Beneath the Surface

1999 studio album by GZA
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Beneath the Surface

Summary

Beneath the Surface is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beneath the Surface's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Beneath the Surface's genre is East Coast hip-hop[4].
  • Beneath the Surface's genre is hip-hop[5].
  • Beneath the Surface followed Liquid Swords[6].
  • Beneath the Surface was followed by Legend of the Liquid Sword[7].
  • Beneath the Surface was produced by GZA[8].
  • Beneath the Surface was performed by GZA[9].
  • Beneath the Surface's record label is recorded as MCA Records[10].
  • Beneath the Surface's place of publication is recorded as United States[11].
  • Beneath the Surface was released on January 1, 1999[12].
  • Beneath the Surface's different from is recorded as Beneath the Surface[13].
  • Beneath the Surface's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2760'}[14].
  • Beneath the Surface's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[16]

  • First release date: 1999-06-29[17]

  • Genre(s): east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop[18]

  • Community tags: east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9abd4b38-1c2c-3656-bcec-8a22b62eba65[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Beneath the Surface was GZA[9]. It was produced by GZA[8].

Publication

Beneath the Surface was published on January 1, 1999[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[11]. Genres include East Coast hip-hop[4] and hip-hop[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Beneath the Surface followed Liquid Swords[6]. It was followed by Legend of the Liquid Sword[7].

Why It Matters

Beneath the Surface ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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