Can't Hold Us
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"Can't Hold Us" is a high-energy hip hop song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton that became an international hit known for its uplifting, triumphant vibe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Can't Hold Us canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5285454 — 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: Can't Hold Us Context triple: [Macklemore, notableWork, Can't Hold Us]
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A.
Can’t Hold Us Down
"Can’t Hold Us Down" is a feminist R&B/pop song by Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim that challenges double standards and sexism in the music industry and society.
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B.
Ain’t Nobody
"Ain’t Nobody" is a 1983 R&B/funk song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, widely regarded as one of her signature hits and a classic of the genre.
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C.
Have One on Me
Have One on Me is an expansive, critically acclaimed 2010 triple album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate compositions and poetic lyrics.
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D.
Blinding Lights
"Blinding Lights" is a hugely popular synthwave-inspired pop song by Canadian singer The Weeknd, known for its 1980s-style production and massive global chart success.
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E.
Nothin' on You
"Nothin' on You" is a hit pop-rap single by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, known for its catchy hook and romantic lyrics that helped launch Mars's mainstream career.
- 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: Can't Hold Us Target entity description: "Can't Hold Us" is a high-energy hip hop song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton that became an international hit known for its uplifting, triumphant vibe.
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A.
Can’t Hold Us Down
"Can’t Hold Us Down" is a feminist R&B/pop song by Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim that challenges double standards and sexism in the music industry and society.
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B.
Ain’t Nobody
"Ain’t Nobody" is a 1983 R&B/funk song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, widely regarded as one of her signature hits and a classic of the genre.
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C.
Have One on Me
Have One on Me is an expansive, critically acclaimed 2010 triple album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate compositions and poetic lyrics.
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D.
Blinding Lights
"Blinding Lights" is a hugely popular synthwave-inspired pop song by Canadian singer The Weeknd, known for its 1980s-style production and massive global chart success.
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E.
Nothin' on You
"Nothin' on You" is a hit pop-rap single by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, known for its catchy hook and romantic lyrics that helped launch Mars's mainstream career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Heist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Macklemore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Dalton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number one on the US Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
top ten in multiple international charts ⓘ |
| chronology | follows the success of Thrift Shop ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredArtist | Ray Dalton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
conscious hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ pop rap ⓘ |
| hasCertification | multi-platinum in several countries ⓘ |
| hasChorusSinger | Ray Dalton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHook | “Can we go back, this is the moment…” ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Yes ⓘ |
| isHitSingle | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector |
Jason Koenig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macklemore NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | uplifting and triumphant vibe ⓘ |
| partOf | The Heist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Macklemore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ryan Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Alternative Distribution Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macklemore LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
motivation
ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ triumph ⓘ |
| usedAs |
motivational soundtrack in media
ⓘ
sports anthem ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ray Dalton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Ben Haggerty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Dalton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Can't Hold Us Description of subject: "Can't Hold Us" is a high-energy hip hop song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton that became an international hit known for its uplifting, triumphant vibe.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.