By All Means Necessary
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"By All Means Necessary" is a politically charged hip-hop album by KRS-One (as Boogie Down Productions), known for its socially conscious lyrics and iconic cover referencing Malcolm X.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| By All Means Necessary canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5504882 — 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)
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Target entity: By All Means Necessary Context triple: [KRS-One, notableWork, By All Means Necessary]
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A.
This Means War
This Means War is a 2012 action-romantic comedy film in which two CIA agents and best friends, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, compete for the affection of the same woman.
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B.
All or Nothing
All or Nothing is a 2002 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh that explores the lives and struggles of working-class families in London.
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C.
All or Nothing
"All or Nothing" is a pop song by the American boy band O-Town that became one of their most recognizable hits in the early 2000s.
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D.
Ready for Anything
"Ready for Anything" is the official motto of the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, reflecting its rapid-response, high-readiness role.
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E.
Now More Than Ever
"Now More Than Ever" was the central re-election slogan used by Richard Nixon during his 1972 U.S. presidential campaign.
- 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: By All Means Necessary Target entity description: "By All Means Necessary" is a politically charged hip-hop album by KRS-One (as Boogie Down Productions), known for its socially conscious lyrics and iconic cover referencing Malcolm X.
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A.
This Means War
This Means War is a 2012 action-romantic comedy film in which two CIA agents and best friends, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, compete for the affection of the same woman.
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B.
All or Nothing
All or Nothing is a 2002 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh that explores the lives and struggles of working-class families in London.
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C.
All or Nothing
"All or Nothing" is a pop song by the American boy band O-Town that became one of their most recognizable hits in the early 2000s.
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D.
Ready for Anything
"Ready for Anything" is the official motto of the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, reflecting its rapid-response, high-readiness role.
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E.
Now More Than Ever
"Now More Than Ever" was the central re-election slogan used by Richard Nixon during his 1972 U.S. presidential campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Boogie Down Productions ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Boogie Down Productions ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
D-Nice
ⓘ
KRS-One ⓘ Ms. Melodie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtMimics | Malcolm X holding a rifle at a window ⓘ |
| coverArtReferences | Malcolm X ⓘ |
| creditedWith | advancing socially conscious lyrics in hip hop ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| era | late 1980s hip hop ⓘ |
| featuresArtistRole |
D-Nice as DJ
ⓘ
KRS-One as lead MC ⓘ |
| follows | Criminal Minded ⓘ |
| genre |
conscious hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ political hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
helped define politically conscious rap aesthetics
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iconic album cover in hip hop culture ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
Black empowerment
ⓘ
anti-drug messages ⓘ education ⓘ police brutality ⓘ politics ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrientation | socially conscious ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
community activism
ⓘ
self-defense ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
conscious hip hop
ⓘ
political rap ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Illegal Business
ⓘ
Jimmy ⓘ My Philosophy ⓘ Part Time Suckers ⓘ Stop the Violence ⓘ T’Cha-T’Cha ⓘ |
| primaryArtist | KRS-One ⓘ |
| producer |
D-Nice
ⓘ
KRS-One ⓘ Sidney Mills ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Jive Records
ⓘ
RCA Records ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: By All Means Necessary Description of subject: "By All Means Necessary" is a politically charged hip-hop album by KRS-One (as Boogie Down Productions), known for its socially conscious lyrics and iconic cover referencing Malcolm X.
Referenced by (9)
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