Talk:The R.E.D. Album/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Tbhotch (talk · contribs) 19:46, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

First thing first @TomasTomasTomas:, there are 18 dead links and several others at risk. While I review the article, please fix them. © Tbhotch^™ (en-2.5). 18:06, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality (prose is clear and concise, without exceeding quotations, or spelling and grammar errors):

   B. MoS compliance (included, but not limited to: lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists):

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources (it also includes an appropriate reference section):

   B. Citation of available and reliable sources where necessary (including direct quotations):

   C. No original research:

   D. No copyright violations:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   edit wars, multiple edits not related to the GAN process, etc. (this excludes blatant vandalism):

6. Does it contain images (or other media) to illustrate (or support) the topic?

   A. Images (and other media) are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images (and other media) are provided where possible and are relevant, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

General

• 18 dead links and several others at risk

Infobox

• ""Pot of Gold (Game song)"" -> pipelink it

Lead

• "DGC Records, which serves as Game's first release with DGC" -> redundant
• You don't need to mention California so many times, for example: "Between 2009 and 2011, the albums was recorded in different Californian studios including Ameraycan Recording Studios and Pacifique Recording Studios in California, Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, and Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood
• "the records" -> this is one record
• "#1" -> MOS:HASH
• and "Pot of Gold (Game song)"
• The lead does not fullfil WP:LEAD

Background

• "didn't want" -> did not want
• "In an interview with MTV" -> In an interview with MTV
• "The production on the album will be handled"

Recording

• Same as lead, you don't need to say California thrice
• MTV -> MTV
• Verify overlinks of the artists
• "Snoop Dogg posted a picture on the social networking website Twitter where it features himself, along with Dr. Dre and Game in the studio working together." -> Simplify it
• "and release his two following albums" -> tense
• "Twitter page" -> "Twitter page"
• "He revealed to Rap-Up; an American R&B singer Chris Brown and Dr. Dre would be featured on the album" -> ?
• "he enlisted upcoming female rapper" -> Upcoming to what
• "an upcoming rapper Jay Electronica" -> I get they were not famous by then, but they are now, you don't need to give a POV
• " On June 11, 2010, Game leaked a song on his Twitter account titled "We Do It Big". The song featured guest appearances from a fellow rapper Yung Joc and it contains a sample from the classic hit "Juicy", performed by The Notorious B.I.G." -> unsourced
• "95.7 The Beat's" -> "95.7 The Beat"
• "Game also gave his thoughts on a fellow rapper Drake and Will Smith." -> Not in the source
• "In addition to this, Game confirmed Nelly Furtado, T.I. and Snoop Dogg would be featured on the album, with production coming from Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, Kanye West and Timbaland" -> Not in the source
• "During his promotional tour of America, Game spoke to Jenny Boom Boom on Hot 97.3 and stated about the repeated delays have meant he been able to be working with DJ Toomp, and was also hoping to record with DJ Premier, before the album's release." -> Unsourced
• "Game confirmed a fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg would appear twice on the album, as well as rapper Lupe Fiasco, amongst the features on the album. He also stated "pending we get the song cleared", Jay Electronica and Nas would be featured on the album forsure" Unsourced
• "and produced by Cool & Dre, also Queen Latifah who was in the recordings at the studio, but didn't collaborate with him" -> She collaborated on or not. If not, why it is relevant.
• "didn't"/wouldn't" -> did not / would not
• "In August 2010, the producer Bangladesh, stated" -> wrong use of commas
• "In August 2010, the producer Bangladesh, stated he had been sending Game tracks for the album. In August 2010,"
• "another producer Drumma Boy," -> "another producer, Drumma Boy,"
• "it was confirmed, a fellow rapper B.o.B was working on the album" -> wrong use of a comma
• "Game tweeted along with a picture, featuring himself working on a song with actor, R&B singer Tyrese Gibson. -> wrong use of a comma
• "would feature an upcoming rapper" -> same as above
• "featured a Dr. Dre produced song titled "Dead People" about his father," -> whose?
• ""walk through a time period in my life when I was young and my mom was trying to instill all these values in me and I was just a rebel and going against everything she said"" -> Immediate source needed per WP:BLP
• "a fellow rapper Wale himself"
• "The album's featured guest appearances from [a lot of people that already was mentioned before]"

Release

• "The album reportedly has been suffering"
• "remarkable" -> POV
• "but was pushed back to December 8, 2009. However, that date would also be later pushed back to December 15, 2009, and it was pushed back once more"
• "he wanted to release the album on August 24, 2010, in order to dedicated to a Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant. He stated he chose the date to be released on August 24"
• The next confirming date for the album was set to be released on June 15, 2010, but was changed to June 29, 2010." -> Unsourced
• "it was his ingenious plan" -> without quotes is a POV

Mixtapes

• "as a "Gangsta Grillz" project: however" -> "as a "Gangsta Grillz" project; however"
• "The mixtape was originally intended to be hosted by DJ Drama, as a "Gangsta Grillz" project: however, he cancelled his participation in the project after hearing several of the disses aimed at him in the freestyle track titled "400 Bars", and was replaced by long-time Game collaborator DJ Skee" -> not in the source
• Same as before, several overlinks
• "Upon its release, the mixtape was an internet download success" -> which mixtape?
• Main problem with this subsection: After a while it becomes tedious to read the names of a lot of contributors, sometimes multiple times.

Tour

• "Game announced upcoming tour"
• "Just three days after the US tour Game went on the Red Album European Tour 2011" -> comma needed
• "The tour begin"
• "and concluding"
• "stopping to Dublin"
• "and Oslo among others"
• "euro tour" -> Euro
• The sources are posters. They verify the places and dates, not if he did visit them.

Singles

• "such as MTV and BET -> "such as MTV and BET"
• "but it did not achieve commercial success worldwide nor in the United States, only peaking at number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100." -> Unsourced
• "The production on the song was handled by The Futuristics" -> unsourced
• "he still vowed to release the video online so fans can form their own opinions" -> tense
• "YouTube" -> YouTube
• "and has since peaked" -> Likely, but I doubt this will re-enter
• Pot of Gold -> "Pot of Gold"
• "chart success, in Belgium" -> "chart success. In Belgium" or "chart success; in Belgium"
• "Pot of Gold" chart success is unsourced

Other songs

• "All of these songs have failed to chart, Game decided to have" -> Missing a connector
• "It would later be included in the deluxe edition of Khaled's fifth album We the Best Forever and on Game's 2012 mixtape California Republic." -> Unsourced

Promotional singles

• Unnecessary micro sentences

Commercial performance

• [103][104][105][106][107] -> WP:CITEKILL

References

• Source 7 & 8 (HipHopDX) -> both are the same
• Source 27: "95.7 The Beat's" -> "95.7 The Beat"
• Several incorrect uses of italics
• Several uses of Twitter as a source

I stopped here. I asked for a simple fix 6 days ago, and the nominator (despite they made an edit a few days ago) has not responded to the request. The article includes several dead sources and unsourced statements, apparently it hasn't been updated in years, and has multiple grammar issues. You can request a WP:Good article reassessment or re-nominate it if required or if you believe this closure is an error. © Tbhotch^™ (en-2.5). 02:08, 13 April 2019 (UTC)