On July 7, 2016, after 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers, Brown released on his SoundCloud page two piano ballads, "My Friend" and "A Lot of Love", saying that the songs are "released for free for anybody dealing with injustice or struggle in their lives." On August 31, 2016, less than 24 hours after being released from jail on charges of suspicted assault with a deadly weapon, Brown released on SoundCloud the song "What Would You Do?".