Ms. Jackson

January 2, 2001

Ms. Jackson is the second single from the album Stankonia of hip -hop duo OutKast. The song was 2000 by Earthtone III ( OutKast and David " Mr. DJ " Sheats ) written and produced and published a year later as a single. This was an international success and reached in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United States # 1 on the singles charts. Ms. Jackson has sold the records awards to result worldwide more than 1 million and 250,000 units sold is the most successful song by OutKast in Germany. In 2002, the song also won a Grammy Award. Ms. Jackson is in abbreviated form on the best- of- album Big Boi and Dre Present ... OutKast.

Content

In the song, Andre 3000 is processing its separation from the singer Erykah Badu, with whom he has a son. With "Ms. Jackson " is the mother of Badu meant apologized to the André and trying to explain it, as it came to the separation. But He always emphasizes his good intentions towards her daughter and the exercise of its responsibility towards the common child. The name " Jackson " is chosen, however, fictitious and is not related to Badu's mother.

"(...) It's kinda like a personal song, but then at the same time, it's not like a real-life story like that. But it's kinda coming from me, wondering, like, after the pain of a relationship, after things do not work out too tough, I wonder how a baby 's mama's mama feels. "

Big Bois two stanzas also rotate around the separation from his child's mother and the hostility of the mother towards him. He does not attempt to make peace with them, but closes with the words: "You can go on and get the hell on / You and your mama".

Style, instrumentation and

Ms. Jackson is stylistically true in hip-hop einordbar, but unusually melodic and heavily instrumented for the genre. The Wedding March by Richard Wagner is repeatedly alluded to, but replaced by a sad -sounding melody. Also Congas are used, but played backwards. The bass is played by Aaron Mills of Cameo, the guitar by André 3000th Strawberry Letter 23 by The Brothers Johnson is sampled.

Video

Andre 3000 tried at the beginning of the video a house to renovate, which does not want to succeed, while Big Boi tries to repair a car. During the video, the weather is getting worse, a storm comes up and it rains heavily, which destroys the polish of the car paint. In addition, the electrical system of the car catches fire. In the house it starts during which more and more sites hineinzuregnen - Big Boi tries to repair the roof - and the current drops temporarily out. At the end of the roof collapses under the pressure of rain and a bright blue sky is visible.

In the course of the video animals are repeatedly (dogs, cats, an owl, a turtle ) to see sing the parts of the text or move her head to the beat.

The video is a metaphor for a broken relationship in general (or those of Andre 3000 and Erykah Badu in particular), try the André and Big Boi initially still be saved, but in the end realize that separation is the only way that the sunshine, which can be seen through the broken roof, symbolizes.

The video for Ms. Jackson was end of November 2000 directed by F. Gary Gray, who is also responsible for the video to Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.

Reception

Commercial success

Ms. Jackson reached # 1 on the charts in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and the U.S., Belgium, England and Australia Square 2 In Germany, the song climbed on 2 February 2001 at the head of the Media Control Charts and remained there for two weeks. Ms. Jackson was OutKast's first top 10 song ever and is adjacent to Hey Ya! her most successful to date.

Awards

At the Grammy Awards 2002, the song won the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group category and brought her first Grammy OutKast. Previously, she had been nominated with the song Rosa Parks in the same category in 1999. Ms. Jackson was also nominated at the Grammy Awards 2002 in the categories of Record of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video. In addition, OutKast were ever awarded for Ms. Jackson with a MTV Video Music Award and was the first artist with a BET Award.

Won

• BET Awards 2001: in the category "Video of the Year"

• Grammy Awards 2002: in the category "Best Performance by a Duo or Group - Rap "

• MTV Video Music Awards 2001: in the category " Best Hip - Hop Video"

Nominated

• Grammy Awards 2002: in the category " Single of the Year "
• 2002: in the category "Best Music Video Short "

• MTV Europe Music Awards 2001: in the category " Best Video "

• MTV Video Music Awards 2001: in the category "Best Direction in a Video "

Swell

• OutKast
• Number -one hit
• Rap song
• Song 2001