Madonna brands herself ‘ratchet’ on Instagram

Madonna has delivered yet more Instagram gold by branding herself “ratchit” (sic) in one of her latest posts on the social networking site.

Earlier this morning (May 9) the Queen of Pop posted a photo of herself, producer Diplo and singer-songwriter MoZella – who, like Madonna, hails from Detroit, Michigan – with the caption: “Diplo thinking hhmmmmmm while 2 Ratchit Detroit Gurlzzzzzz try to werk a beat! #unaplogeticbitch.”

See the “ratchit” picture below.

Urban Dictionary​ defines a “ratchet” as follows: “A diva, mostly from urban cities and ghettos, that has reason to believe she is every man’s eye candy. Unfortunately, she’s wrong.”

However, the term has arguably been reclaimed by supposedly “ratchet” divas of late and can be used in a self-empowering way to mean fierce and streetwise.

In recent months, Madonna has used Instagram to reveal the diverse palette of collaborators she has assembled for her new album – which now comprises MIA/Beyoncé producer Diplo, Wrecking Ball co-writer MoZella, DJ/producer Avicii, former Lady Gaga collaborator Martin Kierszenbaum, cult pop singer Natalia Kills and US hit-makers Toby Gad and Symbolyc One.

Last month (April) photographer Mert Alas sparked rumours that the album was already finished when he said he was listening to it, but it is clear from Madonna’s latest Instagram posts that she is still working on new material.

Madonna’s last studio album, MDNA, was released in 2012 and reached number one in the US and UK. She scored her 13th and most recent UK chart-topping single with 4 Minutes in 2008.

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