Hey Mama

E202115

single song

"Hey Mama" is a hit hip hop/dance-pop single by the Black Eyed Peas known for its reggae-influenced sound and prominent use in early 2000s media and advertising.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Hey Mama canonical	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1787035 — 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: Hey Mama
Context triple: [Elephunk, hasNotableSingle, Hey Mama]

A. Hey Mama
"Hey Mama" is an emotional hip-hop song by Kanye West dedicated to his mother, celebrating her sacrifices and their close relationship.
B. Dear Mama
"Dear Mama" is a heartfelt 1995 hip-hop song by Tupac Shakur that pays tribute to his mother and is widely regarded as one of his most iconic and emotional works.
C. Who We Be
"Who We Be" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by DMX that reflects on identity, struggle, and systemic injustice through a rapid-fire list-style lyrical delivery.
D. Get on Up
Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.
E. Who Dey
Who Dey is the tiger mascot and rallying cry figure associated with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals, central to the team’s fan culture and game-day identity.
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: Hey Mama
Target entity description: "Hey Mama" is a hit hip hop/dance-pop single by the Black Eyed Peas known for its reggae-influenced sound and prominent use in early 2000s media and advertising.

A. Hey Mama
"Hey Mama" is an emotional hip-hop song by Kanye West dedicated to his mother, celebrating her sacrifices and their close relationship.
B. Dear Mama
"Dear Mama" is a heartfelt 1995 hip-hop song by Tupac Shakur that pays tribute to his mother and is widely regarded as one of his most iconic and emotional works.
C. Who We Be
"Who We Be" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by DMX that reflects on identity, struggle, and systemic injustice through a rapid-fire list-style lyrical delivery.
D. Get on Up
Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.
E. Who Dey
Who Dey is the tiger mascot and rallying cry figure associated with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals, central to the team’s fan culture and game-day identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Elephunk ⓘ
artist	The Black Eyed Peas ⓘ linked to: Black Eyed Peas
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	dance-pop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ reggae fusion ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	reggae-influenced sound ⓘ
hasMusicVideo	yes ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	heavy rotation on music television channels in the early 2000s ⓘ prominent use in commercials and promotional campaigns ⓘ
partOfAlbum	Elephunk ⓘ
performedBy	The Black Eyed Peas ⓘ linked to: Black Eyed Peas
performer	The Black Eyed Peas ⓘ linked to: Black Eyed Peas
producer	will.i.am ⓘ
recordLabel	A&M Records ⓘ Interscope Records ⓘ
releasePeriod	early 2000s ⓘ
usedIn	film trailers and promotions in the early 2000s ⓘ media advertising in the early 2000s ⓘ
vocalist	Fergie ⓘ Taboo ⓘ apl.de.ap ⓘ will.i.am ⓘ
writer	Fergie ⓘ Taboo ⓘ apl.de.ap ⓘ will.i.am ⓘ