Papa Don't Take No Mess

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single song

"Papa Don't Take No Mess" is a 1974 funk song by James Brown, noted for its extended groove and influential rhythm that has been widely sampled in hip-hop and R&B music.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Papa Don't Take No Mess Part I	2
Papa Don't Take No Mess Part II	2
Papa Don't Take No Mess canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3204750 — 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: Papa Don't Take No Mess
Context triple: [That's the Way Love Goes, sampledWork, Papa Don't Take No Mess]

A. You Haven't Done Nothin'
"You Haven't Done Nothin'" is a 1974 funk/soul protest song by Stevie Wonder that sharply criticizes political dishonesty, notably associated with the Nixon era.
B. I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
C. Ain't Cha
"Ain't Cha" is a track by the hip-hop duo Clipse from their critically acclaimed album *Hell Hath No Fury*.
D. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a groundbreaking 1965 funk song by James Brown that is widely credited with helping to define the funk genre and reshape popular music.
E. Mama Said
"Mama Said" is a 1991 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that blends classic rock, soul, and funk influences and includes the hit single "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over."
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: Papa Don't Take No Mess
Target entity description: "Papa Don't Take No Mess" is a 1974 funk song by James Brown, noted for its extended groove and influential rhythm that has been widely sampled in hip-hop and R&B music.

A. You Haven't Done Nothin'
"You Haven't Done Nothin'" is a 1974 funk/soul protest song by Stevie Wonder that sharply criticizes political dishonesty, notably associated with the Nixon era.
B. I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
C. Ain't Cha
"Ain't Cha" is a track by the hip-hop duo Clipse from their critically acclaimed album *Hell Hath No Fury*.
D. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a groundbreaking 1965 funk song by James Brown that is widely credited with helping to define the funk genre and reshape popular music.
E. Mama Said
"Mama Said" is a 1991 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that blends classic rock, soul, and funk influences and includes the hit single "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Hell ⓘ
artist	James Brown ⓘ
associatedAct	The J.B.'s ⓘ
chartNameUSPop	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ surface form: Billboard Hot 100
chartNameUSRB	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ⓘ surface form: Billboard Hot Soul Singles
chartPositionUSPop	31 ⓘ
chartPositionUSRB	1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decade	1970s ⓘ
format	7-inch single ⓘ
genre	funk ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ
hasPart	Papa Don't Take No Mess self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Papa Don't Take No Mess Part I Papa Don't Take No Mess self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Papa Don't Take No Mess Part II
hasRhythmicFeature	prominent drum break ⓘ syncopated funk rhythm ⓘ
includedIn	James Brown compilation albums ⓘ
influencedGenre	R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ hip hop ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	13:50 ⓘ
notableFor	extended groove ⓘ influential drum break ⓘ
originalMedium	vinyl record ⓘ
partOf	Hell ⓘ
performer	James Brown ⓘ
performerRoleOfJamesBrown	bandleader ⓘ lead vocals ⓘ
producer	James Brown ⓘ
recordingArtist	James Brown ⓘ
recordLabel	Polydor Records ⓘ
releaseDate	1974-08-09 ⓘ
releaseYear	1974 ⓘ
samplingUsage	widely sampled in R&B ⓘ widely sampled in hip hop ⓘ
sideAOfSingle	Papa Don't Take No Mess self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Papa Don't Take No Mess Part I
sideBOfSingle	Papa Don't Take No Mess self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Papa Don't Take No Mess Part II
tempo	medium-slow funk groove ⓘ
theme	tribute to a strong father figure ⓘ
vocalStyle	spoken-word monologue and funk shouting ⓘ
writer	Charles Bobbit ⓘ Fred Wesley ⓘ James Brown ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

That's the Way Love Goes → sampledWork → Papa Don't Take No Mess ⓘ

Papa Don't Take No Mess → hasPart → Papa Don't Take No Mess self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Papa Don't Take No Mess Part I

Papa Don't Take No Mess → hasPart → Papa Don't Take No Mess self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Papa Don't Take No Mess Part II

Papa Don't Take No Mess → sideAOfSingle → Papa Don't Take No Mess self-linksurface differs ⓘ