Talk:'03 Bonnie & Clyde/GA1

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Reviewer: — Legolas ^(talk2me) 07:04, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

The first Beyonce shouldnot be a redirect. DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
CD single link should be corrected. DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Certifying bodies should be corrected, for New Zealand its RIANZ and for Switzerland its IFPI. I would recommend removing it altogether as you are unnecessarily elongating the infobox and you are mentionning the certifications later. DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Alternate cover fails WP:NFCC#3a. Remove DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

Link refrain Not done I do not understand what to link it to. Theuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Tupac --> rapper Tupac Shakur DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was lyrics written by Jay-Z ..--> What? DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse --> Why the whole square? Not done I do not understand what you mean here. Theuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Additional lyrics are credited to Tupac Shakur due to the heavy song sample. --> Additional lyrics are credited to Shakur due to his song being sampled. DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The songs accompanying music video was directed by --> The music video of "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was directed by... DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The music video garnered much attention by tabloids, who have speculated for years before that Jay-Z and Knowles have been dating --> It garnered much attention in the media, who have speculated for years that Jay-Z and Knowles were engaged in a relationship DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
number 4 --> number four DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Beyoncé's first top ten single --> Knowles' first top-ten DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
where it featured an album cover distinct from the U.S. cover. --> This is not mentioned anywhere in the article, fails notability and is WP:OR DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Can you please replace all instance of Beyonce with Knowles? I think I asked you this before also when I reviewed and failed "Flaws & A" but don't think you paid any attention. DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
crtitics cannot be attributed as :which", they are "whom" DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The song received generally positive reviews from critics, most of which commented on the relationship between Jay-Z and featured guest Knowles, who have been speculated to be a couple for years. --> This is same as the media speculation mentioned. What is the point of repeating the same prose or you are implying that the critics are tabloidy then? DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Remove continuous usage of "the song" DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
about Braxton's plans to sample the song --> about her plans to sample the song. DoneTheuhohreo (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Background

Issues arose during the song's conception due to the heavy inspiration of "Me and My Girlfriend" by rapper Tupac.[3] The song serves as the first public acknowledgement of Jay-Z's and Knowles' status. --> Please rephrase this totally, this is just bad prose.
Producer of the song Kanye West discussed how the track came to be while being interviewed for the Toni Braxton feud --> What feud? Clarity needed.
The whole quote that follows, is just unintelligible and gibberish, seeing its Kanye. Write it in your words and rephrase.
The song was released in competition with feuding rapper Nas who additionally released his first-single tittled "Made You Look" from his God's Son. That track pairs a retro-styled beat with equally classic and simplified rhymes as Nas tears into Jay, having MTV state that "With two first singles that could not be more different from each other, these two hip-hop powerhouses are looking toward the final showdown." --> Again, why is this relevant?
What is the importance of the quote box here?
The song was released as the official lead-single by Jay-Z's album The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse --> So the album released the single of its own?

Composition

The song sees songwriting duties by the song performer Shawn Carter, the song producer Kanye West and by the song's sampled material by Prince, Tupac Shakur, D. Harper, R. Rouse and Tyrone Wrice. The song seems to draw inspiration by previous 1996 hit "Me and My Girlfriend" by rapper Tupac[8] and "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Prince.[9] --> Can you please, please rephrase this? What do you mean by songwriting duties? And seems to draw?
Replace single mention of Tupac with Shakur
The Kanye West-produced song --> We already know that its produced by West
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde" draws its main inspiration by the criminals Bonnie and Clyde, having male/female hip hop duos comparing themselves to a current day (at the time 2003) version of the famous criminal duo --> "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" draws its main inspiration from the criminals Bonnie and Clyde, having the lead singers comparing themselves to a present day version of the criminal duo.
Wikilink Carrie Bradshaw
Why not couple the WQhitney Houston reference with the Sex and the City one?
File:JayZ Bonnie&Clyde.ogg doesnot mention in its rationale what exactly it is portraying.

Reception

Please include the critics names wherever they are missing.
Game Axis is not reliable
Why italicize BET Awards?
Same for MTV

Charts

achats.us cannot be used.
Following through most of Europe ????
Can you please rephrase this whole section? Its just plain confusing and badly written.

Music video

Remove multiple usage of "the video"
allowing both artists to exchange audiences. --> You need to say who is saying all these, otherwise it sounds like WP:OR to me
The second para is unnecessary and poorly written
Again, please can you remove mentioning Shakur by his first name?

Toni para

I have nothing more to say other than copy-edit the whole thing.

Charts and certi

Change (2002/2003) to (2002–03)
Dont mention the word Billboard except for the Hot 100
Link the Finnish and Italian charts
You mention in the infobox that it is certified gold by RIANZ and Swiss, where are they?

References

Google books shouldnot have that , it should be formatted as per the Billboard links
Remove usage of Chartstats.
Each and every reference has to be formatted correcly using {{cite web}} and {{cite news}} template.

Disappointed is a lesser word to describe how much more work this article needs, I am giving the nominator just seven days to correct it, else it will fail. — Legolas ^(talk2me) 09:55, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am failing this article as per the request by the nominator, as he won't be able to fix it within the stipulated seven days. — Legolas ^(talk2me) 16:26, 3 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]