Is Ms. Jackson Sampled? – Celebrity
Emily Carr
Updated on January 17, 2026
Actually this classic samples two songs, one of which is Billy Paul’s classic hit “Me and Mrs. Jones”. The other is “Shuggie Otis’ 1971 song “Strawberry Letter 23”. Owing to this, in certain publications, the writers of the above mentioned songs are also credited as writers of “Ms. Jackson”. When did Outkast release this song?
Ms. Jackson. “Ms. Jackson” is a song by American alternative hip hop duo OutKast. It was released on October 24, 2000, as the second single from their fourth album, Stankonia.
Simply put, she liked the song! Who wrote “Ms. Jackson”? Andre 3000 and his fellow Outkast member Big Boi penned “Ms. Jackson” along with music producer Mr. DJ of Earthone III fame. And by the way, Earthone III is a music production trio that comprises of Andre, Big Boi and Mr. DJ. “Ms. Jackson” was produced by this production trio.
In October 2015, NME placed it at number 81 on its list of the “150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years”, and in June of the same year, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 55 on their “100 Best Songs of the 2000s” listing. “Ms. Jackson” won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards.
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