Hot, Cool & Vicious
E452163
"Hot, Cool & Vicious" is the debut studio album by hip hop trio Salt-N-Pepa, known for helping bring female rap into the mainstream in the mid-1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hot, Cool & Vicious canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hot, Cool & Vicious Context triple: [Salt-N-Pepa, notableAlbum, Hot, Cool & Vicious]
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A.
Vicious
Vicious is a hip-hop artist known for collaborating with The Hip-Hop Violinist on genre-blending tracks.
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B.
Vicious
Vicious is a British sitcom starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen as a long-term gay couple navigating their acerbic yet affectionate relationship in London.
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C.
Into the Cool
Into the Cool is a popular science book that explores the role of thermodynamics and energy flow in shaping life and complex systems.
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D.
The Cool
The Cool is Lupe Fiasco’s critically acclaimed second studio album, known for its intricate storytelling, conceptual depth, and socially conscious lyricism.
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E.
Furious Seasons
Furious Seasons is a collection of short stories by American writer Raymond Carver that showcases his early minimalist style and themes of ordinary lives under quiet strain.
- 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: Hot, Cool & Vicious Target entity description: "Hot, Cool & Vicious" is the debut studio album by hip hop trio Salt-N-Pepa, known for helping bring female rap into the mainstream in the mid-1980s.
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A.
Vicious
Vicious is a British sitcom starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen as a long-term gay couple navigating their acerbic yet affectionate relationship in London.
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B.
Vicious
Vicious is a hip-hop artist known for collaborating with The Hip-Hop Violinist on genre-blending tracks.
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C.
Into the Cool
Into the Cool is a popular science book that explores the role of thermodynamics and energy flow in shaping life and complex systems.
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D.
The Cool
The Cool is Lupe Fiasco’s critically acclaimed second studio album, known for its intricate storytelling, conceptual depth, and socially conscious lyricism.
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E.
Furious Seasons
Furious Seasons is a collection of short stories by American writer Raymond Carver that showcases his early minimalist style and themes of ordinary lives under quiet strain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Salt-N-Pepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | debut album ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| followsInArtistDiscography | none ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
rap ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
I'll Take Your Man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
My Mic Sounds Nice NERFINISHED ⓘ Push It NERFINISHED ⓘ The Show Stoppa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tramp ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Chick on the Side
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ I'll Take Your Man NERFINISHED ⓘ It's Alright NERFINISHED ⓘ My Mic Sounds Nice NERFINISHED ⓘ Push It NERFINISHED ⓘ Push It (remix) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Show Stoppa NERFINISHED ⓘ The Show Stoppa (Is Stupid Fresh) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tramp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later female rappers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterMedium | compact disc ⓘ |
| notableFor |
containing the hit single "Push It"
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helping bring female rap into the mainstream ⓘ |
| originalMedium |
audio cassette
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vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Salt-N-Pepa discography ⓘ |
| performer | Salt-N-Pepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerCollective |
DJ Spinderella
NERFINISHED
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Pepa NERFINISHED ⓘ Salt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Cheryl James
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deidra Roper NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Denton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInArtistDiscography | A Salt with a Deadly Pepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Hurby Azor
NERFINISHED
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Hurby Luv Bug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
London Records
NERFINISHED
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Next Plateau Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| style | golden age hip hop ⓘ |
| theme | female empowerment in hip hop ⓘ |
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