Who was sued in 1999 by Rosa Parks after they used her name to title a hit song?

"Rosa Parks" is a song by the hip hop group Outkast. It was released as the first single from their album "Aquemini" (1998), and was that album's most successful single. The song's title comes from the Civil Rights Movement activist Rosa Parks.

In 1999, Rosa Parks sued OutKast and LaFace Records over the song. The lawsuit alleged that the song misappropriated Parks' name, and also objected to some of the song's vulgar language.

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. Specifically, Parks argued that the song's lyrics meant, "[be quiet and stop the commotion]. OutKast is coming back out [with new music] so all other MCs [mic checkers, rappers, Master of Ceremonies] step aside."

The suit was finally settled on April 14, 2005, in the settlement agreement, OutKast and their producer and record labels paid Parks an undisclosed cash settlement and agreed to work with the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development in creating educational programs about the life of Rosa Parks. Parks died in October of that year, just six months following the settlement.