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The result was delete. Secret ^account 07:39, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DJ 500Benz[edit]

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An electronic music producer. Refs given either don't mention him or are social media, thus unreliable. The only exception is ref from his local hometown independent weekly. All music has been self-released. Fails WP:MUSICBIO. Prod was contested with: "If they don't mention DJ its because his name is Ben Leinen dumbass" Bgwhite (talk) 07:06, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Bgwhite (talk) 07:08, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The artist appears to be active in music circles, but he does not meet the guidelines for inclusion set out at WP:MUSICBIO. Since much of the article relies on the various associations the subject has with other (more famous) people, it's also worth noting that notability is not inherited. — sparklism ^hey! 07:38, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

KeepReferences appear to be better than just social media. Articles specify his name (whether real or dj alias.) All the above arguements could be said about Hudson Mohawke, whose only notabilty is being signed to Kanye.

Comment Hudson Mohawke meets our notability guidelines because not only has his work been released by important record labels, but he has been the subject of non-trivial coverage in reliable sources. It appears that the same cannot be said of DJ 500Benz. And in any case, WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. — sparklism ^hey! 10:35, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Multiple detailed searches including Google News provided nothing substantial and absolutely nothing for Superrapperswil so this one album may be a hoax, obscure or unreleased. A Google News search with the social network he and his brother created, provided two local news articles (nearly three years ago, mainly local and no evidence it has become more popular or notable now). Regardless, there isn't much for a notable article at this time. Although unsigned artists can become notable, there isn't any evidence of that here. As always, I have no prejudice towards a future article or userfying. SwisterTwister talk 20:56, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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