OutKast – Ms. Jackson

© 2000 Arista Records. «Ms. Jackson» is a song by American alternative hip hop duo OutKast. It was released in October 3, 2000 as the second single from their fourth album Stankonia. It topped the U.S. charts for the week of February 17, 2001, and won a 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. It also reached number one in Germany and number two in the United Kingdom, held from the top spot by Atomic Kitten’s «Whole Again». In October 2011, NME placed it at number 81 on its list «150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years».

The single helped sell the album following the commercial underperformance of the lead single «B.O.B.», which, despite nearly universal acclaim from critics, failed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and only reached #69 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.