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At first glance, D.C. rapper SmCity seems all confused in this video for “Twilight,” a track from his upcoming The Indie Life: Hate, Love & Money. He’s sportin’ a limited-edition Nats hat, but that hometown W kinda gets lost in all those Brooklyn Bridge shots. And his sideman is Brooklyn MC Skyzoo. Why shoot the video on his turf? The New Yorker rhymes about getting D.C. love, so let him express it down here, right? It all works out in the end, though, trust us. Here’s the important stuff: That wonderfully off-time, conga-heavy beat is by D.C.’s Best Kept Secret, the hook is sung by D.C.’s Kokayi, and the vid itself is a viable example of how to introduce a gargantuan gun and an attractive female into your visuals without dulling their metaphorical power.