That Nigger's Crazy
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That Nigger's Crazy is a landmark 1974 stand-up comedy album by Richard Pryor that helped redefine American comedy with its raw, provocative, and socially incisive material.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| That Nigger's Crazy canonical | 3 |
| That Nigger's Crazy (1974 album) | 2 |
| Supernigger (compilation album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T389938 — 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: That Nigger's Crazy Context triple: [Richard Pryor, notableWork, That Nigger's Crazy]
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A.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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B.
I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
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C.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
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D.
Blacker
Blacker is a comparative form of the color term "black," indicating a greater degree of darkness or blackness.
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E.
White Chicks
White Chicks is a 2004 American comedy film in which two Black FBI agents go undercover as white socialite sisters, known for its over-the-top humor and cultural impact.
- 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: That Nigger's Crazy Target entity description: That Nigger's Crazy is a landmark 1974 stand-up comedy album by Richard Pryor that helped redefine American comedy with its raw, provocative, and socially incisive material.
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A.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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B.
I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
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C.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
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D.
Blacker
Blacker is a comparative form of the color term "black," indicating a greater degree of darkness or blackness.
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E.
White Chicks
White Chicks is a 2004 American comedy film in which two Black FBI agents go undercover as white socialite sisters, known for its over-the-top humor and cultural impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
live album
ⓘ
stand-up comedy album ⓘ |
| artist | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1970s American counterculture
ⓘ
African American comedy ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark comedy album
ⓘ
provocative ⓘ raw ⓘ socially incisive ⓘ |
| followedBy | ...Is It Something I Said? ⓘ |
| follows | Craps (After Hours) ⓘ |
| format | LP ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtFeaturing | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | helped redefine American comedy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
African American comedians
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American stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
confrontation of racism through humor
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taboo subjects in comedy ⓘ use of profanity in performance ⓘ |
| hasTrackType | spoken word ⓘ |
| hasType | explicit content ⓘ |
| label | Laff Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American experience
ⓘ
drug use ⓘ police and law enforcement ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Richard Pryor
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surface form:
Richard Pryor discography
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| performer | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| productionLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| recordedAsLive | true ⓘ |
| reissuedBy | Stax Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: That Nigger's Crazy Description of subject: That Nigger's Crazy is a landmark 1974 stand-up comedy album by Richard Pryor that helped redefine American comedy with its raw, provocative, and socially incisive material.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Richard Pryor
this entity surface form:
That Nigger's Crazy (1974 album)
this entity surface form:
Supernigger (compilation album)
this entity surface form:
That Nigger's Crazy (1974 album)