Hootie Mack
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Hootie Mack is a 1993 studio album by R&B/hip-hop group Bell Biv DeVoe that blends new jack swing with hip-hop and contemporary R&B influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hootie Mack canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6269414 — 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: Hootie Mack Context triple: [Bell Biv DeVoe, notableAlbum, Hootie Mack]
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A.
Dorris Bowdon
Dorris Bowdon was an American film actress best known for her role in the classic 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath."
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B.
Ty Simpkins
Ty Simpkins is an American actor known for his roles as a child and teen in major films such as the Insidious series, Iron Man 3, and Jurassic World.
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C.
Ricky Hunley
Ricky Hunley is a former American football linebacker and coach best known as a College Football Hall of Famer and standout player at the University of Arizona who went on to play in the NFL.
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D.
Charles Neblett
Charles Neblett is an American civil rights activist and singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and advance the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
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E.
Lee Roy Mitchell
Lee Roy Mitchell is an American businessman best known as the founder of the Cinemark movie theater chain.
- 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: Hootie Mack Target entity description: Hootie Mack is a 1993 studio album by R&B/hip-hop group Bell Biv DeVoe that blends new jack swing with hip-hop and contemporary R&B influences.
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A.
Dorris Bowdon
Dorris Bowdon was an American film actress best known for her role in the classic 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath."
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B.
Ty Simpkins
Ty Simpkins is an American actor known for his roles as a child and teen in major films such as the Insidious series, Iron Man 3, and Jurassic World.
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C.
Ricky Hunley
Ricky Hunley is a former American football linebacker and coach best known as a College Football Hall of Famer and standout player at the University of Arizona who went on to play in the NFL.
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D.
Charles Neblett
Charles Neblett is an American civil rights activist and singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and advance the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
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E.
Lee Roy Mitchell
Lee Roy Mitchell is an American businessman best known as the founder of the Cinemark movie theater chain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bell Biv DeVoe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | BBD ⓘ |
| follows | Poison ⓘ |
| format |
CD
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cassette ⓘ vinyl ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
contemporary R&B ⓘ hip hop ⓘ new jack swing ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Above the Rim
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From the Back ⓘ Gangsta ⓘ Hootie Mack ⓘ Lost in the Night ⓘ Nickel ⓘ Show Me the Way ⓘ Something in Your Eyes ⓘ Something in Your Eyes (Remix) ⓘ The BBD (I Thought It Was Me)? (Remix) ⓘ
linked to:
B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (song)
What’s in Your Life for Me ⓘ When Will I See You Smile Again? (Remix) ⓘ
linked to:
When Will I See You Smile Again?
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Bell Biv DeVoe ⓘ |
| partOf | Bell Biv DeVoe discography ⓘ |
| performer | Bell Biv DeVoe ⓘ |
| producer |
BBD Productions
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Bell Biv DeVoe ⓘ Hank Shocklee ⓘ Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ⓘ The Bomb Squad ⓘ Wolf & Epic ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hootie Mack Description of subject: Hootie Mack is a 1993 studio album by R&B/hip-hop group Bell Biv DeVoe that blends new jack swing with hip-hop and contemporary R&B influences.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.