"Bad Girls" M.I.A.

In the aftermath of her Super Bowl bird-flipping controversy, the news that M.I.A. was back with new music of her own got lost in the shuffle. Unfortunately, the appropriately titled "Bad Girls"—the lead single from the rapper's upcoming fourth studio album—is not the kind of game-changing masterpiece (à la "Paper Planes") that will shift popular conversation surrounding her anytime soon. But this midtempo banger, in which M.I.A. celebrates lady rebels over a seductive snake charmer beat, is brimming with enough of her signature swagga to satisfy those fans who have been eagerly awaiting the eclectic emcee's next move. B-