Puff Daddy & the Family
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Puff Daddy & the Family is a hip-hop collective led by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs that featured various Bad Boy Records artists collaborating on late-1990s rap and R&B hits.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puff Daddy & the Family canonical | 6 |
| Bad Boy's Da Band | 1 |
| Puff Daddy & The Family | 1 |
| Puff Daddy and the Family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3885514 — 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: Puff Daddy & the Family Context triple: [It's All About the Benjamins, performedBy, Puff Daddy & the Family]
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A.
M.O.P.
M.O.P. is a Brooklyn-based hip hop duo known for their aggressive delivery and hardcore street anthems, most famously the hit single "Ante Up."
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B.
The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts are a Queens-based hip hop production duo and rap group known for their sample-heavy, Latin-influenced boom-bap sound and underground cult following in the 1990s.
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C.
Kriss Kross
Kriss Kross was an American hip hop duo of the early 1990s best known for their hit single "Jump" and their signature style of wearing clothes backwards.
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D.
Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia is a pioneering Memphis hip hop group known for their dark, horrorcore-influenced sound and for helping shape the crunk and trap subgenres.
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E.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is an American hip hop group from Cleveland, Ohio, known for their fast-paced, melodic rapping style and harmonized vocals.
- 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: Puff Daddy & the Family Target entity description: Puff Daddy & the Family is a hip-hop collective led by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs that featured various Bad Boy Records artists collaborating on late-1990s rap and R&B hits.
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A.
M.O.P.
M.O.P. is a Brooklyn-based hip hop duo known for their aggressive delivery and hardcore street anthems, most famously the hit single "Ante Up."
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B.
The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts are a Queens-based hip hop production duo and rap group known for their sample-heavy, Latin-influenced boom-bap sound and underground cult following in the 1990s.
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C.
Kriss Kross
Kriss Kross was an American hip hop duo of the early 1990s best known for their hit single "Jump" and their signature style of wearing clothes backwards.
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D.
Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia is a pioneering Memphis hip hop group known for their dark, horrorcore-influenced sound and for helping shape the crunk and trap subgenres.
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E.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is an American hip hop group from Cleveland, Ohio, known for their fast-paced, melodic rapping style and harmonized vocals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop collective
ⓘ
musical group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear |
No Way Out (1997)
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linked to:
No Way Out
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| alsoKnownAs |
Puff Daddy and the Family
ⓘ
linked to:
Puff Daddy & the Family
|
| associatedAct |
112
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Bad Boy Records ⓘ Black Rob ⓘ Carl Thomas ⓘ Faith Evans ⓘ Lil' Kim ⓘ Mase ⓘ The LOX ⓘ The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ |
| awardRecognition |
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album (No Way Out)
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album
|
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| commercialSuccess | multi-platinum sales for No Way Out ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| debutAlbum | No Way Out ⓘ |
| featuredArtist |
112
ⓘ
Black Rob ⓘ Carl Thomas ⓘ Faith Evans ⓘ Lil' Kim ⓘ Mase ⓘ The LOX ⓘ The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ |
| founder |
Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs
ⓘ
linked to:
P. Diddy
|
| genre |
R&B
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hip hop ⓘ rap ⓘ |
| labelFounder |
Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs
ⓘ
linked to:
P. Diddy
|
| leader |
Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs
ⓘ
linked to:
P. Diddy
|
| lyricalTheme |
luxury lifestyle
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success and wealth ⓘ tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bad Boy Records roster ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Been Around the World
ⓘ
I'll Be Missing You ⓘ
linked to:
"I'll Be Missing You"
It's All About the Benjamins ⓘ
linked to:
"It's All About the Benjamins"
Victory ⓘ |
| notableWork | No Way Out ⓘ |
| primaryEra | 1990s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Bad Boy Records ⓘ |
| roleInMusic | collaborative vehicle for Bad Boy Records artists ⓘ |
| style |
R&B-influenced hip hop
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radio-friendly rap ⓘ sample-heavy production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puff Daddy & the Family Description of subject: Puff Daddy & the Family is a hip-hop collective led by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs that featured various Bad Boy Records artists collaborating on late-1990s rap and R&B hits.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
"It's All About the Benjamins"
linked to: Puff Daddy & the Family
linked to: Puff Daddy & the Family
linked to: Puff Daddy & the Family
subject linked to:
Puff Daddy & the Family album "No Way Out"