Today, Trevor Jackson might be best known for his role as the charismatic Aaron Jackson on the television series Grown-ish or his 2018 breakout performance on the feature film SuperFly as the shotcaller Youngblood Priest, but his rising star was first ignited by music.
The babyfaced 26-year-old once released a song called “Like We Grown” from his EP, New Thang, in 2013. In an official video for the single, Jackson welcomed another rising star to play his object of affection in the R&B smooth video.
Zendaya of Euphoria fame cuffed up with Jackson not only made for a picturesque celebrity couple in the minds of fans, but the pair also blessed viewers with a quick dance routine to showcase yet another talent to add to their very long list of credentials.
To date, the music video originally released a couple weeks after Valentine’s Day has garnered close to 15 million views. Zendaya has blossomed into a superstar with roles in Dune and Spider-Man, while also nabbing the executive producer title for Euphoria.
The always persistent Jackson has been busy with acting gigs these days, yet he still finds time to work on music. His latest music venture comes in the form of the holiday bop “Run Run Rudolph,” originally recorded by music legend Chuck Berry. In Jackson’s rendition, he combines the sound of rhythmic dance most notably found in Afrobeats to a signature holiday ringing bell and bluesy electric guitar. The song premiered Dec. 25 on the DisneyParks Magical Christmas Day Parade special.
The duck-tail wearing Jackson’s last full-length album, Love Language, was released in 2021 containing 14 songs, including the sentimental guitar-assisted “This Won’t Go Viral,” in which he recently debuted a music video on his YouTube channel. He also released the 4-track EP, Show Me Diamonds.
