In 2003, André told United Kingdom journalist Angus Batey that, following a Detroit concert in the midst of the legal battle, relatives of Parks had approached him and implied that the case was less to do with Rosa than with the lawyers. Later that same year, the members of OutKast were dropped as co-defendants, and Parks' lawyers continued to seek action against LaFace and parent company BMG. In 2004, the judge in the case appointed an impartial representative for Parks after her family expressed concerns that her caretakers and her lawyers were pursuing the case based on their own financial interest. In 2003, the Supreme Court allowed Parks' lawyers to proceed with the lawsuit. Parks' representation hired lawyer Johnnie Cochran to appeal the decision in 2001, but the appeal was denied on First Amendment grounds. Do you want to ride and hang out with us? OutKast is the type of group to make the clubs get hyped-up/excited.' The initial lawsuit was dismissed. OutKast is coming back out so all other MCs step aside. Specifically, Parks argued that the song's lyrics meant, 'e quiet and stop the commotion. Parks argued that there was insufficient artistic connection between the song's title, which appropriated her name, and its content because the song's lyrics did not reference Parks biographically, metaphorically, or symbolically. The lawsuit alleged that the song misappropriated Parks' name and that Parks objected to some of the song's vulgar language. In 1999, Rosa Parks sued OutKast and LaFace Records over the song.

In 2020, The Ringer ranked the song number eight on their list of the 50 greatest Outkast songs, and in 2021, The Guardian ranked the song number two on their list of the 20 greatest Outkast songs. 'Rosa Parks' is widely considered one of Outkast's best songs. The single's highest chart position was at No. The single also charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at No. 'Rosa Parks' was a minor success on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No.

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