Fat Joe Shuts Down Illuminati Rumors: ‘[I’ve] Had To Work For This Sh-t’

Fat Joe has made it clear that even though he has met a number of rich and powerful people in his life, the success that has followed him for so long is a product of his work ethic.

On Saturday (October 21), Joey Crack went on Instagram Live to address the speculation into his ties with the Illuminati and how his alleged connection to them has secured his cross-generational fame.

“Some people start makin’ excuses and sayin, ‘Yoo, they livin’ like that ’cause they did this, they Illuminati, they signed with a cult, they did this,’” he began. “Hello, he had to work for this shit.”

Later in the video, he clarified: “I’ve met everybody; I’ve never met the Illuminati. So now what my theory is is you got people who’re frustrated with seeing other people being successful, and they make up this thing called Illuminati.

“’Cause you gotta be part of some shit because you rich, you gotta be part of some shit ’cause you got famous, you gotta be part of some shit because ‘there’s no way, I’ve tried everything.’”

Contrary to Joe’s concept of the Illuminati and the purpose it serves in discourse, a number of people in the Hip Hop community firmly believe that it exists. Furthermore, some even claim to have encountered them.

Earlier this year, Jay Electronica said that he had in fact “met” the secret society and that he wasn’t at all impressed with what he saw.

In mid-March, the Roc Nation lyricist went on a bizarre posting spree on social media consisting of conspiracy theories and unverified assertions.

“Ps, The Illuminati? I met em. They ain’t all that. Ask em about me,” he tweeted, adding: “Ps, The Dominicans control Hollywood.”

He also wrote: “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.”