Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Follow the Leader (Eric B. & Rakim song)
and improve (and then see if it's worth keeping as a standalone article or merging to the album). The article as nominated was unsourced |OR, and/or a possible copyvio, but there is scope for improvement. The single made several charts including three Billboard charts (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eric-b-rakim-mn0000799198/awards) and also no. 21 in the UK Singles Chart, and there is coverage available such as Mickey Hess's ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LldOLnIQ66cC&pg=PA153&dq=eric+b+and+rakim+%22follow+the+leader%22+single&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2Sn8UMTBOI6W0QXy5YCIDQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=eric%20b%20and%20rakim%20%22follow%20the%20leader%22%20single&f=false Icons of Hip Hop'', which describes the song as an "event horizon that defined the stock in trade of the rap soloist", states that it was one of ''Melody Maker''{{'}}s singles of the year in 1988, and describes the video as "the first rap video epic", Damien Morgan's ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7i2WXKXECJwC&pg=PA112&dq=eric+b+and+rakim+%22follow+the+leader%22+single&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2Sn8UMTBOI6W0QXy5YCIDQ&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=eric%20b%20and%20rakim%20%22follow%20the%20leader%22%20single&f=false Hip Hop Had a Dream'', from which some of the content here appears to be lifted (I edited it to remove this text rather than cite the book as it appears to be self-published), Craig Hanser Werner's ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TRnEdRBTih4C&pg=PA295&dq=eric+b+and+rakim+%22follow+the+leader%22+single&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2Sn8UMTBOI6W0QXy5YCIDQ&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=eric%20b%20and%20rakim%20%22follow%20the%20leader%22%20single&f=false A Change Is Gonna Come'', which says the song "reminded the community of rap's visionary possibilities", a ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ozV_Wa_c470C&pg=PA58&dq=eric+b+and+rakim+%22follow+the+leader%22+single&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Cyr8UOjiPKG30QWL-IHgDA&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=eric%20b%20and%20rakim%20%22follow%20the%20leader%22%20single&f=false SPIN'' article which cites it as an example of rap as devastating literature, ''http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/09/arts/sounds-around-town-851988.html The New York Times'' describing it as "space-age". It's hit status back in 1988 would almost certainly mean that further print coverage exists from that time. Note that the tracks listed on discogs.com (which lists 15 different releases of the single) conflict with the B-side stated here
— User:Michig, 18:00, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:OR (Wikipedia:No original research)