Living Colour
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Living Colour is an American rock band known for its fusion of heavy metal, funk, jazz, and socially conscious lyrics, most famous for the late-1980s hit "Cult of Personality."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Living Colour canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5970784 — 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: Living Colour Context triple: [Ed Stasium, associatedAct, Living Colour]
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A.
Aquemini
Aquemini is OutKast’s critically acclaimed third studio album, noted for its innovative fusion of Southern hip hop, funk, and soul.
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B.
Shoop
"Shoop" is a 1993 hit hip hop single by Salt-N-Pepa known for its catchy hook and playful, female-empowering lyrics.
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C.
Boogie Street
Boogie Street is a song co-written and performed by Sharon Robinson, best known for its prominent collaboration with Leonard Cohen.
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D.
Colour Me Free!
Colour Me Free! is a soul and R&B studio album by English singer Joss Stone, known for its powerful vocals and blend of retro and contemporary styles.
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E.
Blackness
Blackness is a small coastal village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
- 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: Living Colour Target entity description: Living Colour is an American rock band known for its fusion of heavy metal, funk, jazz, and socially conscious lyrics, most famous for the late-1980s hit "Cult of Personality."
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A.
Aquemini
Aquemini is OutKast’s critically acclaimed third studio album, noted for its innovative fusion of Southern hip hop, funk, and soul.
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B.
Shoop
"Shoop" is a 1993 hit hip hop single by Salt-N-Pepa known for its catchy hook and playful, female-empowering lyrics.
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C.
Boogie Street
Boogie Street is a song co-written and performed by Sharon Robinson, best known for its prominent collaboration with Leonard Cohen.
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D.
Colour Me Free!
Colour Me Free! is a soul and R&B studio album by English singer Joss Stone, known for its powerful vocals and blend of retro and contemporary styles.
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E.
Blackness
Blackness is a small coastal village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock band
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song ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1984–1995
ⓘ
2000–present ⓘ |
| album |
Biscuits
NERFINISHED
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Collideøscope NERFINISHED ⓘ Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour NERFINISHED ⓘ Live From CBGB’s NERFINISHED ⓘ Live at the Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ Pride ⓘ Shade NERFINISHED ⓘ Stain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chair in the Doorway NERFINISHED ⓘ Time’s Up NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Eye & I
NERFINISHED
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Headfake NERFINISHED ⓘ Jungle Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Reid and Masque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Vivid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly African-American members ⓘ |
| formedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Dario Boente (touring)?
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muzz Skillings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
ⓘ
funk metal ⓘ funk rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Ausländer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bi ⓘ Cult of Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Is Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Glamour Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Leave It Alone NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Rears Its Ugly Head NERFINISHED ⓘ Open Letter (To a Landlord) NERFINISHED ⓘ Time’s Up NERFINISHED ⓘ Type ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Vivid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bad Brains
NERFINISHED
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Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament-Funkadelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Epic Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sony Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus | socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
politics
ⓘ
racism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| member |
Corey Glover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doug Wimbish NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best New Artist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
CBGB
NERFINISHED
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Lollapalooza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Cult of Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Living Colour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformedInYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| single |
Ausländer
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Cult of Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ Glamour Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Leave It Alone NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Rears Its Ugly Head NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothingness NERFINISHED ⓘ Open Letter (To a Landlord) NERFINISHED ⓘ Solace of You NERFINISHED ⓘ Type ⓘ Who Shot Ya? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Living Colour Description of subject: Living Colour is an American rock band known for its fusion of heavy metal, funk, jazz, and socially conscious lyrics, most famous for the late-1980s hit "Cult of Personality."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.