Rap-Up.com || Video: M.I.A. – ‘Bad Girls’

Make way for M.I.A. The pop crusader storms Morocco in a BMW in the action-packed video for “Bad Girls,” the first single from her fourth album, due this summer. “Live fast, die young, bad girls do it well,” she chants on the Danja-produced banger. The gritty visuals, directed by Romain Gavras (“Born Free”), were shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco.

“It was dope to have so many people from so many different backgrounds speaking so many different languages come together to create something that we believed in,” said M.I.A. “I thought I was gonna die on the shoot when I saw the drifting. It was a four day shoot so everyone was on edge the whole time specifically ME when I had to do bluesteel singing to the camera while the cars did doughnuts on the wet road ten feet away. In my mind I was thinking how I was gonna deliver the video to Vice with no legs.”

Watch the dangerous results below.

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53 Comments

meds
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:10 am
dancing with the arabs. i love maya!

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Naia Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:30 am
@meds, her name is m.i.a.

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brayant Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:38 am
@Naia, sweetheart her birthname is maya…before you correct someone get your facts straight

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meds Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:12 am
@brayant, real talk! :-D

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Ray Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:47 pm
@brayant, get ‘em !!!

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Buster Reply:
February 6th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
@brayant, to correct you, Maya is her nickname; her birth name is Mathangi Arulpragasam

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JOKER
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:19 am
i love it

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StarsAreBlind Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:08 am
@JOKER, Yeeeeesssss, me too. It’s so unexpected and different than anything else, but done perfectly. Only M.I.A.

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Trent
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:20 am
It was cute

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MusiqLover
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:31 am
nice

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Bahamian
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:38 am
yes! the return of M.I.A! Video is incredibly dope.

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FilipinoPharaoh
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:45 am
soo dope ! she’s fucking hot

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FilipinoPharaoh
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:45 am
soo dope ! she’s f–king hot !

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ULISES
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:54 am
Got to say- I love it! It’s pretty wild! All those car stunts are pretty dope!!!

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IkiHav
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:12 am
POWA
POWA
thats all

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ooooohhhhh
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:19 am
Video hot song not so hot.

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Well Damn
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:40 am
Lmfaooo yessssss this video was crazyy!!!!

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wonderLand19
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:40 am
Aww, i love it :) M.I.A and Romain work really well together. Really sick concept! Love the song too!
BRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!

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Will
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:45 am
VIDEO OF THE YEAR WOWW!!!

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no1else Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:19 am
@Will, AGREE

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BlahBlah Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:22 pm
@Will, cosign.

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True Story
February 3rd, 2012 at 7:55 am
M.I.A. set the bar very high with this video i havent seen a video this good since Jay-Z and Kanye’s otis video

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sara Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:40 am
@True Story, i 2nd that…bringing the idea of arabian upscale is so original and different and so her…dope dope dope

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February 3rd, 2012 at 8:02 am
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Naia
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:29 am
i fuckin love m.i.a.! video and song are amazing! btw shes beautiful in da vid

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Naia
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:32 am
it’s way better that give me all you luvin.. love it

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Ice
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:47 am
SWAG OVERLOAD, Well Damn.

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OUTRAGE OUTZILLA
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:47 am
My sister is in this music video she’s one of the dancers

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jojo Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@OUTRAGE OUTZILLA, where was the video shot?

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FilipinoPharaoh Reply:
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:36 pm
@jojo, Morocco

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jaron
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:50 am
How u goin have a video wit them when the war over

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no1else
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:26 am
this really got me like WOAH like simply amaaazzinnnnggggg she really set the bar like danm…. video of the year. YES IM ALREADY FUCKING CALLING IT. M>I>A u just got urself a new fan:)

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Bobbuilder
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:37 am
I was about to cuss then I watched the whole video and I’m glad I did cos that was AMAZING.

WOW…M.I.A…you are dope. I salute you!

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Epic
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:47 am
This is honestly one of the best music videos ive ever seen in my life.

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Rubert
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:43 am
When did she get so fine?

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maya Reply:
February 5th, 2012 at 8:39 am
@Rubert, when was she ugly?

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Phoenix_Wright
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:13 am
NICE VID, not into the song but I give her props

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rapper
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:47 am
Love her her music gets me out my sit all the time

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concerned viewer
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:47 pm
Love the visuals and the song; she definitely has her own style! Easily the best I’ve seen so far this year.

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Truth Seeker
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:21 pm
I like the track and the video, the lyrics #shrug Love MIA tho(she looked great)

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BlahBlah
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:22 pm
So fresh! Love it.

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?
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Readin all theese comments and you guys sayin that shes original and that’s why shes dope made me wonder … I get that she’s orginal but like .. dancin with the arabs like .. what the hell ?? I don’t get it .. I think even if she would made a video with her dancin with priests .. ppl would still like it ??

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nicegirl
February 3rd, 2012 at 5:38 pm
The song has grown on me and I think the video goes well with the song…the song kinda has an arabian sound to it. Original video, I like it.

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Hugh
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Cool. I want a 90s Mercedes now

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Chicago
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:37 pm
I like the smooth beat. I can reggae to it.

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Chet
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Wicked video! Seriously, one of the best I’ve ever seen in my life. I love how she’s highlighting the Saudi drifting subculture. MIA is def not your average pop star. She was swaggin out before swag became swag. Real talk.

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@tony3k
February 4th, 2012 at 2:38 am
soo sick !!

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Wtf
February 4th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Amazing video and good song… way better than than that other shit M.I.A. was in this week

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eXtreme.com
February 4th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
for some strange reason, i like this chick, i mean how can you hate on the ‘swagger like us’ girl? she’s so f*ckin catchy.

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Chiare
February 6th, 2012 at 4:11 am
I was like allll ritttteeee when I saw her dancin on dat car. I like daa song though, beat goez hard.

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yourboycelebrity
February 6th, 2012 at 10:59 am
DOPE DOPE DOPE!!!!! M.I.A. stays goin left while everyone esle is goin right in the Industry! Was more surprised the song was Produced by Danja he steped out of his box as well

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