Talk:BEN (song)

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Did you know... that the pro-gay rap song "BEN (Better Everything Now)" was inspired by the coming out of the artist's gay friend and the It Gets Better campaign?

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This article was nominated for deletion on 8 May 2012. The result of the discussion was nomination withdrawn.

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Requested move[edit]

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The result of the move request was: no consensus to rename into "Ben (USA)". This was moved to "BEN (song)" while this discussion was ongoing. For now, this result must be treated as "uncontroversial", unless proven otherwise. (non-admin closure) George Ho (talk) 02:50, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gay is Okay → Ben (USA) – Per Adair Lion's Website, official name of song is Ben See http://www.adairlion.com/adairlion/Ben.html . Jd2683 (talk) 07:34, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose "Ben (USA)" does not make sense. Why "USA"? If it is a song, then why not Ben (Adair Lion song) or Ben (Adair Lion)? 70.49.124.225 (talk) 04:17, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It should go to BEN (song) as it's an acronym for Better Everything Now. Insomesia (talk) 23:18, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment there would need to be a hatnote between Ben (song) and this at that name. 70.49.124.225 (talk) 05:05, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Let's do it then.Insomesia (talk) 01:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Contested deletion[edit]

This article should not be speedy deleted as being about a musical recording that does not indicate its own importance and where the artist's article does not exist, because there are several sources that report its notability. I can obtain dozens more reliable sources upon request. --Pass a Method talk 19:01, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Uncited info[edit]

Although homohop has been a growing genre, it remains a niche market and largely insular to LGBT communities.^{[citation needed]}

Above passage is uncited. Reliable source is needed to verify above. --George Ho (talk) 05:16, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done Insomesia (talk) 19:51, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Shouldn't the artist have his own Wikipedia article, considering the fact that his cover is notable enough for a lengthy article?Goveganplease (talk) 00:00, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]