A Comprehensive Survey of Musicians’ Reactions to the Reality of a Trump Presidency
Everyone has an opinion on the new President Trump. (Damn, it’s gonna feel weird typing that knowing that it’s true.) I spent some time looking for musicians’ reactions to the new Leader of the Free World™.
1.Kanye for President in 2020! (Via The Independent)
The calls for Kanye to run in the next election have begun.
.@kanyewest You still good for that presidential run Ye?
— Christopher Hooton (@ChristophHooton) November 9, 2016
Remember when we laughed when @kanyewest announced he was running for 2020 but now anything is clearly possible #ElectionNight
— Amie Pollitt △⃒⃘ (@amiescool) November 9, 2016
@kanyewest I have faith in you. Please save America 2020 ??
— ☤SC: aaakxsh (@aakxsh) November 9, 2016
2. Hip Hop’s Reaction (via iHeartRadio)
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) November 9, 2016
all i hear outside right now are sirens…the sound of the new amerikkka
— ?FRïDA? (@AngelHaze) November 9, 2016
I was wrong. I thought America couldn’t possibly disappoint me more than it already had. But, I was wrong. RIP America.
— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) November 9, 2016
Aye, what y’all wearing to the slave auction tomorrow ??
— Black Jesus (@thegame) November 8, 2016
3.The Response of the Electronic Music Community (Via Thump)
The next four years are gonna just be a never ending loop of duck dynasty
— ? (@diplo) November 9, 2016
The press knew they were creating this monster. Only late in the game when shit got real were they trying to discredit him.Send in the memes
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) November 9, 2016
As someone who arrived illegally to the U.S. & earned citizenship over the course of a decade, this feels like the end of an American Dream.
— Neon Indian (@NeonIndian) November 9, 2016
4.You Know That Thom Yorke Has Something to Say
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
5. And Which Musicians and Celebrities Claim to be Moving to Canada (Or Someplace Else)? (Via Billboard)
As reported on BNN Network the following people all swore to move to Canada if Trump won pic.twitter.com/qzjUjXpqPF
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 9, 2016
*looks up flights to Canada*
— B.o.B (@bobatl) November 9, 2016
In other related news: Flights to Canada are really cheap
— Brittany Snow (@Brittanysnow) November 9, 2016
Canada need to think about building a wall rn.
— lily allen (@lilyallen) November 9, 2016
6. Finally, We Might Get a Sisters of Mercy Album (Via Exclaim)
Please, Andrew Eldtrich. Bring some light to this darkness.
