Rappers and the Illuminati - Jay-Z, Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Future, Rick Ross and More

Summary

The video script delves into the Illuminati's influence in hip-hop culture, tracing its origins back to a secret society founded by Adam Weishaupt in 1776. It explores how the group, known for its symbols like the Eye of Providence, has been a subject of conspiracy theories and hip-hop lyrics since the 1990s. Notable artists like Jay-Z and Kanye West have been linked to the group, with some embracing and others denying the association. The script highlights the ongoing fascination and debate surrounding the Illuminati's presence in the music industry.

Takeaways

• 🕵️ The Illuminati was founded in 1776 by German philosopher Adam Weishaupt, aiming to organize elites and influence politics.
• 🔍 Despite its original obscurity, conspiracy theories suggest the Illuminati operates secretly, with influential members in modern society.
• 👁 Symbols like horns, pentagrams, and the Eye of Providence are associated with the Illuminati, including its depiction on the U.S. $1 bill.
• 🎤 The concept of the Illuminati became prominent in hip-hop culture in the 1990s, with artists like Prodigy and Tupac Shakur referencing it in their music.
• 🎶 Jay-Z and other artists have been frequently linked to the Illuminati, with some using its symbols in their music videos and performances.
• 🤔 Some rappers, like Ice Cube, acknowledge the Illuminati's rumored existence but deny any personal involvement.
• 💬 There's a mix of acceptance and denial among artists regarding the Illuminati, with some openly claiming membership and others vehemently denying any association.
• 📈 The theme of the Illuminati in hip-hop peaked in the 2000s and early 2010s, with many high-profile artists allegedly connected to the group.
• 👥 Both established and newer artists continue to reference the Illuminati, either seriously or in jest, reflecting its enduring presence in popular culture.
• 🔮 The debate over the Illuminati's existence and influence is ongoing, with some artists using it as a marketing tool and others dismissing it as a conspiracy theory.

Q & A

Who is credited with founding the Illuminati?

The Illuminati was founded by German philosopher and law professor, Adam Weishaupt.

When was the Illuminati founded and what was its original purpose?

The Illuminati was founded in 1776 with the goal of organizing the elites and wealthy to influence political decisions through Enlightenment ideals.

What symbol is often associated with the Illuminati and can also be found on the US $1 bill?

The Eye of Providence, an image of an eye within a triangle with light around it, is a symbol associated with the Illuminati and is found on the US $1 bill.

How did the Illuminati become a topic of interest in hip-hop culture?

The Illuminati became a topic of interest in hip-hop around the 1990s as more people began to show signs of distrust in the government and were attracted to the allure of wealth and power the Illuminati represented.

Which rapper is one of the first to call attention to the Illuminati in his music?

Prodigy of Mobb Deep is one of the first rappers who called attention to the Illuminati during his verse on LL Cool J's 'I Shot Ya' Remix in 1995.

What late rapper is known to have spoken and rapped about the Illuminati?

The late rapper Tupac Shakur both spoke and rapped about the Illuminati and even recorded a song called 'Illuminati' with LA Bone.

What is the name of Tupac Shakur's last solo album and how is it related to the Illuminati?

Tupac Shakur's last solo album is called 'The 7 Day Theory', which he named 'Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory' to signify his stance against the Illuminati.

How has Jay-Z been associated with the Illuminati in the public eye?

Jay-Z has been associated with the Illuminati due to his massive success, the use of certain symbols in his music videos, and the triangular hand gesture representing his label, Roc-A-Fella Records, which resembles the Eye of Providence.

What rapper has been accused of aligning himself with the Illuminati through his use of imagery in music videos?

Lil Wayne has been accused of aligning himself with the Illuminati through the use of imagery in his music videos, such as wearing an upside-down cross and getting an Eye of Providence tattoo.

How did Kanye West address the Illuminati rumors in his music?

Kanye West addressed the Illuminati rumors in his music by rapping about it on TI's record 'Welcome to the World', stating that people asking about the Illuminati don't understand that he loves Jesus.

What rapper claimed to be more powerful than the Illuminati in a 2017 song?

Future claimed to be more powerful than the Illuminati in his 2017 song 'New Illuminati', stating 'we the new Illuminati'.

Outlines

00:00

🎤 Hip-Hop and the Illuminati: Origins and Influence

The first paragraph delves into the historical origins of the Illuminati, a secret society founded in 1776 by German philosopher Adam Weishaupt. It was initially designed to educate elites and influence political decisions. Despite fading into obscurity after a decade, conspiracy theories suggest its continued operation. The paragraph explores how the Illuminati became a significant theme in hip-hop culture from the 1990s, with rappers like Prodigy, Tupac Shakur, and Jay-Z referencing it in their music. Symbols associated with the Illuminati, such as the Eye of Providence, are also discussed. The paragraph highlights the various ways artists have either embraced or denied connections to the group, reflecting the complex relationship between hip-hop and the Illuminati mythos.

05:02

🔮 Illuminati in Hip-Hop: Allegiances and Denials

The second paragraph continues the exploration of the Illuminati's presence in hip-hop, detailing how some artists have claimed membership or been accused of affiliation, while others have vehemently denied any connection. It mentions specific instances, such as Vic Mensa thanking the Illuminati for his success, Future claiming to be more powerful than the group, and Rick Ross casually mentioning his membership. The paragraph also touches on the more skeptical or dismissive views, like J. Cole's encounter with the group and Ludacris's fiery response to being linked to the Illuminati. It concludes with a look at newer artists like Saweetie, who humorously claimed membership as a response to fan accusations, and the ongoing speculation about the Illuminati's influence in the music industry.

Keywords

💡Illuminati

The Illuminati refers to a secret society founded in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, with the goal of organizing elites and the wealthy to influence political decisions. In the context of the video, it is a recurring theme in hip-hop culture and conspiracy theories, suggesting a hidden group controlling powerful individuals. The term is mentioned in various contexts, such as Prodigy's verse and Jay-Z's association with the group.

💡Enlightenment

The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement of the 18th century emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority. In the video, the Illuminati's creation is tied to Enlightenment ideals, indicating a desire for intellectual freedom and political reform among its members.

💡Conspiracy Theorists

Conspiracy theorists are individuals who believe in secret, often sinister, plots behind events and decisions. The video discusses how these theorists have long speculated about the Illuminati's continued existence and influence, attributing control over the rich and powerful to this secret society.

💡Horns

Horns, in the context of the video, are one of the symbols associated with the Illuminati, representing the group's presence or influence. They are mentioned alongside other symbols like the pentagram and the Eye of Providence, which are used to identify members or allude to the group's power.

💡Pentagrams

A pentagram is a five-pointed star and is used as a symbol by the Illuminati, according to the video. It is one of the visual elements that conspiracy theorists and artists use to imply affiliation or reference to the secret society.

💡Eye of Providence

The Eye of Providence is an image of an eye within a triangle, often surrounded by light, and is a symbol featured on the U.S. one-dollar bill. In the video, it is associated with the Illuminati and is used by artists like Jay-Z and Lil Wayne to spark rumors of their membership in the secret society.

💡Hip-Hop

Hip-hop is a cultural movement that includes rap music, DJing, graffiti art, and breakdancing. The video explores how the Illuminati has become a significant topic within hip-hop, with artists either referencing or being accused of connections to the group, reflecting a broader cultural fascination with power and secrecy.

💡Jay-Z

Jay-Z, a prominent rapper and entrepreneur, is frequently mentioned in the video as being associated with the Illuminati, due to his success, power, and the use of certain symbols in his music and public gestures. His connection to the group is a subject of speculation and conspiracy theories within the hip-hop community.

💡Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was a influential rapper who is mentioned in the video for his references to the Illuminati in his music and interviews. He recorded a song with LA Bone called 'The Illuminati' and changed the spelling to 'Killuminati' for his last album, reflecting his views on the secret society.

💡Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne is a rapper who, according to the video, has sparked rumors of Illuminati membership through his use of symbols like the upside-down cross and the Eye of Providence tattoo. These symbols are interpreted by some as signs of affiliation with the secret society.

💡Kanye West

Kanye West is a rapper and producer whose association with the Illuminati is discussed in the video. He has used Illuminati imagery in his music videos and has addressed the rumors in his lyrics, with varying degrees of acceptance and denial of any connection to the group.

Highlights

The Illuminati was founded in 1776 by German philosopher and law professor Johann Adam Weishaupt with Enlightenment ideals at its core.

The original goal of the Bavarian Illuminati was to organize elites and the wealthy to influence political decisions.

Conspiracy theorists believe the Illuminati remains operational, with influential people as active participants.

Illuminati symbols include horns, pentagrams, and the Eye of Providence, which is found on the $1 bill.

Hip-hop's interest in the Illuminati began in the 1990s with distrust in government and attraction to wealth.

Prodigy was one of the first rappers to call attention to the Illuminati in 1995.

Jay-Z's track 'To Evols' and Tupac Shakur's song 'Illuminati' are examples of early hip-hop references to the secret society.

Tupac Shakur named his last solo album 'Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory', reflecting his views on the Illuminati.

Over the years, hip-hop artists have continued to explore the idea of the Illuminati despite no concrete proof of its existence.

Ice Cube has acknowledged the possible existence of the Illuminati but denies any personal involvement.

Jay-Z's success and gestures have led to widespread speculation about his connection to the Illuminati.

Lil Wayne's upside-down cross snapback and Eye of Providence tattoo fueled Illuminati membership rumors.

Artists like Gucci Mane and Meek Mill have claimed association with the Illuminati in their lyrics.

Some rappers, like Vic Mena, have addressed Illuminati rumors, explaining symbolism as references to other concepts.

Rick Ross claimed to be a member of the Illuminati in a 2023 conversation, adding to the ongoing speculation.

Kanye West has had a fluctuating stance on the Illuminati, from embracing to denying its influence.

Cardi B and Ludacris have both denied being part of the Illuminati, responding to rumors and accusations.

Newer rappers continue to reference the Illuminati, either seriously or in jest, keeping the conspiracy theory alive.

The debate over the Illuminati's existence and influence in hip-hop reflects a broader cultural fascination with secret societies and power structures.

Transcripts

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the idea of the Illuminati has been a

fixture in hip-hop for decades founded

by German philosopher and law professor

Johan Adam weap the secret society was

created in 1776 with Enlightenment

elements at its core wap's goal was to

organize the elites and Wealthy as the

Bavarian Illuminati and educate them so

they could influence political decisions

the weap Illuminati faded Into Obscurity

a decade after its Inception however

conspiracy theorists have long believed

that this Society is still fully

operational from the Shadows it's been

alleged that some of today's most rich

powerful and influential people are

active participants in the modern day

Illuminati symbols representing the

group include horns pentagrams and the

Eye of Providence an image of an eye

within a triangle with light around it

found on the $1 bill the Illuminati

became a topic of interest in hip-hop

around the 1990s as more people began to

show signs of distrust in the government

the Allure of wealth and riches that the

Illuminati represented inspired some

rappers to gravitate toward the idea of

of the group Prodigy is one of the first

rappers who early on called attention to

the secret society during his verse on

LL Cool J's I shacha Remix back in 1995

the Illuminati want my mind soul and my

body he wrapped a year later DJ Premiere

famously sampled those same lyrics in

the production of Jay-Z's track to evils

the late Tupac Shakur both spoke and

wrapped about it and even recorded a

song with LA bone called the Illuminati

during a mid1 1990s interview Pac

explained that he learned about the

infamous grou while he was in jail

that's why I put the K to it cuz I want

the is telling him about this

Illuminati while I'm in jail right

like that's another way to keep your

self-esteem low that's another way to

keep you unconfident and I'm putting the

K cuz I'm killing that Illuminati

Tupac even switched the word up to

Killuminati and named his last solo

album Don Killuminati the 7-Day Theory

ironically the lp came out almost 2

months after Tupac was killed in

1996 over the years hip hop has

continued to open its Collective mind to

the idea of the Illuminati despite no

concrete proof of the group's existence

many rappers believe it does exist last

year Ice Cube told The Breakfast Club

there probably is an Illuminati but he

isn't a part of it is day Illuminati Ice

Cube youve been around a long time

probably so yeah you know I don't know

none of them none of them tell me hey

I'm Illuminati you know what I'm saying

I don't um I don't participate in none

of that so I don't know about it

some rappers have alluded to or bragged

about having involvement in the

mysterious group and conspiracy

theorists have gone to Wild lengths to

prove artists connections other rappers

have denied any connection to the group

it was in the 2000s and early 2010s that

Illuminati themes and stories

infiltrated hip-hop the most with

Superstar artists such as Jay-Z Kanye

West Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj push T and

more allegedly being connected to the

group Jay-Z has probably been tied most

to the secret society thanks to the

massive success and power he's ACC

accumulated with his wife Beyonce

conspiracy theorists leaning into the

theory and even the popular gesture he

used to represent his label Rockefeller

records a triangular hand formation that

has been compared to the Eye of

Providence there have been other

symbolisms throughout some of Jay's

music and videos including in the visual

for his 2009 single on to the next one

that have also prompted folks to connect

him to the Illuminati journalist Mark

Lamont Hill explored this in his own

huff post live show in

2014 Jay-Z has an understanding of the

magnetic power of some of the symbols

the pentagram the ey and the pyramid the

Obelisk and he uses them as an artist

but people spin out all kinds of

conspiracy theories from there in 2013

Lil Wayne wore a snapback with an upside

down cross during a photo shoot for

interview magazine the following year he

was Inked with an Eye of Providence

tattoo on his face both prompted rumors

of his membership in the Illuminati

while many powerful MC's have been tied

to the Illuminati but never spoke on it

dozens of artists have claimed

membership in their lyrics Gucci Man

flexed his association with the the

Illuminati on his 2008 track super cocky

I just popped a super Molly twin

Ferraris got him thinking I'm down with

Illuminati Gucci spit Meek Mill wrapped

about the elusive Society on his song

from the bottom in 2013 he revealed he

was dancing with the Illuminati to find

success I'm blowing up I did my own

thing they want my soul and my body for

a little change I'm dancing with the

Illuminati call it Soul Train he spit in

2014 and 2015 lrae was accused of

aligning himself with the Illuminati by

allegedly Ving imagery and music videos

from Manolo and sideways both of which

included triangle shapes lrae then

addressed the talk and explained he was

just making a reference to a church

steeple I didn't but you know what's

funny we always nowadays everything we

do we think we're always like laughing

because we like I wonder what they're

going to find in this one to think it's

Illuminati I thought just us being

upside down alone was going to be enough

for them to say I was in Illuminati like

but no I didn't I was thinking steeple

but I guess triangles are somehow they

they represent some kind of secret

society Vic Mena actually thanked the

Illuminati for his career in 2015 and

said during a freestyle the collective

was able to get a aye West coign I just

signed a deal with the Illuminati that's

how I got the yay feature and got super

popping Vic wrapped future took things a

step further in 2017 on his Hendrick cut

new Illuminati he claimed he was more

powerful than the covert organization we

the new Illuminati we the new Illuminati

babe all about us them we the new

Illumina naughty future raps some

artists have also brought up the secret

collective in casual conversation Rick

Ross said in 2023 that he was a member

of the secret society the claim was made

while Ross and YouTuber Jay coin were

testing out RC airplanes it's Illuminati

flight school you already heard me he is

in Illuminati I'm in Illuminati however

not all rappers hold the Illuminati in

such high regard some have denied it

exists While others insisted they are

not a part of it J Electronica wrote on

X for forly known as Twitter in 2023

that he allegedly met with the group and

they weren't all that interesting PS the

Illuminati I met him they ain't all that

ask him about me during a recent viral

interview with Shannon sharp on the club

Shay Shay podcast comedian Cat Williams

accused ludicrous of being tied in with

the Illuminati cat said he has been

invited to an Illuminati Gathering

alongside Luda and that the group is

responsible for lud's success in the

Fast and Furious

franchise to an Illuminati thing and it

had to be one or the other of us and

decisions had to be made so it was both

of us we were equal one of us had to cut

off all their hair and couldn't do the

Sideburn thing no more with the points

and the next person they said was going

to get $200 million because they were

going to pay him 10 million a movie to

do 20 movies and that's how the

conversation happened one of those

persons turned out to be ludicrous and

the other person turned out to be Cat

Williams now one person ended up with a

light-skinned ugly faed wife that's

never done a remember I told you that if

I say that it apply to seven people Luda

responded to the accusations in a fiery

freestyle proving that not everyone

wants to be affiliated with a conspiracy

theory Kanye West has been all over the

place when it comes to the Illuminati

imagery in his 2010 video for the song

power made people believe yay was part

of the Illuminati that same year he

addressed the rumors on TI's record

welcome to the world saying people ask

me about the Illuminati first off that

mean he loves Jesus when he was worse

off oh I see when they think is stupid

rich people just start coming up with

stupid 2015 Kanye told paper magazine

I'm tired of people pinpointing

musicians as the Illuminati that's

ridiculous we don't run anything we're

celebrities in 2023 a leaked clip from

2018 shows Kanye accusing cardi B of

being an industry plant by the

Illuminati when cardi B was over there

cardi B is a plant by the Illuminati she

don't write her WS she she just D to

like sound as ignorant as possible cardi

responded to the disc by posting a clip

of Kanye biging her up in an interview

with Jason Lee's Hollywood unlocked

cardi denied being a part of the

Illuminati in 2020 in an Instagram post

saying stop with the Illuminati damn to

chains even had to tell his mother in

2011 that he wasn't part of the secret

society after she questioned him about

affiliation my mom called me yesterday

and asked me was I in what is the

Illuminati that's what she asked me it's

clear Hip Hop's love and hate for the

Illuminati goes deep either way some of

the newer rappers are still repping

their ties to the secret society even if

it may be a joke sexy red is the most

recent artist to Stand Tall with the

Illuminati in 2023 she said on Instagram

live that she had become the

collective's newest member she claimed

to be part of the group as a result of

fans continuously accusing her of

selling her soul get too much money I

don't want to get out of it that's what

y'all wanted to hear now I'm saying

it they talk about stop playing yes I'm

with the Illuminati yeah looking ahead

the question remains who will be the

first rapper to prove they are part of

the Illuminati and then what hit

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