Hip-hop artists have frequently found themselves entangled in allegations of being linked to the Illuminati — a fictional secret society that worships the devil. Figures like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kanye West, and Eminem have all faced accusations of having ties to this mysterious organization.
Soulja Boy’s trajectory in the music industry followed a similar pattern. When he burst onto the scene in the late 2000s and quickly rose to viral success, he too was subjected to Illuminati conspiracy theories, as people questioned his meteoric rise.
However, Soulja Boy is now setting the record straight about these allegations. During a recent Instagram Live session, the Atlanta-based rapper directly addressed claims that he is part of the occult.
“When I first got in the rap game, a lot of people was like, ‘Soulja Boy an Illuminati,'” he said on Instagram Live. “‘Soulja Boy joined the Illuminati, that’s how he got his money. That’s how he got famous, that’s how he got rich.’ But guess what? All I ever did was pray to God and stayed in the studio and stayed down until I made it, until I got on. They always gon’ try to discredit you for anything you do.”
“If I was like a devil ass artist that worship the devil and sh*t, I’d be straight,” he continued. “It wouldn’t be no blogs lying on my name, it wouldn’t be no rappers beefing with me … But since I f*ck with God, I’ma go through more sh*t than the average person. You gon’ see the media lying on my name. That’s the evil side right there, attacking me, ’cause they know I’m independent.”
Hip-hop Illuminati conspiracies have circulated for decades, although there is no substantiated evidence supporting these claims. In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club, rapper, actor, and filmmaker Ice Cube expressed his viewpoint on the matter, suggesting that the Illuminati could potentially exist.
“I don’t know one, none of them tell me ‘Hey, I’m Illuminati,” Ice Cube quipped. “I don’t participate in none of that, so, I don’t know about it. Seems like it’s there, but who knows?”
Do you think the Illuminati is real? You can see Soulja Boy’s full response below.
