Ross, later on in the verse, proudly boasts of his Freemason affiliation as he raps about his various titles,
. For those that are not familiar with the JFK assassination conspiracy (there are many), it is believed that President Kennedy was one of the only elected officials not controlled by the Illuminati/occult. Not only was Kennedy a free thinker but he even spoke out against the occult, warning that it was wrong to get involved.
Applying this bit of information with the line, Ross is stating that he joined the occult ("...Joined Forces with the Kings") receiving the spoils of the business ("...ate all day") to avoid the same fate as President Kennedy. With that said, it is very evident that Ross has lyrically given his alliance to the occult.
they put the devil on me
I would have preferred if n*ggas squeeze the metal on me
Rumours of Lucifer, I don’t know who to trust
whole world want my demise turn my music up
here me clearly, if y’all n*ggas fear me
just say y’all fear me, f*ck all these fairy tales
go to hell, this is God engineering
This is a Hail Mary pass, y’all interfering
he without sin shall cast the first stone
so y’all look in the mirror
double check your appearance
b*tch I said I was amazing, not that I’m a Mason
It’s amazing that I made it though the maze that I was in
Lord forgive me I never would’ve made it without sin
Holy water my face in the basin
Diamonds in my Rosary shows He forgave him
B*tch I’m red hot, I’m on my third six but the Devil I’m not
My Jesus piece flooded but thou shall not covet
keep your eyes off my cupboard I’m a bad motherf*cker
it’s HOV, just say you love it"
With this verse, there is quite a lot that can be broken down from it. However, I will only analyze, what I believe are, the most important lines. First I want to point out that within this verse, is an enormous amount of misguided assumption. For what most people may take from this verse as "defense" from Jay-Z, should not. Understand, that Jay-Z still never gives a definitive answer as to whether he is involved with the occult, but only assumptions within his lyrics. Lines like
"...I said I was amazing, not that I'm a Mason", a line in reference to the speculative verse in "Run This Town" where he says
"I'm in Mason....Martin Martello" is only loosely explaining a certain line, but not a denial of his affiliation. Another line of misguided assumption would be
"I'm on my third six, but the Devil I'm not". Again many will hear/ have heard this and say that this is proof he is not a Devil worshipper. But if one were to truly read the line, Jay-Z still has not definitively lied yet. To be technical, Jay-Z is not the Devil (truth), but that does not mean he does not worship him.
Jay-Z is the very essence of the phrase "wordsmith". He knows that most people will only listen to his verses from surface value. With that, he is able to manipulate the minds of his listeners with his crafty wordplay and lyricism. A verse that I can't help but think about when reading his verse in "Free Mason" is from a song he did in 2007 called "Ignorant Sh*t".
The most troubling aspect of this song is that it will soon become a gateway to more blatancy within the music industry. The song in itself, will already market as promotion for occult propaganda. What was once considered taboo, is now embraced and accepted. It will serve as a tool for the occult to use their symbols more frequently and more openly. Don't believe me? The mixtape circuit has already started...