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activismFocus
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criminal justice reform
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activismFocus
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education
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activismFocus
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racial justice
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associatedAct
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Erykah Badu
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associatedAct
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J Dilla
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associatedAct
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John Legend
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associatedAct
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Kanye West
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associatedAct
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Mos Def
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associatedAct
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Queen Latifah
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associatedAct
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Talib Kweli
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associatedAct
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The Roots
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awardReceived
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Academy Award for Best Original Song
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awardReceived
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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
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birthName
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Lonnie Lynn
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surface form: "Lonnie Rashid Lynn"
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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dateOfBirth
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1972-03-13
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filmAppearance
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American Gangster
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filmAppearance
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John Wick: Chapter 2
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filmAppearance
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Just Wright
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filmAppearance
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Selma (2014 film)
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surface form: "Selma"
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filmAppearance
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Smokin' Aces
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filmAppearance
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Wanted (2008 film)
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surface form: "Wanted"
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founded
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Common Ground Foundation
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genre
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alternative hip hop
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genre
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conscious hip hop
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genre
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hip hop
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instanceOf
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activist
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instanceOf
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actor
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instanceOf
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human
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instanceOf
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rapper
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instanceOf
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record producer
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instanceOf
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songwriter
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knownFor
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activism
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knownFor
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philanthropy
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knownFor
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socially conscious lyrics
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language
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English
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notableWork
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Be (Intro)
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surface form: "Be (album)"
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notableWork
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Black America Again
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surface form: "Black America Again (album)"
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notableWork
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Finding Forever
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surface form: "Finding Forever (album)"
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notableWork
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Glory
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notableWork
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I Used to Love H.E.R.
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notableWork
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Like Water for Chocolate
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surface form: "Like Water for Chocolate (album)"
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notableWork
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Resurrection
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surface form: "Resurrection (album)"
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notableWork
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The Light
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occupation
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activist
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occupation
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actor
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occupation
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rapper
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occupation
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writer
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placeOfBirth
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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previousStageName
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Common Sense
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recordLabel
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Columbia Records
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recordLabel
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GOOD Music
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recordLabel
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Geffen Records
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recordLabel
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MCA Records
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recordLabel
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Relativity Records
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stageName
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Common
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televisionAppearance
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Hell on Wheels
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televisionAppearance
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The Chi
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