Things Fall Apart (album) by The Roots
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Things Fall Apart is a critically acclaimed 1999 hip-hop album by The Roots, celebrated for its socially conscious lyrics, live-instrumentation production, and status as a landmark of alternative rap.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3139415 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Things Fall Apart (album) by The Roots Context triple: [Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, notableWork, Things Fall Apart (album) by The Roots]
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Discography of The Roots
The discography of The Roots is the complete collection of studio albums, live recordings, compilations, and notable releases by the Philadelphia-based hip hop band The Roots.
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The Roots Is Comin'
"The Roots Is Comin'" is an early track by the Philadelphia hip hop band The Roots, showcasing their jazz-influenced, live-instrument style that helped define their debut era.
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Roots
Roots is a landmark 1977 American television miniseries that chronicles multiple generations of an African American family from enslavement to emancipation, widely acclaimed for its cultural impact and historical significance.
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Roots
Roots is a socially conscious soul and funk album by Curtis Mayfield, celebrated for its lush arrangements and politically charged lyrics.
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We Insist! Freedom Now Suite
We Insist! Freedom Now Suite is a landmark 1960 jazz album by drummer Max Roach that fuses avant-garde music with explicit civil rights and anti-colonial protest themes.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Things Fall Apart (album) by The Roots Target entity description: Things Fall Apart is a critically acclaimed 1999 hip-hop album by The Roots, celebrated for its socially conscious lyrics, live-instrumentation production, and status as a landmark of alternative rap.
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A.
Discography of The Roots
The discography of The Roots is the complete collection of studio albums, live recordings, compilations, and notable releases by the Philadelphia-based hip hop band The Roots.
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B.
The Roots Is Comin'
"The Roots Is Comin'" is an early track by the Philadelphia hip hop band The Roots, showcasing their jazz-influenced, live-instrument style that helped define their debut era.
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C.
Roots
Roots is a landmark 1977 American television miniseries that chronicles multiple generations of an African American family from enslavement to emancipation, widely acclaimed for its cultural impact and historical significance.
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Roots
Roots is a socially conscious soul and funk album by Curtis Mayfield, celebrated for its lush arrangements and politically charged lyrics.
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Erykah Badu album "Mama’s Gun"
"Mama’s Gun" is a critically acclaimed neo-soul album by Erykah Badu, noted for its warm, live-band sound, introspective songwriting, and key role in defining the Soulquarians’ collaborative era.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Things Fall Apart (album) by The Roots Description of subject: Things Fall Apart is a critically acclaimed 1999 hip-hop album by The Roots, celebrated for its socially conscious lyrics, live-instrumentation production, and status as a landmark of alternative rap.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Roots album "Things Fall Apart"
this entity surface form:
Things Fall Apart (The Roots album)
this entity surface form:
Things Fall Apart (album, as member of The Roots)
subject surface form:
Tariq Trotter
this entity surface form:
Things Fall Apart (album by The Roots)
this entity surface form:
Things Fall Apart by The Roots