Sound of da Police
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"Sound of da Police" is a politically charged hip-hop track by KRS-One that critiques police brutality and systemic racism, and has become one of his most iconic and influential songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sound of da Police canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5504893 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sound of da Police Context triple: [KRS-One, notableSong, Sound of da Police]
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A.
Rock the Casbah
"Rock the Casbah" is a 1982 hit single by British punk rock band The Clash that blends punk, dance, and Middle Eastern musical influences and became one of their most iconic and commercially successful songs.
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B.
White Riot
"White Riot" is a fast, politically charged punk rock song by The Clash that became one of their early anthems of social unrest and rebellion.
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C.
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" is a socially conscious folk-rock song by Tracy Chapman that became an anthem for political and economic change in the late 1980s.
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D.
Bring the Noise
"Bring the Noise" is a pioneering 1987 hip hop track by Public Enemy known for its politically charged lyrics, dense production, and major influence on both rap and rap-rock.
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E.
We Didn't Start the Fire
"We Didn't Start the Fire" is a rapid-fire, historically themed pop-rock song by Billy Joel that lists major events and figures from the mid-20th century to the late 1980s.
- 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: Sound of da Police Target entity description: "Sound of da Police" is a politically charged hip-hop track by KRS-One that critiques police brutality and systemic racism, and has become one of his most iconic and influential songs.
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A.
Rock the Casbah
"Rock the Casbah" is a 1982 hit single by British punk rock band The Clash that blends punk, dance, and Middle Eastern musical influences and became one of their most iconic and commercially successful songs.
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B.
White Riot
"White Riot" is a fast, politically charged punk rock song by The Clash that became one of their early anthems of social unrest and rebellion.
-
C.
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" is a socially conscious folk-rock song by Tracy Chapman that became an anthem for political and economic change in the late 1980s.
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D.
Bring the Noise
"Bring the Noise" is a pioneering 1987 hip hop track by Public Enemy known for its politically charged lyrics, dense production, and major influence on both rap and rap-rock.
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E.
We Didn't Start the Fire
"We Didn't Start the Fire" is a rapid-fire, historically themed pop-rock song by Billy Joel that lists major events and figures from the mid-20th century to the late 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Return of the Boom Bap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | KRS-One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently referenced in discussions of policing and race
ⓘ
protest anthem against police violence ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1990s ⓘ |
| describedAs | politically charged hip-hop track ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
CD single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine |
Whoop whoop, that's the sound of da police
ⓘ
Whoop whoop, that's the sound of the beast ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
conscious hip hop
ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical of law enforcement institutions ⓘ |
| hasSubject | historical continuity between slavery-era overseers and modern police ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-authoritarianism
ⓘ
institutional racism ⓘ police brutality ⓘ social justice ⓘ state violence ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| includedIn | KRS-One live performances ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostFamousSongsOf | KRS-One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of police brutality
ⓘ
critique of systemic racism ⓘ iconic police siren-like vocal hook ⓘ |
| originalMedium | audio recording ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Return of the Boom Bap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | KRS-One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | American ⓘ |
| producer |
KRS-One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Showbiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Jive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jive Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
documentaries about policing
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films and television depicting police violence ⓘ protests against police brutality ⓘ |
| writer | KRS-One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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