Track 01 · 2000
Ms. Jackson
OutKast
- hip-hop
- ATLien
On the charts
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in early 2001 after dominating fall 2000 radio.
Why it mattered
Andre 3000 turned an open letter to his ex's mother into one of the most beloved hip-hop singles of the decade. Stankonia broke OutKast wide and previewed the genre-blurring run that would define the 2000s.