Talk:Yo Gotti

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Edited out a biased statement

I removed "But not matter what he tries he will still never be better than Three 6 Mafia. After all where's his oscar?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.53.210.40 (talk • contribs) 23:33, September 7, 2006

I think it's ok to take the NPOV tag off now? It looks sparse but neutral to me... Lisamh 02:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC) THIS IS DYLAN VAIL STR8 OUT THE MO TOWN TENNESSEE YO GOTTI IS THE BEST —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.38.56.183 (talk) 04:21, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The fact Yo Gotti named himself after a black hating bigot is very relevent

The fact Yo Gotti named himself after a black hating bigot is very relevant. He named himself after John Gotti. John Gotti is on video saying "Being a nigger is an embarrassment"

See for yourself - Blowing up Gotti -Episode 2: Parenting, Gotti Style - http://www.thesmokinggun.com/blowingupgotti

This goes to the core of Yo Gotti's name and his namesake John Gotti. Rapper and Racist - Linked forever - all by the Rapper's choice. He could change his stage name anytime.

Anyothername (talk) 02:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)Anyothername[reply]

Name

Yo Gotti (born Mario Mims) was previously known as Lil Yo. (per WP:FACTS)^[1] (see DJ Sound) Ben0kto (talk) 14:35, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously that AllMusic link is related to a different person. I have heard of this before, but it needs a much better ref. STATic message me! 17:21, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It is not. Yo Gotti is a Memphis born rap artist from the Ridgecrest^[2] area. Ben0kto (talk) 17:54, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That source also does not contain "Lil Yo" or "Lil' Yo" anywhere in it. From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game was released in 2000 under the name Yo Gotti, the only stuff linked in that AllMusic source is from 2007, so again you're making no sense. STATic message me! 18:14, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There. This time, I placed that one next to Ridgecrest, since the album title (even though it's misspelled) is Ridgecrest^[3] Killaz, a 2007 re-release of Yo's early work copyrighted by DJ Sound and released on Lite Green Records.

Side note: I hope this subject makes sense, because there are lots of sources returned on a google search. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ben0kto (talk • contribs) 18:27, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

First, here is one from Complex, most notable; where Lil Yo is mentioned.^[4]

Another article I found was from Nappy Afro, the link was whitelisted but it was mentioned somewhere.^[5]

There are still more to be found. Ben0kto (talk) 18:41, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note about magazines and/or reviews: These are noteworthy musical information sources.

Random website, less notable^[6]

Another very random website, but this one probably describes it best.^[7]

If all of this is still not enough to convince you that musician Yo Gotti grew up in the Ridgecrest apartments of the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and/or made musical works with DJ Sound as Lil Yo from the exact same apartments and neighborhood, here's a Hip Hop DX link I just found mentioning the specific area in relation to Yo Gotti.^[8] Ben0kto (talk) 18:55, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If this information related to the subject is a relevant fact (which it is), it probably should not be left out of the article or deleted; and it shouldn't need to be backed up by 30 more sources like magazine reviews of Lil Yo music. This information has been posted plenty of times by many different sources and people, and it is not unbelievable information. Ben0kto (talk) 19:16, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, keep all discussion under one heading when commenting on talk pages, do not blow up the talk page like you did at Talk: Acid Rap. Second, I found the link to the Complex source and it does state what you were trying to prove, thank you that is all that was needed, I will add it to the article now. STATic message me! 19:50, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion is not about Acid Rap. I don't want to talk about edit warring again. Please understand I did my best to list some sources here, and you might not like how it was styled with the bullets so please feel free to reorganize. I will try not to crowd the Talk page with new sections. If you want to discuss anything else related to Yo Gotti and his upbringing in Ridgecrest that should be noted, this is certainly the place. Thanks for letting me know about the Complex source, because I have a lot of trouble citing magazine sources and such right now as I have mostly been searching through sites like Allmusic. Ben0kto (talk) 19:58, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I was referring to the new subsections for every point at that talk page, not the situation. Thank you for taking this to the talk page after being initially reverted. Bullets are fine when you are making points, just keep all discussions under one section. I knew/heard before that he had gone by Lil Yo, It just needed a reliable source so no one could challenge the addition, and the AllMusic source does make it look like it was from a different artist that decided to go by that name. STATic message me! 20:07, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CSD#A7 does not apply to notable rappers and/or their works, so if this information should not be added directly to the Yo Gotti article, then it should be kept on a separate article. Regardless of how the information is added, it is factual, relevant information. Ben0kto (talk) 19:14, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Please keep in mind the importance of an artist's discography or musical works (whether some of the artist's musical works themselves have been covered significantly or not, the artist has)

References

^ "Lil Yo - Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Yo Gotti Banned From North Memphis?! Rapper Talks CMG Clothing Line (VIDEO)". MemphisRap.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Yo Gotti Banned From North Memphis?! Rapper Talks CMG Clothing Line (VIDEO)". MemphisRap.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Wyche, Brandon. "The King of the City: The Best Rapper in 13 Hip-Hop Meccas." Complex n.d.: n. pag. Web.
^ Heszelgraves, Ryan. "Yo Gotti – Live From The Kitchen [Review]." Nappy Afro n.d.: n. pag. Web.
^ "Listen to Yo Gotti songs". RapSearch.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Yo Gotti - Music - Artists". Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^ "Yo Gotti - The Recipe - Rappers Talk Beef & Old School Hip Hop". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Wikipedia Deletion policy

The Wikipedia AfD deletion policy does not apply to notable rappers and/or their works, so if all of this information should not be added directly to the Yo Gotti article, then it should be kept on a separate article. Regardless of how the information is added, it is factual, relevant information. Ben0kto (talk) 19:14, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is not the place to discuss this. STATic message me! 03:43, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It probably is. Yo Gotti (Mario Mims) was a prominent underground rap artist before he made it into the mainstream music industry. Ben0kto (talk) 04:01, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Lil Yo - Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Yo Gotti Banned From North Memphis?! Rapper Talks CMG Clothing Line (VIDEO)". MemphisRap.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Yo Gotti Banned From North Memphis?! Rapper Talks CMG Clothing Line (VIDEO)". MemphisRap.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] Wyche, Brandon. "The King of the City: The Best Rapper in 13 Hip-Hop Meccas." Complex n.d.: n. pag. Web.

[5] Heszelgraves, Ryan. "Yo Gotti – Live From The Kitchen [Review]." Nappy Afro n.d.: n. pag. Web.

[6] "Listen to Yo Gotti songs". RapSearch.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[7] "Yo Gotti - Music - Artists". Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[8] "Yo Gotti - The Recipe - Rappers Talk Beef & Old School Hip Hop". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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