Check the Rhime
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"Check the Rhime" is a classic early-1990s hip-hop track by A Tribe Called Quest known for its jazzy production, back-and-forth lyricism, and reflection on the group's Queens origins.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Check the Rhime canonical | 4 |
| follows Check the Rhime | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6200528 — 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: Check the Rhime Context triple: [A Tribe Called Quest, notableSong, Check the Rhime]
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A.
Rhymes & Reasons
Rhymes & Reasons is a 1972 studio album by singer-songwriter Carole King that continues her blend of introspective lyrics and soft rock/pop arrangements following the success of Tapestry.
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B.
Rhymes & Reasons
Rhymes & Reasons is a folk-pop album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, known for its reflective lyrics and melodic acoustic arrangements.
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C.
Chained to the Rhythm
"Chained to the Rhythm" is a 2017 dance-pop song by Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley that critiques modern apathy and escapism through catchy, socially conscious lyrics.
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D.
A Song
"A Song" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album "Earth."
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E.
Do the Right Thang
"Do the Right Thang" is a notable hip-hop track by the group Theater of the Mind, recognized for its socially conscious lyrics and classic boom-bap production.
- 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: Check the Rhime Target entity description: "Check the Rhime" is a classic early-1990s hip-hop track by A Tribe Called Quest known for its jazzy production, back-and-forth lyricism, and reflection on the group's Queens origins.
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A.
Rhymes & Reasons
Rhymes & Reasons is a 1972 studio album by singer-songwriter Carole King that continues her blend of introspective lyrics and soft rock/pop arrangements following the success of Tapestry.
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B.
Rhymes & Reasons
Rhymes & Reasons is a folk-pop album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, known for its reflective lyrics and melodic acoustic arrangements.
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C.
Chained to the Rhythm
"Chained to the Rhythm" is a 2017 dance-pop song by Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley that critiques modern apathy and escapism through catchy, socially conscious lyrics.
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D.
A Song
"A Song" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album "Earth."
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E.
Do the Right Thang
"Do the Right Thang" is a notable hip-hop track by the group Theater of the Mind, recognized for its socially conscious lyrics and classic boom-bap production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Low End Theory ⓘ |
| appearsOnList | various greatest hip-hop songs lists ⓘ |
| artist | A Tribe Called Quest ⓘ |
| chronology | A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
considered one of A Tribe Called Quest's signature songs
ⓘ
frequently cited as a landmark jazz rap recording ⓘ |
| describedAs | classic early-1990s hip-hop track ⓘ |
| era | Golden age hip hop ⓘ |
| featuresDJ | Ali Shaheed Muhammad ⓘ |
| featuresRapper |
Phife Dawg
ⓘ
Q-Tip ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Jazz (We’ve Got)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jazz (We've Got)
|
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
jazz rap ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Skypager ⓘ |
| hasChorus | “You on point Tip? All the time Phife.” call-and-response hook ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| labelImprint |
Jive
ⓘ
linked to:
Jive House
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
nostalgia for earlier days in the neighborhood
ⓘ
reflection on A Tribe Called Quest's Queens origins ⓘ |
| musicVideoLocation |
Linden Boulevard
ⓘ
St. Albans, Queens ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
back-and-forth trading of verses between Q-Tip and Phife Dawg
ⓘ
jazzy production with prominent horn samples ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of jazz elements into hip hop production
ⓘ
smooth interplay between MCs ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Low End Theory ⓘ |
| performer | A Tribe Called Quest ⓘ |
| precededBy | Can I Kick It? ⓘ |
| producer |
A Tribe Called Quest
ⓘ
Skeff Anselm ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1991 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Jive Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-09-09 ⓘ |
| singleFrom | The Low End Theory ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| writer |
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
ⓘ
Phife Dawg ⓘ Q-Tip ⓘ |
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: Check the Rhime Description of subject: "Check the Rhime" is a classic early-1990s hip-hop track by A Tribe Called Quest known for its jazzy production, back-and-forth lyricism, and reflection on the group's Queens origins.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Check the Rhime