Express Yourself
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"Express Yourself" is a politically charged hip-hop track by N.W.A that critiques censorship and social injustice while encouraging artistic freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Express Yourself canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6478837 — 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: Express Yourself Context triple: [N.W.A, notableSong, Express Yourself]
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A.
Speak Your Mind
"Speak Your Mind" is the 2018 pop debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie, featuring hits like "Alarm," "Ciao Adios," and "Friends."
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B.
Talk That
"Talk That" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his 2011 studio album *Doggumentary*.
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C.
Speak
"Speak" is a hard rock single by the American band Godsmack, known for its heavy riffs and aggressive vocal style.
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D.
Speak
"Speak" is a 2004 drama film based on Laurie Halse Anderson's novel, featuring Kristen Stewart as a traumatized teenager who becomes selectively mute after a sexual assault.
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E.
What Would You Say
"What Would You Say" is a popular early single by the Dave Matthews Band that helped introduce their distinctive rock-jam sound to a wider audience.
- 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: Express Yourself Target entity description: "Express Yourself" is a politically charged hip-hop track by N.W.A that critiques censorship and social injustice while encouraging artistic freedom.
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A.
Speak Your Mind
"Speak Your Mind" is the 2018 pop debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie, featuring hits like "Alarm," "Ciao Adios," and "Friends."
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B.
Talk That
"Talk That" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his 2011 studio album *Doggumentary*.
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C.
Speak
"Speak" is a 2004 drama film based on Laurie Halse Anderson's novel, featuring Kristen Stewart as a traumatized teenager who becomes selectively mute after a sexual assault.
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D.
Speak
"Speak" is a hard rock single by the American band Godsmack, known for its heavy riffs and aggressive vocal style.
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E.
What Would You Say
"What Would You Say" is a popular early single by the Dave Matthews Band that helped introduce their distinctive rock-jam sound to a wider audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
censorship in the music industry
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media censorship ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ |
| encourages |
artistic freedom
ⓘ
individual expression ⓘ |
| featuresRapper | Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Express Yourself (N.W.A music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
First Amendment rights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ |
| isPartOf | N.W.A discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Dr. Dre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Mark Romanek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of censorship
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politically charged lyrics ⓘ use of funk-influenced sample ⓘ |
| originalPerformerOfSample | Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSongwriterOfSample | Charles Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
DJ Yella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Priority Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruthless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| samples | Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic freedom
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censorship ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ police brutality ⓘ self-expression ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| vocalist | Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Express Yourself Description of subject: "Express Yourself" is a politically charged hip-hop track by N.W.A that critiques censorship and social injustice while encouraging artistic freedom.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.