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I Admit has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: March 23, 2019. (Reviewed version).

A fact from I Admit appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 May 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that R. Kelly's 19-minute song "I Admit", which contains no criminal admissions, was described as an act of trolling and compared to O. J. Simpson's book If I Did It?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2019/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/I Admit (R. Kelly song).

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On 26 February 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from I Admit (R. Kelly song) to I Admit. The result of the discussion was moved.

Sample[edit]

I can't find a reliable source for the song that "I Admit" samples. WhoSampled (which is based on user-generated content) states that "I Admit" samples "Wash Away" by Freddie Joachim.^[1] Genius (which also contains user-generated content) states that "I Admit" samples "On & On" by Joey Badass featuring Dyemond Lewis and Maverick Sabre, which is from the B4.Da.$$ album.^[2] Joachim is one of the producers of B4.Da.$$.

If you find a more reliable source on the sample, or for any other aspects of this song's composition, please feel free to add it to the article or post a comment here. — Newslinger talk 10:03, 25 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "I Admit by R. Kelly on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
^ R. Kelly – I Admit, retrieved 2018-12-25 – via genius.com

Restored description of song's lyrical content to lead section[edit]

Mcfnord (talk · contribs) recently removed details of the song's lyrical content from the lead section. As this information is pertinent and reliably sourced, I've restored it and added citations. — Newslinger talk 07:18, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:I Admit (R. Kelly song)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: BMO4744 (talk · contribs) 02:02, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I will be reviewing this article for Good Article status in Music.

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

It is reasonably well written. Y
The article is well writen and follows the wp style manual very well. Covers topics in mature manner. No grammar mistakes I can see.

It is factually accurate and verifiable. Y
All of the references come from good news sources.

It is broad in its coverage.
The article covers both the song and large background behind it in good detail.

It follows the neutral point of view policy. Y
The subject around the article is prone to bias, but it seems that the editors have kept this bias out of the article.

It is stable.Y
We can thank Jimbo that this article has not fallen into the edit wars that other articles around the topic have fallen into. Their are no edit wars in the logs and only 2 undos in the history.

It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate. Y
The article is well illustrated and has a audio sample of the song. Although I would replace the picture of O.J. Simpson with a photo of his book if that is possible.

Overall:
Pass: Y

Thank you so much for your review, BMO4744! I would have preferred to use the cover of If I Did It (File:If I did It 2.png or File:If I Did It.jpg) as the image for the Critical reception section, but unfortunately, I don't think it meets Wikipedia's fair use guideline since the book isn't the main subject of the article. — Newslinger talk 20:02, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Discussion of E! Online on the reliable sources noticeboard[edit]

There is a discussion of this article's use of E! Online on the reliable sources noticeboard. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § E! Online for I Admit (R. Kelly song). — Newslinger talk 10:01, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

SoundCloud stream removed[edit]

The official SoundCloud stream of this song was removed (possibly by the artist or one of his labels) at some point between April 5 and April 27. This article no longer links to the stream as a reference or external link. If any other official uploads of "I Admit" surface, please comment here or add a link to it in the article. — Newslinger talk 00:20, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 26 February 2022[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) 🐶 EpicPupper ^{(he/him | talk)} 19:30, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I Admit (R. Kelly song) → I Admit – There are only two articles with this title. Given Pageviews and WP:ONEOTHER, a hatnote is more appropriate than a dabpage. Tree Critter (talk) 18:08, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support as per nom. 162 etc. (talk) 17:25, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support as the primary topic. Adumbrativus (talk) 19:05, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Station1 (talk) 07:59, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 05:24, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Single?[edit]

"I Admit" was only released on SoundCloud. How is this counted as a single? 90.242.58.82 (talk) 19:45, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This song is not a single, since it does not meet any of the criteria listed in WP:SINGLE?. I've changed the infobox to describe the article subject as a "song" again in Special:Diff/1180156190. Thanks for pointing this out. — Newslinger talk 21:33, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hyperlinks[edit]

who the hell made every other word link to another article? I cannot be bothered to fix this Татары (talk) 15:10, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "I Admit by R. Kelly on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-12-25.

[2] R. Kelly – I Admit, retrieved 2018-12-25 – via genius.com

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