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[edit] Hood 2 Hood: The Blockumentary

Hi, an article i made is up for deletion. If anyone can help make it notable, it would be greatly appreciated. Portillo (talk) 08:26, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Soulja Boy Tell'em Middle Name.

Hello all, while I am aware that many do/may not like Soulja Boy and/or his music, there seems to be a little problem we're having. We have several sources which clarify two different middle names for the artist. There was once a discussion which seemed to land at a consensus of "Ramone" over "Cortez" as one was mostly used by blogs and other non-reliable sources. But now, as he was recently arrested, the debate seems to have sparked again. I am bringing this here for possible help. Thank you. --H E L LØ ŦH E R E 17:55, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Sources that Suggest his name middle name is Cortez. However these are all from the same event and there is a chance that a mistake made could propagate through all the other sources. I am indeed very curious as to what his real middle name is. Perhaps the Police department will release a briefing, I'm sure they found out his real middle name when they arrested him. --Vishnu2011 (talk) 18:19, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

from E!Online [1]
from CNN [2]
from Washington Post [3]
From Associated Press [4]
from Atlanta Journal [5] -
from Henry Herald - Town where Soulja boy was Arrested [6]

[edit] Hip Hop & Hip hop music

Something desperately needs to be done about there being two articles about such a prominent subject. Right now I would think the best move would be to move Hip hop to Hip hop (cultural movement) or Hip hop culture, and then move Hip hop music to Hip hop, since it is generally thought of as a genre of music first. Any thoughts? Zazaban (talk) 08:28, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I don't know, it might be best to leave it the way it is. Although hip hop music is generally referred to in the media simply as hip hop, it does not represent the entirety of the culture. If we move it under the the hip hop title, some may misinterpret the music as being the most important aspect of the culture, which isn't necessarily the case. Just my thoughts. WikiGuy86 (talk) 20:43, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

My general concern is that the vast, vast majority of people searching 'hip hop' will be looking for the music. Punk subculture is a similar situation, and is a precedent. Zazaban (talk) 03:51, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

I think it's logical the way it is at the moment - with the culture and collection of elements as the main article and then the elements (such as the music) as articles leading off from that.

Punk subculture is different in that punk subculture is more created around the music... with Hip-Hop, other elements of the culture came first before the music genre was properly formed (b-boying, DJing, graffiti... then later MCing, then later records combining DJing and MCing to create the records). Hip-Hop's cultural elements are also more clearly defined than Punk's, with Hip-Hop music being an element of the culture, rather than the main thing. Crateescape101 (talk) 12:11, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Project Members Clean-Up

I've noticed that some of the users on the members list are either retired or haven't made edits in the last couple of years, which suggests unofficial retirement from Wikipedia. I was thinking maybe we should leave messages on all the project members talk pages to find out who's still on Wikipedia and who's not. That way we can take users who are no longer editing off the members' list. It would make things such as collaboration or just running the project much easier to know who's still active. Just a theory. Any thoughts? WikiGuy86 (talk) 00:00, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Makes sense. Zazaban (talk) 01:35, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Cool. I'm going to write up a message and send it to all current members. WikiGuy86 (talk) 03:09, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Probably a time saver to avoid the two of us. Zazaban (talk) 03:19, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Redesigning the Project Page

What do you all think about possibly redesigning the project page? I was thinking about creating a new layout among the lines of the Simpsons WikiProject page. Let me know if we should keep it the way it is or change it. If so, I'll try to get to work on it ASAP. WikiGuy86 (talk) 13:09, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

A change sounds good to me. Crateescape101 (talk) 15:27, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

I put together a new page layout, you can check it out here. Let me know what you all think. WikiGuy86 (talk) 05:07, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Looking mad fly, nice work. Crateescape101 (talk) 03:18, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Does it look like anything else needs to be added? If not, I'm going to officially have changed the main page by Monday. WikiGuy86 (talk) 21:23, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] G-Unit Records.

Hello all, I have a question regarding the G-Unit Records page. As it is hip hop, I thought I would bring it here. In an interview, 50 Cent has confirmed that Game is still signed to the label, and must be paid to not use the logo on his releases. A problem with this is that numerous websites have taken this claim and reported it, but there has been no other clarification except this passing comment. On the other hand, we have an MTV article which states that Game was released from the label. Thus, Hip hop people, I am asking, would you all consider 50 a reliable source, even if websites are reporting what he said, or would it be a primary source? --H E L LØ ŦH E R E 19:38, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of reviews from the album infobox

This is a notification of the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums regarding the removal of reviews from the album infobox. The discussion has reached consensus to remove the reviews, though is still accepting further input into the matter. We are especially requiring more discussion on what steps to take next. Your input would be appreciated on what is a matter that will affect a lot of music articles. kiac. (talk-contrib) 09:32, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

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