Talk:The Fat Boys

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I have repeatedly been censored for my insertion of the fact that Jay-Z laments the break up of the Fat Boys in his song "Heart of the City" however I am confused as to why my completely factual assertion is continuously removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.3.41.212 (talk) 21:31, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Because that sort of "fat boys were mentioned in this song and that song" is not relevant in an encyclopedic context. Eli lilly 22:33, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I believe you are incorrect as it emphasizes the fact that the Fat Boys are "regarded as a seminal part of early rap music recording history." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.3.41.212 (talk) 23:57, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

You don't think that the Jay Z track is the first one to reference the Fat Boys, do you? And they've been sampled all over the place, too. It's a slippery slope, starts with the Jay Z song and then soon it's a list of every song that references the Fat Boys, then next it's expanded to a list of songs that sample the Fat Boys... a big list of crap. And it's all against WP best practices. Eli lilly (talk) 01:32, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

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