On the 14th anniversary of Christopher Wallace‘s (better known as Notorious B.I.G.)death, Lil Kim went on Power 93.5 and revealed that she believes the United States government had something to do with Biggie’s death.
Kim told the radio host that the conspiracy theory runs deeper than most people believe. “I always felt like Biggie and Tupac’s deaths was bigger than how they made it to be,” she told the Power 95.3 DJ. “It’s bigger than Suge Knight being involved, I think it’s even over his head. Them two were very powerful guys; they both could’ve ran for mayor just like Arnold Schwarzenegger and probably won. I think the government is looking at it like, ‘we cannot have these two hood dudes with this much power, running for mayor or something like that, and winning,’ because they feel like they would have lost control.”
Fans and critics alike are baffled by hip-hop homicides, and theories have been swirling since both Biggie and Tupac were killed. No one really knows who killed these two legendary rappers, but new details came out on the investigation of Biggie’s death stating that new evidence has linked two LAPD officers affiliated with Suge Knight to be partly responsible for Biggie’s untimely death.
Check out the craziest hip-pop conspiracy theories on the next few pages!
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Many people believe that Tupac Shakur, who was gunned down in Las Vegas 1996, is still alive. This is probably one of the most popular hip-hop conspiracy theories. His posthumous album “The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory” and many other albums after his death only helped fuel the theory, because Tupac rapped about the day he’d return to rule the rap world once again. It’s hard to imagine 15 years later that people believe Tupac is still alive, but conspiracy theories are fun to think about.
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Actress and model Anna Nicole Smith was found dead in a Florida hotel in 2007. Investigators said the model had taken a cocktail of prescription drugs and had died from an overdose. Within days of Anna’s death, the web was alive with speculation over the striking similarity with the death of her son, Daniel, who had been killed a few months earlier from a cocktail of drugs.
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During a 2008 interview with Blender magazine, Alicia Keys revealed that she believed the media and government created and promoted the hysteria surrounding gangsta rap so black people could kill each other. “Gangsta rap was a play to convince black people to kill each other.” Alicia was reading a few Black Panther autobiographies during this time, and she also suggested that the government and the media played a role in getting Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. killed in order “to stop another great black leader from existing.”
Alicia later tried to clear up her PR blunder by saying that her quotes were “misrepresented.”
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Kanye West raps about a lot of stuff, especially his personal beliefs. In his song “Heard Em’ Say,” Kanye rapped the he believed the government administered AIDS. That’s a tough accusation, but Kanye isn’t the first person to believe such a theory.
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Lupe Fiasco has been at the forefront of political disagreements the past few years. He recently came out and said he didn’t vote for President Obama because “Obama bombs babies.” On his new album, Lupe released a song entitled “Words I Didn’t Say,” where he alludes to the government having a part in 9/11 terror attacks.
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“The Beatles” star John Lennon was shot and killed outside the Dakota building in New York City in 1980. Author Stephen Lightfoot wrote a book entitled “Lennon Murder Exposed,” where he declares that John Lennon was the victim of a political assassination controlled by former president’s Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.
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Three 6 Mafia has been at the forefront of labeled “devil worshippers.” 666 is failed as the “Number of the Beast” and refers to Lucifer aka the devil. Some theorists have dissected their lyrics and have come to the conclusion that the group worships the devil. GlobalGrind doesn’t know what Juicy J and DJ Paul’s religious beliefs are, but for some reason their music has conspiracy theorists talking.
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Nirvana front man, Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home in 1994. The initial police report stated that Cobain had been found with a shotgun across his chest and an autopsy ruled that he had died from a single gunshot wound to the head and that he had taken a large amount of heroin. Subsequently, a private investigator was hired by Courtney Love, Kurt’s wife, who believed that Kurt Cobain was murdered. The private investigator claimed that the amount of heroin in Cobain’s bloodstream would have made it impossible for him to have put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger.
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Conspiracies surrounding Lil Wayne have little to do with politics or drugs, the conspiracy theory plaguing Lil Wayne has to do with his music. Rumors have been swirling since 2005 that Lil Wayne doesn’t write his own rhymes. Underground Philly rapper Gillie da Kid came out and said that he, in fact, ghostwrote many of Lil Wayne’s rhymes. Lil Wayne denied the accusation, but plenty of people believe it.
