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As Outkast’s “Ms. Jackson” celebrates its 25th anniversary on Friday (Oct. 24), Erykah Badu revealed her doubts about being the muse behind the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit.

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Badu joined Popcast for an interview earlier this week, where she discussed being the subject of hip-hop songs. While the neo-soul icon doesn’t think “Ms. Jackson” is about herself, her mother, Kolleen Gipson, certainly is taking credit.

“I don’t think ‘Ms. Jackson’ was actually about me. I don’t think so, but people say it,” she said. “[My mom] thinks it was about her. She got the bumper sticker and the airbrush t-shirt. I think it says, ‘Sorry, Ms. Jackson.’”

For years, there’s been fan speculation and theories that “Ms. Jackson” was an apology letter from André 3000 to Erykah Badu’s family following their split. The former couple dated from 1995 to 1999 and welcomed a son in 1997, Seven Sirius Benjamin.

“Ms Jackson” arrived about a year after the Three Stacks-Badu break-up, fueling rumors connecting the track’s content to their relationship. It was the second single on Outkast’s Stankonia album, which was released a week later on Halloween in 2000.

“Ms. Jackson” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award for best rap performance by a duo or a group. The anthem has stood the test of time over the course of a quarter-century and feels embedded in the DNA of pop music with an earworm of a chorus.

Watch the interview below. Talk about “Ms. Jackson” takes place just shy of the 30-minute mark.

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Dua Lipa honored hometown heroes OutKast and TLC during a pair of sold-out shows on her “Radical Optimism Tour” in Atlanta over the weekend.

Lipa got the party started on Saturday night, September 13th, with a faithful cover of OutKast’s chart-topping 2003 hit, “Hey Ya!,” which is one of three songs from the hip-hop duo that landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Watch footage below.

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At Lipa’s second Atlanta show on Sunday, September 14th, the artist turned to R&B trio TLC, and that band’s Hot 100 No. 1 single from 1999, “No Scrubs.” Four of TLC’s songs have reached the top spot on the chart, including “Waterfalls,” “Creep,” and “Unpretty.” Watch footage of Dua Lipa’s version of “No Scrubs” below.

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Last week, she rolled out a version of Boston legends Aerosmith’s 1998 hit, “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” during her show on September 9th.

The singer previously closed out the UK leg of the tour in Dublin, Ireland, with a cover of Sinead O’Connor‘s lone US No. 1 single, “Nothing Compares 2 U.”

Next up on Lipa’s “Radical Optimism Tour” is a four-night stand at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, which kicks off this Wednesday, September 17th. See the full run of dates below, and get tickets here.

Dua Lipa 2025 Tour Dates:
09/17 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/18 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/20 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/21 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/26 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
09/27 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
09/30 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
10/01 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
10/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
10/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
10/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
10/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
10/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
10/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
10/15 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
10/16 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
11/07 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate
11/08 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate
11/11 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional
11/12 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional
11/15 – São Paulo, BR @ Estádio Morumbi
11/22 – Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Estádio Nilton Santos
11/25 – Lima, PE @ Estadio San Marcos
11/28 – Bogotá, CO @ Estadio El Campín
12/01 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros
12/02 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros
12/05 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros

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Erykah Badu’s Mom Thinks Outkast’s ‘Ms. Jackson’ Is About Her

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