What About Your Friends
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"What About Your Friends" is a 1992 R&B/hip-hop single by the American girl group TLC that explores themes of trust and loyalty in friendships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What About Your Friends canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6882649 — 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: What About Your Friends Context triple: [TLC, notableWork, What About Your Friends]
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A.
Tell Ya Friends
"Tell Ya Friends" is a mixtape by Cleveland rapper Chip tha Ripper that showcases his laid-back flow and witty, street-oriented lyricism over atmospheric production.
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B.
Friends on the Other Side
"Friends on the Other Side" is a dark, jazz-infused villain song performed by Dr. Facilier that introduces his sinister deals with voodoo spirits in Disney’s animated film The Princess and the Frog.
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C.
Tell Your Friends
"Tell Your Friends" is a jazz-fusion album by the instrumental ensemble Snarky Puppy that helped establish their reputation for complex arrangements and energetic, groove-driven performances.
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D.
My Friends
"My Friends" is a dark, introspective ballad from the musical *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*, in which Todd expresses his twisted affection for his razors.
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E.
More Than Friends
"More Than Friends" is a popular song by the South Korean boy group SHINee, known for its smooth R&B style and emotive vocals.
- 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: What About Your Friends Target entity description: "What About Your Friends" is a 1992 R&B/hip-hop single by the American girl group TLC that explores themes of trust and loyalty in friendships.
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A.
Tell Ya Friends
"Tell Ya Friends" is a mixtape by Cleveland rapper Chip tha Ripper that showcases his laid-back flow and witty, street-oriented lyricism over atmospheric production.
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B.
Friends on the Other Side
"Friends on the Other Side" is a dark, jazz-infused villain song performed by Dr. Facilier that introduces his sinister deals with voodoo spirits in Disney’s animated film The Princess and the Frog.
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C.
Tell Your Friends
"Tell Your Friends" is a jazz-fusion album by the instrumental ensemble Snarky Puppy that helped establish their reputation for complex arrangements and energetic, groove-driven performances.
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D.
My Friends
"My Friends" is a dark, introspective ballad from the musical *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*, in which Todd expresses his twisted affection for his razors.
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E.
More Than Friends
"More Than Friends" is a popular song by the South Korean boy group SHINee, known for its smooth R&B style and emotive vocals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip ⓘ |
| artist | TLC ⓘ |
| associatedAct | TLC ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
reached the top 10 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ⓘ |
| chronologyPositionInArtistSingles | third single from Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBySingle | Hat 2 da Back ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasTitle | What About Your Friends ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricSubject | evaluating the reliability of friends ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeature | street and party scenes emphasizing friendship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early 1990s new jack swing–influenced R&B sound
ⓘ
exploring trust and loyalty in friendships ⓘ |
| partOf | TLC discography ⓘ |
| performer | TLC ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
ⓘ
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas ⓘ Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins ⓘ
linked to:
Tionne Watkins
|
| performerType | American girl group ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Baby-Baby-Baby ⓘ |
| producer | Dallas Austin ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
ⓘ
LaFace Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseType | commercial single ⓘ |
| style | new jack swing–influenced R&B ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical reviews discussing its message about friendship ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ trust ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | group harmonies and rap verses ⓘ |
| writer |
Dallas Austin
ⓘ
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes ⓘ Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas ⓘ Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins ⓘ
linked to:
Tionne Watkins
|
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What About Your Friends Description of subject: "What About Your Friends" is a 1992 R&B/hip-hop single by the American girl group TLC that explores themes of trust and loyalty in friendships.
Referenced by (5)
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