Work It
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"Work It" is a 2002 hip hop single by Missy Elliott known for its innovative production, reversed vocals, and iconic status in early-2000s pop culture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Work It canonical | 11 |
| Missy Elliott – Work It | 1 |
| Work It (music video) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1502064 — 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: Work It Context triple: [Missy Elliott, notableSong, Work It]
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A.
Work on It
"Work on It" is a musical track, likely a song title, referenced as part of a larger recording or album.
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B.
Get on Up
Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.
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C.
Gotta Have It
"Gotta Have It" is a high-energy hip hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album *Watch the Throne*, known for its dense sampling and rapid-fire back-and-forth verses.
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D.
Hustle Harder
"Hustle Harder" is a hip-hop track by Common from his album "Nobody's Smiling," reflecting themes of perseverance and street struggle.
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E.
Stand Up
"Stand Up" is a 2003 hip hop single by Ludacris, produced by Kanye West, that became one of his biggest commercial hits and a club anthem.
- 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: Work It Target entity description: "Work It" is a 2002 hip hop single by Missy Elliott known for its innovative production, reversed vocals, and iconic status in early-2000s pop culture.
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A.
Work on It
"Work on It" is a musical track, likely a song title, referenced as part of a larger recording or album.
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B.
Get on Up
Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.
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C.
Gotta Have It
"Gotta Have It" is a high-energy hip hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album *Watch the Throne*, known for its dense sampling and rapid-fire back-and-forth verses.
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D.
Hustle Harder
"Hustle Harder" is a hip-hop track by Common from his album "Nobody's Smiling," reflecting themes of perseverance and street struggle.
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E.
Stand Up
"Stand Up" is a 2003 hip hop single by Ludacris, produced by Kanye West, that became one of his biggest commercial hits and a club anthem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Under Construction ⓘ |
| artist | Missy Elliott ⓘ |
| award |
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video
ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing in a Video ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| chronology | Missy Elliott singles chronology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
influential in mainstreaming experimental production in hip hop
ⓘ
widely referenced in television and film ⓘ |
| director | Dave Meyers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Gossip Folks ⓘ |
| follows | One Minute Man ⓘ |
| fromAlbum | Under Construction ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
rap ⓘ |
| hasElement |
call-and-response chorus
ⓘ
old-school hip hop references ⓘ sexual wordplay in lyrics ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
Work It (music video)
ⓘ
linked to:
Work It
|
| includedIn | lists of greatest songs of the 2000s ⓘ |
| label |
Elektra Records
ⓘ
The Goldmind Inc. ⓘ
linked to:
Goldmind Inc.
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
|
| notableFeature |
backwards playback of Missy Elliott’s own lyrics
ⓘ
innovative production techniques ⓘ reversed vocals in the chorus ⓘ use of turntablism-style sound effects ⓘ |
| partOf | Under Construction ⓘ |
| performer | Missy Elliott ⓘ |
| producer |
Missy Elliott
ⓘ
Timbaland ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
iconic early-2000s pop culture song
ⓘ
signature song of Missy Elliott ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2002-09-09 ⓘ |
| releaseType | lead single ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Missy Elliott
ⓘ
Timbaland ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
backmasking
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sampling and scratching ⓘ |
| yearOfMTVVMAWins | 2003 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Work It Description of subject: "Work It" is a 2002 hip hop single by Missy Elliott known for its innovative production, reversed vocals, and iconic status in early-2000s pop culture.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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