Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
[edit]This nomination predates the introduction in April 2014 of article-specific subpages for nominations and has been created from the edit history of Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests.
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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 28, 2012 by BencherliteTalk 11:00, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
4 points: +2 featured since 2007, +2 widely covered. I'm still uncertain what constitutes a "similar article", but I don't remember ever seeing a hip-hop article on the main page.--Chimino (talk) 07:57, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
- The nominator points out that this article has been featured since 2007; based on the prose and MOS issues in the blurb, [1] a review of the article's preparedness for TFA might be in order. I found WP:OVERLINKing, MOSNUM issues (# vs. No. vs number), and a couple instances of convoluted prose. Besides the corrections I just made to the lead, from the first sentence in the article body, we find prose problems: "Born in St. Mary's Hospital, despite later claiming to be raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Wallace grew up in neighboring Clinton Hill." (the "despite" doesn't relate to where he was born). It was reviewed in 2010; perhaps Gimmetoo and Ceoil will give it a brush-up. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:56, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
- I believe I've fixed all the date and "No./#" issues. I'll also do some light copy-editing to have it ready within the next couple of days, but another set of eyes would be welcome.--Chimino (talk) 17:48, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
- Support, seems like an underrepresented subject matter, — Cirt (talk) 18:00, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
The Notorious B.I.G.(2)
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The result was: not scheduled by Wehwalt (talk) 16:04, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive laid-back lyrical delivery, offsetting the lyrics' often grim content. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Wallace signed with Sean "Puffy" Combs' label Bad Boy Records as it launched in 1993, and gained exposure through features on several other artists' singles that year. His debut studio album Ready to Die (1994) was met with widespread critical acclaim and supported by his signature songs, "Juicy", "Big Poppa", and "One More Chance". The album made him the central figure in East Coast hip hop, and restored New York's visibility at a time when the West Coast hip hop scene was dominating the genre. "Big Poppa" earned a nomination for Best Solo Rap Performance at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards, while Wallace himself won Rap Artist of the Year at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards. That same year, he introduced and led his protégé group Junior M.A.F.I.A., which included Lil' Kim, to chart success with executive production on their debut album, Conspiracy (1995). During 1995, while recording his second album, Wallace became ensnarled in the escalating East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): The Ecstatic
- Main editors: User:Laalaaa (according to the nomination)/ User:2Pac
- Promoted: 16 March 2007
- Reasons for nomination: September 13, 2024 is the 30th anniversary of the album Ready to Die
- Support as nominator. Wcamp9 (talk) 14:51, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
- Ready to Die itself is a GA article, and we have until September, so it's not impossible someone could improve the article to FA status. So why not try that? Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:59, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- I'd support but the blurb needs a huge rewrite. 750h+ 03:48, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- Coordinator comment I'll deal with the blurb. Is the article in good condition? This is not, to say the least, my sort of music.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:58, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose. A brief skim of the article shows unreliable sources, including IMDb, being used in § Awards and nominations. I also question the article's comprehensiveness (criterion 1b) if there are substantial-looking biographies of Wallace unused in the article and stuck in § Further reading. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 23:00, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- @TFA coordinators: By the way, this nomination was made by replacing the previous request, which seems procedurally problematic. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 23:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Coordinator comment In view of the oppose, I find there is no consensus to run this article at this time. I'll try to clean up this page a bit.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:04, 27 July 2024 (UTC)