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The result was keep. (also withdrawn) (non-admin closure) —Theopolisme 23:31, 2 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promise (rapper)

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Article on this rapper has been around for over five years but he still doesn't seem to have as much notability as the article claims. After I deleted an entire section as a copyvio, I did some Googling and discovered that he was never actually nominated for any of the awards claimed in the article. In addition, he has never charted; in fact, neither Billboard nor Allmusic even have entries for him (these don't appear to be the same people: [1] [2]). Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 10:03, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 10:08, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete not notable. failsWP:BIO Take away the bogus info and this person is completely unknown. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 21:15, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He may not be as famous as the article claims, but he has certainly been in enough Canadian media to meet the GNG: The Star, Metro (note: Metro is a daily by the same company as The Star, and uses the same sources.), Exclaim. Also radio airplay, appears in the game NBA 2K11, and two Covenant Awards. He passes. Not on Allmusic? How about the CBC[3]? The Steve 04:08, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The first two sources seem to be trivial mentions. And the CBC source comes off like anyone could have written that. Also, I did see mention of the Covenant Award wins in the article, but as I mentioned before, I Googled extensively and couldn't find any proof of even a nomination for such awards. Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 19:26, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The headline in the Toronto Star is "Hip hop hope: Police and Promise release song" (emphasis mine) How on Earth did you manage to call that a trivial mention?? The Steve 06:19, 29 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

- - BTW, your CBC wikilink goes to a disambiguation page; what exactly are you referring to? Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 19:28, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - Covenant awards list is here. CBC is here, and the point is that he has a bio with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, not who wrote it. Its not a blog, there is NO user-submitted content, its the public broadcasting station of Canada, and if your bio is there, I'm pretty sure you've appeared on a CBC radio station. When the oldest broadcasting network in Canada notices you, its a slightly bigger deal than Allmusic... The Steve 05:53, 29 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination. Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 09:31, 29 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I am not quite sure how this works would much prefer email (@ipromisemusic) but I assure you ALL claims about Promise (rapper) are TRUE and can submit anything needed to prove everything from his name to all accolades (not sure why this is in question as you can google and see nominations, Promise just performed at the 1st televised Covenant Awards 2012 where he was nominated again for Album of the Year), the ONLY Canadian artist signed to Duck Down Music in NY, the ONLY Canadian indie artist featured in NBA2K11 and to collab with Def Jam signee Jhené Aiko, most known for his early work with Drake (whom is also a good friend of Promise, noted in his album thank you's/myspace interview/stylus award speech/book by Dalton Higgins. If anything else is needed please email @ipromsiemusic to speak to Promise directly. www.ipromisemusic.com

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+I am not quite sure how this works would much prefer email (@ipromisemusic) but I assure you ALL claims about Promise (rapper) are TRUE and can submit anything needed to prove everything from his name to all accolades (not sure why this is in question as you can google and see nominations, Promise just performed at the 1st televised Covenant Awards 2012 where he was nominated again for Album of the Year), the ONLY Canadian artist signed to Duck Down Music in NY, the ONLY Canadian indie artist featured in NBA2K11 and to collab with Def Jam signee Jhené Aiko, most known for his early work with Drake (whom is also a good friend of Promise, noted in his album thank you's/myspace interview/stylus award speech/book by Dalton Higgins. If anything else is needed please email @ipromsiemusic to speak to Promise directly. www.ipromisemusic.com