Newcleus
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Newcleus is an influential early 1980s electro and hip hop group best known for pioneering tracks like "Jam On It" that helped define the sound of old-school hip hop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Newcleus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7162835 — 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: Newcleus Context triple: [Streetwise Records, signedArtist, Newcleus]
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A.
Os Encarnados
Os Encarnados is a popular nickname for Portuguese football club S.L. Benfica, referring to the team's traditional red colors.
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B.
Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge is a Brazilian musician and actor known for his samba-influenced music and his acclaimed role and Portuguese David Bowie covers in the film "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou."
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C.
Caetano
Caetano is a Portuguese surname most notably associated with Marcelo Caetano, the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo regime.
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D.
Los Catrachos
Los Catrachos is the popular nickname for the Honduras national football team, representing the country in international soccer competitions.
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E.
Grupo Frente
Grupo Frente was a mid-1950s Brazilian art collective central to the development of Concrete and later Neo-Concrete art, known for its experimental, geometric abstraction and influential members such as Lygia Pape and Hélio Oiticica.
- 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: Newcleus Target entity description: Newcleus is an influential early 1980s electro and hip hop group best known for pioneering tracks like "Jam On It" that helped define the sound of old-school hip hop.
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A.
Os Encarnados
Os Encarnados is a popular nickname for Portuguese football club S.L. Benfica, referring to the team's traditional red colors.
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B.
Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge is a Brazilian musician and actor known for his samba-influenced music and his acclaimed role and Portuguese David Bowie covers in the film "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou."
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C.
Caetano
Caetano is a Portuguese surname most notably associated with Marcelo Caetano, the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo regime.
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D.
Los Catrachos
Los Catrachos is the popular nickname for the Honduras national football team, representing the country in international soccer competitions.
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E.
Grupo Frente
Grupo Frente was a mid-1950s Brazilian art collective central to the development of Concrete and later Neo-Concrete art, known for its experimental, geometric abstraction and influential members such as Lygia Pape and Hélio Oiticica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electro group
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music group ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | early 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Jam-On Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
pioneering early 1980s electro-rap sound
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the single "Jam On It" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | early 1980s ⓘ |
| formedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
electro
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hip hop ⓘ old-school hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ben Cenac
NERFINISHED
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Chilly B NERFINISHED ⓘ Cozmo D NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
electro
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old-school hip hop ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| musicStyle | electro-funk ⓘ |
| notableSongCharacteristic |
futuristic themes
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synth-heavy production ⓘ use of vocoders ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Automan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Computer Age (Push the Button) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jam On It NERFINISHED ⓘ Jam On Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Brooklyn, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sunnyview Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Newcleus Description of subject: Newcleus is an influential early 1980s electro and hip hop group best known for pioneering tracks like "Jam On It" that helped define the sound of old-school hip hop.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.