By Chiagoziem Onyekwena
Hip Hop President. Fashion Mogul. Show Biz Impresario. Your favourite Businessman’s favourite Businessman and oh… Lest I forget, Beyonce Knowles’ husband; Jay Z is a lot of things to a lot of people. But what about Jesus, God (whether big or small ‘g’), and any other deity for that matter? Nah! Jay’s line stops at the point where omniscience begins.
Shawn Carter was born 4th December 1969 and was raised in one of the roughest neighbourhoods in Brooklyn, New York. They say you don’t need to look too far from where you are now to see how far you’ve come, and this saying couldn’t be any truer than in Sean’s life on earth. So many of Jigga’s friends with whom he started life, either had theirs ended tragically on the street or at least had a significant portion of it wasted away in a penitentiary.
Jay was lucky. As a teenager he discovered a little thing called ‘music’ and even though he’s made attempts (albeit half- hearted ones) in the past to depart from it, even at the ripe old age of 40, old in Hip Hop terms, Jay refuses to ever let the music go… or wait, could it possibly be the other way around?
As much as music has given to Jay Z, it’s hard not to notice all the things it’s taken away from him- most notably his soul. I’ve studied Jay for years and wondered why a man that the Creator has invested so much talent and wisdom in would turn around and harbour such a strong and consistent loathing for God. Some excuse Jay’s bashfulness, which borders on celestial disregard, for ‘superior wordplay’ and his flirtation with the dark and mysterious are branded ‘creativity’, music should be taken at surface value, they argue. And while I could quite easily delve deep into the numerous symbolisms and inferences to Freemasonry and Occultism in his music, today is his birthday, so let’s just keep it tame around here.
But, let’s start with the world famous ‘Roc’ sign – some of us throw our fingers up in a triangle everyday without even knowing what that triangle means to Jay. That pyramid shape contains the ‘all seeing eye,’ which is attributed to the Illuminati (a top rank of the Freemason cult). Before you think I’m just bluffing, I once bought a Rocawear shirt with this same eye engraved in the front but hadn’t got the slightest clue of what I was literally getting myself ‘into’ every day I wore that shirt. Now I know better, that eye is the ancient symbol of the ‘all seeing eye’ or the ‘Eye of Providence’, (the same one on the $1 bill) and it represents the fact that a god, not clear which one exactly, is watching everything. Now, the Freemasons are an extremely clandestine group and Jay’s membership is almost impossible to verify, but Rocawear does have an entire collection of hats, shirts and jackets with this, and many other Freemason symbols, etched into the fabric. Coincidence?
This now births the question, if Jay Z is truly a Freemason, does the cult knowingly or even unknowingly serve the powers of darkness? Yes, according to the beliefs of some high-ranking Freemasons of the past. Aleister Crowley, world-renowned Satanist and witchcraft exponent, was also a Freemason of the thirty-third degree, the highest degree. He made famous the quote, ‘Do what thou wilt, for this shall be the whole of the law.’ This quote is in direct conjunction with going against God’s commandments and doing whatever man wants to do; sin. Jay-Z wore a sweater containing this exact edict on his interview on the set of the Run This Town video. Now being that Aleister’s quote is almost as popular as the witch himself, it’s tantamount to foolhardiness to label this one too as a ‘coincidence’. And if you study the actual video for Run This Town, you will be intrigued by how many acts in the video have a direct significance in the practice of Freemasonry, but that’s for another day.
You don’t even have to take our word for it; let’s hear it from the horse’s mouth, even Jay’s nickname Hova is a derivative of Jehovah. Jay says he got the nickname after impressing his colleagues so much at a recording session that they christened him, no pun intended, Jehovah, a name he shortened to ‘Hov’ to avoid people thinking he was somehow implying ‘he was Jesus.’
But perhaps the most blatant instances are in Jay’s music itself. To bring it closer to home I will just sample a couple of his lines from his most recent album Blue Print 3.
Empire State Of Mind – If Jesus is paying LeBron, I’m paying Dwayne Wade
Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin, and Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends.
Connect the dots and arrive at the conclusion that appeases you the most but I guess it’s hard to argue with a man when he feels he somehow equates to Jesus.
Okay, so we hate to play the role of party-poopers and birthday kill-joys, but it’s a tough world we live in and as naïve as we would like to be, if there is Gospel music and Islamic music then there must surely be another type of music that marches to the dictates of another drummer entirely. All we can do is to provide you with the torch light, it’s now left for you to see exactly what it is you want to see.
Happy Birthday, Jay.
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Brilliant article!
"NYMP" from Volume 3.. The Life and Times of S. Carter he says:
'Jigga been cold as f**k before ice/not before Christ/but a long f**kin' time/Get your mind rightn!gg@s'
"Blueprint Tongue Freestyle":
'And no, I'm not a Christian though I believe in God/but I don't believe in the Devil, my beliefs are odd/if we the people was given free will from God/how could He give you free will without giving you evil?/…/you might hear Christ's words in my scriptures/but I only write it for my n!gg@s'
"Takeover" from The Blueprint:
'the Takeover/break's over n!gg@s/god MC, me, Jay-Hova'
"Empire State of Mind" from The Blueprint 3:
'If JEEZY'S paying LeBron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade'
also
'City of sin/it's a pity on a whim/good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them/mami took a bus trip, now she got her bust out/everybody ride her, just like a bus route/HAIL MARY, TO THE CITY YOU'RE A VIRGIN/AND JESUS CAN'T SAVE YOU, LIFE STARTS WHEN THE CHURCH END
Jazzy, Jay-Z, Jay-Hova, Jay-Hov, Hova, Hov, Hovi, Hovi Baby, Hovito, Young Hova, Young Hov, Young, William H. Holla, Iceberg Slim, S Dot, President Carter, Prez Carter, Mr. Carter, Shawn Corey etc
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we cant judge anyone
But the guy is too much
To my knowledge Jay-Z has a past criminal conviction which bars his membership in regular, recognized Freemasonry. Second the 'all seeing eye" is not a masonic invention and did not appear in Masonic art until decades after is first appeared in renaissance art works. The icon of the eye in the triangle or even just a stylized eye is meant to represent G_d's watchful eye over mankind.
Also the Illuminati existed only from 1776 to 1789 in Bavaria, Germany and had nothing to do with Freemasonry. Although some of its members infiltrated a few German lodges, once found out they were expelled from the Order.
And lastly Aleister Crowley was not a Freemason. He bought his Masonic documents via mail order from a person who would later be the first person prosecuted by the US government for mail fraud in US history. So his membership in Freemasonry is a sham. He really enjoyed dressing up in Masonic regalia, but dressing up does not make one a member.
Please get you facts straight before publishing this crap.
Today, the Eye of Providence (all seeing eye) is usually associated with Freemasonry. The Eye first appeared as part of the standard iconography of the Freemasons in 1797, with the publication of Thomas Smith Webb's Freemasons Monitor. (Source Wikipedia)
The author DID not say Jay Z was a freemason
Now, the Freemasons are an extremely clandestine group and Jay’s membership is almost impossible to verify.
Now Aleister Crowley's induction into Freemasonry has always been shrouded in controversy since his death but at least one thing is incontrovertible, and that is that he was a satanist which the author correctly pointed out.
That shirt that Jay Z is wearing is very implicating, this writer has guts for daring to stick out his neck & speak abta topic that will not make him popular.
Will, u need to go back home & check ur facts b4 u come out here to comments, next time
Emeka, kudos… Will crawl back into your hole.
This article is weak and based on "coincedences" and stuff floating around the internet. THere is a saying that "your mind takes over when u search for something you can not see" Whats worse is people believe everything someone tells them, if they put it in ways that sound good now all it takes is a youtube vid and jay-z and rihanna are the devil, 2pac is alive, and 9/11 didnt happen. The naive people are actually you guys who fall for the media, and other people's bs just cause it sounds interesting.
Dis is a very good subject of discusion….jay z has no write making people call him jehova….when fans call him his different names….he has no respect for christ…….nice article
Speak the truth. You raised a good point at the end of the article. The way to really prove these satanists as deceivers is pulling out their quotes. and in dust of your shoulders he says, middle finger to the lord and no remorse. Come on. Please everybody be warned. GIVE YOUR life to JESUS Christ and SHUN ALL evil.
There is no refuge from ALLAH except in HIM
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But all in all we should remember that No one is above GOD!
Hello, also love the Shrek movies, awesome animation!
Where eva u belong, or wish to belong. Fear and respekt God ur creator.
The Heat brass will remember this act of loyalty from Haslem an reward him with a coaching/ front office position when he retires. As a Heat fan, I say "Thank you, UD"
Jesus loves you
Hi there, just wandered by. I have a Rocawear site. Lots of information out there. Not what I was looking for, but good site. Have a great day.
He without sin should cast the first stone, y’all look in d mirror and double check ur appearance. Jay says he is amazing not a madist. U guys should cut the crab,nobody is prefect. Hov is hot,hz d best and will always rock so stop trying to put the devil on me..
God is love..
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