Deletion of Richie Branson

Comment: If you are referring to the BMI page in the reference list that shows Richie as a writer on Homegurl, that's about as reliable as it gets. BMI is a major performing rights organization that has a reliable catalog of songs. Both Bone and Richie are BMI affiliated songwriters. There are also plenty of bona fide youtube videos showing Richie and Bone on set discussing thier collaborative efforts. As for the link you provided from Billboard, that is not "Homegurl" by Bone. That is a song called "Homegurl" by an artist named Slim Thug. There are many different songs that are called Homegurl and unfortunately the song you referenced is inaccurate and not the one that we are discussing in reference to Bone or Richie Branson. This is the correct link FROM BILLBOARD clearly showing Bone's Homegurl as a billboard charting song (at position 30 on the chart): http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3117453 . Billboard.com doesn't adequately archive past charts and any music industry insider knows you must go to their billboard.biz service to reliably search through older records. By providing a reliable reference showing the song did succesfully chart on billboard, the article satisfies 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSICBIO)

Comment: If it can be |verified that he is the composer of the Homegurl song in question (which right now is not clear, as every source provided has a somewhat different list of composers), and if there is a consensus that the song is notable in the context of the criteria at  (which I don't agree with at the moment, as  says charting only makes the song "probably notable"), then the article should be kept.  For now, I am not withdrawing my nomination
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Verifiability (WP:V||WP:COMPOSER||WP:NSONGS)

Comment: fails  and . Unable to locate a |reliable, |verifiable source that credits him with composing any notable music
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:BIO||WP:RS||WP:V)

Comment: found a credit http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=10104396&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID this link, does not fail  - For composers, songwriters, librettists or lyricists: 1. Has credit for writing or co-writing a notable composition  — Preceding Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/71.255.78.183|71.255.78.183
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BAND)

Comment: According to http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=10104396&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID this link, Branson is not the composer of one of the songs in question, so that shoots down the main claim to notability. As for the rest, I'm not seeing any significant coverage - http://www.freeartistlist.com/art-news/kenford-kevin-peli-signs-richie-branson-to-jagore-music-group.html this link is nothing more than a press release from the artist. I don't see this passing 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSIC)

Comment: Has wikipedia ever heard the term what goes around comes around?  is  I see it's real easy for someone who has no life to try to take down some one who has one and has worked hard for a career. He can argue this on so many levels, everyone who you have nominated or deleted in the past unjustly....will be on wikipedia anyway...so eventually you loose...go pick on the small fish because the sharks are going to start re-claiming the ocean. — Special:Contributions/74.108.90.79|74.108.90.79
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BAND||WP:BAND)

Comment: I was pretty torn on this one...this article seems to follow a fairly basic logical formula. After finding numerous independent write-ups about the song from regional and national editorials, adding the fact that the song charted on billboard, and considering the fact that notable artists took time to collaborate on a remix, I can see a valid claim of song notability per . The BMI link referenced above confirms the subject's involvement in what is a noticeable composition
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSIC)