Editing Ms. Jackson (section)

==Background and writing==
In ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine, a few years after the song was released, [[André Benjamin]] (André 3000) recalled creating the song, "'Ms. Jackson' was an acoustic guitar song that I was doing at home. Then I just converted it over into something people could understand a little bit more."<ref>Vibe Magazine, October 2006, p. 128</ref> The song was inspired, in part, by Benjamin's relationship with [[Erykah Badu]] and her mother.<ref>
{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cherise|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.41424/title.erykah-badu-shares-how-the-real-ms-jackson-felt-about-outkasts-apologetic-hit|title=Erykah Badu Shares How The Real "Ms. Jackson" Felt About Outkast's Apologetic Hit|date=November 25, 2016|work=Hip Hop DX|access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, Badu described her initial reaction to the song, stating that, "It hit kind of a sore spot. I didn't wanna hear that, especially when I heard Big Boi's verse. When I heard André's verse, I felt very good because his verse was really, really inspiring. He just said how he felt and it was his honest feelings and I always respected that and listened to what he felt and appreciated it." Badu also noted that her mother loved the song, saying, "Baby, she bought herself a 'Ms. Jackson' license plate. She had the mug, she had the ink pen, she had the headband, everything."<ref>{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/erykah-badu-reveals-real-ms-jackson-thinks-outkasts-iconic-rap-hit-1875001|title=Erykah Badu reveals what the real 'Ms. Jackson' thinks of Outkast's iconic rap hit|date=November 26, 2016|work=NME|access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>