Rosa Parks

**Rosa Parks** is the first single released from the third studio album *Aquemini* of American hip hop duo OutKast. The single was released on July 25, 2008 by LaFace Records, RCA, and Arista. The song is named after Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks, it is also of the duo's most successful singles to date, and was also Grammy Nominated for "Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group". It also stirred controversy with a lawsuit from Rosa Parks as she believed that the song misappropriated her name and that was due to some of the song's vulgar language.

## Music Video

The video starts with Big Boi and Andre on a phone call discussing ideas for their first music video for the album as Big Boi says they should have a Southern theme while Andre says they should have space, futuristic type vibe which makes Big Boi say they should do both of their ideas. The video shows Big Boi and Andre (who is wearing football pads and tiger skin pants) behind a green screen with space like special effects, then shifts to Big Boi performing his verse while sitting on a throne in the middle of a roller rink and then shows Andre performing his verse while walking down a street in Atlanta with a band. The video then features an appearance from Andre's stepfather Pastor Robert Hodo performing his harmonica solo and the video ends with Big Boi and Andre on the phone again as Big Boi asks what do they do for the next music video.

## Lyrics

<poem>
Ah ha, hush that fuss
Everybody move to the back of the bus
Do you want to bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk
Ah ha, hush that fuss
Everybody move to the back of the bus
Do you want to bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk

Many a day has passed, the night has gone by
But still I find the time to put that bump off in your eye
Total chaos, for these players, thought we was absent
We takin' another route to represent the Dungeon Family
Like Great Day, me and my nigga decide to take the back way
We stabbing every city then we headed to that bat cave
A-T-L, Georgia, what we do for ya
Bull doggin' hoes like them Georgetown Hoyas
Boy you sounding silly, thank my Brougham ain't sittin' pretty
Doing doughnuts round you suckas like then circles around titties
Damn we the committee gone burn it down
But us gone bust you in the mouth with the chorus now

Ah ha, hush that fuss
Everybody move to the back of the bus
Do you want to bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk
Ah ha, hush that fuss
Everybody move to the back of the bus
Do you want to bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk

I met a gypsy and she hipped me to some life game
To stimulate then activate the left and right brain
Said baby boy you only funky as your last cut
You focus on the past your ass'll be a has what
that's one to live by or either that one to die to
I try to just throw it at you determine your own adventure
Andre, got to her station here's my destination
She got off the bus, the conversation lingered in my head for hours
Took a shower kinda sour cause my favorite group ain't coming with it
But I'm with ya you cause you probably going through it anyway
But anyhow when in doubt went on out and bought it
Cause I thought it would be jamming but examine all the flawsky-wawsky
Awfully, it's sad and it's costly, but that's all she wrote
And I hope I never have to float in that boat
Up shit creek it's weak is the last quote
That I want to hear when I'm going down when all's said and done
And we got a new joe in town
When the record player get to skipping and slowing down
All yawl can say is them niggas earned that crown but until then

Ah ha, hush that fuss
Everybody move to the back of the bus
Do you want to bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk
Ah ha, hush that fuss
Everybody move to the back of the bus
Do you want to bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk