Talk:Ray J

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was to move. --liquidGhoul 23:55, 19 July 2006 (UTC)—

Requested move

Ray J (R&B singer) → Ray J … Rationale: In this case, it's unnecessary to disambiguate with (R&B singer). --musicpvm 02:17, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

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• Support -- Cute 1 4 u 05:54, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
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filmography

someone please add the filmography ray j has been in.--Cute 1 4 u 05:39, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Cleanup

I flagged this article because it's... terrible. 82.163.36.96 23:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

- agreed, is wikipedia a supermarket tabloid magazine now? how about some paparazzi shots too!

This article is absolutely awful. possibly the worst I've read on Wikipedia. Why is he labeled a "Porn Star?" Because he was in one sex video that was accidentally released?

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I agree! I particularly liked the line "This rumor seems very incredibly." [sic]

All that's really missing is the use of the word 'like' between every like other like word, for the total experience.

Delete. Next. 124.170.70.114 00:19, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

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Correct image of the artist?

I've added a picture of him from Wikicommons: Image:Academy Awards afterparty CUN RayJ.jpg, but it doesn't look like him comparing to his homepage. So, is it the same Ray J on both pictures? Thanks --Kimse (talk) 05:47, 20 April 2008 (UTC) no not even close

PERSONAL

he said he listens to eminem so make a personl life and say fan of eminem and other things

his sex tape with kim kardashian is available on jitterville.com

Reference Links

One of the links refers to the artist as "gay J" although the article it points to does not. I would change this if I knew how. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.11.95.16 (talk) 03:20, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

i like soing ray j —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.239.50.145 (talk) 20:33, 17 January 2009 (UTC) ray j is cute i hope he picks coctail go cocktail i love this show —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mecocktail (talk • contribs) 16:48, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Edit request on 16 February 2012

William Ray Norwood Jr. had two important movie roles early in his career: 1. Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored 1995 role: Cliff (12 Yrs.)along with notable cast including Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashad, Leon Robinson, and Isaac Hayes.

2. The Enemy Within (TV movie) 1994 role: Todd (as Willie Norwood Jr.)with Forest Whitaker, Sam Waterston, and Jason Robards.

verifiable sources: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109730/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114039/

Shining shindigs (talk) 02:35, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored - already listed, however I've made it a wikilink.

The Enemy Within - have now added to Filmography.

If you would like anything else added/changed, please let me know. Thank you  ⊃°HotCrocodile...... + 04:39, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi. I was identified by Wikipedia as editing this page from IP address 69.125.163.174 in January 2011, even though I only got the message now (in December 2015), despite my having been on Wikipedia steadily for all the years in between. I'm going to have to guess that the IP address comes from this laptop, which is a used one and which I just got less than a week ago. In other words, I didn't make the reverted edit. I don't even know who Ray J is. - Reverend Flash — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.163.174 (talk) 14:01, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Whitney Houston

This article has a line in the 'personal life' section claiming he was in a relationship with Whitney Houston before her death. It wasn't sourced, and I don't see anything about that in her article, so I removed it. Statements about personal relationships are the type of claim that, per WP:BLP, should only be included if they are supported by reliable sources. Robofish (talk) 21:56, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Reality vs. Acting

The following sentence is currently under Reality Television: "He also played the role of Roberto in the movie Christmas at Water's Edge in 2004." It should be moved to Acting Career, but not at the end, keep the paragraph in chronological order. Or do something else with it! I don't care but it doesn't belong under Reality Television. The page is locked and I'm not a member, so could somebody fix that pretty please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.210.216.146 (talk) 00:08, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Done. UPDATE: Someone fixed it! Whoever it was, thanks!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.210.216.146 (talk) 00:23, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 8 July 2012

hello there were a few grammatical errors and spelling mistakes that i picked up and would like to alter them

175.38.201.88 (talk) 08:09, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. If you want to fix them yourself, you will need to create and account, and then wait for 4 days and make 10 edits to become autoconfirmed. If you want someone else to edit for you, you need to specify exactly what needs to change. RudolfRed (talk) 18:43, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

See WP:ACCOUNT for how to create an account. RudolfRed (talk) 18:43, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

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Ray J's Electronic Businesses

This wiki page is currently outdated and lacks information about the life and career of Ray J. He is a known businessman for several years now. He has founded two different technology companies from 2015 to the present. These aspects of his recent life are very public and should be reflected.

These are clips of his Fox Business Interviews for his current electronic company Raycon Global Inc. http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/5709016632001/

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/5761166525001/?#sp=show-clips

Sources

Gray, Yasmine. "Ray J Inks $31M Deal to Advance His Electric Transportation Brand". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

"RAY J LAUNCHES RAYCON GLOBAL, A NEW ELECTRONIC TRANSPORTATION TECH BRAND". thesource.com. The Source. Retrieved 17 May 2018. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
"Diddy, Snoop, Ray J promote hoverboard successor: a folding, electric scooter". Mashable.com. Mashable. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
"Will R&B singer Ray J be the next tech tycoon?". Foxbusniess.com. Fox Business. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
"Raycon Ispire the Future". 2018 Product Collection. 1 (1): 1. Jan 2018.
Olenski, Steve. "Brands, Branding And Celebrities". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
"Raycon Inspire the Futre". 2018 Product Collection. 1. Jan 2018.
"Will R&B singer Ray J be the next tech tycoon?". Foxbusiness.com. Fox Business. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cenatusa (talk • contribs) 19:43, 17 May 2018 (UTC) 

Hi Cenatusa, thanks for your contributions. I would say since it's been covered by multiple sources that it's definitely appropriate to mention in the article. Does anyone else have thoughts? (Courtesy pings for other reverting reviewers Felida97 and Strikerforce) Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 18:56, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Concur with KatnissEverdeen on proof of validity for the article. Strikerforce^Talk 19:09, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

I agree with Katniss, and my apologies for judging a bit too quickly on his notability (even though the edit I reverted was just the addition of "businessman" to the lead without any sources). However, I would suggest that you make it a new section instead of integrating it in the performing career section. Sort of like in the Sean Combs article (was the first example I could think of) and maybe title it something like "Business ventures" or "Business career". I think it's useful to separate his performing career from his quite recent business ventures, but that's just a suggestion. (Appreciate the ping, KatnissEverdeen.) Felida97 (talk) 19:46, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing a second time and your suggestions. I will adjust the page accordingly, however is there a way I should go about it where I won't be reverted again? Or can I now undo the previous revisions KatnissEverdeen Felida97 ? Cenatusa (talk) 21:32, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Now that we have reached consensus about the inclusion here on the talk page, you can simply add a new section with the contents of your earlier edits and refer to this talk page discussion in your edit summary. I would not undo the previous revisions since you then will not get a new section. You could, however, take a look at the earlier revisions of yours and copy and paste the contents (and maybe slightly adjust them). P.S. Please sign your talk page posts using the four tildes (~~~~), thanks. Felida97 (talk) 20:42, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

I would suggest not using the video linked above. Videos take up more space on websites and, as such, are often removed long before text articles are removed. I'd suggest only using the Billboard source provided, as well as any other reliable text sources. Strikerforce^Talk 20:44, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Agreed with both of the above comments. If you follow all that, it shouldn't be reverted again and if it is I'm sure one of us will be happy to direct the reverting editor to our talk page discussion if necessary. Cheers Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 20:47, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

His position in Raycon Global Inc. should be stated in the first paragraph as it is a multi-million dollar company that Ray J is currently the Chief Strategy Officer for. This is the case for other similar pages such as Diddy or Dr. Dre.Cenatusa (talk) 16:25, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Sasha Banks

Is there any proof Sasha Banks and Ray J are cousins? Supposedly Snoop Dogg is cousins with both of them but are we sure Ray J and Sasha are actual cousins to each other instead of them just being Snoop Dogg's cousins from opposite sides of his family? --Meteor

[1] - says 1st cousins here WikiVirusC^(talk) 22:26, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 April 2021

Hi there, there are two edits that should be reflected with his electronics brand, Raycon, as it has not been updated for some time and there have been some changes. - Change 'Raycon Global Inc' section to 'Raycon Inc' -> this is the updated business name on record (Source = https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/namesearch.aspx) - Change the section summary to "In October 2017, Ray J co-founded a consumer electronics brand called Raycon, which sells wireless audio products at accessible price points. Through its direct-to-consumer website, Raycon serves customers in the United States and Europe. In 2020, Raycon passed the 1 million customer mark. As Chief Strategy Officer, Ray J oversees brand and strategy." -> I believe this reflects the update on the business more accurately, sounds less ad-like. (Source on 1 million customer mark as well as Cowboy no longer working with Raycon is here = https://mixergy.com/interviews/raycon-with-ray-j)

Thank you for the consideration and thoughtfulness placed into this article! 74.88.121.15 (talk) 20:29, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Partially implemented, I added some of the information you recommended, however, the wording for the section summary you suggested was worded like an advertisement. If you have a conflict of interest, you should disclose that per WP:COI. Also if you want the November 2017 founding date changed to October 2017 please provide a source for that information, it wasn't in either of the two sources you provided. Thank you. Ericfood (talk | contribs) 07:02, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

COI

I declared COI at the top of the article but adding a section to Talk as well. I made a small change to this article after a friend at Raycon asked. If anyone has any questions I can address them here or on my talk page. — Mainly 17:53, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Family.

Brandy, Ray J and Snoop Dogg all have family(first and second cousins) still alive in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Tucson, Arizona. They haven’t spoken to their family in a very long time. Their Aunt passed away in October 2018 and they didn’t attend the funeral. 2600:8800:7102:740:FC50:7B90:F8B5:59BE (talk) 05:40, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Moesha

He also played a kid name Charles first in season 3 2600:1700:950:36C0:DCC9:5484:37CC:3FB (talk) 06:56, 10 September 2022 (UTC)