Dirt Off Your Shoulder
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"Dirt Off Your Shoulder" is a hit single by Jay-Z, produced by Timbaland, known for its swaggering lyrics and influential role in early 2000s hip-hop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dirt Off Your Shoulder canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5937071 — 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: Dirt Off Your Shoulder Context triple: [The Black Album, hasPart, Dirt Off Your Shoulder]
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A.
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is a classic 1959 pop ballad by Paul Anka that became one of his signature romantic hits.
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B.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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C.
There You'll Be
"There You'll Be" is a power ballad by American country-pop singer Faith Hill, best known as the theme song from the 2001 film Pearl Harbor and one of her signature hits.
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D.
And She Was
"And She Was" is a 1985 new wave song by Talking Heads, known for its surreal lyrics and upbeat, guitar-driven sound.
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E.
I'm Not The Girl Who Misses Much
"I'm Not The Girl Who Misses Much" is an early experimental video artwork by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, known for its frenetic performance, distorted visuals, and exploration of female identity and pop culture.
- 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: Dirt Off Your Shoulder Target entity description: "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" is a hit single by Jay-Z, produced by Timbaland, known for its swaggering lyrics and influential role in early 2000s hip-hop.
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A.
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is a classic 1959 pop ballad by Paul Anka that became one of his signature romantic hits.
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B.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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C.
There You'll Be
"There You'll Be" is a power ballad by American country-pop singer Faith Hill, best known as the theme song from the 2001 film Pearl Harbor and one of her signature hits.
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D.
And She Was
"And She Was" is a 1985 new wave song by Talking Heads, known for its surreal lyrics and upbeat, guitar-driven sound.
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E.
I'm Not The Girl Who Misses Much
"I'm Not The Girl Who Misses Much" is an early experimental video artwork by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, known for its frenetic performance, distorted visuals, and exploration of female identity and pop culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Jay-Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Jay-Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHandGestureUsedBy | Barack Obama during 2008 presidential campaign ⓘ |
| certification | RIAA platinum single ⓘ |
| chartedInCountry |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSHotR&BHipHopSongs | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSHotRapTracks | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | swaggering ⓘ |
| era | early 2000s hip hop ⓘ |
| featuresNotableProducer | Timbaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsSingle | Change Clothes ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Encore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasRemix | Linkin Park mashup Numb/Encore + Dirt Off Your Shoulder (live/mixtape contexts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureGesture | brushing dirt off shoulder ⓘ |
| includedIn | Jay-Z greatest hits setlists ⓘ |
| influenced | early 2000s hip hop culture ⓘ |
| isFromArtistAlbumEra | The Black Album era ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:59 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
resilience
ⓘ
success in the face of criticism ⓘ swagger ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Hype Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLivePerformance | Fade to Black concert film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Black Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Jay-Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesSingle | 99 Problems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Timbaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 2003 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Def Jam Recordings
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Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2004-02-09 ⓘ |
| tempo | approx. 88 BPM ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 5 ⓘ |
| writer |
Shawn Corey Carter
NERFINISHED
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Timothy Mosley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dirt Off Your Shoulder Description of subject: "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" is a hit single by Jay-Z, produced by Timbaland, known for its swaggering lyrics and influential role in early 2000s hip-hop.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.