Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ScumGang Records

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The result was delete. Consensus is clear. bd2412 T 02:42, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

ScumGang Records

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Fails WP:NCORP and WP:GNG, lack of significant coverage in independent and reliable sources. Probably only "known" for its association with rapper 6ix9ine but notability is not inherited. Flooded with them hundreds 10:57, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete This page is blatantly promotional. Most sources are just links to social media pages. WillPeppers (talk) 12:58, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep When looking at notability of record labels, I consider the following things, in order of importance.

1. General public awareness (chart action, sales):

6ix9ines “Gummo,” climbed to No. 5 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs last December.1 Tekashi’s Day 69 project earned 55,000 units in first week sales. The numbers break down was 22,000 in traditional album sales, 33,000 in streaming equivalent albums and 2,000 track equivalent albums. In the first seven days, it also generated an equivalent of 50 million on-demand audio streams across platforms, which is unheard of for most independent artists.2 Trippie Redds 3 earns top 10 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, as Life’s a Tripdebuts at No. 4 on the chart (dated Aug. 25). The set, which is his debut studio full-length, starts with 72,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 16.4

Summary: The label got artist who is popular and notable. That is something that should be important.

2. Longevity:

The label consist of musicians who has marked their place in the music industry. 6ix9ine has worked with the label since 2016 and the same goes for Trippie Redds. They continues to show longevity with the label.

3. Influence within a particular genre or social group:

ScumGang Records have formed/influenced the hip hop subgenre, Soundcloud rap.5 6 A Google search for “scum gang” gives around 4 990 000 results. For the social aspect the label sales merch to be visible. 6

For ScumGang Records it's hard to find independent coverag, even on ones that have been around for some years, because the labels are "business" and boring, and don't tend to attract a lot of attention. - MakesNoMistakes (talk) 13:43, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, it doesn't matter if something fails to attract attention. We need proof in sources that A) ScumGang is associated with 6ix9ine in a notable manner and B) That ScumGang had any connection at all to those thousands of sales. Google search results don't mean that the subject is notable, however, I won't argue that there may be notability here, you just have to prove it with independent sources. WillPeppers (talk) 04:11, 3 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - promotional, no reliable independent sources. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 03:28, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails notability; no reliable independent sources. Koyyo (talk) 22:40, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per nom and above comments Abcmaxx (talk) 18:48, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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