Talk:Euphoria (Kendrick Lamar song)/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: LunaEclipse (talk · contribs) 17:12, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Dxneo (talk · contribs) 22:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello Luna, I'll be reviewing this article in the next few days. I absolutely love the song and whoever made the beat must've been really mad at Drake 'cause he ate and left no crumbs. Oh and Thank you for helping me. dxneo (talk) 22:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall: Patiently waiting on the nominator to address the requests.

   Pass/Fail:

Comments:

Prose

Lead + quick facts

• The song takes its name from the American teen drama series Euphoria… → It takes its name from… or "Euphoria" takes its name from…
  And don't forget to do that throughout the entire article.

• The infobox says "Euphoria" is a trap song, but this source says otherwise. Come to think of it, Composition does not say anything on the genre(s) of the song, how it switches and everything. Keep in mind that content in the infobox must be adequately referenced in the body of the article.

• I guess we all know this is a response to a April 19 song. However, claiming that it was recorded in April it's a bit of a stretch since the claim is not referenced. Honestly, it makes sense though.

• Kyuro → Kyro, don't forget to change it on the infobox also.

• Remember Kendrick Lamar is the only songwriter per Apple Music and he is credited as Kendrick Lamar. If there's a source that says otherwise, please do bring it forward.

• The song broke the single-day streaming record for a hip hop song in 2024. → "Euphoria" broke the single-day streaming record for a hip hop song in 2024.

This claim is also unreferenced, you gonna have to work on expanding the Commercial performance section.

Background

• His featured verse was a diss against Drake and J. Cole → His featured verse was a diss aimed at Drake and J. Cole

Composition

• I think it would be best if the header was changed to Composition and lyrics or Music and lyrics. Just my opinion as I think the section covers both, but you may leave it as it is.

• The song begins with an audio sample → "Euphoria" begins with an audio sample

Change The song to It or "Euphoria", depending on the context. Just saving time so I don't quote out every error.

• Thought I would see the the Gunna name drop line quoted since it made rounds on the internet (reliable sources available) and Gunna reacted to the line.

Critical reception

• "the way he lobs his insults makes it a haymaker", → "the way he lobs his insults makes it a haymaker,"

• "six minutes and 23 seconds of pure, unadulterated hate". → "six minutes and 23 seconds of pure, unadulterated hate."

• "well worth the wait", → "well worth the wait,"

• "rests on his self-presentation as flawed but enlightened", → "rests on his self-presentation as flawed but enlightened,"

• "rests on his self-presentation as flawed but enlightened", → "rests on his self-presentation as flawed but enlightened,"

• "blah even if Lamar does ride it with skill and animation". → "blah even if Lamar does ride it with skill and animation."

Impact

• U.S. President Joe Biden's 2024 presidential campaign team used the song in a video against his opponent Donald Trump → The United States president Joe Biden's 2024 presidential campaign team used "Euphoria" in a video against his opponent, Donald Trump

• The CM Punk claim is entirely unsourced.

Commercial performance and Charts

1. Charts:

Are MENA and North Africa the same thing or not? I noticed the charts are identical.

2. Commercial performance:

"Euphoria" reached top 10 in several countries. Please don't leave out that information.

Personnel

Looking at Apple Music credits, there are some few things that don't check out, and they aren't addressed in the prose, but if you have sources then please bring them forward.

• Kendrick Lamar is the only songwriter. You gonna have to remove DJ Paul and Juicy J

• Jonathan Turner – mixing → Jonathan Turner – mixing engineer

• Ray Charles Brown Jr. – recording engineer → Ray Charles Brown Jr. – recording engineer

• Nicolas De Porcel – mastering → Nicolas De Porcel – mastering engineer

When addressing the last three requests, please do check the hyperlinks I have linked. Example, mixing is not mixing engineer.

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References

• It is advised to link every website or publisher were applicable.

• This source (Rolling Stone) requires subscription, you forgot to note that. Therefore, I find it difficult to verify its content.

• This source (Tweet) is a social post which can be deleted any time. It is considered highly unreliable even though it is from the co-founder of Audiomack since I also can't prove any relation between Brian and Lamar.

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Original search

• So far I can only spot the unreferenced CM Punk claim.

• Drake offered two responses to "Like That". His first, "Push Ups", was premiered by media personality DJ Akademiks after a low quality demo version that sampled "Get Money" by Junior M.A.F.I.A. was leaked. This statement is cited to this source, but I'm having a hard time matching the article's content to the source's content. It may sound so on the Akademiks video (which I never checked), but if it's not in writing then I can't verify the claim.

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Plagiarism

• Violation unlikely. Earwig finds no major problems as the 24.8% found was from quoted texts.

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Media files

• Looks good as there's only one attached file which is a non-free cover art. A 10% audio sample would be nice though.

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Verdict

• Waiting for the nominator to address the requests. 18:13, 28 June 2024 (UTC)