Brian breaks down the history of the real and fictitious group(s) that might be controlling everyone you love to listen to – from Jimi Hendrix to Def Leppard to Jay-Z.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://www.vox.com/2015/5/19/8624675/what-is-illuminati-meaning-conspiracy-beyonce

https://www.amazon.com/Them-Adventures-Extremists-Jon-Ronson/dp/0743233212

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/637982.The_Illuminati

https://www.thebookstall.com/book/9780988726819

https://www.shutterstock.com/search/illuminati+hand+symbols?image_type=photo

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201112-the-eye-of-providence-the-symbol-with-a-secret-meaning

https://www.kqed.org/pop/94895/the-illuminati-satan-and-numerology-conspiracy-theories-about-jay-zs-444-are-everywhere

https://news.artnet.com/opinion/apeshit-art-1304999

Rolling Stone explainer on Jay-Z and Beyonce and Illuminati – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ4C-R60hu8

Professor Griff on Coast to Coast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b8oRo_Oz-I

Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” backwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy10oNmYFrg

https://www.vulture.com/2014/12/jay-z-illuminati-satan.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-responds-to-mc-hammer-slam-102230/

https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/taylor-swift-clone-of-a-famous-satanist-theory-3325

https://www.ranker.com/list/illuminati-in-the-music-industry/mike-rothschild

http://usa-prophecies.blogspot.com/2012/01/we-didnt-start-fire-billy-joel-hip-hop.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati_(song)