A four-minute long viral video from a 6-year-old living in the St. Louis area was enough to touch the heart of Pusha T. The youngster, whose name is Jeffrey "Lil J" Laney, had his speech posted onto his mother's Facebook page on May 15. He described the anxiety he's had since his mom's 16-year-old cousin was gunned down in an April drive-by while waiting outside of school. Take a look—but make sure you have some tissues nearby.
Since the video went up a little over two weeks ago, it's racked up well over 200,000 views, one of which was obviously Pusha.
"It sort of shocked me that a 6-year-old was so well-spoken about violence," Pusha said to Mic. "Watching him try to get his point across and basically pleading with the world—I was like, 'You can't ignore this.'"
On early Friday afternoon, the 40-year-old rapper published an open letter he wrote to the little tyke on his Instagram page.
Dear Lil J,
True to his word, Pusha T sent a bunch of gifts Jeffrey's way, including a trip to a nearby Six Flags, an enrollment in a Boys and Girls Club summer camp, several toys, an exclusive screening to Spider Man: Homecoming, and a college fund. Check out Lil J with his haul, below.
You can also watch Lil J's video response to Pusha's gifts. Don't worry—that's just a speck of dust in your eye.
Lil J's mom was ecstatic as well.
