Triple
T16657712
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Syl Johnson |
E404774
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlbum |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Is It Because I'm Black (1969)
"Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) is a landmark soul and blues album by Syl Johnson that confronts racial injustice and social struggle with raw, politically charged lyrics and emotive vocals.
|
E1225636
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Is It Because I'm Black (1969) | Statement: [Syl Johnson, notableAlbum, Is It Because I'm Black (1969)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Is It Because I'm Black (1969) Context triple: [Syl Johnson, notableAlbum, Is It Because I'm Black (1969)]
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A.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation comedy-crime film, directed by Ossie Davis, that follows two Harlem detectives investigating a con man's fraudulent back-to-Africa scheme.
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B.
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a civil rights-era anthem by Nina Simone that celebrates Black pride, resilience, and the potential of Black youth.
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C.
Cause I'm Black
"Cause I'm Black" is a track by Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) that reflects the album’s gritty, street-oriented hip-hop style and themes of identity and struggle.
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D.
Proud to Be Black
"Proud to Be Black" is a politically charged, pro-Black empowerment track by Run-D.M.C. that closes their influential 1986 hip hop album Raising Hell.
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E.
Black Like Me
Black Like Me is a 1961 nonfiction book by John Howard Griffin that chronicles his journey through the racially segregated American South while passing as a Black man to expose the realities of racism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Is It Because I'm Black (1969) Triple: [Syl Johnson, notableAlbum, Is It Because I'm Black (1969)]
Generated description
"Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) is a landmark soul and blues album by Syl Johnson that confronts racial injustice and social struggle with raw, politically charged lyrics and emotive vocals.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Is It Because I'm Black (1969) Target entity description: "Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) is a landmark soul and blues album by Syl Johnson that confronts racial injustice and social struggle with raw, politically charged lyrics and emotive vocals.
-
A.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation comedy-crime film, directed by Ossie Davis, that follows two Harlem detectives investigating a con man's fraudulent back-to-Africa scheme.
-
B.
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a civil rights-era anthem by Nina Simone that celebrates Black pride, resilience, and the potential of Black youth.
-
C.
Cause I'm Black
"Cause I'm Black" is a track by Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) that reflects the album’s gritty, street-oriented hip-hop style and themes of identity and struggle.
-
D.
Proud to Be Black
"Proud to Be Black" is a politically charged, pro-Black empowerment track by Run-D.M.C. that closes their influential 1986 hip hop album Raising Hell.
-
E.
Black Like Me
Black Like Me is a 1961 nonfiction book by John Howard Griffin that chronicles his journey through the racially segregated American South while passing as a Black man to expose the realities of racism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8838b5fbc81908c6575c132b82e80 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e37bfbfd7c819092c92f6c8da07dbd |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0084ccbc888190816cdf0ea67b0a90 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a008576b0bc81909fdf0b7d26f4c2c1 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:17 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0085e4b6ec81908383085ff08f0dce |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:18 a.m.