E. Sermon
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E. Sermon is a hip-hop producer best known as Erick Sermon, one half of the influential rap duo EPMD and a prominent figure in 1990s East Coast rap.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| E. Sermon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5115845 — 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: E. Sermon Context triple: [Ill Na Na, producer, E. Sermon]
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A.
The Reverend
"The Reverend" is a Christian clerical honorific commonly used to address or refer to ordained ministers or members of the clergy.
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B.
Reverend Salvation
Reverend Salvation is a character in the musical play "The Cradle Will Rock," representing a satirical portrait of religious authority entangled with political and economic corruption.
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C.
Evangelist
Evangelist is an honorific title traditionally given to Saint John as one of the four authors of the canonical Gospels in the New Testament.
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D.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
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E.
Sermones (Sermons)
Sermones (Sermons) is a collection of pastoral homilies by Caesarius of Arles that offers moral instruction and practical Christian teaching to early medieval congregations.
- 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: E. Sermon Target entity description: E. Sermon is a hip-hop producer best known as Erick Sermon, one half of the influential rap duo EPMD and a prominent figure in 1990s East Coast rap.
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A.
The Reverend
"The Reverend" is a Christian clerical honorific commonly used to address or refer to ordained ministers or members of the clergy.
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B.
Reverend Salvation
Reverend Salvation is a character in the musical play "The Cradle Will Rock," representing a satirical portrait of religious authority entangled with political and economic corruption.
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C.
Evangelist
Evangelist is an honorific title traditionally given to Saint John as one of the four authors of the canonical Gospels in the New Testament.
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D.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
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E.
Sermones (Sermons)
Sermones (Sermons) is a collection of pastoral homilies by Caesarius of Arles that offers moral instruction and practical Christian teaching to early medieval congregations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop producer
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human ⓘ rapper ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1990s East Coast rap scene ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
E. Sermon
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The Green-Eyed Bandit ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Das EFX
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Def Squad ⓘ EPMD ⓘ K-Solo ⓘ Keith Murray ⓘ LL Cool J ⓘ Method Man ⓘ Parrish Smith ⓘ Redman ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Sermon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hip hop music
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music production ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
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hardcore hip hop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| givenName |
Erick
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linked to:
Erik
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| hasCreativePartner | Parrish Smith ⓘ |
| hasRole |
MC in EPMD
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producer in EPMD ⓘ |
| influenced | East Coast hip hop sound of the 1990s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | EPMD ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one half of EPMD
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influential 1990s East Coast hip hop production ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bomdigi
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React ⓘ Stay Real ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Double or Nothing
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EPMD ⓘ Insomnia ⓘ Music ⓘ No Pressure ⓘ |
| occupation |
rapper
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | Def Squad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: E. Sermon Description of subject: E. Sermon is a hip-hop producer best known as Erick Sermon, one half of the influential rap duo EPMD and a prominent figure in 1990s East Coast rap.
Referenced by (2)
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