Many have their theories of Hip Hop involved with illuminati, Questlove explains his views on the illuminati theory and Jay Z’s involvement: “That folklore has always been sort of prevalent in all of music," he explained. "I guess it’s unprecedented how most people think Jay Z is the Illuminati leader. And often times, even though I don’t believe it, I’ve been in a few situations in which I feel uncomfortable with how comfortable they are being in front of me," he continued. "Like, we’re friends and so sometimes I feel like ‘oh I shouldn’t have seen that’ and now they’re going to kill me.”