This Is Madness
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"This Is Madness" is a politically charged spoken-word album by The Last Poets, recognized as a seminal work in the development of hip-hop and rap.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Is Madness canonical | 1 |
| “This Is Madness” (title track) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3130182 — 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: This Is Madness Context triple: [The Last Poets, notableWork, This Is Madness]
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A.
American Madness
American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra that explores themes of banking, trust, and social responsibility during the Great Depression.
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B.
Madness
Madness is a British ska and pop band, formed in London in the late 1970s, known for hits like "Our House" and "Baggy Trousers" and for their energetic, humorous style.
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C.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
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D.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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E.
A Strangeness in My Mind
A Strangeness in My Mind is a novel by Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk that follows the life of a street vendor in Istanbul, exploring themes of love, migration, and the city’s rapid transformation.
- 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: This Is Madness Target entity description: "This Is Madness" is a politically charged spoken-word album by The Last Poets, recognized as a seminal work in the development of hip-hop and rap.
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A.
American Madness
American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra that explores themes of banking, trust, and social responsibility during the Great Depression.
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B.
Madness
Madness is a British ska and pop band, formed in London in the late 1970s, known for hits like "Our House" and "Baggy Trousers" and for their energetic, humorous style.
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C.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
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D.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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E.
A Strangeness in My Mind
A Strangeness in My Mind is a novel by Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk that follows the life of a street vendor in Istanbul, exploring themes of love, migration, and the city’s rapid transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
political album ⓘ spoken-word album ⓘ |
| artist | The Last Poets ⓘ |
| chronology | The Last Poets discography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | seminal work in the development of hip hop and rap ⓘ |
| follows | The Last Poets ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop precursor
ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ proto-rap ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn |
African-American music
ⓘ
political music ⓘ spoken-word poetry ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
percussion
ⓘ
spoken vocals ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Beautiful Black Women”
ⓘ
“Black Soldier” ⓘ Jazz (work) ⓘ
surface form:
“Jazz”
“Mean Machine” ⓘ “O.D.” ⓘ “Opposites” ⓘ “Related to What” ⓘ “Scared of Revolution” ⓘ This Is Madness self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
“This Is Madness” (title track)
“True Blues” ⓘ “Unholy Alliance” ⓘ “White Man’s Got a God Complex” ⓘ |
| influenced |
conscious hip hop
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hip hop music ⓘ political rap ⓘ rap music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black nationalism
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anti-establishment politics ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ social injustice ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| movement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | The Last Poets ⓘ |
| performer | The Last Poets ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Douglas
ⓘ
The Last Poets ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Douglas Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Is Madness Description of subject: "This Is Madness" is a politically charged spoken-word album by The Last Poets, recognized as a seminal work in the development of hip-hop and rap.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“This Is Madness” (title track)