Music Is History
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Music Is History is a nonfiction book by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson that explores the last several decades of American history through the lens of popular music and personal reflection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Music Is History canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3130873 — 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: Music Is History Context triple: [Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, notableWork, Music Is History]
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A.
How Music Works
How Music Works is a nonfiction book by musician David Byrne that explores the art, theory, history, and business of music and how context shapes what we hear.
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B.
A Life in Music
A Life in Music is an autobiographical book by renowned pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, reflecting on his career, musical philosophy, and experiences in the world of classical music.
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C.
Our Music
Our Music is a roots reggae album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, reflecting his signature spiritual and socially conscious style.
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D.
The Problem with Music
The Problem with Music is a widely cited essay critiquing the exploitative practices of the mainstream music industry and the ways record labels financially and creatively undermine artists.
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E.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that explores the nature, meaning, and value of music within the broader tradition of aesthetics.
- 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: Music Is History Target entity description: Music Is History is a nonfiction book by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson that explores the last several decades of American history through the lens of popular music and personal reflection.
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A.
How Music Works
How Music Works is a nonfiction book by musician David Byrne that explores the art, theory, history, and business of music and how context shapes what we hear.
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B.
A Life in Music
A Life in Music is an autobiographical book by renowned pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, reflecting on his career, musical philosophy, and experiences in the world of classical music.
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C.
Our Music
Our Music is a roots reggae album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, reflecting his signature spiritual and socially conscious style.
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D.
The Problem with Music
The Problem with Music is a widely cited essay critiquing the exploitative practices of the mainstream music industry and the ways record labels financially and creatively undermine artists.
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E.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that explores the nature, meaning, and value of music within the broader tradition of aesthetics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Questlove's personal life and career
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The Roots and contemporary music ⓘ cultural context of hit songs ⓘ history of American popular music ⓘ |
| author |
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
ⓘ
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ⓘ
surface form:
Questlove
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| coAuthor | Ben Greenman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
cultural history
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memoir ⓘ music history ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasContributorRole | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson as narrator of the audiobook ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
Kindle edition
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audio CD ⓘ digital audio download ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
African American studies
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American studies ⓘ music studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining personal memoir with cultural criticism
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examining American history through songs ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher | Abrams Image ⓘ |
| subject |
American history
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Black American culture ⓘ autobiographical reflections ⓘ hip hop ⓘ music criticism ⓘ popular music ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
music and memory
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relationship between music and politics ⓘ social movements and music ⓘ technological change in music ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
ⓘ
Ben Greenman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Music Is History Description of subject: Music Is History is a nonfiction book by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson that explores the last several decades of American history through the lens of popular music and personal reflection.
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