Video: City Girls – Twerkulator

When Missy Elliott’s voice is heard before a beat drops, a bop is certain to follow. The veteran hip-hop artist directed the City Girls video for their viral hit “Twerkulator,” in which this exact scenario plays out. The Miami-born rap group and a group of “Twerkulators” run through the made-up town of Twerk City, covering every surface with graffiti.

“This is a crisis! There is no test here! Everyone, please seek shelter right away,” a terrified Missy Elliot orders the frantic crowd of people. You don’t have much time left because the Twerkulators have already invaded Twerk City! They have already touched down, and they are in control.

The ladies wearing pink bodysuits with the MCM logo on them sit on a pink couch with a pink MCM carpet, surrounded by dancers wearing face-covering, head-to-toe MCM suits, in one of the video’s many visually appealing scenes from JT and Yung Miami.

JT and Yung Miami continue to take over Twerk City by bursting onto the scene as larger-than-life dancers, sending onlookers running for cover. The City Girls make a stop at the beauty supply store and naturally twerk at the cash register, where mannequin heads sporting vividly coloured wigs rap to the song’s repetitive hook. The rap duo performs eight-count sets to the “Planet Rock” sampled beat while the hands of an Icon Swim clock glisten in the background.

The TikTok choreography is also featured in the music video, which helped the song go viral on social media and forced City Girls’ fans to wait impatiently for an official release. Although it was only a leaked snippet, the dance moves were confirmed to match JT’s verse, as VIBE previously reported.

City Girls’ second studio album, City On Lock, which featured Doja Cat, Lil Durk, and Lil Baby, was released in 2020 by Quality Control Music, Motown Records, and Capitol Records. But “Twerkulator” isn’t included in the project.

Check out the music video for “Twerkulator“.