“Crime” is a song from the smooth-laced Mayer Hawthorne, which includes a powerful verse from hip-hop cosmonaut Kendrick Lamar. The video is directed by Rashida Jones, an actress who stars on “Parks and Recreation” alongside Amy Poehler and Aziz Anasari.

So it’s a month late jumping on this video, sue us. We must have gotten too unbelievably wrapped up in creating our list of favorite political attack ads and scoring them on a scale from “meh” to “shoot me.”

“Crime” is a song from the smooth-laced Mayer Hawthorne, which includes a powerful verse from hip-hop cosmonaut Kendrick Lamar. The video is directed by Rashida Jones, an actress who stars on “Parks and Recreation” alongside Amy Poehler and Aziz Anasari.

Jones spoke to Pitchfork about the video on its release:

“The video is a parody of ridiculously exclusive parties which are made nearly impossible to get to but tout themselves as ‘the party of the year.’ I liked the idea of the video starting as a sexy getting-ready video and devolving into a messy, very unsexy, unexpected trek. And the final realization is that YOU are the real party! I'm just starting to realize that about myself (which is why I stay home most nights). I am a HUGE fan of Mayer, Kendrick and of the song "Crime" and it was an honor to work with Mayer.”

Mayer Hawthorne adds, "I still can’t believe Rashida agreed to direct. We had so much fun making this. Her effortlessly cool sense of humor comes through so…uh…effortlessly."