How Much a Dollar Cost
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"How Much a Dollar Cost" is a critically acclaimed song by Kendrick Lamar that explores themes of greed, empathy, and moral responsibility through a narrative encounter with a homeless man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How Much a Dollar Cost canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10404314 — 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: How Much a Dollar Cost Context triple: [To Pimp a Butterfly, hasPart, How Much a Dollar Cost]
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A.
Dollars
Dollars is an anonymous, internet-based colorless gang in the light novel and anime series Durarara!!, known for its loose, decentralized membership and significant influence on the events in Ikebukuro.
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B.
How Much
"How Much" is a song featured on Mariah Carey's 1999 album "Rainbow," known for its R&B style and emotional themes.
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C.
Dollars and Cents
"Dollars and Cents" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead from their 2001 album *Amnesiac*, noted for its unconventional structure and politically charged lyrics about globalization and capitalism.
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D.
Doller
The Doller is a river in northeastern France that flows through the Alsace region and joins the Ill near Mulhouse.
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E.
Dollar Bill
"Dollar Bill" is a melancholic, guitar-driven alternative rock song by Screaming Trees, known for its emotive vocals and prominent place in the early 1990s grunge era.
- 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: How Much a Dollar Cost Target entity description: "How Much a Dollar Cost" is a critically acclaimed song by Kendrick Lamar that explores themes of greed, empathy, and moral responsibility through a narrative encounter with a homeless man.
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A.
Dollars
Dollars is an anonymous, internet-based colorless gang in the light novel and anime series Durarara!!, known for its loose, decentralized membership and significant influence on the events in Ikebukuro.
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B.
How Much
"How Much" is a song featured on Mariah Carey's 1999 album "Rainbow," known for its R&B style and emotional themes.
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C.
Dollars and Cents
"Dollars and Cents" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead from their 2001 album *Amnesiac*, noted for its unconventional structure and politically charged lyrics about globalization and capitalism.
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D.
Doller
The Doller is a river in northeastern France that flows through the Alsace region and joins the Ill near Mulhouse.
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E.
Dollar Bill
"Dollar Bill" is a melancholic, guitar-driven alternative rock song by Screaming Trees, known for its emotive vocals and prominent place in the early 1990s grunge era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
homelessness
ⓘ
personal guilt ⓘ spiritual accountability ⓘ |
| album | To Pimp a Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | To Pimp a Butterfly tour performances ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Kendrick Lamar discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
first-person narrative
ⓘ
religious allegory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
James Fauntleroy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronald Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop ⓘ |
| hasChorusVocalist | James Fauntleroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral | the value of compassion over money ⓘ |
| hasOutroVocalist | Ronald Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInPublication | To Pimp a Butterfly track list ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:21 ⓘ |
| medium |
CD
ⓘ
digital audio ⓘ streaming ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | jazz-influenced hip hop ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | encounter with a homeless man ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | named Barack Obama’s favorite song of 2015 ⓘ |
| partOf | To Pimp a Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
lyrical depth
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| producer |
LoveDragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sounwave NERFINISHED ⓘ Tae Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Aftermath Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interscope Records ⓘ Top Dawg Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
empathy
ⓘ
greed ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| writer |
James Fauntleroy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: How Much a Dollar Cost Description of subject: "How Much a Dollar Cost" is a critically acclaimed song by Kendrick Lamar that explores themes of greed, empathy, and moral responsibility through a narrative encounter with a homeless man.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.