UPDATE: The "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin Dies at Age 76, Lauryn Hill, Questlove & More Respond

\u201cRIP Aretha Franklin\u201d

— Gucci Mane (@Gucci Mane) 1534428414

\u201c\u201cthis morning we lost an icon a legend a voice a musician an activist: her soul lives on may you sleep in heavenly peace ms. franklin \u201d \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\u201d

— MAXWELL (@MAXWELL) 1534432733

\u201cAretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade\u2014our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. May the Queen of Soul rest in eternal peace.\u201d

— Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) 1534437078

\u201cI treasured every moment that we spent together from working in the recording studio, to performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, or simply hangin\u2019 in the kitchen, & I will miss her dearly. RIP Ree-Ree...You will reign as the Queen forever.\u201d

— Quincy Jones (@Quincy Jones) 1534436158

\u201cAretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul. The Icon. The ultimate singers' singer. The greatest singer and musician of my lifetime. The power of your voice in music and in civil rights blew open the door for me and so many others. You were my inspiration, my mentor and my friend.\u201d

— Mariah Carey (@Mariah Carey) 1534438630

\u201cAll my love to the Queen of Soul. Aretha Franklin paved the way for so many of us in music. Her voice & legacy will never be forgotten. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\u201d

— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher Raymond IV) 1534437755

\u201cRest in peace Aretha. \u2764\u201d

— Patti LaBelle (@Patti LaBelle) 1534431847

\u201cI\u2019m sitting in prayer for the wonderful golden spirit Aretha Franklin.\u201d

— Ms. Ross (@Ms. Ross) 1534430123

\u201cRest In Peace to our Queen of Soul. Her contribution to music and to the empowerment and enrichment of our hearts, Spirits and souls is immeasurable. \nThank you Ms. Aretha Franklin for sharing your anointed gifts with us. They changed the world. We are deeply grateful!\n\n\u2665\ufe0fMLH\u201d

— Ms. Lauryn Hill (@Ms. Lauryn Hill) 1534436848

\u201cThe Queen of Soul has left this earth to sit on her throne in heaven. How blessed we were to hear the best that God had to offer in her voice. RESPECT!\n\ud83d\udcf7: Mark Seliger\u201d

— Lenny Kravitz (@Lenny Kravitz) 1534429605

\u201cQueen... My Queen. https://t.co/6olvvLPISd\u201d

— Anita Baker (@Anita Baker) 1534429970

\u201cLucky enough to have seen Aretha live exactly once, and this was it. \nThank you for the music, we will be listening to you forever https://t.co/aMHIBFaTAs\u201d

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin-Manuel Miranda) 1534429215