Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scott La Rock

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Scott La Rock

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Fails WP:MUSBIO. Almost every reliable source about this person is an obituary, which isn't enough to support notability. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:20, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

• Keep A Google Books search shows that La Rock is discussed in several books about rap music. Some of this coverage is in depth. Books are not obituaries. It is understandable that coverage of a notable person who died violently at a young age will emphasize their death. This is not incompatible with notability. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 00:05, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
• Keep As well, La Rock was the DJ on Boogie Down Productions' LP Criminal Minded, which Rolling Stone originally listed as 444th on its "Greatest Albums of All Time." While the record was considered a standard-bearer for the creation of gangster rap, La Rock's violent death was also the reason for KRS-One moving from that kind of content toward "conscious" hip-hop, a style in which he was also a pioneer. La Rock's murder has been featured on Celebrity Crime Files and was the subject of a variety of reflection by hip-hop critics and fans 25 years after the fact.Querenciazine (talk) 21:36, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
• Keep clearly notable artist, there are many many sources online besides obituaries. Just because they aren't in the article doesn't mean they don't exist. Nominating editor should do a Google search before making a statement like that. No doubt, article can be improved by using more sources, but deletion? Not even close. CrispyGlover (talk) 20:29, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:43, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:43, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.