Of the many rumors that surround Beyoncé and Jay-Z, their alleged involvement in the Illuminati is one of the strangest. Those who believe that the Illuminati is real and active, suggest that they’re a secret society made up of the world’s most powerful and influential people … and Satan too, maybe? They’re thought to control the rest of the world through secret codes and symbols, concealing messages in art forms like music and pop culture.
As a result, there are those who are convinced that the musical power couple has laced their work with references to their apparent secret, shady activities. For instance, there are still masses of people on TikTok convinced that if you play “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” in reverse that you can hear Beyoncé making Satanic statements. Other bizarre theories have included suggestions that Beyoncé isn’t Black but Italian and that the star was positioned as the new queen of pop following Aailyah’s tragic 2001 death, which theorists suggested was orchestrated by the Illuminati, per Rolling Stone. Jay-Z’s signature hand signal has also been accused of having ties to the Illuminati. The triangular shape is apparently meant to symbolize a diamond, though his detractors believe it’s more likely in reference to the Eye of Providence.
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Suffice to say, it’s probably best to take this wild speculation with a pinch of salt. Nonetheless, in 2016, Beyoncé served the musical equivalent of an eye-roll when she addressed the rumors in her song “Formation,” singing, “Y’all haters corny with that Illuminati mess.”
