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Killuminati
[ kih-loo-muh-nah-tee ]
What does Killuminati mean?
A blend of kill and Illuminati, Killuminati听is part of the title of the fifth and final album by rapper Tupac Shakur. The full title is听The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
Where does Killuminati come from?
While serving a prison sentence in 1995, Tupac Shakur took a strong interest in philosophy, military strategy, and history, including such works as the influential political treatise听The Prince听by Machiavelli, which inspired the pseudonym听(Makaveli) that he used for听Don Killuminati.
Shakur may have also read about the Illuminati, an 18th-century Bavarian secret society known for its anti-totalitarian and anti-religious activities. Contemporary conspiracy theories听(which Shakur may have encountered in jail) claim descendants of the Illuminati have exerted control over historical events in their efforts to rule the world.
What Shakur meant by Killuminati听has been disputed.听Some think he was sincerely expressing belief in or allegiance to the conspiratorial Illuminati. Others are sure he was dismissing听conspiracies or wild beliefs that distract people from real-world issues of racism, poverty, or drug abuse鈥攚hich appears corroborated by interviews.听In one, Shakur refers to Illuminati rumors he heard in prison: “[I put]听the k to that Illuminati shit … I’m killing that Illuminati shit.” By听putting the k (“killing)” to them, he suggests that he is rejecting larger societal forces or excuses that keep people down.
The Don Killuminati听is darker and angrier than Shakur’s previous work, and his sudden death shortly before its release in November 1996 led fans to speculate that Killuminati听is a reference to a clandestine group responsible for his murder鈥攁s well as that of his rival, the Notorious B.I.G., killed in 1997.
Producer Ronald “Riskie” Brent has said that Shakur originally intended to use Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory听as the album title,听with听The Don听Makaveli as his pseudonym. Death Row Records, which produced the album and was in some turmoil immediately after Shakur’s death, incorrectly rendered it as听The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
Examples of Killuminati
Who uses Killuminati?
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory was popular upon release, especially since fans were mourning Shakur’s death. It continues to be well known today, and is acknowledged as one of Shakur’s best works.
I just read that this particular track was sampled by PAC in his post humus Album "The Don Killuminati, The 7 Day Theory". "Toss It Up" was a kinda diss track to Dre! 馃槺馃槺馃槺
— Music Kamikaze 馃幍馃幖 (@E_MusicKamikaze)
Killuminati is also occasionally adopted as a reference to Illuminati conspiracy theories involving assassination or world takeover. In these cases, its use may or may not have anything to do with its originator, Tupac Shakur. Others more familiar with Shakur’s apparent intent, however, use Killuminati as a shorthand for rejecting forms of the oppression of self-delusion.
THEY TELL YOU THE TRUTH IN PLAIN SIGHT!!! KILLUMINATI ILLUMINATI EXPOSED PT 1: via
— #BackWood$ (@uggiee_)
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