Ms. Jackson

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"Ms. Jackson" won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. The music video, directed by F. Gary Gray, which features animals nodding along to the song, won the BET Award for Video of the Year and MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video. The single helped sell the album following the commercial underperformance of the lead single, "B.O.B", which, despite near universal acclaim from critics, failed to chart on the Hot 100 and only reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.[4]

Background and writing

In Vibe magazine, a few years after the song was released, André Benjamin (André 3000) recalled creating the song, "'Ms. Jackson' was an acoustic guitar song that I was doing at home. Then I just converted it over into something people could understand a little bit more."[5] The song was inspired, in part, by Benjamin's relationship with Erykah Badu and her mother.[6] In November 2016, Badu described her initial reaction to the song, stating that, "It hit kind of a sore spot. I didn't wanna hear that, especially when I heard Big Boi's verse. When I heard André's verse, I felt very good because his verse was really, really inspiring. He just said how he felt and it was his honest feelings and I always respected that and listened to what he felt and appreciated it." Badu also noted that her mother loved the song, saying, "Baby, she bought herself a 'Ms. Jackson' license plate. She had the mug, she had the ink pen, she had the headband, everything."[7]

Content

Lyrically, the song is a love profession to the mother of the narrator's romantic partner that examines the issues that arise from having a child out of wedlock.[8][9] In the song, the narrator promises to support his child regardless of what happens.[9] The instrumentation samples the Brothers Johnson's version (with various audio effects, prominently reversing) of "Strawberry Letter 23", by Shuggie Otis.[10]Template:Better source needed

Critical reception

Billboard magazine wrote that song's message is genuine, noting its 1980s hip-hop sound and Outkast's "frantic" lyrics that emphasize the track's storyline.[9] Reviewing the parent album, the same publication compared the track to an "old-school hip-hop love song" and called it "oh-so-radio-ready".[11] Marci Kenon of Billboard called the "babies' mommas' mommas" hook memorable and later referred to the track as "infectious".[12][13]

In 2020, The Ringer ranked the song number five on its list of the 50 greatest Outkast songs,[14] and in 2021, The Guardian ranked the song number six on its list of the 20 greatest Outkast songs.[15]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by F. Gary Gray and produced by Earthtone III,[16] works as a possible metaphor for the duo's "stormy" relationships with the mothers of their children and their families.[17]Template:Better source needed In the United States, a DVD single featuring the videos for "B.O.B" and "Ms. Jackson" was released in 2000, before the other physical formats. Along with Toni Braxton's "Just Be a Man About It", this single was the first to bear only a DVD credit on the Billboard Hot 100 until the other formats were issued. Because "Ms. Jackson" was the only Outkast song that was present on the Hot 100 at the time, sales points were added to this song instead of "B.O.B".[18]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.[23]

Studio

  • Recorded and mixed at Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, Georgia)

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  • André 3000 – writing (as André Benjamin), vocals, background vocals, guitar
  • Big Boi – writing (as Antwan Patton), vocals
  • David Sheats – writing
  • Earthtone III – keyboards, programming, production, arrangement
  • Rajinder Kala – backwards congas
  • Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – piano
  • Aaron Mills of Cameo – bass
  • John Frye – recording
  • Malik Albert – recording assistant
  • Vincent Alexander – recording assistant
  • Warren Bletcher – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Neal H. Pogue – mixing

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Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 24, 2000 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist [52]
December 12, 2000 Contemporary hit radio [53]
Sweden January 22, 2001 CD [54]
United Kingdom February 19, 2001 Template:Hlist [55]
Australia February 26, 2001 CD [56]

References

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