Hey Mama

E65302

single song

"Hey Mama" is an emotional hip-hop song by Kanye West dedicated to his mother, celebrating her sacrifices and their close relationship.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hey Mama canonical	5
Hey Mama (song by Kanye West)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T523069 — 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: Hey Mama
Context triple: [Late Registration, hasTrack, Hey Mama]

A. Get on Up
Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.
B. Ain’t Nobody
"Ain’t Nobody" is a 1983 R&B/funk song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, widely regarded as one of her signature hits and a classic of the genre.
C. Just Wright
Just Wright is a 2010 romantic comedy film starring Queen Latifah as a physical therapist who falls for a professional basketball player she is helping to recover from injury.
D. Say Something
"Say Something" is a 2013 emotional pop ballad by A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera that gained widespread acclaim for its sparse piano arrangement and heartfelt vocals.
E. My Boo
"My Boo" is a 2004 R&B duet by Usher and Alicia Keys that became a chart-topping hit known for its nostalgic theme of first love.
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: Hey Mama
Target entity description: "Hey Mama" is an emotional hip-hop song by Kanye West dedicated to his mother, celebrating her sacrifices and their close relationship.

A. Get on Up
Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.
B. Ain’t Nobody
"Ain’t Nobody" is a 1983 R&B/funk song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, widely regarded as one of her signature hits and a classic of the genre.
C. Just Wright
Just Wright is a 2010 romantic comedy film starring Queen Latifah as a physical therapist who falls for a professional basketball player she is helping to recover from injury.
D. Say Something
"Say Something" is a 2013 emotional pop ballad by A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera that gained widespread acclaim for its sparse piano arrangement and heartfelt vocals.
E. My Boo
"My Boo" is a 2004 R&B duet by Usher and Alicia Keys that became a chart-topping hit known for its nostalgic theme of first love.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
artist	Kanye West ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	Donda West ⓘ
genre	hip hop ⓘ
hasEmotionalTone	affectionate ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ sentimental ⓘ
hasLyricsAbout	Kanye West's mother ⓘ love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
isTributeTo	Donda West ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first person ⓘ
notablePerformanceEvent	2008 Grammy Awards tribute to Donda West ⓘ
partOf	Kanye West discography ⓘ
performer	Kanye West ⓘ
producer	Jon Brion ⓘ Kanye West ⓘ
recordedBy	Kanye West ⓘ
theme	family ⓘ gratitude ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ
writer	Jon Brion ⓘ Kanye West ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Late Registration → hasTrack → Hey Mama ⓘ

Kanye West – Late Registration → hasTrack → Hey Mama ⓘ

subject surface form: Late Registration

Elephunk → hasPart → Hey Mama ⓘ

Shut Up → precedes → Hey Mama ⓘ

Donda West → inspiredWork → Hey Mama ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hey Mama (song by Kanye West)

Late Registration (deluxe and standard editions) → hasTrack → Hey Mama ⓘ