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The Notorious B.I.G.

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 28, 2012 by BencherliteTalk 11:00, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher George Latore Wallace (1972–1997), best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper/hip-hop artist. He was also known as Biggie Smalls (after a character in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again) and Frank White (after the main character of the 1990 film King of New York). Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The release of Wallace's debut album Ready to Die in 1994 made him a central figure in the East Coast hip-hop scene and increased New York's visibility in the genre at a time when West Coast artists were more common in the mainstream. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the East Coast/West Coast hip-hop feud dominating the scene at the time. On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. His double-disc set Life After Death, released 16 days later, hit No. 1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified Diamond in 2000 (one of the few hip hop albums to receive this certification). Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow", dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities. Two more albums have been released since his death. In 2012, The Source ranked him No. 3 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. He has certified sales of 17 million units in the United States. (Full article...)

4 points: +2 featured since 2007, +2 widely covered. I'm still uncertain what constitutes a "similar article", but I don't remember ever seeing a hip-hop article on the main page.--Chimino (talk) 07:57, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The nominator points out that this article has been featured since 2007; based on the prose and MOS issues in the blurb, [1] a review of the article's preparedness for TFA might be in order. I found WP:OVERLINKing, MOSNUM issues (# vs. No. vs number), and a couple instances of convoluted prose. Besides the corrections I just made to the lead, from the first sentence in the article body, we find prose problems: "Born in St. Mary's Hospital, despite later claiming to be raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Wallace grew up in neighboring Clinton Hill." (the "despite" doesn't relate to where he was born). It was reviewed in 2010; perhaps Gimmetoo and Ceoil will give it a brush-up. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:56, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I believe I've fixed all the date and "No./#" issues. I'll also do some light copy-editing to have it ready within the next couple of days, but another set of eyes would be welcome.--Chimino (talk) 17:48, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Notorious B.I.G.(2)

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This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page unless you are renominating the article at TFAR. For renominations, please add {{collapse top|Previous nomination}} to the top of the discussion and {{collapse bottom}} at the bottom, then complete a new nomination underneath. To do this, see the instructions at {{TFAR nom/doc}}.

The result was: not scheduled by Wehwalt (talk) 16:04, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive laid-back lyrical delivery, offsetting the lyrics' often grim content. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Wallace signed with Sean "Puffy" Combs' label Bad Boy Records as it launched in 1993, and gained exposure through features on several other artists' singles that year. His debut studio album Ready to Die (1994) was met with widespread critical acclaim and supported by his signature songs, "Juicy", "Big Poppa", and "One More Chance". The album made him the central figure in East Coast hip hop, and restored New York's visibility at a time when the West Coast hip hop scene was dominating the genre. "Big Poppa" earned a nomination for Best Solo Rap Performance at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards, while Wallace himself won Rap Artist of the Year at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards. That same year, he introduced and led his protégé group Junior M.A.F.I.A., which included Lil' Kim, to chart success with executive production on their debut album, Conspiracy (1995). During 1995, while recording his second album, Wallace became ensnarled in the escalating East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud. (Full article...)

Ready to Die itself is a GA article, and we have until September, so it's not impossible someone could improve the article to FA status. So why not try that? Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:59, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Coordinator comment In view of the oppose, I find there is no consensus to run this article at this time. I'll try to clean up this page a bit.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:04, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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