Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Capital Steez

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The result was keep. KTC (talk) 15:08, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Capital Steez[edit]

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Non notable rapper, he did not receive a significant amount of coverage until he died and that still was not enough to pass WP:GNG. Koala15 (talk) 02:34, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:45, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:46, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - He was one of the Founders of Pro Era and along with crewmate Joey Bada$$, had gained a large following on YouTube and hip-hop blogs and provided influence to most members of Pro Era and the Beast Coast expecially Joey , also he was included in HipHopDX’s list of Top Artists To Watch For In 2013 so i guess that makes him a notable person.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Akapa47 (talk • contribs)
Comment "A large following on YouTube" does not constitute notability. Koala15 (talk) 23:25, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep Very substantially covered in reliable independent sources already cited in Wikipedia's article. If someone could improve the cites that would be great, otherwise they may become deadlinks in the future and we may not be able to easily ascertain the sources. Unclear why this was nominated. Candleabracadabra (talk) 23:52, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. A sampling of available material [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] suggests that this artist had started to garner attention from notable sources prior to his death, and coverage for him has multiplied in subsequent months (not only in late December), enough to satisfy WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO. Gong show 00:00, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Agree with Gongshow, prior to his death he had begun to get coverage and praise from multiple reliable sources. Not to mention he has still since got coverage since his death (which received an insane amount of coverage), due to his upcoming posthumous mixtape being released soon. Pro Era is also notable enough for its own article but no one has written it yet, which even further establishes his notability since he co-founded the group. Seems to meet WP:MUSICBIO to me. STATic message me! 00:23, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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