Ms. Jackson-OutKast

Ms. Jackson (2001)
OutKast

Rating: 4.7

"Ms. Jackson" is a song from a man who has recently divorced his wife; the song is about (and, at times, dedicated to) his ex-mother-in-law, as you can tell by the chorus: "Never meant to make your daughter cry; I apologize a trillion times."

The chorus is well done, and the rap is cleverly written (especially the last "verse"). Though OutKast is usually judged by their breakaway hit "Hey Ya", I truly believe that this song is even better. I only wish that OutKast would have stuck around in the music world for a little bit longer before they vanished so quickly.

(Side note: I am happy to say that this song IS one of the main 1001.)