Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Ford Jr.

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 14:40, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Robert Ford Jr.

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• ... that Robert Ford Jr. wrote the first article about hip-hop in a major publication? Source: "Mr. Ford’s article... is considered to be the first coverage of hip-hop’s germinal era in a mainstream publication." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/arts/music/robert-ford-jr-dead.html
  "Ford got his start in the music industry as a writer for Billboard in the late 1970s, giving the nascent genre its first look in a major music trade magazine..." https://pitchfork.com/news/hip-hop-journalist-and-producer-robert-ford-jr-dead-at-70/
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Moved to mainspace by The Midnite Wolf (talk). Self-nominated at 15:36, 13 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Robert Ford Jr.; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Reviewing... Will complete soon. Rublamb (talk) 20:31, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
• Article length and age are fine, no copyright violations or plagiarism concerns, very reliable sources are used, QVQ not required.
• This is my first review so a double-check would be appreciated.