Editing Rosa Parks (section)

===Music===
In 1998, Parks filed a $5 billion [[Parks v. LaFace Records|lawsuit]] against American hip-hop duo [[Outkast]] and their record company claiming that the duo's song "[[Rosa Parks (song)|Rosa Parks]]", released on their 1998 album ''[[Aquemini]]'', used her name without permission, harming her reputation.{{sfnm|1a1=Hanson|1y=2011|1p=159|2a1=Richardson|2y=2021|2p=106}} After a federal court dismissed the lawsuit, Parks filed another suit in 2004 against [[BMG Rights Management]], [[Arista Records]], and [[LaFace Records]]. A settlement was reached in 2005, wherein Outkast and BMG agreed to pursue projects that would "enlighten today's youth about the significant role Rosa Parks played in making America a better place for all races" without admitting liability.  The role of Steele, co-founder of the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute, and Parks's attorney, Gregory Reed, in these legal proceedings was subject to scrutiny, with some accusing them of "exploiting" Parks for their own again.{{sfn|Hanson|2011|p=159}}

Rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] received backlash online for incorporating Parks into her 2020 song "[[Yikes (Nicki Minaj song)|Yikes]]", where she rapped, "All you bitches Rosa Park, uh-oh, get your ass up". Journalist Ernest Owens criticized the lyric for its inaccurate portrayal of Parks's actions: {{blockquote|Y'all go remind Nicki Minaj that. Quick history lesson: She never got up, she stayed seated. The lyric makes no sense.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Saponara |first1=Michael |title=Nicki Minaj Slammed For Rosa Parks Reference in Preview of New Song 'Yikes' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nicki-minaj-previews-yikes-8550084/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=March 23, 2025 |date=February 4, 2020}}</ref>}}