I could find on here (in Daniel Jones (musician)) doesn't provide enough detail to establish whether it refers to the same person. If Shaner is actually a Southern Californian who previously lived in Alaska, the article gives undue weight to his Alaska roots by virtue of the lack of any other biographical information (and those roots don't appear to be important locally; see below). The first impression I had from glancing at this article is that someone felt they could get away with "sneaking it in" and not face any scrutiny. Along those lines, there are articles for each of his releases, all of which say about as little as this article does. Should these be included in this AFD as well?RadioKAOS (talk) 00:47, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah, something else...our area newspaper, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, is typically happy to run a story on a local person when they achieve success in the media or celebrity world, more often than not putting the story on the front page. Ben Grossmann is a prime example of such from earlier this year. The newspaper's archive search turns up no mention of Shaner's name.RadioKAOS (talk) 02:09, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Agree that notability is not established. --Nouniquenames (talk) 04:51, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:25, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note - Two new references were added today. [1][2] In my opinion, one isn't significant coverage but the other is. Both appear to be independent. I have no reason to believe that either are unreliable but they're not big names in music coverage. I'll wait to reconsider my !vote until I get more time to consider the sources. OlYeller21^Talktome 00:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not seeing any deep reliable sources third party coverage. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 22:59, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per Nom. Keystoner idin (speak) 00:07, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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