Fight the Power
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"Fight the Power" is a politically charged hip-hop anthem by Public Enemy that became an iconic protest song and cultural touchstone, especially through its prominent use in Spike Lee’s film *Do the Right Thing*.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fight the Power canonical | 5 |
| follows earlier Public Enemy political singles such as Fight the Power | 1 |
| “Fight the Power” (as member of Public Enemy) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4207900 — 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: Fight the Power Context triple: [Public Enemy, notableWork, Fight the Power]
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A.
Freak Power
Freak Power was a 1990s British band that blended acid jazz, funk, and soul, best known for their hit single "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out."
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B.
Yellow Power
Yellow Power was a rallying slogan and ideology of the Asian American movement that asserted racial pride, political self-determination, and solidarity with other oppressed groups in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Riding the Rap
"Riding the Rap" is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard featuring U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens as he navigates a kidnapping scheme in South Florida.
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D.
Bring da Ruckus
"Bring da Ruckus" is the hard-hitting opening track by the Wu-Tang Clan that sets the raw, gritty tone for their landmark debut album.
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E.
Rap City
Rap City is a long-running hip hop music video and culture show that helped define BET’s rap programming and showcase emerging and established rap artists.
- 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: Fight the Power Target entity description: "Fight the Power" is a politically charged hip-hop anthem by Public Enemy that became an iconic protest song and cultural touchstone, especially through its prominent use in Spike Lee’s film *Do the Right Thing*.
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A.
Freak Power
Freak Power was a 1990s British band that blended acid jazz, funk, and soul, best known for their hit single "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out."
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B.
Yellow Power
Yellow Power was a rallying slogan and ideology of the Asian American movement that asserted racial pride, political self-determination, and solidarity with other oppressed groups in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Riding the Rap
"Riding the Rap" is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard featuring U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens as he navigates a kidnapping scheme in South Florida.
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D.
Bring da Ruckus
"Bring da Ruckus" is the hard-hitting opening track by the Wu-Tang Clan that sets the raw, gritty tone for their landmark debut album.
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E.
Rap City
Rap City is a long-running hip hop music video and culture show that helped define BET’s rap programming and showcase emerging and established rap artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Fear of a Black Planet ⓘ |
| artist | Public Enemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Black empowerment
ⓘ
civil rights activism ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Do the Right Thing ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
ⓘ
surface form:
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs top 10
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | iconic protest song of late 20th century ⓘ |
| describedAs |
politically charged anthem
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ |
| directorOfAssociatedFilm | Spike Lee ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Do the Right Thing ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformancesAt |
Public Enemy concerts
ⓘ
political rallies ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ |
| influenced | later politically conscious hip hop ⓘ |
| label |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
Motown ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Spike Lee ⓘ |
| notableLyricReference |
critique of Elvis Presley
ⓘ
critique of John Wayne ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | Do the Right Thing (film) opening credits ⓘ |
| partOf |
Do the Right Thing
ⓘ
surface form:
Do the Right Thing (soundtrack)
|
| performer |
Chuck D
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flavor Flav ⓘ |
| producer | The Bomb Squad ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | cultural touchstone in American music ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1989 ⓘ |
| recordLabelAtRelease | Motown for soundtrack single ⓘ |
| recordLabelForAlbumVersion | Def Jam Recordings ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| rhythmicStyle | sample-heavy production ⓘ |
| theme |
empowerment
ⓘ
political protest ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ |
| usedAs | anthem for social justice movements ⓘ |
| writer |
Chuck D
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Sadler ⓘ Flavor Flav ⓘ Hank Shocklee ⓘ Keith Shocklee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fight the Power Description of subject: "Fight the Power" is a politically charged hip-hop anthem by Public Enemy that became an iconic protest song and cultural touchstone, especially through its prominent use in Spike Lee’s film *Do the Right Thing*.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“Fight the Power” (as member of Public Enemy)
this entity surface form:
follows earlier Public Enemy political singles such as Fight the Power