Ab-Soul Discusses Illuminati, Jay Z & Nas Teachings

    Ab-Soul, who is currently completing his untitled upcoming album, recently spoke about his views on Illuminati and Hip Hop. During a recent interview with Miami New Times, Ab-Soul was asked who first introduced him to views of “an elitist world-economic structure or groups such as Illuminati.” 

    “Shit, man, probably Hip Hop,” Ab-Soul says in the interview. “Probably heard about the Illuminati through Hip Hop, to be honest with you. I’ve learned most of the things I know through Hip Hop music. You know what I’m saying? You listen to Jay Z and Nas and you’ll learn a whole lot.” 

    Ab-Soul continues to discuss his views on Illuminati in a follow-up answer.

    “The root word of Illuminati is illuminate,” he says. “It means to be enlightened.” 

    During the interview, Ab-Soul is also asked about how he reacted when Jay Z mentioned him on Twitter. 

    “Shit, I shed a tear,” Soul said. “What you expect? He was not supposed to hit me back. [Laughs] He was not supposed to hit me back. I was with the homies shooting craps in the hood. That was crazy.” 

    Ab-Soul references Jay Z, along with other emcees, on “ILLuminate,” a selection off his 2012 project, #ControlSystem.

    “I used to want to rap like Jay Z,” Ab-Soul raps on the track. “Now I feel I can run laps ’round Jay Z / Nas ain’t seen nothing this nasty / Big and ‘Pac got it coming when I pass too / You got the mic? I ain’t the one you wanna pass to.” 

    In May 2012, Ab-Soul spoke with HipHopDX about the names he mentioned on the selection.

    “Basically it’s just a little warning shot at the throne,” Soul said. “We coming. Don’t get too comfortable. That’s all it is. I respect all of those artists to the utmost. I’ve respected them through my entire career. It’ll be an honor to meet all of them in some kind of way. But at the end of the day, this is a competitive sport and we’re here to win.” 

    In June, Ab-Soul named Jay Z as a rapper he’d most like to share drinks with in an interview with thepoetryquestion.com.

    “Jay-Z, without a reasonable doubt, and I’m assuming he’d enjoy some Ace Of Spades champagne,” Ab-Soul says in the interview. “Of course I have millions of questions, but I really just wanna tell him how much of an inspiration he has been to me musically and as a young Black man in America.”

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    26 thoughts on “Ab-Soul Discusses Illuminati, Jay Z & Nas Teachings

    1. This dude is fucking garbage. Corny ass voice and lyrics, stilted flows and garbage beats yet he says he can run laps around Jay-Z. Get this bitch the fuck outta here with his wack ass.

      1. homie u dont kno wat hip hop is if u think this guy is garbage…..i bet all u have is sum corny ass rappers on your ipod like wayne drake future 2 chains ….learn something and listen to control system….TDE is real hip hop!!

      2. They wana c me put polos drawls,2 chains on but that aint wrong but that aint me,i go 2 dam hard i dont need clothes or jewelery to stand out!

    2. All rappers feel like you ab soul… Ask game and nas they just want to be like Hov but it’s sad that Hov is till Alive!

    3. The First two comments I can see come from guys who do not recognize real shit. Ab-Soul is talented and skilled without a doubt. When he said he shed a tear for Jay-Z I scheme he was just be sarcastic. This guy has way more substance than most of the so called rappers out there today.

    4. Ab-Soul has done a magnificent job keeping you all afraid of us. Fear is the control system of which he speaks. Afraid of us always watching, like Santa Clause but real. We control all.

    5. I heard there is this group called Illuminati who are advocates of Free Trade and advocate liberal values of the Age of Enlightenment, this sounds like an awesome group, how do I join? Does Justin Beiber know the secret password to their club house?

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      When he said he shed a tear for Jay-Z I scheme he was just be sarcastic. This guy has way more substance than most of the so called rappers out there today

    7. AB-Sol Did well on this one. Funny how he said im second to eminem cause they around the same camp and it was interesting how he said he would runs laps around Jay-Z… interesting.

    8. This fool said nothing about the Illuminati. “It means illuminate.”

      NO SHIT!

      Tell us something we don’t know.

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