Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

E296107

single song

"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" is a socially conscious soul song by Marvin Gaye that poignantly depicts urban poverty, racial injustice, and emotional despair.

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Label	Occurrences
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) canonical	4
Inner City Blues	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2760039 — 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: Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Context triple: [Marvin Gaye, notableWork, Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)]

A. X Gon' Give It to Ya
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B. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a groundbreaking 1965 funk song by James Brown that is widely credited with helping to define the funk genre and reshape popular music.
C. Send It Up
"Send It Up" is a hard-edged, industrial-rap track by Kanye West from his experimental 2013 album *Yeezus*, known for its abrasive production and club-oriented energy.
D. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" is a breakthrough late-1990s hip-hop single by Jay-Z that famously samples the musical Annie and helped cement his mainstream popularity.
E. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 Motown soul hit by The Temptations, renowned for its driving rhythm, impassioned vocals, and enduring popularity as one of the group's signature songs.
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: Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Target entity description: "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" is a socially conscious soul song by Marvin Gaye that poignantly depicts urban poverty, racial injustice, and emotional despair.

A. X Gon' Give It to Ya
"X Gon' Give It to Ya" is a high-energy 2003 hip hop single by DMX known for its aggressive delivery and frequent use in films, trailers, and pop culture.
B. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a groundbreaking 1965 funk song by James Brown that is widely credited with helping to define the funk genre and reshape popular music.
C. Send It Up
"Send It Up" is a hard-edged, industrial-rap track by Kanye West from his experimental 2013 album *Yeezus*, known for its abrasive production and club-oriented energy.
D. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" is a breakthrough late-1990s hip-hop single by Jay-Z that famously samples the musical Annie and helped cement his mainstream popularity.
E. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 Motown soul hit by The Temptations, renowned for its driving rhythm, impassioned vocals, and enduring popularity as one of the group's signature songs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	What's Going On ⓘ surface form: What’s Going On
artist	Marvin Gaye ⓘ
associatedMovement	civil rights movement legacy ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	closing track on the album What’s Going On ⓘ
composer	James Nyx Jr. ⓘ Marvin Gaye ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReception	widely acclaimed as one of Marvin Gaye’s most powerful protest songs ⓘ
era	post–civil rights era in the United States ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ socially conscious music ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasAlternateTitle	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ⓘ surface form: Inner City Blues
hasChorus	refrain expressing frustration and desire to holler ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ strings ⓘ
hasParentWork	What's Going On ⓘ surface form: Marvin Gaye’s concept album What’s Going On
language	English ⓘ
lyricTheme	Vietnam War ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ emotional despair ⓘ police brutality ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ taxation ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ
notableLyric	“Crime is increasing / Trigger-happy policing” ⓘ “Makes me wanna holler, throw up both my hands” ⓘ “Rockets, moon shots / Spend it on the have-nots” ⓘ
partOf	What's Going On ⓘ surface form: What’s Going On
performer	Marvin Gaye ⓘ
producer	Marvin Gaye ⓘ
recordLabel	Motown ⓘ Tamla ⓘ
releaseDecade	1970s ⓘ
releaseYear	1971 ⓘ
topic	African American experience ⓘ inner-city life ⓘ social commentary ⓘ
vocalist	Marvin Gaye ⓘ
vocalStyle	melismatic ⓘ soulful ⓘ
writer	James Nyx Jr. ⓘ Marvin Gaye ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marvin Gaye → notableWork → Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ⓘ

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. → notableWork → Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ⓘ

subject surface form: Marvin Gaye

What's Going On → hasPart → Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ⓘ

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) → followedBy → Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ⓘ

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) → hasAlternateTitle → Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inner City Blues

Grover Washington Jr. → notableWork → Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ⓘ