Rising Down
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Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rising Down canonical | 13 |
| Rising Down (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T523854 — 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: Rising Down Context triple: [The Roots, album, Rising Down]
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A.
The Rising
The Rising is a 2002 studio album by Bruce Springsteen that marked his artistic response to the September 11 attacks and a major creative and commercial resurgence in his career.
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B.
Higher Ground
"Higher Ground" is a 1973 funk-soul song by Stevie Wonder, renowned for its clavinet-driven groove and spiritually themed lyrics about personal transformation and second chances.
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C.
On Fire
On Fire is a nonfiction book by Naomi Klein that explores the climate crisis and advocates for transformative, justice-centered solutions such as a Green New Deal.
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D.
Through the Fire
"Through the Fire" is a 1984 soulful R&B ballad by Chaka Khan, renowned for its powerful vocals and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
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E.
Like a Stone
"Like a Stone" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Audioslave, renowned for Chris Cornell’s haunting vocals and reflective lyrics on mortality and longing.
- 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: Rising Down Target entity description: Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
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A.
The Rising
The Rising is a 2002 studio album by Bruce Springsteen that marked his artistic response to the September 11 attacks and a major creative and commercial resurgence in his career.
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B.
Higher Ground
"Higher Ground" is a 1973 funk-soul song by Stevie Wonder, renowned for its clavinet-driven groove and spiritually themed lyrics about personal transformation and second chances.
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C.
On Fire
On Fire is a nonfiction book by Naomi Klein that explores the climate crisis and advocates for transformative, justice-centered solutions such as a Green New Deal.
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D.
Through the Fire
"Through the Fire" is a 1984 soulful R&B ballad by Chaka Khan, renowned for its powerful vocals and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
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E.
Like a Stone
"Like a Stone" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Audioslave, renowned for Chris Cornell’s haunting vocals and reflective lyrics on mortality and longing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | The Roots ⓘ |
| basedOn | themes from William T. Vollmann’s book Rising Up and Rising Down ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows Game Theory (album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Game Theory (album) by The Roots
precedes How I Got Over (album) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresArtist |
Chrisette Michele
ⓘ
Common ⓘ Dice Raw ⓘ Malik B. ⓘ Mos Def ⓘ Peedi Peedi ⓘ Porn ⓘ Styles P ⓘ Talib Kweli ⓘ Truck North ⓘ Wale ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ |
| hasPart |
75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)
ⓘ
Criminal ⓘ Get Busy ⓘ I Will Not Apologize ⓘ Rising Down (song) ⓘ
linked to:
Rising Down
Rising Up ⓘ
linked to:
Rising Up and Rising Down
Singing Man ⓘ Unwritten ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
dark production
ⓘ
dense lyricism ⓘ experimental production ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
environmental issues
ⓘ
politics ⓘ racism ⓘ social commentary ⓘ urban life ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ keyboards ⓘ live band ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Black Thought
ⓘ
linked to:
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
|
| performer | The Roots ⓘ |
| producer |
Black Thought
ⓘ
linked to:
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
Questlove ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
The Roots ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
Okayplayer Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Rising Down Description of subject: Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
Referenced by (14)
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