Black Thought's "Rest In Power" Video Remembers Trayvon Martin

Watch the new visual for the JAY-Z produced docuseries on Martins’ life.

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Black Thought has dropped his video for “Rest In Power,” the title track for television documentary Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin StoryThe new video features Black Thought beside a brick wall displaying projections of Trayvon Martin as well as footage from the documentary.

“How many more kids will we wait for them to kill? / My tears collectin’ like raindrops on the windowsill / If the wounds heal, the memories never fade/ I wonder if you’re in heaven’s eleventh grade,” raps The Roots’ member.

Produced by Jay-Z, the six-part docuseries premieres on Paramount Network on July 30th. Watch the new video above.

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