Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Killshot (Eminem song)

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The result was keep per WP:SNOW. -- Tavix ^(talk) 18:58, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Killshot (Eminem song)[edit]

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Fails WP:NSONGS and is an example of WP:NOTNEWS. There was even a whole article on Eminem's other feuds in his 20-year career, so while this isn't an article about a feud but a song that's part of one, it shows how routine it is that he does this. Although this song is not on the album, it's clearly related to Kamikaze so any lasting information can be placed there, and if this reaches the level of his Ja-Rule/Benzino feud in 2004 it can be mentioned on the main biography as well. I can assume that the defenders of this article will dump a million links about this song as part of the defence, but that is WP:NOTNEWS, they're all from the same time and saying the same thing Anarcho-authoritarian (talk) 13:44, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:19, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:19, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:19, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:19, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I'm not sure why you think this song is a violation of WP:NOTNEWS. There is significant coverage of reliable sources that aren't just press releases and news reports.[1][2][3][4]. It's not clearly related to Kamikaze either because this song and the album have nothing to do with each other since the song is a product of the feuding between Eminem and MGK, which is irrelevant to the album. It is debatable that the feuding might be a publicity stunt to boost sales, hence causing some to think the song is directly connected to the album, but there is no evidence of that. This article is about the song not its surrounding feud and reactions, it is not just news and is suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia. The article does not look like it's written in news style and even so, it can be expanded and improved further rather than deleted. Besides, it's only been two days since the song's release and it has already received sufficient coverage, passing WP:NSONGS - "songs and singles are probably notable if they have been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works whose sources are independent of the artist and label" which is just an iteration of WP:GNG. The editor whose username is Z0 15:34, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:NALBUM, #1: Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble who created it. 2601:188:180:1481:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 16:05, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Z0's comment: the song has been the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources, e.g. XXL Mag and Variety --Chumash11 (talk) 17:32, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes WP:NSONGS in particular the WP:GNG passing coverage of the song in multiple, independent reliable sources as stated above, so it's a keep. JC7V-constructive zone 17:58, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Lots of sources and only more coming. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:15, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep How is this any more notable than Killshot? Rob van vee 10:24, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for obvious reasons. More than enough reliable sources, it now holds a YouTube record for views in 24 hours, and by next week it will probably have charted on the Hot 100. Doesn’t make sense to delete it.Trillfendi (talk) 16:27, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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