Karriem Riggins
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Karriem Riggins is an American jazz drummer and hip-hop producer known for his genre-blending work with artists such as Common, J Dilla, and Erykah Badu.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karriem Riggins canonical | 41 |
| Karriem | 1 |
| Karrim Riggins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T523725 — 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: Karriem Riggins Context triple: [Black America Again, producer, Karriem Riggins]
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A.
Jamaal Myers
Jamaal Myers is a Canadian politician who serves as the chair of Toronto’s public transit agency and a member of Toronto City Council.
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B.
Mancel Warrick
Mancel Warrick was the father of American soul and R&B singer Dee Dee Warwick and a member of the musical Warwick family.
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C.
Darnell Donerson
Darnell Donerson was the mother of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tragically known for her murder in 2008.
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D.
Justin Bibb
Justin Bibb is an American politician and attorney who serves as the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, known for his focus on urban revitalization and police reform.
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E.
Derrick Johnson
Derrick Johnson is an American civil rights activist and attorney who serves as the president and CEO of the NAACP.
- 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: Karriem Riggins Target entity description: Karriem Riggins is an American jazz drummer and hip-hop producer known for his genre-blending work with artists such as Common, J Dilla, and Erykah Badu.
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A.
Jamaal Myers
Jamaal Myers is a Canadian politician who serves as the chair of Toronto’s public transit agency and a member of Toronto City Council.
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B.
Mancel Warrick
Mancel Warrick was the father of American soul and R&B singer Dee Dee Warwick and a member of the musical Warwick family.
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C.
Darnell Donerson
Darnell Donerson was the mother of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tragically known for her murder in 2008.
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D.
Justin Bibb
Justin Bibb is an American politician and attorney who serves as the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, known for his focus on urban revitalization and police reform.
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E.
Derrick Johnson
Derrick Johnson is an American civil rights activist and attorney who serves as the president and CEO of the NAACP.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
ⓘ
hip hop producer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Common
ⓘ
Diana Krall ⓘ Erykah Badu ⓘ J Dilla ⓘ Karriem Riggins Trio ⓘ Madlib ⓘ Mulgrew Miller ⓘ Robert Glasper ⓘ Roy Hargrove ⓘ Slum Village ⓘ The Roots ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Riggins ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ neo soul ⓘ |
| givenName |
Karriem Riggins
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Karriem
|
| instrument |
drum kit
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blending jazz and hip hop
ⓘ
collaborations with Common ⓘ collaborations with Erykah Badu ⓘ collaborations with J Dilla ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Karriem Riggins self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alone Together
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Common – Be ⓘ
surface form:
Be (Common) – drums / production contributions
Electric Circus ⓘ
surface form:
Electric Circus (Common) – production and drums
Finding Forever ⓘ
surface form:
Finding Forever (Common) – production and drums
Headnod Suite ⓘ In My Mind (J Dilla) – production and drums ⓘ Like Water for Chocolate (Common) – production and drums ⓘ Erykah Badu album "Mama’s Gun" ⓘ
surface form:
Mama’s Gun (Erykah Badu) – drums
Pardon My French ⓘ Worldwide Underground ⓘ
surface form:
Worldwide Underground (Erykah Badu) – drums
|
| occupation |
DJ
ⓘ
drummer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karriem Riggins Description of subject: Karriem Riggins is an American jazz drummer and hip-hop producer known for his genre-blending work with artists such as Common, J Dilla, and Erykah Badu.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Karriem
this entity surface form:
Karrim Riggins
subject surface form:
Like Water for Chocolate
subject surface form:
Like Water for Chocolate