Talk:Bladee

Listing all singles/guest appearances

Is it really called for to try to list all of his singles and guest appearances? It's already extremely incomplete, and given that he generally releases or is featured on new songs multiple times monthly it seems like this would quickly get out of hand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Puzzlemap (talk • contribs) 03:27, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Agreed, it's similar to how Gucci Mane has an entire separate article for his full discography (see Gucci Mane discography), but bladee isn't notable enough to warrant a full second article like that. I believe we should limit it to major singles leading up to an album release, and features on main Yung Lean projects, i.e. Decay/Who Goes There/Hennessy & Sailor Moon. Jbeandelphiki (talk) 15:18, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

why would we limit it to yung lean's projects The579 (talk) 17:36, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

i think we should just delete the whole parts The579 (talk) 17:36, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Alternate pronunciation

According to an interview with Nardwuar, Bladee also notes that an alternative pronunciation is "blade-e", or "bleɪd i". This has already been included into the article yet somewhat poorly. Wondering if anyone wants to make this change properly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.14.106.151 (talk) 21:13, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

There is enough sourced material that states "blade" is the official pronunciation, a vague remark in a interview isn't enough. Second Skin (talk) 21:25, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Bladee isn't hyperpop.

Hyperpop is a vague genre that is way too niche to consider Bladee a hyperpop artist. The same source that refers to Bladee being hyperpop also lists Rico Nasty as hyperpop. Her article/page does not have any mention of hyperpop. The Hyperpop wikipedia article makes no mention of Bladee. Bladee likes to experiment, he doesn't constrict himself to a specific genre. Experimental pop would be a good genre to put Bladee under. On SoundCloud he never lists his music as Hyperpop, he lists it as alternative. To consider Bladee confined to a genre or consider himself to apply himself to a genre is a very surface level observation. If you were to listen to all his albums at the time of his releases, you'd realize he experiments with each album. To say he made a hyperpop is quite an insult to his musical genius and bravery of stepping out of boundaries with each album. Maybe some of his songs could be compared to Hyperpop, but it doesn't mean he's a hyperpop artist. He is experimental. --Drogge (talk) 19:07, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Why does the second paragraph exist?

The parts talking about his albums are already there under the 2.1 section "music". Also, the information isn't correct, Gluee was Bladee's debut album (if we ignore Rainworld). — Preceding unsigned comment added by I2qd (talk • contribs) 15:36, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

I revoke my statement - Gluee is a mixtape . Still seems unproductive to note "Reichwald released his debut album Eversince in 2016, and his second album Red Light in 2018—both through Stockholm record label YEAR0001." When we have multiple sections for his music. I2qd (talk) 15:48, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

The lead is meant to summarize information from the main body of the article, so including that information in the lead (given that it is in the main body of the article) seems to make sense. TylerBurden (talk) 16:25, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Questionable why it mentions those two albums then? Surely Crest would be more important or relevant. I2qd (talk) 19:34, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Feel free to be WP:BOLD and edit the article. TylerBurden (talk) 19:52, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

I'm still new here so thank you for guiding me. I2qd (talk) 08:56, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

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why are 2 random singles listed in the discography

not even extremely notable singles, amygdala was a well received single but not notable in the context of how the discography is written since it is 1/2 singles. i am not sure why real springs is even mentioned at all because he is just featured in it and not even his first feature on a skrillex song (summertime blood i believe was his first). if singles are being listed it should be notable ones i think because listing just 1 or 2 seems like they are very important BabeXbox (talk) 17:57, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Contentious edit discussion: Signature and caption

Hello everyone. Recently I have made some edits to the article that have been proved contentious. I'd like to discuss them here in order to come to a consensus. When I edited this article I did so in good faith, but it seems that some do not agree with my view.

User:TylerBurden has reverted the edits I have made, specifically the inclusion of a signature and as well as the inclusion of the word "performing" in the photo caption. Both of these edits are commonplace amongst musical artists, and I see no contention in their inclusion in this article. If anyone would like to offer their view to this I would be happy to come to a consensus. 333fortheain (talk) 19:54, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

So according to your standards, I can take a blurry photo and claim it is a WP:NOTABLE person and their signature? Surely you can see the issue with that? Per WP:BLP, Editors must take particular care when adding information about living persons to any Wikipedia page, including but not limited to articles, talk pages, project pages, and drafts. Such material requires a high degree of sensitivity, and must adhere strictly to all applicable laws in the United States, to this policy, and to Wikipedia's three core content policies.

How is that a quality source and how is the image caption addition not redundant given that the image clearly shows him performing? TylerBurden (talk) 00:58, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi, the reason these edits were made were to stay stylistically consistent with other similar articles. From my perspective, they are both constructive and the supposed issue regarding the signature's source seems impractical; it is verifiable and should have a place in the article.

I don't mind the omission of the word "performing", but the signature seems like a bigger issue than just this article. I'm interested in making a WP:RfC regarding signatures sourced from social media to come to a consensus, since it concerns many articles. Let me know if you have any other ideas before opening one. 333fortheain (talk) 20:17, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Reverted edit

Hello, @TylerBurden recently reverted my edit due to it not adhering to WP:BLP. I assume this may have been because of the YouTube source I added? This, however, is an official upload on one of Bladee's official channels, which states 2012 in the description being for when the song was made. Am I missing something? Orchidcnr (talk) 06:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

It's less about the fact of the matter, and more about if the most reliable source covering this information is his own YouTube video, it may not belong on a Wikipedia article. See WP:BLPSOURCE. TylerBurden (talk) 20:29, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Okay, fair enough. Is that the only issue? Because you reverted all of my edits, not just that one Orchidcnr (talk) 22:55, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

It looks like you did some minor copy editing which I wouldn't mind if you restore, other sources that you used like Instagram have the same issue as the YouTube one. TylerBurden (talk) 17:52, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

That source was already used on the page for Crest (album). Should it be removed there too? Orchidcnr (talk) 05:39, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm not really sure what you're referring to, the sourcing on that article looks ok, I at least can't see any social media. TylerBurden (talk) 19:29, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I got mixed up. I was thinking of an Instagram source on Exeter (album). I actually replaced it with a proper source in this article, so I'll do it there too. Orchidcnr (talk) 07:15, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Cold Visions: Mixtape or Album

I noticed that under the Discography section, Bladee's album Cold Visions is categorized as a "Studio Album," but in the Bladee NavBox, Cold Visions is sorted under "Mixtapes." The page for Cold Visions also describes it as a Studio Album.

Should Cold Visions be placed with the rest of the Studio Albums within the NavBox? Hardhat777 (talk) 01:20, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

I believe so, even the year0001 label refers to it as a studio album as seen here. TylerBurden (talk) 19:46, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

He hasn't looked like that picture for a long time

I hardly recognised him in the image here. He's had long hair for ages and weirdly that picture just doesn't look much like him facially either. Would be a good idea to have a newer image if possible, if someone can obtain one with the right licensing. Rental87 (talk) 18:38, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

There's not much to do about it given how strict copyright is on Wikipedia, only thing like you said would be if a more recent licensed image can be obtained. TylerBurden (talk) 19:56, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Collaboration with microsoft

In march of 2025 Bladee collaborated with James Ferraro and Microsoft on the work "SANCTUARY". This seems important enough, should it be added? Scarkletteyes (talk) 13:31, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

What source are you talking about here? TylerBurden (talk) 18:01, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

https://unlocked.microsoft.com/artifacts/ Scarkletteyes (talk) 10:06, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

blade-e pronunciation

I see no reason for this to be reverted, user is simply repeating someone else's ancient opinion. EvilApparatus (talk) 20:18, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

as the source shows, bladee considers 'blade-e' an acceptable pronunciation. He even says it that way in 'Topman'!

comment 'take it up on the talk page' makes very little sense EvilApparatus (talk) 20:21, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

in my view very unreasonable to revert a change that is not vandalism twice in rapid succession EvilApparatus (talk) 20:27, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

I referred this problem to the talk page as it's easier to discuss it here rather than revert endlessly others edits. I don't consider song lyrics as reliable, and even if they were you could just refer to the Red Light song where Bladee says "I'm Blade, she call me Bladey".

One Nardwuar interview one remark doesn't overturn all the other sources much more reliable sources which state that Bladee is pronounced like Blade. Check out this Guardian and Pitchfork article where it's stated that the name is pronounced as Blade. I challenge you to find a accurate source stating that the name should be pronounced Bladey. The Nardwuar interview is not accurate.

Ps. Check the page revision history you are not the first one with this thought... Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 20:34, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Here are few more sources confirming the name ot be pronounced as Blade SwedenHerald and GQ. Notice if they were pronounced also alternatively I think it would be mentioned quite a few times in articles about him. Not just once many years ago. Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 20:39, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Bladee says 'im bladee she call me bladey' on hotel breakfast, which is on the fool.

I would question the idea that the Nardwuar interview is less accurate than the others (which I have read, bladee gives very few interviews)

1. GQ, the Guardian, and SwedenHerald are not music publications, Nardwuar is.
2. The Nardwuar interview is the only interview in which you can hear bladee say his name
3. It is pronounced both ways here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BikQtUzx1Ts&t=97s

EvilApparatus (talk) 20:54, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

1. Is there some magic rule that the name pronunciation has to be mentioned in a music publication? Notice that all the sources i provided are interviews with Bladee. Nardwuar interview wasn't about Bladee it was about Yung Lean and Bladee was asked like two questions. Bladee might not have given interviews before but as you can see there is pretty many recent and good interviews concerning him. Also there was also the Pitchfork interview which is a music publication as far as I'm concerned.

2. You are lying. In this video Bladee start the interview by saying "Hello my name is Blade" you can hear it loud and clear. Also if they interviewed him in the text articles I'm pretty sure he told them how the name is pronounced

3. Yung Lean might have pronounced it differently on purpose or on accident but does it really matter? Yung Lean and Bladee are two different persons and Yung Lean doesn't decide how Bladees name is pronounced. Also the video you linked of Yung Lean and the Nardwuar interview are really old (like 12 and 11 years old) so why dont we go with some more recent and reliable sources.

Sorry about mixing the songs up happens to me often lol :) Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 21:06, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Oh I actually forgot he said his name in the pitchfork interview, I didn't mean to mislead you.

The point here isn't that 'blade-e' is a more accurate pronunciation than 'blade', it's that 'blade-e' is an acceptable alternative that bladee himself is fine with.

'Yung Lean and Bladee are two different persons and Yung Lean doesn't decide how Bladees name is pronounced.' A journalist decides it no more than Yung Lean does.

The majority of recorded interviews where bladee is present are >10 years old, to only accept recent sources doesn't suit this situation. In issues of pronunciation, audio sources are clearly more decisive. EvilApparatus (talk) 21:34, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

I think a descriptivist approach is better here, and blade-e is a significant pronunciation used even bysome of his close friends. The 'official pronunciation' of bladee is a pretty strange idea. EvilApparatus (talk) 21:41, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

I think your approach is misleading. We should go with the pronounciation which is more common and which Bladee uses himself. There is no official pronounciation but there is a much much much more common one and that is Blade. Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 21:47, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

How much more common is Blade? It is common to include both pronunciations of a word in an article, even if one is clearly dominant. The current article gives the impression that 'blade-e' is incorrect. EvilApparatus (talk) 21:59, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Well all the interviews with Bladee which specifically state that the name is pronounced Blade and Bladee himself pronouncing it like Blade.

Then there is one 11 year old Nardwuar interview about Yung Lean not Bladee where he quickly mentions that you could say it as Bladey. I think the Nardwuar interview is not enough proof to make it a secondary pronouncing. Its just easier and simpler to go with the one pronunciation which is used everywhere. Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 22:06, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Well we can't know what Bladee is fine with really but according to all sources even the Nardwuar interview Bladee prefers to use and uses the pronounciation Blade. I think there shouldn't be alternative pronounciation as it's misleading Bladee has mentioned it once like 12 years ago when all the recent and more accurate sources seem to state otherwise.

"A journalist decides it no more than Yung Lean does." Not necessarily but even Yung Lean corrected himself in the video you have to aknowlegde that.

"The majority of recorded interviews where bladee is present are >10 years old" again not true. There arent any old interviews directly at Bladee. He appears in other interviews but there arent any old interviews that are about him. There are atleast recent five video interviews with bladee. The one I mentioned and four others this, this, this and this Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 21:46, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Videos 2 and 3 are not interviews as such, video 1 was recorded in the same session as the 'perfect 10', video 4 is <30 seconds long.

Whether or not the videos are about him, he is referred to as 'blade-e' in them.

I acknowledge yung lean corrected himself. It isn't bladee's preferred pronunciation. It also isn't incorrect or uncommon. EvilApparatus (talk) 22:03, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

All the videos are interviews. "An interview is a form of journalism, structured conversation where one participant asks questions." Maybe the Mark Jacobs one is a reach but I still consider it a interview as Bladee is asked about Heaven etc. Video 1 is different interview still even if recorded on the same day. Video 4 may be under 30 seconds long but can you tell me how much time Bladee spoke on the Nardwuar interview? Was it also under 30 seconds?

Also i don't know what you are smoking but Bladee is clearly referenced as Blade in the videos.

Pronounciation Bladey is very uncommon and Blade is the preferred pronunciation as it's used by Bladee and in all interviews with him.

Fun thought for you. Do you refer to the Gluee mixtape as Gluey or Glue? Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 22:14, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

pronunciation bladey is so uncommon that thaiboy ,who is also in dg, uses it, including on Cold Visions.

I dont say bladee isnt referred to as 'blade' in videos

there are no questions in perfect 10, james ferraro video. bladee x heaven is a very beautiful video to me, but in no way seems like an interview.

It doesn't seem we have the same standards for what is significant enough to be mentioned.

i call it glue but i say blade-e and desir-ee

) EvilApparatus (talk) 22:25, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

well i suppose 'what is your perfect 10' is a question. EvilApparatus (talk) 22:28, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

So why can't we agree on that leaving the pronunciation only as Blade is the best solution? I can't see why the 11 year old little mention would be significant enough to be included in the article or how would it be helpful at all. I just think it's complicates things to add another pronunciation which is so rarely used by Bladee in an interview (once). Bladey is never mentioned in a text interview but Blade is always mentioned why are we ignoring that? Thaiboy may say what he wants but as I said earlier I don't consider song lyrics as a good source. Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 22:33, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Another point on the Yung Lean video. Yung Lean himself corrects the name first saying Bladey then correcting it to Bladee. Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 21:08, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

The comment "take it up on the talk page" is very common procedure in editing disputes. Brown caterpillar12 (talk) 20:35, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Since there are evidently disagreements, if we're going to provide IPA's etc we need to provide the WP:RS to back them up, and no a YouTube video does not count. If the IPA of Bladee isn't notable enough to include to Wikipedia, that is not the end of the world. TylerBurden (talk) 17:07, 2 May 2026 (UTC)