The Dangerous Crew
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The Dangerous Crew is an Oakland-based hip-hop production team and rap group closely tied to the West Coast mobb music sound of the early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dangerous Crew canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5640739 — 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: The Dangerous Crew Context triple: [Too Short, associatedAct, The Dangerous Crew]
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A.
Welcome Danger
Welcome Danger is a 1929 American comedy film starring silent-era icon Harold Lloyd in one of his early sound features.
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B.
Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage is a 1944 American film noir thriller starring Faye Emerson, known for its suspenseful plot set aboard a ship.
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C.
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground is a fast-paced political thriller novel by Jack Higgins involving high-stakes espionage and international intrigue.
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D.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
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E.
The World's Most Dangerous Band
The World's Most Dangerous Band was the longtime house band for David Letterman’s late-night shows, led by bandleader Paul Shaffer and known for its tight musicianship and comedic interplay.
- 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: The Dangerous Crew Target entity description: The Dangerous Crew is an Oakland-based hip-hop production team and rap group closely tied to the West Coast mobb music sound of the early 1990s.
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A.
Welcome Danger
Welcome Danger is a 1929 American comedy film starring silent-era icon Harold Lloyd in one of his early sound features.
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B.
Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage is a 1944 American film noir thriller starring Faye Emerson, known for its suspenseful plot set aboard a ship.
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C.
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground is a fast-paced political thriller novel by Jack Higgins involving high-stakes espionage and international intrigue.
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D.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
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E.
The World's Most Dangerous Band
The World's Most Dangerous Band was the longtime house band for David Letterman’s late-night shows, led by bandleader Paul Shaffer and known for its tight musicianship and comedic interplay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop group
ⓘ
hip hop production team ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ant Banks
ⓘ
Father Dom ⓘ Goldy ⓘ J-Dubb ⓘ Jive Records ⓘ Rappin' 4-Tay ⓘ Short Records ⓘ Spice 1 ⓘ Too Short ⓘ |
| associatedWithSound | West Coast mobb music ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Oakland, California
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linked to:
Oakland
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
West Coast hip hop
ⓘ
gangsta rap ⓘ mob music ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ant Banks
ⓘ
Father Dom ⓘ Goldy ⓘ Rappin' 4-Tay ⓘ Spice 1 ⓘ Too Short ⓘ |
| hasType |
rap group
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record production team ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1980s West Coast funk
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early gangsta rap ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the development of the Oakland mobb music sound
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production work on Too Short albums ⓘ |
| partOfScene | Bay Area hip hop ⓘ |
| region | West Coast ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
funk-influenced basslines
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slow, heavy drum patterns ⓘ street-oriented lyrical themes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dangerous Crew Description of subject: The Dangerous Crew is an Oakland-based hip-hop production team and rap group closely tied to the West Coast mobb music sound of the early 1990s.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.