Sugar Minott
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Sugar Minott was a pioneering Jamaican reggae singer, producer, and sound-system operator known for helping launch the dancehall era and nurturing young talent through his Youth Promotion label.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sugar Minott canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11140804 — 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: Sugar Minott Context triple: [Studio One, recordedWith, Sugar Minott]
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A.
Horace Andy
Horace Andy is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and songwriter renowned for his distinctive falsetto voice and collaborations with the band Massive Attack.
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B.
Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Griffiths is a renowned Jamaican reggae singer, celebrated both for her solo work and as part of the duo Bob and Marcia and the vocal trio I Threes.
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C.
Machel Montano
Machel Montano is a Trinidadian soca singer, songwriter, and performer widely regarded as one of the genre’s most influential and successful artists.
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D.
Trini Monica
Trini Monica is the wife of American stand-up comedian and actor Andrew Dice Clay.
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E.
Skip Marley
Skip Marley is a Jamaican singer-songwriter and grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, known for blending reggae with pop and contemporary influences.
- 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: Sugar Minott Target entity description: Sugar Minott was a pioneering Jamaican reggae singer, producer, and sound-system operator known for helping launch the dancehall era and nurturing young talent through his Youth Promotion label.
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A.
Horace Andy
Horace Andy is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and songwriter renowned for his distinctive falsetto voice and collaborations with the band Massive Attack.
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B.
Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Griffiths is a renowned Jamaican reggae singer, celebrated both for her solo work and as part of the duo Bob and Marcia and the vocal trio I Threes.
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C.
Machel Montano
Machel Montano is a Trinidadian soca singer, songwriter, and performer widely regarded as one of the genre’s most influential and successful artists.
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D.
Trini Monica
Trini Monica is the wife of American stand-up comedian and actor Andrew Dice Clay.
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E.
Skip Marley
Skip Marley is a Jamaican singer-songwriter and grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, known for blending reggae with pop and contemporary influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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record producer ⓘ reggae singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ sound system operator ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Studio One
NERFINISHED
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Youth Promotion sound system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1956-05-25 ⓘ |
| birthName | Lincoln Barrington Minott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Coxsone Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2010-07-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Minott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Youth Promotion label
NERFINISHED
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Youth Promotion sound system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dancehall
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lovers rock ⓘ reggae ⓘ |
| givenName | Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
UK lovers rock scene
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dancehall music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mentoring young Jamaican artists
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pioneering the dancehall era ⓘ revoicing classic Studio One rhythms ⓘ |
| movement |
early dancehall
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roots reggae ⓘ |
| nickname | Sugar Minott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped popularize the use of classic riddims for new vocal tracks ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Black Roots"
NERFINISHED
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album "Ghetto-ology" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Live Loving" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Good Thing Going (We've Got a Good Thing Going)" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Herbman Hustling" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Oh Mr DC" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
record producer
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ sound system operator ⓘ |
| performedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedWith | Youth Promotion sound system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Black Roots
NERFINISHED
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Studio One NERFINISHED ⓘ Youth Promotion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth, soulful tenor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sugar Minott Description of subject: Sugar Minott was a pioneering Jamaican reggae singer, producer, and sound-system operator known for helping launch the dancehall era and nurturing young talent through his Youth Promotion label.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.