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    37 Bad Bitch Anthems That’ll Bring Out Your Inner Goddess

    ♫ All the women who are independent, throw your hands up at me. ♫

    Anna Kopsky
    by Anna Kopsky

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We asked the BuzzFeed Community for the songs that make them feel like a boss ass bitch. Here are the fierce results.

    1. "Work Bitch" — Britney Spears

    Sony Music Entertainment / JIVE

    Bad bitch lyric: "You want a Lamborghini? / Sippin' martinis? / Look hot in a bikini? / You better work bitch / Now get to work bitch!"

    —Sonja Twix, Facebook

    2. "Diva" — Beyoncè

    Columbia / Sony / Parkwood

    Bad bitch lyric: "How you gone be talkin shit? / You act like I just got up in it /

    Been the number one diva in this game for a minute"

    —Jessica Elle Nicholas, Facebook

    3. "Get Ur Freak On" — Missy Elliott

    Atlantic Records / The Goldmind Inc.

    Bad bitch lyric: "Missy be puttin' it down / I'm the hottest 'round / I told y'all mother-ooh / Y'all can't stop me now"

    —Mallory Amanda, Facebook

    4. "Beez In The Trap" — Nicki Minaj

    Young Money Entertainment / Cash Money Records

    Bad bitch lyric: "Bitches ain't shit / And they ain't sayin' nothin' / A hundred motha fuckas can't tell me nothin' / I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap"

    —Jessica Elle Nicholas, Facebook

    5. "Bad Girls" — M.I.A.

    Interscope Records / Roc Nation / XL Recordings

    Bad bitch lyric: "Live fast, die young / Bad girls do it well"

    —Rebecca Rodack, Facebook

    6. "No Scrubs" — TLC

    LaFace Records / Arista Records / Def Jam Recordings

    Bad bitch lyric: "But his game is kinda weak / And I know that he cannot approach me / 'Cause I'm lookin' like class and he's lookin' like trash / Can't get with a dead-beat ass"

    —cassiea4

    7. "Obsessed" — Mariah Carey

    Universal Music Group / Sony Music Entertainment / Def Jam Recordings

    Bad bitch lyric: "Ohh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress / Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this"

    —Anna Kopsky

    8. "Sleazy" — Kesha

    instagram.com

    Bad bitch lyric: "And I don't care if you stare and you call us scummy / Cause we ain't after your affection / And sure as hell not your money, honey"

    —carleelacey

    9. "Bad Reputation" — Joan Jett And The Blackhearts

    Blackheart Records / Boardwalk Records / Epic Records / Warner Bros.

    Bad bitch lyric: "I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation / You're living in the past, it's a new generation / A girl can do what she wants to do and that's what I'm gonna do"

    —Cierra Michelle

    10. "Telephone" — Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncè

    Streamline / Kon Live / Cherrytree / Interscope

    Bad bitch lyric: "You shoulda made some plans with me / You knew that I was free / And now you won't stop calling me / I'm kinda busy"

    —NikkiBeaverhausen

    11. "Kill V. Maim" — Grimes

    4AD / Artbus Records / Roc Nation

    Bad bitch lyric: "B - E - H -A - V - E / Arrest us / Italiana mobster, looking so precious / I don't behave, I don't behave oh eh"

    —KrazyKat567

    12. "None Of Your Business" — Salt 'N Pepa

    Philippe AIMAR / Stringer / Getty Images

    Bad bitch lyric: "So don't try to change my mind, I'll tell you one more time / It's none of your business / Now who do you think you are /Puttin' your cheap two cents in?"

    —csmith526

    13. "Pretty Girl Rock" — Keri Hilson

    Interscope Records / Mosley Music Group

    Bad bitch lyric: "Pretty as a picture, sweeter than a swisher / Mad cause I'm cuter than the girl that's witchya / I don't gotta talk about it, baby you can see it / But if you want, I'll be happy to repeat it"

    —bamcclen

    14. "Fighter" — Christina Aguilera

    RCA Records / Sony BMG

    Bad bitch lyric: "Made me learn a little bit faster / Made my skin a little bit thicker / Makes me that much smarter / So thanks for making me a fighter"

    —Matt Cormier, Facebook

    15. "Million Dollar Bills" — Lorde

    instagram.com

    Bad bitch lyric: "'Cause we can get in trouble just by going free throw /

    And now I'm letting you know / And now I'm letting you know"

    —Roxanne Marie, Facebook

    16. "Problem" — Natalia Kills

    Interscope Records / Cherrytree / http://will.i.am Music Group

    Bad bitch lyric: "I’m your dream girl / This is real love / But you know what they say about me… / That girl is a problem"

    —Hope Lapados Mowry, Facebook

    17. "Fuck U Betta" — Neon Hitch

    Warner Bros. Records

    Bad bitch lyric: "I know she's perfect and worth it / I bet she's beautiful / But can she love you and touch you until you go oh"

    —Poodlemommie1131

    18. "Just Fine" — Mary J. Blige

    Geffen Records / Interscope Records

    Bad bitch lyric: "No time for moping around, are you kidding / And no time for negative vibes, cause I'm winning"

    —Jamie Iacoi, Facebook

    19. "Love Don't Cost A Thing" — Jennifer Lopez

    Def Jam Recordings / Epic Records

    Bad bitch lyric: "Think I wanna drive your Benz, I don't / If I wanna floss I got my own / Even if you were broke / My love don't cost a thing"

    —Debbie Ann, Facebook

    20. "Lady Marmalade" — Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Mya, and Lil Kim ft. Missy Elliot

    Epic Records

    Bad bitch lyric: "Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth, oh / Color of cafe au lait, alright / Made the savage beast inside / Roar until he cried"

    —c452

    21. "Off To The Races" — Lana del Rey

    Interscope Records / Polydor

    Bad bitch lyric: "Light of my life, fire of my lions / Be a good baby, do what I want"

    —tatewhite

    22. "Worth It" — Fifth Harmony

    Epic Records / SYCO

    Bad bitch lyric: "Give it to me, I'm worth it / Baby, I'm worth it / Uh huh I'm worth it"

    —jessicam4

    23. "How To Be a Heartbreaker" — Marina and the Diamonds

    Neon Gold Records / Atlantic / 679 Records

    Bad bitch lyric: "How to be a heartbreaker / Boys they like the look of danger / We'll get him falling for a stranger, a player / Singing I lo-lo-love you / At least I think I do"

    —ashleymariem

    24. "Hard" — Rihanna

    Def Jam Recordings / Roc Nation

    Bad bitch lyric: "But the hottest bitch in heels right here / No fear, and while you getting your cry on / I'm getting my fly on"

    —Sonja Twix, Facebook

    25. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" — Kelly Clarkson

    RCA

    Bad bitch lyric: "You think you got the best of me / Think you had the last laugh / Bet you think that everything good is gone / Think you left me broken down / Think that I'd come running back / Baby you don't know me, 'cause you're dead wrong"

    26. "Rare" — Selena Gomez

    Interscope

    Bad bitch lyric: "I don't have it all / I'm not claiming to / But I know that I'm special"

    27. "Hello Bitches" — CL

    YG

    Bad bitch lyric: "Lights out, killin' it some more / Bad bitches get down on the floor"

    28. "Q.U.E.E.N" — Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu

    Wondaland Arts Society

    Bad bitch lyric: "I can't believe all of the things they say about me / Walk in the room they throwing shade left to right / They be like, 'Ooh, she serving face' / And I just tell 'em cut me up and get down"

    29. "Woman Up" — Meghan Trainor

    Epic

    Bad bitch lyric: "All my girls raise your hand / If you don't need a man / Cause you're more than good enough / You gotta woman up, woman up / All my girls, we show, we groove / Just make them remember you"

    30. "Wings" — Little Mix

    Syco

    Bad bitch lyric: "Mama told me not to waste my life / She said, 'Spread your wings, my little butterfly' / Don't let what they say keep you up at night"

    31. "I Did Something Bad" — Taylor Swift

    Big Machine

    Bad bitch lyric: "If a man talks shit, then I owe him nothing / I don't regret it one bit, 'cause he had it coming"

    32. "You Don't Own Me" — Lesley Gore

    Mercury

    Bad bitch lyric: "And don't tell me what to do / Don't tell me what to say / And please, when I go out with you / Don't put me on display"

    33. "WAP" — Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stalion

    Atlantic

    Bad bitch lyric: "Put him on his knees, give him something to believe in"

    34. "Juice" — Lizzo

    Atlantic

    Bad bitch lyric: "If I'm shining, everybody gonna shine / I was born like this, don't even gotta try / I'm like Chardonnay, get better over time / Heard you say I'm not the baddest bitch, you lie"

    35. "What the Hell" — Avril Lavigne

    RCA

    Bad bitch lyric: "All my life I've been good / But now I'm thinking, 'What the hell''  / All I want is to mess around / And I don't really care aboutIf you love me, if you hate me / You can't save me, baby, baby"

    36. "Trouble" — Pink

    LaFace

    Bad bitch lyric: "So if you see me comin' / Down the street / Then you know it's time to / Go"

    37. And "Independent Women, Pt. I" — Destiny's Child

    Columbia Records / Sony

    Bad bitch lyric: "I depend on me, I depend on me / All the women who are independent / Throw your hands up at me"

    —Jordan Christine, Facebook

    You can listen to every bad bitch anthem right here:

    Note: "Bad Reputation" and "Lady Marmalade" are unavailable on Spotify, but you may listen through YouTube in the links above.

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