If you’re a person with a pulse, you probably already know that Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly has been released on iTunes a full week early. And since we live in a knee-jerk reaction age, a handful of high-ranking music personalities tweeted their initial responses to the record: Taylor Swift (“NO ONE TOUCH ME”), SZA, Killer Mike, Imagine Dragons, Timbaland, Gas Lamp Killer, and more. Check out the best Twitter reactions below.
Taylor:
KENDRICK PUT HIS ALBUM OUT EARLY. NO ONE TOUCH ME. @kendricklamar
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) March 16, 2015
Timbaland:
boy this @kendricklamar album is seriouss. if you havent checked it please do. wow my dude kilt this joint
— Timbaland (@Timbaland) March 16, 2015
?uestlove:
…..oh Jesus I need this record right NOW in my life. https://t.co/x5YLGMxfjN
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) March 16, 2015
jesus christ….is he interviewing the ghost of 2pac?!?!?!?!?!?!!??!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) March 16, 2015
dude…………MIND……..BLOWN.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) March 16, 2015
i can’t recall the last time hip hop made me jaw dropped. this Pac jawn gives me the chills yo…..im like….—-man….
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) March 16, 2015
the last 6 seconds of #MortalMan yo.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) March 16, 2015
Imma try harder. Thrive Harder
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) March 16, 2015
Imagine Dragons:
listening to the new @kendricklamar album and it’s amazing just as expected. go get it
— Imagine Dragons (@Imaginedragons) March 16, 2015
SZA:
Thank you @kendricklamar . #ToPimpAButterfly
— SZA (@sza) March 16, 2015
Killer Mike:
Sincere thanks. Salutes @kendricklamar. #RTJ
— Killer Mike (@KillerMikeGTO) March 16, 2015
Gaslamp Killer:
God help us, this outro is @kendricklamar speaking w/ 2pac from beyond the grave. All of the hair on my body is standing on end. #Kendrick
— G L K (@GASLAMPKILLER) March 16, 2015