Shmoney Dance
E127793
Shmoney Dance is a viral hip-hop dance popularized by rapper Bobby Shmurda in the music video for his 2014 hit "Hot N***a."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shmoney Dance canonical | 7 |
| Shmoney dance | 5 |
| Shmoney dance meme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1124007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shmoney Dance Context triple: [Bobby Shmurda, notableWork, Shmoney Dance]
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A.
The Dance Class
The Dance Class is a renowned 19th-century painting by Edgar Degas depicting ballet dancers rehearsing in an interior studio, celebrated for its innovative composition and candid portrayal of movement.
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B.
Dranse
The Dranse is a river in the Haute-Savoie region of France that flows from the Alps into Lake Geneva near Thonon-les-Bains.
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C.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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D.
Shall We Dance
"Shall We Dance" is a 1937 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its sophisticated dance sequences and classic George and Ira Gershwin songs.
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E.
Britannia Coconut Dancers
The Britannia Coconut Dancers are a traditional English folk dance troupe from Lancashire, known for their distinctive blackened faces, wooden clogs, and coconut-shell percussion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shmoney Dance Target entity description: Shmoney Dance is a viral hip-hop dance popularized by rapper Bobby Shmurda in the music video for his 2014 hit "Hot N***a."
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A.
The Dance Class
The Dance Class is a renowned 19th-century painting by Edgar Degas depicting ballet dancers rehearsing in an interior studio, celebrated for its innovative composition and candid portrayal of movement.
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B.
Dranse
The Dranse is a river in the Haute-Savoie region of France that flows from the Alps into Lake Geneva near Thonon-les-Bains.
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C.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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D.
Shall We Dance
"Shall We Dance" is a 1937 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its sophisticated dance sequences and classic George and Ira Gershwin songs.
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E.
Britannia Coconut Dancers
The Britannia Coconut Dancers are a traditional English folk dance troupe from Lancashire, known for their distinctive blackened faces, wooden clogs, and coconut-shell percussion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet meme
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dance ⓘ viral phenomenon ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Shmurda (Bobby Shmurda)
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surface form:
Bobby Shmurda
|
| associatedWithGenre | East Coast hip hop ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
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surface form:
Brooklyn, New York City
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| associatedWithRecordLabel | Epic Records ⓘ |
| associatedWithSong | Hot N***a ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Shmurda (Bobby Shmurda)
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surface form:
Bobby Shmurda
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| culturalImpact |
became a recognizable meme format online
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inspired numerous user-generated dance videos ⓘ referenced in hip hop culture and media ⓘ |
| firstPopularAppearance | Hot N***a music video ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop dance ⓘ |
| hasMemeFormat |
people inserting Shmoney Dance clip into unrelated videos
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people performing dance to different songs ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Bobby Shmurda’s nickname "Shmurda" ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Shmoney ⓘ |
| hasOnlineTrendType |
dance craze
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viral dance challenge ⓘ |
| languageOfAssociatedSong | English ⓘ |
| mediaTypeOfOrigin | music video ⓘ |
| movementStyle |
arm swinging
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bouncing steps ⓘ loose freestyle footwork ⓘ shoulder shimmy ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
often done in a group setting
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performed while holding waistband or beltline ⓘ syncs with beat drop in Hot N***a ⓘ |
| performer |
Shmurda (Bobby Shmurda)
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surface form:
Bobby Shmurda
|
| platformOfViralSpread |
Twitter, Inc.
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surface form:
Twitter
Vine ⓘ YouTube ⓘ |
| relatedDance |
Harlem Shake
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dab ⓘ nae nae ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
hip hop fans
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social media users ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010s internet culture ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
clubs
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parties ⓘ social media challenges ⓘ |
| yearOfPopularization | 2014 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shmoney Dance Description of subject: Shmoney Dance is a viral hip-hop dance popularized by rapper Bobby Shmurda in the music video for his 2014 hit "Hot N***a."
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bobby Shmurda
subject surface form:
Bobby Shmurda
this entity surface form:
Shmoney dance
this entity surface form:
Shmoney dance
this entity surface form:
Shmoney dance
subject surface form:
Hot N***a
subject surface form:
Hot N***a
subject surface form:
"Hot N***a"
this entity surface form:
Shmoney dance
subject surface form:
"Hot N***a"
this entity surface form:
Shmoney dance
subject surface form:
"Hot N***a"
this entity surface form:
Shmoney dance meme