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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Drake has the personal approval of U.S. president Barack Obama to portray him in a biopic if the opportunity came?
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RM, Drake (musician) → Drake (singer) August 31, 2023, Not moved
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by BorgQueen (talk) 08:35, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Tried to go with lesser known trivia than ‘Did you know that… Drake shattered x record?’ QPQ review coming later as my battery is currently at 6%
Improved to Good Article status by Trillfendi (talk). Self-nominated at 19:30, 26 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Drake (musician); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]
Overall: No issues with anything as far as the actual hook or article are concerned (I'd definitely go with ALT0 over ALT1 personally) but holding off on giving it the all clear until the QPQ has been done. Turnagra (talk) 07:48, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks - happy to go ahead and approve this with ALT0 now! Turnagra (talk) 18:53, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Trillfendi, any objection to me getting an image from the article and putting this in the lead slot? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 00:46, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2024
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Peppalover123 (talk) 03:18, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Drake is one of the most popular singers. Did you know over 83 million people listen to him monthly? Thats more then Taylor Swift. I think Drake is the best singer.
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Wikipedia contains objective fact, not opinions.
Akamaikai (talk) 03:29, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: Marked as answered. @Akamaikai, in future please use a edit request template in your responses, and remember to set the parameter to "answered=yes". EphemeralPerpetuals (they/them) (talk) 03:43, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Nope. IPs do not get the privilege to edit Drake. If there is something valid, we do it for you.dannymusiceditoroops 23:55, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cuts to career section
The article's length was previously well over 14,000 words, placing it firmly in the zone of the guidance at WP:TOOBIG. This was mostly due to a bloated career section, which seemingly included every minor detail and track Drake has ever been involved in, as well as unclear, poor-quality prose.
I have removed much of this information per WP:NOTEVERYTHING ("A Wikipedia article should not be a complete exposition of all possible details, but a summary of accepted knowledge regarding its subject.") and WP:INDISCRIMINATE ("...merely being true, or even verifiable, does not automatically make something suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia.").
The removal of 3,000 words of trivia has thus made it easier for an uninformed reader to follow the key points, without getting bogged down in minor details. Please do not restore this information without replying here (preferably with a ping to me). I would also suggest cutting down what looks like a horrifically bloated "Controversies" section. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 02:37, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
An aside, some of the facts cut from this page might be more appropriate for an individual work of Drake's rather than his own biography, if they are not already present. dannymusiceditoroops 06:11, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2024
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Change the line "In his youth, he attended a Jewish day school and became a bar mitzvah." to "In his youth, he attended a Jewish day school and had a bar mitzvah." since a bar mitzvah is an event, not something that one becomes. JoeTheOtherSnake (talk) 00:38, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: There is a note in the article text explaining this:
"becoming a bar mitzah" is grammatically correct. "Having a bar mitzvah" is a misnomer.
The same syntax is used at Bar and bat mitzvah, this appears to be correct. I didn't realize this either. Jamedeus (talk) 00:47, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jobs in first sentence
Hi, I'd argue Drake isn't commonly described as an actor and hasn't been nominated for any important acting award. Thedarkknightli (talk) 00:10, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
He got famous for acting first, he then started rapping and found more success in the music business, but he started out gaining recognition as an actor and continued pursuing that career throughout the years; as stated in MOS:LEADBIO -> One, or possibly more, noteworthy positions, activities, or roles that the person is mainly known for, he got famous for acting first so that's one of the most noteworthy positions that Drake is known for DollysOnMyMind (talk) 14:21, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
He starred in more than 10 high profile movies, and almost 20 television shows - definitely an actor DollysOnMyMind (talk) 14:23, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not saying he isn't notable for being such but I don't consider it one of his most notable jobs either. Its inclusion in the infobox is sufficient imo. Thedarkknightli (talk) 23:43, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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No issues with anything as far as the actual hook or article are concerned (I'd definitely go with ALT0 over ALT1 personally) but holding off on giving it the all clear until the QPQ has been done. Turnagra (talk) 07:48, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Not done: Marked as answered. @Akamaikai, in future please use a edit request template in your responses, and remember to set the parameter to "answered=yes". EphemeralPerpetuals (they/them) (talk) 03:43, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
The redirect My Man Freestyle has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 25 § My Man Freestyle until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 08:11, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
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