en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(disambiguation)#Video_games
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Nispey Hussle
The rapper’s name is misspelled here. The mixtape was released by Nipsey Hussle, not “Nispey Hussle.”
Full reasoning
This entry misspells the artist's stage name. Reliable music and biographical sources identify the rapper as Nipsey Hussle.
- Apple Music’s album page for The Marathon lists the artist as Nipsey Hussle.
- GRAMMY.com’s biography/article about him also consistently refers to him as Nipsey Hussle.
Because the page says “Nispey Hussle”, the name in this entry is factually incorrect.
2 sources
- The Marathon - Album by Nipsey Hussle - Apple Music
# The Marathon — Nipsey Hussle
- How Nipsey Hussle Transcended Hip-Hop, Starting In The Los Angeles Streets | GRAMMY.com
On March 31, 2019 Ermias Asghedom-better known to the world as Nipsey Hussle-was assassinated at 33 years old.
a type of multi-day charity event, popular in the US in the 1920s and 1930s
This mixes up two different eras of dance marathons. The 1920s–1930s phenomenon was an endurance contest for audiences and prize money; charitable dance marathons were revived later, especially from the 1970s onward.
Full reasoning
The description is historically inaccurate because it combines modern charity dance marathons with the 1920s–1930s dance-marathon craze.
Credible historical sources describe the 1920s and 1930s events as endurance contests where couples danced almost nonstop for long periods while audiences paid admission and contestants competed for prize money.
- HistoryLink describes dance marathons of the 1920s and 1930s as "human endurance contests" in which couples competed for prize money.
- EBSCO likewise explains that marathon dancing in that era involved long-duration competitions with paying audiences and cash awards, and specifically says the format was revived in the 1970s for charitable causes.
So it is incorrect to describe the 1920s–1930s dance marathon itself as "a type of multi-day charity event." That charitable framing applies to later revivals, not the original craze of that period.
2 sources
- Dance Marathons of the 1920s and 1930s - HistoryLink.org
Dance Marathons ... of the 1920s and 1930s ... were human endurance contests in which couples danced almost non-stop ... competing for prize money.
- Marathon dancing | Dance | Research Starters | EBSCO Research
Competitors aimed for cash prizes ... The fad faded in the late 1930s ... In the 1970s, twenty-four-hour dance marathons were revived for charitable purposes.