Those that consider themselves hip-hop music purists tend to embrace songs and artists that are not mainstream and underground. Conversely we tend to prematurely dismiss songs or artists that are thought to be, or become to "pop". Sometimes it's done unintentional, the sheer number you hear a song played on a radio you either fall in love with it and don't know why, or you summarily dismiss it due to sheer overkill.
There are times however when a deft lyrical joust gets overlooked because of the popularity a song attains, and that is definite the case with Andre 3000 verse on Ms Jackson.
Kast takes on the topic of fatherless children on this 2001 hit. However they provide a frequently ignored, and often marginalized fathers point of view. Both these lyrical swordsman cut the track up as usual, however Dre's verse stood out a bit more, which is also pretty typical. The song is supposed to be about Erykah Badu's mom however he does address other issues that can be applied more broadly.
Me and you daughter
Got a special thing going on
You say it's puppy love
We say it's full grown
Hope that we feel this
Feel this way forever
You can plan a pretty picnic
But you can't predict the weather, Ms. Jackson
Ten times out of nine, now if I'm blind fine
The quickest muzzle throw it on my mouth and I'll decline
King meets queen, then the puppy love thing, together dream
Bout that crib with the Goodyear swing
On the oak tree, I hope we feel like this forever
Forever, forever, ever, forever, ever?
Forever never seems that long until your grown
And notice that the day by day rule can't be too long
Ms. Jackson my intentions were good I wish I could
Become a magician to abracadabra off to Sata
Thoughts of me, thoughts of she, thoughts of he
Askin what happened to the feelin that her and me
Had, I pray so much about it need some knee, pads
It happened for a reason one can't be, mad
So just know that everything is cool
Yes I will be present on the first day of school, and graduation
