“When the People Cheer”
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“When the People Cheer” is a track by The Roots that blends darkly satirical lyrics with experimental hip-hop production to explore themes of violence, fame, and societal decay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “When the People Cheer” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3120603 — 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: “When the People Cheer” Context triple: […And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, hasPart, “When the People Cheer”]
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A.
Celebration
"Celebration" is a one-act darkly comic play by British dramatist Harold Pinter that satirizes social pretensions and power dynamics during a restaurant dinner.
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B.
Joy in the Morning
"Joy in the Morning" is a comic novel in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster series, featuring Bertie Wooster’s misadventures and the ingenious problem-solving of his valet Jeeves.
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C.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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D.
They Say It’s Wonderful
"They Say It’s Wonderful" is a popular romantic ballad by Irving Berlin from the classic Broadway musical *Annie Get Your Gun*.
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E.
Parade
Parade is a groundbreaking 1917 ballet with music by Erik Satie and designs by Pablo Picasso, created for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and noted for its avant-garde fusion of art, theater, and dance.
- 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: “When the People Cheer” Target entity description: “When the People Cheer” is a track by The Roots that blends darkly satirical lyrics with experimental hip-hop production to explore themes of violence, fame, and societal decay.
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A.
Celebration
"Celebration" is a one-act darkly comic play by British dramatist Harold Pinter that satirizes social pretensions and power dynamics during a restaurant dinner.
-
B.
Joy in the Morning
"Joy in the Morning" is a comic novel in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster series, featuring Bertie Wooster’s misadventures and the ingenious problem-solving of his valet Jeeves.
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C.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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D.
They Say It’s Wonderful
"They Say It’s Wonderful" is a popular romantic ballad by Irving Berlin from the classic Broadway musical *Annie Get Your Gun*.
-
E.
Parade
Parade is a groundbreaking 1917 ballet with music by Erik Satie and designs by Pablo Picasso, created for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and noted for its avant-garde fusion of art, theater, and dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album |
…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
ⓘ
surface form:
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
|
| artist | The Roots ⓘ |
| belongsToDiscographyOf | The Roots ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
desensitization to violence ⓘ entertainment industry ⓘ media culture ⓘ moral decline ⓘ urban violence ⓘ |
| featuresRapping | yes ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ keyboards ⓘ samples ⓘ |
| hasMusicalArtist | The Roots ⓘ |
| hasSatiricalContent | yes ⓘ |
| hasTone |
cynical
ⓘ
dark ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| isSingleFrom |
…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
ⓘ
surface form:
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricStyle | dark satire ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
fame
ⓘ
societal decay ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | character monologue ⓘ |
| partOf |
…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
ⓘ
surface form:
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
|
| performer | The Roots ⓘ |
| producer | The Roots ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | The Roots ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
Okayplayer Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | promotional single ⓘ |
| usesProductionStyle |
experimental
ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Thought
Greg Porn ⓘ |
| writer | members of The Roots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “When the People Cheer” Description of subject: “When the People Cheer” is a track by The Roots that blends darkly satirical lyrics with experimental hip-hop production to explore themes of violence, fame, and societal decay.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.