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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Rosa Parks tries to prevent Outkast from using her name in a song...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Dec. 27, 1999 | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...Fentrice Driskell: I'm a big Tupac fan. One of the greatest ones ever. I'd love to see Outkast, Wyclef, Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys...

Author: By FM Staff, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Throwing a Curve Ball: FM Asks the U.C. Presidential Candidates Questions They Never Expected. | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

NAME: Rosa ("Bus-ta") Parks OCCUPATION: Civil rights elder stateswoman AGE: 85 BEST PUNCH: Claims OutKast exploited her by using her name without permission for a song titled Rosa Parks. Though her name was used only for the song's title, not its lyrics, Parks is asking for it to be removed from all OutKast products...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 12, 1999 | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

...NAME: OutKast, the "OutKlassed" OCCUPATION: Upstart rappers AGES: 23 (Dre); 24 (Boi) BEST PUNCH: The duo, Dre and Big Boi, say the song (sample lyrics: "Ah ha, hush that fuss/ Everybody move to the back of the bus") is an homage to Parks, and the group's record company is standing by its "right to creative expression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 12, 1999 | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

Other groups, signed to major labels, are trying to perpetuate rap's original spirit of creativity. The rapper Nas' forthcoming album I Am...the Autobiography promises to be tough, smart and personal. And the Atlanta-based duo OutKast's current album, Aquemini, weaves chants, neo-soul and hip-hop into an enthralling mix. Says OutKast's Big Boi: "We're not scared to experiment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Hip-Hop Nation | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

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