Questlove, Chance the Rapper, Janelle Monáe react to Trump’s election victory

Donald Trump has just been elected as the 45th President of the United States of America. And much like with the shocking Brexit vote earlier this year, a lot of musicians are sharing their reactions via social media. Questlove made a post on Instagram that ultimately expresses motivation in the face of a disappointing election result: “The amount of time I devote to meditating and not letting speculation or bad energy rule my life—for me to just spazz out would be counter productive.” He also looks to 2020:

ok….@KanyeWest…..lessgo!!!!!
— ahmir•quest• 5 letters only (@questlove) November 9, 2016

Chance the Rapper finds despair on CNN:

If you wanna cry watch Van Jones give the first cognizant minority understanding of the election on CNN tonight. He just made it real.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) November 9, 2016

Janelle Monáe doesn’t mince words about the implications of the vote:

Once again America has continued to FAIL WOMEN, MINORITIES, MUSLIMS, & IMMIGRANTS, LGBTQ, this is so disgusting.
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi Mayweather👽🚆🤖🚀🪐 (@JanelleMonae) November 9, 2016

Flying Lotus likewise looks to Kanye as the future of our country:

https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/status/796201882779676672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Thom Yorke references a recent Radiohead song in reaction to the news:

avoidall eye contactdo not reactshoot the messengersthis is a low flying panic attacksingthesong of sixpencethatgoes https://t.co/xm8Z5l8qQm
— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) November 9, 2016

and Chuck D invokes Godwin’s Law: