Self proclaimed "Best Trapper Alive",
Young Jeezy, has created a very solid fanbase over the years of his career. After his
Recession album in 2008, Jeezy has been absent from the music scene lately. Well just a few months ago, we see Jay-Z recruiting "Mr. Thug Motivation" for his Blueprint 3 tour. Nothing wrong with that, right? We'll generally most artists wouldn't jump on a tour unless they were promoting an album and at least had a new single or two out. Jeezy's last album (as I stated before) was released in '08, so what does Jeezy gain from touring with Jay-Z? A higher level of fame and stardom? Absolutely. Again, nothing wrong with that. right? Well considering what person he's dealing with to achieve that star power, there just might be something wrong with that. What's interesting is that Jeezy was present for the interview with Angie Martinez about Jay-Z's occult accusations. When Angie asks if Jay believes that there's any occult organizations that exists, he responses with,
"I believe their are clique's of people that control the world. Ya know, Jeezy's my man I got in Atlanta, I go down to Atlanta, I got that thing...." and after Jay-Z sarcastically calls themselves the "All Black Cult", Jeezy co-signs and says they are the
"Money Gang". Angie Martinez laughingly responds to Jeezy saying,
"That's it, that's all Jeezy's in it for, the money."So what does that mean for Young Jeezy? Well fresh off of Jay-Z's tour, Jeezy began promoting his newest album,
Thug Motivation 103. One of his first street singles is a song called "Scared Money" featuring
Lil Wayne (
Beyonce will be featured on his first official single)
. At the beginning of the song, Young Jeezy says something intriguing:
"Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood, Illuminati n*gga, that's what Pac would say".
But is that what Pac said? No. If anybody does not know about the Illuminati controversy surrounding 2Pac, Pac was a vocal advocate against the alleged secret society and many believe that was the ultimate cause of his untimely murder. Here is song that Jeezy was trying to reference:
"KILLuminati, all through your body, blows like a 12 gauge shotty".
2Pac actually says Killuminati, meaning "Kill The Illuminati" (He even made this his last album title before his death). It seems as if Jeezy subtly pledged his affiliation to the occult by misquoting the infamous 2Pac quote in his song. The subject matter of the song itself even lightly hints of occult philosophies with its hook suggesting that if your scared then you can't make money. But what/who does Jeezy need to be afraid of in reaching that greater level of success?
In a way of re-introducing himself to the listening public, Jeezy has teamed up with DJ Don Cannon to release his highly anticipated
Trap Or Die 2: By Any Means Necessary mixtape. Again the title is another very subtle hint at what Jeezy is trying say about achieving his success, by ANY means necessary. Now, I'm not naive, I'm aware that this is a clear ode to black activist rights leader, Malcom X (another believed occult assassination). Jeezy makes that even clearer with his mixtape cover:
However its not so much the cover that bothers me, but the trailer for his mixtape. After watching this clip, everything becomes so much more clear as to what "means" Jeezy has taken for his increasing fame. (Notice the image that is shown at the 0:42)
J. Cole
New protege of Jay-Z, North Carolina representative J. Cole is being called the "Messiah of Hip-Hop" bringing back the classic lyrical elements to the rap game (and one of my favorite rappers at the moment). Many people admire his talent and his drive to produce music with a message. Yet, some people (like myself) are fearful of the direction that young Cole's music will take considering who his tutor is. First thing that needs to be established is that Cole specifically chose Jay-Z as a means to become famous. It wasn't just a "I'm going to try every avenue to get a record deal" type of situation. He repeatedly tried to get Jay-Z's attention and only his. Here's an interview of Cole explaining this:
What's an even lesser known fact is that Cole moved to New York in hopes to frequently run into Jay-Z. Yes, Jay-Z has been more than successful during his career but he isn't generally known for jump starting others.
Kanye and Rihanna of course, but can you honestly name another? Also, Jay-Z was president of Def Jam at the time, and many artists objected to Jay-Z's handlings with their career (i.e. Method Man, LL Cool J, Juelz Santana). So what was so infatuating to Cole about a Roc-A-fella deal? Could it have been the fame? Or maybe it was his past rap influences that made him curious about the darker dealings of the industry.
J. Cole has constantly stated in many interviews that underground rapper Canibus was his main rap influence growing up and that he even inspired to rap much like him. This is an oddity in Hip-Hop, because when artists are asked their influences they generally give you the same answers like 2Pac or The Notorious B.I.G. But just who exactly is Canibus?
Canibus is an underground rapper, infamous for his LL Cool J beef in the 90's. His subject matter has always been very occult driven as well as satanic even in the early stages of his career. Here is the album cover from his From Whom The Beat Tolls album.
You can easily see masonic/occult symbolism with Canibus in front of Egyptian pyramids (we will do a further study of Canibus on a different post). Also, here is an interview where J. Cole discusses one of the Canibus lines that influenced him the most:
Notice how clearly he recites this verse from Canibus almost verbatim (also notice the satanic subject matter of the verse). He also mentions Eminem as one of the artists that influenced him as a child. But how much did these occult rappers influence this young lyricist?
J. Cole's latest mixtape, The Warm Up, became an instant classic among many. The mixtape, however ends on a very interesting song called "The Badness" featuring rapper Omen. The song is very chilling to say the least, as J. Cole speaks about his everyday struggles with life and the Devil. I want you to hear the song for yourselves before I breakdown the lyrics:
The song obviously shows that J. Cole is in a spiritual battle. But aren't we all to a degree? Yes, that can be said about anyone. Yet, there is one verse that everyone may not fully co-sign from Cole about themselves.
"You say I'm easily distracted/ I think the problem is I'm easily atrracted/ by the darkside/ the temptation got me questioning where my heart lies/ I'm tryna seperate myself like apartheid/ but aye the liquor keep swallowing/ I swear I walk with God but the Devil keep following"
He seems to be saying that because he's become so engulfed in his sin (or "darkside"), that he can't tell the difference between God and Satan. In the beginning of the verse, however, he does in fact state that he
"believes in God like the Sun up in the sky". This, to most, would be definitive proof that J. Cole is not in the occult or at least does not share their satanic beliefs. We'll recently (after
The Warm Up mixtape),
J. Cole released a freestyle over Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Pt. II" instrumental, that elaborates a little more on his current "religious" beliefs. Here are the most practical verses:
"Yeah I think about heaven sometimes/ can't wait to go/ If its real will I even get in?/ I ain't fo' sho/ Cuz I been sinnin'/ gettin' BUSINESS/ so it's been a minute since I been up in a church"
As you can see from this verse, J. Cole is saying that he hasn't been as religious as he once was because he has been "sinnin" and "gettin' business", referring to his lifestyle as a rapper. He then accepts what direction he feels his soul will go towards the end of the song.
"Cuz I might pray/ but ain't no praying on me/ I'm hot like Satan just laying on me/ So when you get to Hell you can say you know me"
He obviously feels like no one is concerned about his spiritual struggles, yet he claims that he still prays himself. Now taking into the account that he follows that line by saying that he's "hot like Satan just laying on me", we can conclude that his prayers may be going someone other than the Lord of heaven. As he ends his verse by telling people that if they get to Hell, his name will be of power and importance. That verse even gets repeated toward the end. It's very obvious, based off of these two records alone, that J. Cole is definitely battling with some demons, and maybe even the occult. Another clue to his struggles can actually be found on his cover for The Warm Up mixtape.
If you notice at the top of the mixtape, his name carries a hidden significant meaning. The letter "O" has devil horns on them and the "E" has a halo, again showing his spiritual struggle between good and evil.
This is the back cover to J. Cole's mixtape. The picture is of J. Cole innocently playing basketball, but notice the image on the bottom right hand corner.
It is clear that the halo and devils horns from the front of the cover have become one, to form a "devil angel" or sorts. In the occult, this would be clear visual for Satan, in his angelic form of Lucifer.
Maybe I'm wrong (I trully wish I was), and maybe J. Cole is just another artist confused about his spirituality and has decided to express it through his music. This could be quite true, but we can't negate the fact that there are many artists involved with the secret societies of the satanic occult, Jay-Z especially. So being around this occult society, an artist such as J. Cole would have to at least be influenced, if not already taking the necessary steps to be apart of it. Remember I told you that the artists on the tour were required to wear "all black" during all of their performances and much of their public appearances as a sign of their initiation/allegiance to the occult. Here is a video of N.E.R.D. and J. Cole at an interview. Read J. Cole's hat (3:40 mark) and you determine for yourself if he has become influenced by the occult "society" or not...
Trey Songz
N.E.R.D.
To Be Continued....
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