Down and Out in New York City
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"Down and Out in New York City" is a funk-soul song by James Brown, best known for its gritty portrayal of urban struggle and its inclusion on the soundtrack to the film "Black Caesar."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Down and Out in New York City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9042360 — 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: Down and Out in New York City Context triple: [Soulfire, hasPart, Down and Out in New York City]
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A.
Down and Out
"Down and Out" is a popular hip-hop track by rapper Cam'ron, known for its soulful production and standout status in his discography.
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B.
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is a jazz-influenced ballet and orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally written for the 1936 musical On Your Toes and later widely performed as a standalone concert work.
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C.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
"Ten Days in a Mad-House" is an 1887 investigative exposé by journalist Nellie Bly recounting her undercover experience in a New York insane asylum, which helped spark major reforms in mental health care.
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D.
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York is a 1937 American historical drama film set in the post–Civil War era, known for its portrayal of financier Jim Fisk and featuring Frances Farmer in a prominent role.
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E.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" is a pioneering American naturalist novella that starkly portrays poverty, urban life, and moral hypocrisy in New York's Bowery slums.
- 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: Down and Out in New York City Target entity description: "Down and Out in New York City" is a funk-soul song by James Brown, best known for its gritty portrayal of urban struggle and its inclusion on the soundtrack to the film "Black Caesar."
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A.
Down and Out
"Down and Out" is a popular hip-hop track by rapper Cam'ron, known for its soulful production and standout status in his discography.
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B.
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is a jazz-influenced ballet and orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally written for the 1936 musical On Your Toes and later widely performed as a standalone concert work.
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C.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
"Ten Days in a Mad-House" is an 1887 investigative exposé by journalist Nellie Bly recounting her undercover experience in a New York insane asylum, which helped spark major reforms in mental health care.
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D.
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York is a 1937 American historical drama film set in the post–Civil War era, known for its portrayal of financier Jim Fisk and featuring Frances Farmer in a prominent role.
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E.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" is a pioneering American naturalist novella that starkly portrays poverty, urban life, and moral hypocrisy in New York's Bowery slums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Bobby Womack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Black Caesar (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyInArtistSingles |
follows "I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance)"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
precedes "Stoned to the Bone" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | urban struggle ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
horn section
ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | gritty ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
inner-city life
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | Black Caesar (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of urban struggle ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Caesar (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Black Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerVocalType | male vocalist ⓘ |
| producer | James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Polydor Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| usedIn | Black Caesar (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Barry De Vorzon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bobby Womack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Down and Out in New York City Description of subject: "Down and Out in New York City" is a funk-soul song by James Brown, best known for its gritty portrayal of urban struggle and its inclusion on the soundtrack to the film "Black Caesar."
Referenced by (1)
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