Son of Shaft
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"Son of Shaft" is a 1972 funk and soul track by The Bar-Kays, known for its driving groove and for building on the legacy of Isaac Hayes’ iconic "Theme from Shaft."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Son of Shaft canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11433097 — 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: Son of Shaft Context triple: [The Bar-Kays, notableWork, Son of Shaft]
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A.
Son of a Gun
Son of a Gun is a 2014 Australian crime thriller film following a young inmate who becomes entangled in a high-stakes heist under the mentorship of a notorious criminal.
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B.
John Shaft II
John Shaft II is the tough, streetwise New York City detective and nephew of the original John Shaft, serving as the modern protagonist in the Shaft film franchise.
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C.
Hard Target
Hard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by John Woo and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, known for its stylized violence and Woo’s Hollywood debut.
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D.
von Shaft
von Shaft is the surname of Broomhilda von Shaft, a fictional character from Quentin Tarantino’s film "Django Unchained."
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E.
Shaft
Shaft is a Japanese animation studio renowned for its visually distinctive and experimental style in anime such as the Monogatari series and Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
- 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: Son of Shaft Target entity description: "Son of Shaft" is a 1972 funk and soul track by The Bar-Kays, known for its driving groove and for building on the legacy of Isaac Hayes’ iconic "Theme from Shaft."
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A.
Son of a Gun
Son of a Gun is a 2014 Australian crime thriller film following a young inmate who becomes entangled in a high-stakes heist under the mentorship of a notorious criminal.
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B.
John Shaft II
John Shaft II is the tough, streetwise New York City detective and nephew of the original John Shaft, serving as the modern protagonist in the Shaft film franchise.
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C.
Hard Target
Hard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by John Woo and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, known for its stylized violence and Woo’s Hollywood debut.
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D.
von Shaft
von Shaft is the surname of Broomhilda von Shaft, a fictional character from Quentin Tarantino’s film "Django Unchained."
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E.
Shaft
Shaft is a Japanese animation studio renowned for its visually distinctive and experimental style in anime such as the Monogatari series and Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Bar-Kays ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Isaac Hayes
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Theme from Shaft ⓘ |
| composer | The Bar-Kays ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
funk
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soul ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Blaxploitation-era funk ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drums
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electric bass ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
funk groove
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soul groove ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
builds on the legacy of Isaac Hayes’ Theme from Shaft
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driving groove ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicFeature |
danceable groove
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syncopated rhythm ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Theme from Shaft ⓘ |
| isFollowUpTo | Theme from Shaft ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicalEra | 1970s funk ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Bar-Kays discography
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linked to:
The Bar-Kays
|
| performedBy |
American funk band The Bar-Kays
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linked to:
The Bar-Kays
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| performer | The Bar-Kays ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Bar-Kays ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Son of Shaft Description of subject: "Son of Shaft" is a 1972 funk and soul track by The Bar-Kays, known for its driving groove and for building on the legacy of Isaac Hayes’ iconic "Theme from Shaft."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.