Talk:Hip hop music

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is a nigggaaa94.205.80.90(talk)11:59, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 September 2024

Add toCategory:African-American musicandCategory:Hispanic American musicbecause it originated with African Americans and Hispanics.163.5.121.233(talk)08:55, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

DoneCowboygilbert-(talk) ♥03:16, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

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Requested move 23 November 2024

Hip hop music→Hip-hop– This RM seeks to address two issues with the current title. First,musicis an unnecessary disambiguator. Prior consensus,WP:IMPLICITor otherwise, has already determined the music genre to be theprimary topic,asHip hopandits hyphenated counterpartalready redirect to this page. If editors determine that this is in factnotthe primary topic, thenHip hopshould not redirect here andHip hop (disambiguation)should be moved. Among the topics listed on the disambiguation page,Hip hop (culture)is the only other real contender for the primary topic.Pageviews for the past 365 daysindicate that interest in the music genre article trumps that of the culture article by ten times, so it isn't even close. Related templates and categories such asTemplate:Hip hopandCategory:Hip hopdo not use a "music" qualifier, nor domost sources,so there is no evidence "music" is a necessary part of the term. Simply "hip hop" ismore concise.

Upon further investigation, it appears the articleHip hopwas moved unilaterally toHip hop (culture)in May 2022, but this actually gives us stronger evidence. Inspecting thepageviews before and after the move,we see that the culture article averaged around 1000 views per day before the move (green line) but dropped to around 200 after the fact (red line), an average that has remained to this day. This suggests most of the pageviews before the move were in fact looking for the music article when they arrived at the undisambiguatedHip hoppage.

The second issue this RM aims to rectify is the missing hyphen.Ngramsshow "hip-hop" as the overwhelmingly preferred term; this holds true whennarrowing down to only noun forms.Dictionaries that use a hyphen include theOED,Merriam-Webster,Cambridge,American Heritage,Collins,Britannica,Dictionary.com,The Free Dictionary,Vocabulary.com,and our own sister siteWiktionary;Longmanwas the only outlier I found. Several of these dictionaries specifically identify "hip hop" as the less common variant. Furthermore, theAP Stylebookrecommends "hip-hop" and theEncyclopedia Britannicaalso uses "hip-hop", as doSpotifyandApple Music.

Even if you do not agree with the first part of this proposal, this second part should be uncontroversial asMOS:HYPHENsays to hyphenate attributive compound modifiers anyway, in accordance with standard grammar conventions. This is why we hyphenateAfrican-American culturebut notAfrican Americans.Thus, if you oppose a move toHip-hop,please consider supporting a move toHip-hop musicat the very least rather than blanket opposing. Finally, please note that the outcome of this RM will affect all hip-hop–related articles, categories, and templates; due tothe sheer number of pages involved,they have not been tagged here but will be moved accordingly.

InfiniteNexus(talk)07:01, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

• Supportper nom. He explains it well. ~~Jessintime(talk)13:24, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
• Supportper nom. I agree thatHip-hopunambiguously primarily refers to the music genre, and already redirects to the current title.BD2412T17:07, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose."Hip hop" can refer to hip hop music, hip hop culture, or others (seeHip hop (disambiguation).) Of these, hip hop music is the primary topic, hence theprimary redirect.This does not mean that the title of theHip hop musicarticle needs to be shortened - doing so, in fact, would violateWP:PRECISE.No opinion on the hyphen aspect.162 etc.(talk)17:22, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

  Once again, 162, you are misapplying policy.WP:PRIMARYREDIRECTspecifically statesThere are times when a disambiguated article title [...] may be moved to its base name (unqualified title) based on a consensus that this is the primary topic for the unqualified term.You yourself have acknowledged that the music genre is the primary topic for the unqualified term "hip-hop", so no further disambiguation is needed and your argument contradicts itself. Primary redirects only arisewhen the topic is primary for more than one term, when the article covers a wider topical scope, or when it is titled differently according to the naming conventions— none of which apply in this case. Most sources refer to the music genre as simply "hip-hop", and most uses of "hip-hop" refer to the music genre. In fact, virtually all of the dictionary entries I have linked define "hip-hop" as primarily the music genre. There is no evidence that "hip-hop music" is the standard term of the music genre, and it appears we were merely using it fornatural disambiguationpurposes. This does not violateWP:PRECISE,and you must explain your thinking into why you believe this to be the case.InfiniteNexus(talk)18:27, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

  PerWP:PRECISE,"titles shouldunambiguouslydefine the topical scope of the article. "Hip hopis not unambiguous. Hip hop music is hip hop. Hip hop culture is hip hop. Hip hop dance is hip hop. We gain nothing by making the title of the article intentionally vague.162 etc.(talk)21:09, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

  You yourself wrote thathip hop music is the primary topic.Being the primary topic doesn't mean it's the only topic, but the most commonly recognized one. Hip-hop is all those things, but most often refers to the music genre. A primary topic is therefore, by definition, not ambiguous because most readers associate a term with that particular topic over all other. If you agree that the music genre is the primary topic, as supported by the overwhelming evidence presented, you can't argue it is ambiguous at the same time.InfiniteNexus(talk)00:38, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

  >"A primary topic is therefore, by definition, not ambiguous"

  That is completely wrong. A primary topic, by definition,isambiguous. Please seeWP:DAB.162 etc.(talk)17:40, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

  Further, a primary redirect doesn't automatically justify a move of the article to a shorter title.

  WP:PRIMARYREDIRECTgives the example ofEinstein.The German physicist is the primary topic. He is quite commonly known mononymously as "Einstein".Einsteinredirects to the article atAlbert Einstein.But, "Einstein" is still ambiguous. There are a number of topics atEinstein (disambiguation)which are also known as "Einstein."

  Or, to spell it out, forHip hop.The music genre is the primary topic. It is quite commonly known simply as "hip hop".Hip hopredirects to the article atHip hop music.But, "hip hop" is still ambiguous. There are a number of topics atHip hop (disambiguation)which are also known as "hip hop."162 etc.(talk)18:02, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

  This continues to misread PRIMARYTOPIC and PRIMARYREDIRECT: Einstein is not titled "Einstein" because of naming conventions such asWP:SINGLENAMEthat take precedent, as outlined at PRIMARYREDIRECT, and would have certainly been moved otherwise; and if a topic is the primary topic, it means there is negligible risk of confusion with other topics of the same name, i.e. there is no ambiguity. But it is probably not worth trying to persuade you given all other editors have correctly read policy. I don't mean this in a disrespectful way, but it is concerning that you continue to misinterpret and misapply policy in so many RMs you participate in.InfiniteNexus(talk)06:05, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

  My participation in RM discussions is in good faith. I have to assume yours is as well.Ill-considered accusations of improprietyare uncalled for, and I urge you to strike them from your previous comment.162 etc.(talk)07:25, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

  I have striven to maintain civility throughout this and past discussions and have never crossed the line into NPA territory. However, calling out editors for their repeated misreadings of policy is not uncivil;civility is not to be confused with politeness(though I have nonetheless sought to remain diplomatic). While I recognize your comments were made in good faith, I am genuinely troubled that you may not have a correct understanding of Wikipedia's naming conventions, in this and previous discussions. This is not me trying to sound snarky. My advice to you would be to re-read our PAGs and consider why the RMs in which you went against SNOW consensus ended up passing.InfiniteNexus(talk)07:38, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

  Sigh.Ill-considered accusations of impropriety are uncalled for.

  If you legitimately have concerns about my contributions, then the place to address that isWP:ANI,not here.162 etc.(talk)08:20, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

  I would agree that this manner of discussion belongs on 162's talk page rather than here, or failing thatWP:ANIif the issues are not able to be reconciled in a polite way. In a standard discussion it just reads like being argumentative and clogging the discussion.ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ(ᴛ)06:38, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

• Supportthe DAB page should probably be moved here if not moved.Crouch, Swale(talk)18:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
• Supportper nom.Theparties(talk)19:55, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
• Supportper nom.ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ(ᴛ)06:24, 28 November 2024 (UTC)