Life Is... Too Short
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Life Is... Too Short is a 1988 studio album by American rapper Too Short that helped establish his signature West Coast hip hop sound and brought him mainstream recognition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life Is... Too Short canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5640729 — 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: Life Is... Too Short Context triple: [Too Short, notableWork, Life Is... Too Short]
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A.
Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short is a British mockumentary-style sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, starring Warwick Davis as a fictionalized version of himself.
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B.
Live Your Life
"Live Your Life" is a 2008 hip hop single by T.I. featuring Rihanna, known for its uplifting lyrics about perseverance and success.
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C.
Live This Life
"Live This Life" is a song featured on the album "Finally Famous."
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
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E.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
- 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: Life Is... Too Short Target entity description: Life Is... Too Short is a 1988 studio album by American rapper Too Short that helped establish his signature West Coast hip hop sound and brought him mainstream recognition.
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A.
Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short is a British mockumentary-style sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, starring Warwick Davis as a fictionalized version of himself.
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B.
Live Your Life
"Live Your Life" is a 2008 hip hop single by T.I. featuring Rihanna, known for its uplifting lyrics about perseverance and success.
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C.
Live This Life
"Live This Life" is a song featured on the album "Finally Famous."
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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E.
This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferred | mainstream recognition on Too Short ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Jive Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfRelease | 1988 ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| distributedBy | RCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Short Dog's in the House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Born to Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
West Coast hip hop
NERFINISHED
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hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Life Is... Too Short album cover ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
City of Dope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CussWords NERFINISHED ⓘ Don't Fight the Feelin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Don't Stop Rappin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Freaky Tales (Part 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ I Ain't Trippin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Life Is... Too Short (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ No Way Out NERFINISHED ⓘ Pimp the Ho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | explicit lyrics ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish | Too Short's signature West Coast hip hop sound ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 55 minutes ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Oakland, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sexual themes ⓘ street life ⓘ |
| mediaFormat |
audio cassette
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compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing later Bay Area hip hop artists
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pioneering explicit West Coast rap ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Too Short discography ⓘ |
| performer | Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfRecording | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Al Eaton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dean Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shorty B NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Bohanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Jive Records
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RCA Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Life Is... Too Short Description of subject: Life Is... Too Short is a 1988 studio album by American rapper Too Short that helped establish his signature West Coast hip hop sound and brought him mainstream recognition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.