The Illuminati & Hip-Hop: A Conversation With Prodigy

[Deltron]

Hip-hop has a long-standing fascination with the Illuminati. The secret society, which was founded in the late 1700s, has been referenced on tracks from Jay Z, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and even pop artists like Madonna and Beyoncé over the years.

However, it was Mobb Deep’s Prodigy who originally started music’s Illuminati craze with his line on on LL Cool J’s 1995 “I Shot Ya (Remix).”

Genius reached out to learn more, so Prodigy invited us to the Illuminati Ball House at a secret estate one hour outside of New York City.

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[Breh Obama]

We don't have songs like this anymore

 

[InfamousThoro]

Thanks for tagging. Dope interview but damn that dude has a big head in contrast to Prodigy

 

[InfamousThoro]

The whole setting for this interview is too short for 7 minutes. Prodigy just needs to go all out in a 2 hour interview about the illuminati, hegelian dialectic, all his upcoming books and the movie he wants to shoot about his book. Some indepth stuff

 

[Figaro]

Yo, Hav you chef the tracks, i'll find the facts
now we got illuminati all on our backs
check and see if we do crimes or pay tax
the war is on, no time to lax

 

[Deltron]

that Illuminati ball sounds dope

 

[shopant]

Professor P can go deep into this topic, but he also has to be careful and don't draw their attention too much!

 

[Pop123]

 

[boogers]

theres definitely some shyt going on behind the scenes but this illuminati shyt is goofy lol

its not about the devil or blood sacrifices or stupid shyt that doesnt exist, its about money

regardless though, RIP to prodigy. hands down the funniest/strangest rap autobio i ever read

 

[Groundworks]

R.I.P Prodigy

The Greatest Of All Time

 

[Pop123]

theres definitely some shyt going on behind the scenes but this illuminati shyt is goofy lol

its not about the devil or blood sacrifices or stupid shyt that doesnt exist, its about money

Agreed. I’m sure there are the wicked weird groups too…but like the big, worldwide “secret” society ones are predicated on money and power completely, imo. I never underestimate the weirdness of the pale man, though

 

[BlackDiBiase]

Agreed. I’m sure there are the wicked weird groups too…but like the big, worldwide “secret” society ones are predicated on money and power completely, imo. I never underestimate the weirdness of the pale man, though

You shouldnt lol.

All freemasons had to declare themselves who working within the British Justice system by official court ruling about 3 years ago.

That's the top and trickles down. The freemasons and the Baphomet are different though.



100% real and active. 100% misconstrued and misinterpreted.

They are the good guys apparently.

Jay on the goofy sh1t.

 

[BlackDiBiase]

Prodigy one of the realest. It has been infiltrating arts and society since day one.

They describe the Memoirs influence in Frankenstein, and point to Frankenstein's monster as an amalgam of Shelley's Illuminati-influenced ideas as well as of the Illuminati itself, with the monster being created in Ingolstadt, where the Illuminati had been formed.

While there's no direct evidence within Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" that Victor Frankenstein is explicitly obsessed with the Illuminati, the novel does draw inspiration from the early anti-Illuminati text, "Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism". This, coupled with Shelley's own interest in Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment ideas, has led some to suggest the monster and the novel as a whole are influenced by the Illuminati and their perceived threat to society

Here's why the link is drawn:

• Ingolstadt:
  The story is set in Ingolstadt, where the Illuminati, a real historical society, had been formed.
  

• "Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism":
  Shelley's familiarity with this text, which was highly critical of the Illuminati, is believed to have influenced her writing of "Frankenstein".
  
  
• Monster as a Symbol:
  The monster, as a creation of Frankenstein that ultimately becomes a destructive force, can be seen as a reflection of Shelley's anxieties about the potential dangers of unchecked power and the misuse of Enlightenment ideals, which were also associated with the Illuminati.
  

Therefore, while not a central theme, the Illuminati's influence and the anxieties surrounding their activities are subtly woven into the narrative of "Frankenstein," contributing to the novel's exploration of ambition, responsibility, and the consequences of playing God

 

[Mac Ten]

P was talking about the Illuminati before it became trendy back in 96…



I also respected P when he said that he got on the internet at Alchemist house and searched up the Illuminati. Dude was even blogging before we had IG Live.

R.I.P to P…

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