Hangin' Tough
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"Hangin' Tough" is a hit 1988 pop album by New Kids on the Block that propelled the group to mainstream fame with its blend of teen pop and R&B-influenced dance tracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hangin' Tough canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6269439 — 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: Hangin' Tough Context triple: [New Kids on the Block, notableWork, Hangin' Tough]
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A.
Bustin' Loose
"Bustin' Loose" is a 1979 funk and go-go classic by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers that became a defining hit of the Washington, D.C. go-go scene.
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B.
No Way Out
No Way Out is a 1987 political thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman, known for its twisty Pentagon-set plot and Cold War-era intrigue.
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C.
No Way Out
No Way Out is the 1997 debut studio album by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, a landmark release in late-1990s hip hop known for its commercial success and multiple hit singles.
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D.
Bring da Ruckus
"Bring da Ruckus" is the hard-hitting opening track by the Wu-Tang Clan that sets the raw, gritty tone for their landmark debut album.
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E.
Stick ’Em Up
"Stick ’Em Up" is a track from Ludacris's debut major-label album "Back for the First Time," showcasing his energetic Southern hip hop style and playful lyricism.
- 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: Hangin' Tough Target entity description: "Hangin' Tough" is a hit 1988 pop album by New Kids on the Block that propelled the group to mainstream fame with its blend of teen pop and R&B-influenced dance tracks.
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A.
Bustin' Loose
"Bustin' Loose" is a 1979 funk and go-go classic by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers that became a defining hit of the Washington, D.C. go-go scene.
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B.
No Way Out
No Way Out is a 1987 political thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman, known for its twisty Pentagon-set plot and Cold War-era intrigue.
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C.
No Way Out
No Way Out is the 1997 debut studio album by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, a landmark release in late-1990s hip hop known for its commercial success and multiple hit singles.
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D.
Bring da Ruckus
"Bring da Ruckus" is the hard-hitting opening track by the Wu-Tang Clan that sets the raw, gritty tone for their landmark debut album.
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E.
Stick ’Em Up
"Stick ’Em Up" is a track from Ludacris's debut major-label album "Back for the First Time," showcasing his energetic Southern hip hop style and playful lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pop album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | New Kids on the Block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartAchievement | reached number one on the Billboard 200 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Step by Step NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
dance-pop ⓘ pop ⓘ teen pop ⓘ |
| hasCertification | multi-platinum (RIAA) ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Cover Girl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hangin' Tough (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ I'll Be Loving You (Forever) NERFINISHED ⓘ Please Don't Go Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ You Got It (The Right Stuff) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
teen romance
ⓘ
youth empowerment ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Cover Girl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hangin' Tough (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ I'll Be Loving You (Forever) NERFINISHED ⓘ Please Don't Go Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ You Got It (The Right Stuff) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Danny Wood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donnie Wahlberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey McIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
audio cassette
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compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
R&B-influenced dance tracks
ⓘ
ballads ⓘ |
| notableFor | propelling New Kids on the Block to mainstream fame ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| performer | New Kids on the Block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | New Kids on the Block (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Maurice Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
pop music fans
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teenagers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Hangin' Tough Description of subject: "Hangin' Tough" is a hit 1988 pop album by New Kids on the Block that propelled the group to mainstream fame with its blend of teen pop and R&B-influenced dance tracks.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.