Kendrick Lamar's hotly anticipated new album,DAMN., is scheduled to release Friday.

For mere mortals, that is. Somepeople, apparently — some specialpeople — already seem to have it.

Lucky for us, LeBron James likes to share.

Mashable Top StoriesStay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news.Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletterBy signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Thanks for signing up!

SEE ALSO:What these soccer fans did after terrifying explosions will restore your faith in humanity

If you follow James on Instagram, you probably saw him rapping along to parts from the new album. Here are more than two minutes of clips, compiled by the Twitter account Fashionably-Early and stitched together from James' Instagram story.

Tweet may have been deleted

A Kendrick rep confirmed to The Faderthat James is, in fact, enjoying material from DAMN. (We learned not long ago that James is a massive fan of the rapper.)

So if you really, really, reallycan't wait until Friday for your new Kendrick fix, just watch that clip of James again and again to hold you over.

Meanwhile, here's the album's tracklist.

---

Featured Video For You

---

While the United fiasco unfolded, a travel writer made $11,000 off overbooked flights

---

TopicsMusic