Trevor Jackson brings up a serious topic in his new video “Like I Do” — gun violence. Filmed in his hometown Marion, Indiana, the Mike Ho-directed clip pays tribute to Jackson’s cousin Mark Cotton, who was fatally shot in November of this year.
“I feel like we sometimes let our emotions and anger get in the way,” he explained to Billboard. “Yeah, those [stories of shootings] upset me. Yeah, all those things I see make me angry. But I know everything that I do is going to be more powerful and touch more people in a positive way than if I go out there and cause havoc.”
“Like I Do” is lifted off Jackson’s latest mixtape, In My Feelings.
Jackson will appear on the upcoming ABC drama American Crime with rapper Andre 3000, which premieres on Jan. 6.
Watch Trevor Jackson’s “Like I Do” video below.
