Template:Did you know nominations/GNX (album)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 11:24, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

GNX (album)

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... that Kendrick Lamar's album GNX was described as his "greatest work" by a critic after being surprise released?

Source: Billboard, Variety (surprise release) and Stereogum (comment)

ALT1: ... that on the GNX track "Reincarnated", Kendrick Lamar has a conversation with God? Source: The Line of Best Fit
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gao Qifeng
Comment: I seem to be about two hours late but hopefully that is excusable.

Created by Lk95 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

N Ø 13:56, 23 November 2024 (UTC).

Sorry for the delayed review. The only hold-up I've identified is that the quote in the book is not explicitly featured in the article. The quote in the hook is accurate the source and the article itself addresses the comment, but it doesn't include the quote. Altering the hook, adding the quote directly, or removing the hook from the nomination would all individually resolve the issue. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 01:10, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Funnily enough, I finished my review only a minute after yours and ended up in an edit conflict. I will leave my review as a comment instead.

I think the primary focus should be on the album being surprise released rather than the praise it received. I think it's more significant that an album Lamar did not announce beforehand ended up being praised as his "greatest work" thus far, as opposed to someone commenting that a good work was a good work. Example rewordings:

... that Kendrick Lamar's album GNX, which was surprise released, has been described as his "greatest work" yet?

... that following the surprise release of Kendrick Lamar's album GNX, a critic described it as his "greatest work" yet?

I think ALT1 falls under WP:DYKFICTION because, although a track is being described, the hook itself (i.e. the conversation with God) is fictious. The promoter can feel free to disagree with me if they have better knowledge of precedent set by that policy. Yue🌙 01:11, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

@Pbritti and Yue: Thanks for the reviews! I worked the direct quote back into the article. I suppose all variations of ALT0 should be fine for approval and we can leave it to the promotor to choose which they like best.--N Ø 07:31, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping, MaranoFan! You did well here. Article is new enough (two hours late is trivial), long enough, and without copyvios. Hooks are interesting, with my personal preference for ALT0. I'm seeing good sourcing and citations. Images look good. Great job! ~ Pbritti (talk) 13:27, 16 December 2024 (UTC)