Grade school is a sub-page of the Hip hop WikiProject aimed at grading all hip hop articles with a score to identify where each article stands compared to wikipedia's highest standards.

Scoring

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Article progress grading scheme
Status Template Meaning
??? {{-Class}} This article has not yet been graded. Please help by grading this article.
Needed {{Needed-Class}} The article hasn't been started yet. You can help by creating it.
Stub {{Stub-Class}} The article is either a very short article or a stub that will need a lot of work to bring it to A-Class level.
Start {{Start-Class}} The article has a decent amount of content, but it is still very weak in certain areas, and may lack a table.
B {{B-Class}} The article is "almost there" but it may be missing one of the following: references, balance of content, NPOV or an important section. Alternatively, the English may need a comprehensive rewrite to make it flow.
  GA {{GA-Class}} The article has passed through the Good article nomination process and has been granted GA status, meeting the good article standards, but still needs some work to reach featured article standards. Good articles that may succeed in FAC should be considered A-Class articles, but being a good article is not a requirement for A-Class.
  A {{A-Class}} The article provides a well-written and complete description of the topic, as described in How to write a Great Article. It includes a well-written introduction to the topic, and an appropriate series of headings to break up the article. It should have sufficient external literature references, preferably from the "hard" literature rather than websites. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems.
  FA {{FA-Class}} Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles.

Comments section

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Possible notes to add:

  • needs pictures.
  • too many pictures.
  • layout in need of improvement.
  • in need of references.
  • disputed article.
  • templates/infoboxes need to be added/improved.

Contributing

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To add an article to the table, simply copy in the code

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Please add your article into the table in alphabetical order.

To evaluate articles, just change the template corresponding to the grade you are giving the article. Add your grade and make as many comments as necessary to give the other members of the project a better idea of what needs to be done. If you are the primary or main contributor to an article, feel free to list it, but please refrain from evaluating it. This is to ensure that the evaluations are neutral.

Artists

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Title Date assessed Grade Comments Assessed by
?uestlove April 19, 2006 B Fairly complete. Could use an image/table. Rockero
1200 Techniques April 27, 2006 B Practically as good an article as it'll ever get. Modulatum
50 Cent April 19, 2006 B Lead could be expanded, some missing information, sometimes unencyclopedic tone/slang and no references/notes. Tutmosis
Aim (musician) April 23, 2006 Start Needs organization and image formatting. Rockero
The Alchemist April 19, 2006 Start Needs general clean-up. Rockero
Black Alien & Speed April 19, 2006 ??? Needs assessment. Rockero
Ciara April 19, 2006 ??? Needs assessment Rockero
Common October 26, 2006 B Needs more detail and content NPswimdude500
Def Wish Cast April 19, 2006 ??? Needs assessment Rockero
J Dilla April 27, 2006 B This article is very well-written. Good Article? Modulatum
Edo Maajka April 19, 2006 B Lots of information and images. Tagged for clean-up. A lot of discussion on the talkpage indicates problems. Rockero
Eminem April 19, 2006 B Needs references/notes. Tutmosis
Gabriel, O Pensador April 23, 2006 Start Needs editing for tone. Rockero
Grandmaster Flash April 21, 2006 Start As a biography of one of the pioneers, this article should go into greater depth. Rockero
DJ Green Lantern April 19, 2006 ??? Tagged for cleanup. Rockero
Hi-Tek April 19, 2006 ??? Needs assessment. Rockero
Hilltop Hoods April 19, 2006 ??? Needs assessment. Rockero
Lil' Kim April 19, 2006 B Needs references/notes and more expansion. (No mention of film appearances in core article, only a list). Tutmosis
Marcelo D2 April 23, 2006 Start Tagged for cleanup and improvement of translation. Rockero
DJ Muggs April 19, 2006 Start Some good info. Needs expansion and organization. Rockero
Nas April 19, 2006 B Needs references/notes. Tutmosis
The Notorious B.I.G. April 19, 2006 B Needs references/notes and some sentences sound unencyclopedic. Tutmosis
Onyx April 19, 2006 Stub Needs improvement in all areas. Tutmosis
Scott Storch April 19, 2006 ??? Mostly just list. Rockero
Tupac Shakur April 19, 2006 B Lead could be improved. Tutmosis
Wu-Tang Clan April 19, 2006 B Missing references/notes. Tutmosis
Xzibit April 19, 2006 Start In need of a longer lead, more expansion and pictures. Tutmosis

Music: Albums, songs, styles and subgenres

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Title Date assessed Grade Comments Assessed by
The Chronic April 19, 2006 ??? Needs assessment. Rockero
East Coast hip hop April 19, 2006 B Needs references and a longer lead. Provides general history of the sub genre, but does not go into much detail about the style of the genre itself. Chubdub
Eazy-E May 6, 2006   GA Needs more references. TheJabberwʘck
Filipino hip hop May 6, 2006   GA Too many pictures, in my opinion. Looks cluttered. TheJabberwʘck
Illmatic April 28, 2006   FA Now a featured article! TheJabberwʘck
Rapping April 19, 2006   A Well written, researched with references and footnotes provided. Documents every aspect of the topic. Very close to FA status in my opinion Chubdub
Tupac Shakur May 6, 2006   GA "The references in this article would be clearer with a different style of citation, footnoting or external linking." TheJabberwʘck

Culture

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Title Date assessed Grade Comments Assessed by
Breakdancing April 19, 2006 ??? Needs assessment. Rockero
Graffiti May 6, 2006   A
  • "The references in this article would be clearer with a different style of citation, footnoting or external linking."
  • More significantly, article fails to mention any connection to hip hop culture whatsoever.
TheJabberwʘck, Urthogie

See also

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