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Jay Electronica has apparently “met” the Illuminati, and the enigmatic rapper claimed he wasn’t impressed with what he saw.
The Roc Nation lyricist’s comments came on Twitter on Monday (March 13) during a bizarre posting spree in which he also claimed Dominicans control the banks and the Visigoths — an early Germanic people — run a pedophile ring in Hollywood.
“Ps, The Illuminati? I met em. They ain’t all that. Ask em about me,” Jay tweeted, adding: “Ps, The Dominicans control Hollywood.”
Elsewhere, he said: “Ps, The Dominicans control the banking system…Ps, The Visigoths are running a pedophile ring in Hollywood…Ps, The Albinos control the military industrial complex.”
Hip Hop’s obsession with the Illuminati is well documented, with Cardi B being the most recent rapper to be accused of rubbing shoulders with the elusive cult.
Following her short-lived separation from husband Offset in 2020, the Bronx bombshell posted a photo on Instagram of her donning a red devil costume, and fans immediately accused the “WAP” rapper of being a part of the Illuminati.
“Smh Illuminati horns,” one user wrote, while another claimed: “You sold your soul for fame and money.” Others said: “ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED” and “Illuminati has joined the chat.”
“Stop with the Illuminati shit,” Cardi responded. “It was just costumes for a TikTok video DAMN!” She also wrote in the comments section: “I will never join nothing I rather die broke. [Money can’t] buy my faith in GOD."
In other Jay Electronica news, the A Written Testimony rapper revealed in December that he’s working on a joint album with Curren$y.
The Pilot Talk rapper was hosting an Instagram Live with fans when Jay Elec popped up in the comments section to remind his fellow New Orleans native that their project still needs to be completed.
The two have worked together in the past on songs such as “The Day” and “AD6,” and at one point were even part of a supergroup called Center Edge Territory alongside Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def).
“J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A lost his mind … glad we’re buddies man…dude is out of control with rap …thanks for the verse man…,” Curren$y tweeted in 2021 following the completion of “AD6.” “You are a source of motivation for me man… I’ll carry this inspiration into 2022 and bring it@to the studio errrday let’s fuckin go.. #pilottalk4.”
Lizzo has made it clear that she never abandoned her album Love in Real Life.
The “Juice” artist recently responded to rumors that the project had been cancelled after fans expected it to arrive last year. Rather than putting out the album at the time, Lizzo instead released the mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling in June.
During a new conversation with Billboard, the “Truth Hurts” singer explained that the album itself was never scrapped and is still the same body of work she plans to release on June 5 under its new title, B**ch.
“I think the biggest misconception about my album is that I shelved Love in Real Life when I didn't,” she said. “(B**ch) is technically the same album. I just changed the name. The music is the same.”
Lizzo shared that the main difference between the earlier version of the project and the upcoming release was taking away the original title track, which eventually led to the album being renamed.
“When you change the name of something, it changes its destiny,” the singer explained. “Like, when I went from Melissa to Lizzo, it changed my destiny.”
“When this album went from Love in Real Life to Bch, it changed the trajectory of its past,” she continued. “I do think that I feel like I can express myself the way that I want to express myself right now through Bch. I think Love in Real Life was really sombre and a little bit more introspective, and I think B**ch is a little bit more empowered and self actualised and bold.”
Before the newly titled album arrives, Lizzo has already released the singles B**ch and Don’t Make Me Love U.
The artist had previously spoken about stepping away from Love in Real Life during an earlier interview with Vulture, saying the project “just wasn't what I was feeling right now”.
She also mentioned that much of the album had originally been written back in 2022.
“By 2025, I've changed, the world has changed so much, and so much has happened,” she said. “I was like, ‘I need to do s**t differently, and I don't know what it is, but I'm going to just start following my instincts.’”
