Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Invincible (rapper)

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The result was keep. Those sources need to be (selectively) cited in the article. Looks like you've got some work to do, SwisterTwister! (and others, of course...) Keeper | 76 02:12, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Invincible (rapper)

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no real claim to notability almost an a7, lacks coverage in independent reliable sources, listings only. original research. duffbeerforme (talk) 12:48, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:55, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:55, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. No independent, third-party sources. 069952497a^{Comments and complaints}_{Stuff I've done} 21:22, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You must not have searched very well because my first Google News search as shown below provided several links and so did a second News search. SwisterTwister talk 19:26, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Google News archives found some minor mentions here, here, here (mentions her three times, not substantially), here, here (doesn't provide much in the preview), here (blog of questionable notability), here, here (mentions her a couple of times), here (brief mention for collaboration) and this (brief mention and website of questionable notability). I also found an MTV article here about having a music video banned and it also mentions she's lesbian. However, despite mentioning that she's Jewish, gay and from Detroit, there doesn't seem to be any evidence of a birth name. I found two reviews for her debut album Shapeshifters, here and here (HipHopDX, a well-known source in the hip hop world). This Washington Post piece decribes her and mentions she performed at the Can A Sista Rock A Mic festival. With Google Books, I found a SPIN magazine entry here (briefly continues after the advertisement, reviews her and mentions she was considered the female Eminem). This other Google Books result doesn't provide much so it wouldn't be useful or notable but at least it mentions her. In another Google Books result, I found this which does not seem to be useful at all. This mentioned she and another artist won a "Best of Detroit Award" so I searched and found this (Detroit Music Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist/Group, although I can't find any evidence at the award's website). I found an old dotmusic.com link here but because the website doesn't exist anymore, I can't recover it and I'm not having an easy time finding it at archive.org. This says she performed at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and this says she directed a hip hop documentary called Revival. I also found a brief mention in a French blog here. I found another review here which also supports her work with the U. S.-Palestine Youth Network. I also found this which talks quite a bit about her even mentioning her real name (Illana Weaver). My last Google News search here provided more news articles including local. The Detroit Music Award and these links suggest she is notable. If other users agree, I'd be more than happy to start reconstructing the article. SwisterTwister talk 19:26, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and update per SwisterTwister. Those are all great refs and details. – SJ + 05:28, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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