Phone Tap
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"Phone Tap" is a classic 1997 East Coast hip hop track by The Firm, produced by Dr. Dre and known for its cinematic, surveillance-themed narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phone Tap canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Firm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Aftermath Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interscope Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | lead single from The Firm’s album "The Album" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresArtist |
AZ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foxy Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Nas NERFINISHED ⓘ Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
NERFINISHED
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hip hop ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
laid-back drum pattern
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melodic piano loop ⓘ |
| hasMood |
noir
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
cinematic
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
organized crime
ⓘ
phone tapping ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | mafioso rap ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cinematic, surveillance-themed narrative
ⓘ
classic status in 1990s East Coast hip hop ⓘ mafioso rap style ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Album ⓘ |
| performer | The Firm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris "The Glove" Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Aftermath Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interscope Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-09-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal surveillance of criminal activity
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paranoia about being monitored ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
conversational
ⓘ
multi-perspective dialogue ⓘ |
| writer |
AZ
ⓘ
Cormega NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ Nas NERFINISHED ⓘ Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.