Talk:Hurricane (Kanye West song)

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Theleekycauldron in topic Did you know nomination
Good articleHurricane (Kanye West song) has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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June 7, 2022Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 6, 2022.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that "Hurricane" was originally intended for Chance the Rapper, who passed on the song to Kanye West?


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Reviewer: Realmaxxver (talk · contribs) 11:35, 28 May 2022 (UTC)Reply


Placeholder. Realmaxxver (talk) 11:35, 28 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

  • "Over time, "Hurricane" went through several iterations, containing vocals from Clemons, Big Sean, Ty Dolla Sign, Young Thug, and 6ix9ine; several leaks of the song have surfaced online.[11][12][13][14]" → "Over time, "Hurricane" went through several iterations, containing vocals from Clemons, Big Sean, Ty Dolla Sign, Young Thug, and 6ix9ine, with several leaks of the song surfacing online.[11][12][13][14]"
  • "KayCyy recorded a bridge afterwards in an attempt to appear on the track, which West "actually ended up fucking with", according to the singer.[26]" → "In an attempt to appear on the track, KayCyy recorded a bridge which West "actually ended up fucking with", according to the singer.[26]"
  • "In an interview published by GQ on August 2, 2021, Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd stated, "I'd love to work with Kanye again. Especially on production."[12]" it would be better to cite the actual cover story, as the current source is dated August 9th. You don't have to, I'm just saying that the two dates are a bit contradictory.
  • "It utilizes West's typical production style, relying on an atmospheric beat.[34][35] The song includes layered organs, heavy bass, and trap drums.[36][37][38]" → "It utilizes West's typical production style, relies on an atmospheric beat;[34][35] while including layered organs, heavy bass, and trap drums.[36][37][38]"
  • "alongside noting "a massive hook" from the Weeknd" → "while also noting "a massive hook" from the Weeknd"
  • "An army of digital masked avatars dressed in Yeezy Gap hoodies–resembling the music video released for "Heaven and Hell"–are present in the video, which demonstrates a dystopian-looking society.[76][77]" → "An army of digital masked avatars dressed in Yeezy Gap hoodies–resembling the music video released for "Heaven and Hell"–are present in the video, demonstrating a dystopian-looking society.[76][77]"
  • "In the following scenes, people ascending towards the sky close to a beam of light, as well as swirling hurricane clouds can be seen.[78][80]" → "In the following scenes, people ascend towards the sky close to a beam of light, while swirling hurricane clouds can be seen.[78][80]"
  • "who has contributed artwork for metal bands such as Behemoth–accused West" random dash, think It's meant to be a comma?
  •   Done for the above

Files and copyvio

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  • The image licensing is fine, although I would suggest cutting the audio file by a second or two.

Overall

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  1. It is reasonably well written.
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  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
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    d (copyvio and plagiarism):  
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
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  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
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  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:  
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):  
    b (appropriate use with suitable captions):  

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Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk10:02, 28 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Improved to Good Article status by Nicenice23 (talk) and Kyle Peake (talk). Nominated by Nicenice23 (talk) at 13:22, 9 June 2022 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited:  
  • Interesting:  
QPQ: Done.
Overall:   Recent GA article looks all good, and the hooks are all cited and interesting. The first one's more concise but I'll leave it up to the promoter. BuySomeApples (talk) 03:14, 11 June 2022 (UTC)Reply