Don’t Be Cruel (Bobby Brown album)
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"Don’t Be Cruel" is Bobby Brown’s breakthrough 1988 album that helped popularize the new jack swing sound by blending R&B, hip hop, and pop into a series of major crossover hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Don’t Be Cruel (Bobby Brown album) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13938530 — 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: Don’t Be Cruel (Bobby Brown album) Context triple: [New jack swing, notableWork, Don’t Be Cruel (Bobby Brown album)]
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A.
Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)
“Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)” is a remixed version of Bobby Brown’s hit R&B single “Don’t Be Cruel,” featured on his remix album *Dance!...Ya Know It!*
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B.
Being Bobby Brown
Being Bobby Brown is a reality television series that follows the personal and family life of R&B singer Bobby Brown, including his then-wife Whitney Houston and their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown.
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C.
Bobby Brown: Every Little Step
"Bobby Brown: Every Little Step" is a reality television series that follows R&B singer Bobby Brown and his family, offering an inside look at his personal life and career.
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D.
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad is a 1950 film noir–style drama starring Joan Fontaine as a manipulative social climber entangled in romance and deceit.
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E.
Bobby Brown discography
Bobby Brown discography is the complete collection of albums, singles, and other musical releases by American R&B singer Bobby Brown.
- 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: Don’t Be Cruel (Bobby Brown album) Target entity description: "Don’t Be Cruel" is Bobby Brown’s breakthrough 1988 album that helped popularize the new jack swing sound by blending R&B, hip hop, and pop into a series of major crossover hits.
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A.
Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)
“Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)” is a remixed version of Bobby Brown’s hit R&B single “Don’t Be Cruel,” featured on his remix album *Dance!...Ya Know It!*
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B.
Being Bobby Brown
Being Bobby Brown is a reality television series that follows the personal and family life of R&B singer Bobby Brown, including his then-wife Whitney Houston and their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown.
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C.
Bobby Brown: Every Little Step
"Bobby Brown: Every Little Step" is a reality television series that follows R&B singer Bobby Brown and his family, offering an inside look at his personal life and career.
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D.
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad is a 1950 film noir–style drama starring Joan Fontaine as a manipulative social climber entangled in romance and deceit.
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E.
Bobby Brown discography
Bobby Brown discography is the complete collection of albums, singles, and other musical releases by American R&B singer Bobby Brown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New jack swing