Jesus Walks
E65707
"Jesus Walks" is a critically acclaimed hip-hop song by Kanye West that powerfully explores themes of faith, struggle, and spirituality.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jesus Walks canonical | 7 |
| "Jesus Walks" | 4 |
| Jesus Walks (Kanye West music video, Version 3) | 1 |
| Jesus Walks (Version 1) | 1 |
| Jesus Walks (Version 2) | 1 |
| Jesus Walks (Version 3) | 1 |
| “Jesus Walks” (version 2) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T523021 — 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: Jesus Walks Context triple: [The College Dropout, containsSingle, Jesus Walks]
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A.
Walking Together on the Way
Walking Together on the Way is an ecumenical document produced by the Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission that explores paths toward closer unity and mutual recognition between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.
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B.
Yonder We Go
"Yonder We Go" is a track from the folk album *Harrow Songs* by English singer-songwriter and guitarist James Yorkston.
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C.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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D.
As We Go
As We Go is a collection of essays by American writer and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his observations on everyday life and society in the late 19th century.
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E.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
- 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: Jesus Walks Target entity description: "Jesus Walks" is a critically acclaimed hip-hop song by Kanye West that powerfully explores themes of faith, struggle, and spirituality.
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A.
Walking Together on the Way
Walking Together on the Way is an ecumenical document produced by the Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission that explores paths toward closer unity and mutual recognition between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.
-
B.
Yonder We Go
"Yonder We Go" is a track from the folk album *Harrow Songs* by English singer-songwriter and guitarist James Yorkston.
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C.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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D.
As We Go
As We Go is a collection of essays by American writer and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his observations on everyday life and society in the late 19th century.
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E.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The College Dropout ⓘ |
| artist | Kanye West ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BET Award
ⓘ
surface form:
BET Award for Video of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song ⓘ MTV Video Music Award ⓘ
surface form:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Gospel-Inspired Video
MTV Video Music Award ⓘ
surface form:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
|
| chartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 top 20
ⓘ
UK Singles Chart top 20 ⓘ |
| containsSample | Walk With Me ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director |
Chris Milk
ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ Michael Haussman ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch vinyl
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ digital download ⓘ |
| genre |
conscious hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasBpm | 89 ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
Jesus Walks
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Walks (Version 1)
Jesus Walks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Walks (Version 2)
Jesus Walks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Walks (Version 3)
|
| influenced | mainstream discussion of religion in hip hop ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp minor ⓘ |
| label |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:13 ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Pitchfork best songs of the 2000s
ⓘ
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ |
| partOf | The College Dropout track listing ⓘ |
| performer | Kanye West ⓘ |
| producer |
Kanye West
ⓘ
Miri Ben-Ari ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 2002–2003 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2004-05-25 ⓘ |
| sampleSourceArtist |
New York Community Choir
ⓘ
surface form:
The ARC Choir
|
| subjectOf | religious controversy ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian faith
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ social issues ⓘ spirituality ⓘ struggle ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| writer |
Kanye West
ⓘ
Rhymefest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jesus Walks Description of subject: "Jesus Walks" is a critically acclaimed hip-hop song by Kanye West that powerfully explores themes of faith, struggle, and spirituality.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jesus Walks (Version 1)
this entity surface form:
Jesus Walks (Version 2)
this entity surface form:
Jesus Walks (Version 3)
this entity surface form:
“Jesus Walks” (version 2)
this entity surface form:
"Jesus Walks"
this entity surface form:
"Jesus Walks"
subject surface form:
Che "Rhymefest" Smith
this entity surface form:
"Jesus Walks"
subject surface form:
Che "Rhymefest" Smith
this entity surface form:
"Jesus Walks"
this entity surface form:
Jesus Walks (Kanye West music video, Version 3)