“How I Could Just Kill a Man”
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“How I Could Just Kill a Man” is a seminal 1991 hip hop track by Cypress Hill, known for its gritty lyrics, distinctive production, and lasting influence on West Coast rap.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How I Could Just Kill a Man | 2 |
| “How I Could Just Kill a Man” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6400567 — 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: “How I Could Just Kill a Man” Context triple: [Renegades, containsCoverOf, “How I Could Just Kill a Man”]
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A.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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B.
Killer Is Me
"Killer Is Me" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its appearance on their 1996 MTV Unplugged performance.
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C.
You’re Gonna Kill That Girl
"You’re Gonna Kill That Girl" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones, featured on their 1977 album "Leave Home."
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D.
Dangling Man
Dangling Man is Saul Bellow’s debut novel, a philosophical first-person narrative about an unemployed young man in Chicago awaiting his World War II draft and grappling with alienation and moral uncertainty.
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E.
You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" is a comic show tune from the classic Irving Berlin musical *Annie Get Your Gun*, humorously highlighting how the heroine’s sharpshooting skills hinder her romantic prospects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “How I Could Just Kill a Man” Target entity description: “How I Could Just Kill a Man” is a seminal 1991 hip hop track by Cypress Hill, known for its gritty lyrics, distinctive production, and lasting influence on West Coast rap.
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A.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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B.
Killer Is Me
"Killer Is Me" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its appearance on their 1996 MTV Unplugged performance.
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C.
You’re Gonna Kill That Girl
"You’re Gonna Kill That Girl" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones, featured on their 1977 album "Leave Home."
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D.
Dangling Man
Dangling Man is Saul Bellow’s debut novel, a philosophical first-person narrative about an unemployed young man in Chicago awaiting his World War II draft and grappling with alienation and moral uncertainty.
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E.
You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" is a comic show tune from the classic Irving Berlin musical *Annie Get Your Gun*, humorously highlighting how the heroine’s sharpshooting skills hinder her romantic prospects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Cypress Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsOn | Rage Against the Machine single release (cover version) ⓘ |
| artist | Cypress Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | Los Angeles hip hop scene ⓘ |
| chronology | Cypress Hill singles chronology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
gritty
ⓘ
influential ⓘ seminal hip hop track ⓘ |
| era | early 1990s hip hop ⓘ |
| features |
layered vocal ad-libs
ⓘ
prominent drum breaks ⓘ sample-based production ⓘ |
| genre |
West Coast hip hop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hardcore hip hop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| hasBside | Hand on the Pump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorus | repeated line "Here is something you can't understand" ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | How I Could Just Kill a Man (cover by Rage Against the Machine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | How I Could Just Kill a Man (live performances by Cypress Hill) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | How I Could Just Kill a Man music video ⓘ |
| hasOriginalReleaseFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| hasTempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Cypress Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later West Coast hip hop artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early 1990s Los Angeles street culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist |
B-Real
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sen Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive production
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gritty lyrics ⓘ influence on West Coast rap ⓘ |
| partOf | Cypress Hill discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Cypress Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | DJ Muggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1991 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Ruffhouse Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
confrontation with authority
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street life ⓘ urban violence ⓘ |
| writer |
B-Real
NERFINISHED
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DJ Muggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sen Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: “How I Could Just Kill a Man” Description of subject: “How I Could Just Kill a Man” is a seminal 1991 hip hop track by Cypress Hill, known for its gritty lyrics, distinctive production, and lasting influence on West Coast rap.
Referenced by (3)
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How I Could Just Kill a Man
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How I Could Just Kill a Man