In Shakira's hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, there's a 15-foot metal statue of her, wearing bell bottoms and strumming a guitar. It was donated by a German sculptor in 2006, in the midst of the singer's wildly successful Oral Fixation world tour, which featured her jaw-dropping belly-dancing and a finale of "Hips Don't Lie" with Wyclef Jean.

Shakira occasionally strummed a glittery guitar during the show, but by the time the statue was put up, she was far from the acoustic pop-rocker she'd been on her 1996 breakthrough album, "Pies Descalzos." And if the statue already was playing catch-up with her image in 2006, it barely captures her now.

Shakira's third English album, "She Wolf," reveals what may be her most club-oriented music to date: electronic pop with strong basslines and prominent world music textures, combined with a dose of in-your-face sex appeal.

S is for Shakira, Shakira! The hip shaking sultry songstress unleashed her inner she wolf for i-D magazine and those hips don't lie--these are some steamy photos!

In the article Shakira talks about her inner she wolf and how her conservative parents aren't too thrilled about her dancing around in a cage in nearly nothing.

Shakira said: "I had to say to them, 'I'm a woman now, this is the way I express myself.'

"My dad understood but my mum was scared what people could think. She said, 'Is it too much?'"

But luckily once they saw the end product, they agreed it was a work of art. She added: "They sent me an email and said, 'The video's spectacular. A little provocative but spectacular.'"