Hi again people, it’s musical avenger Elavi, once again, with a little bit of a different subject today but one that I think will take my blogs and articles in a new direction. The news that Shyne will be released today gave me much food for thought. For those that don’t know Shyne is the rapper who was imprisoned in 2001 after a high profile shooting incident involving Sean P-Diddy Combs and his then girlfriend Jenifer Lopez.

It was said at the time and many times since, that shyne took the fall for the high level Combs who walked away from the incident without doing any time. If this is true then why? Can it be to do with your connections in this hip hop world, in the world in general? The reason why I find this story so interesting is not because the shooting ended the career of a rising hip hop star, who many believe was beginning to put to bed many critics who believed he was nothing more than a Biggy Smalls imitator. It also interests me because it makes me ask the question who holds the power in this hip hop world and the music industry as a whole? Who takes the fall and who walks away free? Who gets shot and who washes the blood off their hands clean to do business as usual?

One thing I am beginning to realise is that all is not what it would seem in the hip hop/music world and this reflects on the world in large terms. Most people will be asking will shyne be able to pick up where he left off and no doubt there will be labels ready to capitalize on his release but the bigger question for me is who is pulling the strings from behind the scenes. As you know my music talks about life and truth and I have covered other aspects of music in my blogs but as time goes on my eyes seem to be opened more and more to the shaping factor that music has in creating culture. Maybe I can explain asking a few questions. Is there a power in the world that uses music to create culture? Is there a power that influences us daily in our choices? Influences us what to think? How to be? What to wear etc? Think for a minute… could it be possible that this whole gang, gun, hip hop culture was a creation from the out set and that people like Shyne and P. Diddy are just pawns in a game. Now don’t get me wrong am not saying that every pawn is an unwitting player in this game. In fact I believe that many of these pawns know that game and play their part perfectly but they are being pimped just the same.

The term illuminati is a term that some people think is conspiracy, some think is fantasy, and few think is fact. Those from certain sectors of the hip hop world will know the term very well and maybe will have rhymed about from their particular point of view. But what is it and how does it relate to the music world. I am this time wondering what the answer is to this very question. Why did tupac call his album kilumaniti just before he was shot dead? Why do Masonic symbols pervade music and hip hop? I intend to go deeper in to this area both artistically and educationally and the first project I am working on is a film that as yet has no title but will reveal my findings so stay tuned. The truth is out there and just before I go I will answer the question first posed by this quick article. Will shyne still shine in this illuminati driven hip hop world? If he gives he will get.

Elavi AKA the truth Seeker

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