The Healer
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"The Healer" is a spiritually themed neo-soul/hip-hop track by Erykah Badu that pays tribute to the healing power of music and hip-hop culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Healer canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Healer Context triple: [New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), hasTrack, The Healer]
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A.
Lord of Healing
Lord of Healing is a divine epithet referring to Eshmun, the Phoenician god revered as a powerful patron of medicine and restorative health.
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B.
The Healing Heart
The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
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C.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
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D.
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord is a 1926 stage play by American dramatist Sidney Howard, best known as a darkly comic family drama about a domineering mother and her adult sons.
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E.
Woven Stone
Woven Stone is a poetry and prose collection by Acoma Pueblo writer Simon J. Ortiz that explores Native American identity, history, and resistance.
- 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 Healer Target entity description: "The Healer" is a spiritually themed neo-soul/hip-hop track by Erykah Badu that pays tribute to the healing power of music and hip-hop culture.
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A.
Lord of Healing
Lord of Healing is a divine epithet referring to Eshmun, the Phoenician god revered as a powerful patron of medicine and restorative health.
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B.
The Healing Heart
The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
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C.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
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D.
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord is a 1926 stage play by American dramatist Sidney Howard, best known as a darkly comic family drama about a domineering mother and her adult sons.
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E.
Woven Stone
Woven Stone is a poetry and prose collection by Acoma Pueblo writer Simon J. Ortiz that explores Native American identity, history, and resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) ⓘ |
| artist | Erykah Badu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs | spiritually themed neo-soul/hip-hop track ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
chant-like chorus
ⓘ
loop-based production ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ neo soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | yes ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ programmed beats ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 3 minutes 21 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
cultural resistance
ⓘ
music as medicine ⓘ social consciousness ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
healing power of hip hop
ⓘ
transformative power of music ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
“Hip hop is bigger than the government”
ⓘ
“This one is for Dilla” ⓘ |
| partOf | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
New Amerykah series
ⓘ
linked to:
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
|
| performer |
Erykah Badu
ⓘ
Madlib ⓘ |
| producer | Madlib ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown Records
ⓘ
linked to:
Motown
Universal Motown ⓘ
linked to:
Universal Motown Republic Group
|
| releaseDate | 2008-01-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| theme |
healing power of music
ⓘ
hip hop culture ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| tributeTo |
J Dilla
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
spoken word elements
ⓘ
sung vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Erykah Badu
ⓘ
Madlib ⓘ |
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Subject: The Healer Description of subject: "The Healer" is a spiritually themed neo-soul/hip-hop track by Erykah Badu that pays tribute to the healing power of music and hip-hop culture.
Referenced by (3)
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