It takes two to make a thing go right
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"It takes two to make a thing go right" is a famous lyric line widely recognized from the hip-hop classic "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, and often associated with funk and soul influences like those of Lyn Collins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It takes two to make a thing go right canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9134528 — 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)
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Target entity: It takes two to make a thing go right Context triple: [Lyn Collins, notableLyricFragment, It takes two to make a thing go right]
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A.
Two in One
Two in One is a stylistically inventive, two-part film by Ukrainian director Kira Muratova that blends dark humor and meta-theatrical elements to explore human relationships and performance.
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B.
The Two of Us
The Two of Us is the debut EP by R&B duo Chloe x Halle, showcasing their soulful harmonies and genre-blending, self-produced sound.
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C.
The Two of Us
The Two of Us is a collaborative album by American vocalists Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. that showcases their smooth pop-soul duets and harmonies.
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D.
Two Can Win
"Two Can Win" is a soulful, sample-driven hip-hop track by J Dilla from his acclaimed album "Donuts."
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E.
Side by Side
Side by Side is a British film best known as a notable screen role for actor Gareth Hunt.
- 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: It takes two to make a thing go right Target entity description: "It takes two to make a thing go right" is a famous lyric line widely recognized from the hip-hop classic "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, and often associated with funk and soul influences like those of Lyn Collins.
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A.
Two in One
Two in One is a stylistically inventive, two-part film by Ukrainian director Kira Muratova that blends dark humor and meta-theatrical elements to explore human relationships and performance.
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B.
The Two of Us
The Two of Us is the debut EP by R&B duo Chloe x Halle, showcasing their soulful harmonies and genre-blending, self-produced sound.
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C.
The Two of Us
The Two of Us is a collaborative album by American vocalists Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. that showcases their smooth pop-soul duets and harmonies.
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D.
Two Can Win
"Two Can Win" is a soulful, sample-driven hip-hop track by J Dilla from his acclaimed album "Donuts."
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E.
Side by Side
Side by Side is a British film best known as a notable screen role for actor Gareth Hunt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song lyric line ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | "It Takes Two" (single) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
catchphrase
ⓘ
widely quoted lyric ⓘ |
| era | late 1980s ⓘ |
| genreAssociation |
golden age hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
funk
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricFrom | "It Takes Two" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist |
DJ E-Z Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rob Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | recorded music ⓘ |
| notableFor | memorable hook in "It Takes Two" ⓘ |
| partOf | "It Takes Two" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
DJ E-Z Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rob Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | signature line of "It Takes Two" ⓘ |
| sampledFrom | "Think (About It)" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleSourcePerformer | Lyn Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleSourceProducer | James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
collaboration
ⓘ
partnership ⓘ |
| usedIn |
advertising
ⓘ
films ⓘ popular culture ⓘ sports events ⓘ television ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: It takes two to make a thing go right Description of subject: "It takes two to make a thing go right" is a famous lyric line widely recognized from the hip-hop classic "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, and often associated with funk and soul influences like those of Lyn Collins.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.