Triple

T3563285
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject West Coast hip hop E75386 entity
Predicate notableArtist P601 FINISHED
Object MC Hammer
MC Hammer is an American rapper, dancer, and entertainer best known for his early 1990s pop-rap hits like "U Can't Touch This" and his flashy, high-energy performances.
E369701 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: MC Hammer | Statement: [West Coast hip hop, notableArtist, MC Hammer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MC Hammer
Context triple: [West Coast hip hop, notableArtist, MC Hammer]
  • A. LL Cool J
    LL Cool J is an American rapper and actor who emerged as one of hip-hop’s early stars and later became widely known for his roles in film and television.
  • B. Keith Sweat
    Keith Sweat is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer known as a pioneer of the New Jack Swing era with hits like "I Want Her" and "Twisted."
  • C. Fat Sam
    Fat Sam is a comically over-the-top mob boss character in the 1976 musical gangster film "Bugsy Malone," known for running a speakeasy and getting caught up in slapstick gang rivalries.
  • D. Ed Lover
    Ed Lover is an American DJ, radio personality, and actor best known for co-hosting the influential hip-hop television show "Yo! MTV Raps."
  • E. Redman
    Redman is an American rapper and actor known for his energetic delivery, humorous lyrics, and influential work in 1990s East Coast hip hop, including collaborations with Method Man.
  • 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: MC Hammer
Triple: [West Coast hip hop, notableArtist, MC Hammer]
Generated description
MC Hammer is an American rapper, dancer, and entertainer best known for his early 1990s pop-rap hits like "U Can't Touch This" and his flashy, high-energy performances.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MC Hammer
Target entity description: MC Hammer is an American rapper, dancer, and entertainer best known for his early 1990s pop-rap hits like "U Can't Touch This" and his flashy, high-energy performances.
  • A. LL Cool J
    LL Cool J is an American rapper and actor who emerged as one of hip-hop’s early stars and later became widely known for his roles in film and television.
  • B. Keith Sweat
    Keith Sweat is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer known as a pioneer of the New Jack Swing era with hits like "I Want Her" and "Twisted."
  • C. Fat Sam
    Fat Sam is a comically over-the-top mob boss character in the 1976 musical gangster film "Bugsy Malone," known for running a speakeasy and getting caught up in slapstick gang rivalries.
  • D. Ed Lover
    Ed Lover is an American DJ, radio personality, and actor best known for co-hosting the influential hip-hop television show "Yo! MTV Raps."
  • E. Redman
    Redman is an American rapper and actor known for his energetic delivery, humorous lyrics, and influential work in 1990s East Coast hip hop, including collaborations with Method Man.
  • 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_69ad85d45090819086f34fb85d850a1e completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc0a60e6c8190a3c3ddae5b6ded54 completed March 8, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b3bba5ccf8819090027c445a1fd458 completed March 13, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b3bd0d41c481909f76b2688f89c82f completed March 13, 2026, 7:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3f5a60fa08190acbb7257b515369a completed March 13, 2026, 11:31 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:21 p.m.