Talk:Nasty (Tinashe song)/GA1

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Nominator: Benmite (talk · contribs) 12:51, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Locust member (talk · contribs) 18:04, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taking this review because of the Jane Remover remix - article also looks like it is in pretty good shape. I'll get this started either today or in the coming days!! Locust member (talk) 18:04, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Change first two sentences in lead to: " 'Nasty' is a song by the American singer and songwriter Tinashe from her seventh studio album, Quantum Baby (2024). It was released by Ricky Reed's Nice Life Recording Company on April 12, 2024, as the album's lead single." This makes the second sentence not so long and just read better.

Done.

Close the sentence ending at "innuendos" in the lead. Make the next sentence: "Tinashe rap-sings in a deadpan tone..."

Done.

"Critics acclaimed" - Say "Critics enjoyed" instead per WP:PEACOCK and WP:ACCLAIM

Done.

No need to include "2 On" in the lead, just say it was her first entry on the chart as a lead artist since 2014.

Done.

I don't think that listing the albums in parenthesis is important; they do not add context to the article.

Removed.

"her record label RCA Records" - she does not own RCA; maybe you meant "the record label RCA Records"...?

I meant "her" as in the one she was signed to, but I understand the confusion, especially with how I described Nice Life later on. I removed "her record label" since it feels redundant to mention that it's a record label anyway.

End the sentence at "creative differences", its current form is wayy too long

Done.

Change the next sentence to: "She self-released her next two albums and released her sixth album, BB/Ang3l, through Ricky Reed's Nice Life Recording Company, a sublabel of Atlantic Records".

Done.

obtaining the publishing rights to her future releases from that point forward and her previous album BB/Ang3l. - just say "BB/Ang3l", without "her previous album". you already state that it was her previous album. Also, BB/Ang3l should not be linked twice.

Not done since you said to remove the albums in parentheses.

both released on April 12, 2024 through Nice Life - add comma after 2024 per MOS:DATE

Done.

The sentence starting with " 'Nasty' is an understated R&B..." is wayyy too long. change to something along the lines of: " 'Nasty' is an understated R&B and rhythmic pop song in which Tinashe "rap-sings" in a deadpan tone. She sings about searching for someone to match her sexual energy, which she alternately refers to as both her "freak" and her "nasty". Throughout the track, she repeatedly asks, "Is somebody gonna match my freak?", while incorporating several double entendres and innuendos."

Split it up. Better?

Variety's Steven J. Horowitz called the song's instrumental "sparse" and "hollow" and Chris Kelly of the Washington Post wrote that it was made up of "a barely-there beat and dial tone melody". - " 'hollow', while Chris Kelly..."

Done

Mentioning all of those songs in the Commercial performance section is not necessary; also, the sentence is way too long, I would simply say: "On the chart dated June 15, 2024, "Nasty" debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Tinashe's overall fifth entry on the chart, her second entry as a lead artist, and her first solo song on the chart."

Partially done; left in "2 On" since a good chunk of references ([1], [2], [3]) mention that it's her first major/Billboard hit since "2 On".

Way more than just NPR included "Nasty" in their year-end lists. Take these sources from AOTY and include them in this article; I would suggest referencing "American Teenager" for this. You can also use these sources to expand the composition section and the critical reception section, finding what they all seem to share in praise.

Apologies for not including these, most of my edits were from before the year-end lists dropped but that definitely expands the scope.

Her international Match My Freak tour, which is scheduled to run from late 2024 to early 2025, was named after the song, during which it is the closing number. - "She included it as the closing number of her international Match My Freak tour, which is named after the song. The tour is scheduled to run from late 2024 to early 2025."

Done.

from February 2023 of British TikTok user Nate Di Winer - "by the British TikTok user..." per false title and by makes more sense instead of "of". also, end the sentence after Nates.Vibe. Make a new sentence, starting with: "In the video, he is shown wining, gyrating his hips, biting his finger, and sticking his tongue out to the soca song "Bind" by Hey Choppi alongside his dance instructor; he wears glasses, which critics described as looking nerdy."

Rewrote it a bit differently, let me know if it's okay.

Nate Di Winer is already mentioned, so just say "Di Winer and his dance partner" (see down below to see why partner is more appropriate than instructor)

Pretty sure "Di Winer" is supposed to be "the winer" in patois, meaning his name is like Megan Thee Stallion or Tyler, the Creator in that it has no "surname", so to speak. As far as the partner part, done. However, this source refers to her as his instructor.

" 'Space Song' (2015)" (include the year after the mention of the song)

Done.

Throughout the article, people's first and last names are constantly repeated. After the first mention, only include their last name. Also, if you specified what publication they are writing for, you don't have to repeat that again also. (Gonzalez and Uproxx for example)

References

Some of the references have wikilinks to their sources while others don't. MOS:DL says it can be linked on every occasion.

Linked all of the ones before charts, will go back and double-check those.

[15] is dead.

Works fine for me?

False positive from earwig; copyvio looks good Y
All sources appear to be reliable.
Source for the personnel?

I wasn't the one to add the personnel, but they appear on Apple Music, so I added it as a source.

Spot-check

Not seeing "Jersey club", "EDM" in any of the sources mentioned about the remixes. Also, add the Stereogum source of Jane Remover's remix to the end of the sentence along with the others; the way it's placed currently makes it look like it verifies all the text before it.

Jersey club is here ("...and the 'Match My Speed' Jersey Club take with UNIIQU3.") This source calls Wuki's remix "clubby" which I took to basically be synonymous with EDM, but if that's too close to OR then I can just remove it. Moved the ref to the end of the sentence.

The Billboard source does not explicitly say her tweet references the 69 sex position, unless I am missing it? They only seem to report that she tweeted they matched her freak.

They wrote "No. 69 (nice)" but yeah, they don't explicitly state that it's a reference to the sex position. This Complex article reads, "a previous appearance at No. 69 understandably spurred a playful response from the singer in line with the song's core inquiry," but that's also not an explicit reference to the position. I'm sure it's not necessary to include the wikilink to the sex position, so I've removed it.

Complex source says "dance partner", not instructor. Also, place the Complex source at the end of "dance instructor." It is used inthe following sentence when it confirms none of its content. Instead, place the The Cut source at the end of "May 2024." since that actually confirms it.
Not seeing "10 million views on Twitter by May 2024" in any sources?

Here. ("The edit, which has 10 million views and counting...")

Trap in infobox is unsourced.

Didn't add that, sorry. Changed it back to pop per this source. benǝʇᴉɯ 08:16, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Broad

Considering a ton of info can be added from the year-end lists, I would say it is not very broad in its current state, though after those are added, I think this can be checked off. It is focused, though.
Could add some info from here to the writing section; specifically its multiple sessions.
Add that she performed the song at the UO live concert series per this source.
Add that Christina Aguilera made a video to the song per this source.

NPOV

Y

Stable

Nothing major in the past 14 days.

Images

All images are properly licensed and relevant, though both covers need ALT text.

Overall

@Benmite: That should be it? I'm going to take another look tomorrow to see if there's anything else that needs addressing. I had a lot of comments on this article, mainly with its writing and broadness, but with some effort I believe you can fix that.