As the founder of GlobalGrind, I created our site to have fun and prove that we could be successful with post-racial content that didn’t play to the cheap seats for success. At the same time, GlobalGrind is selling a progressive and positive political agenda that I hope makes the world a better place.

Most sites that carry news – whether it is about celebrities, music, style or politics – seems to lean on dirt for ratings.

We, however, do not. Some topics come up, like a small church burning a Koran or a small church saying horrible things about Jay’s baby, which gain national attention and debate because the smut peddlers give them light.

When that happens, we have to at least mention them, and so we are guilty of highlighting some of the absurdity that still exists in our country and around the world.

This morning, the hysteria over Jay-Z and Beyonce being connected to the Illuminati and the devil took a turn for the absolute worse. A church sign in North Carolina was supposedly “vandalized” and the words “Beyonce had her baby. Satan is on earth” appeared on it. Whether it was a horrible juxtaposition of words or an intended comment about Beyonce, we felt the need to report or weigh in on what the people were accepting as news.

While some brilliant people (#sarcasm) in the crazy blogosphere have done some great research (#moresarcasm) and discovered that Rick Rubin and I created the Illuminati, some now might think I am trying to further our cause.

But, in all seriousness, I am a yogi and a man of prayer and believe that we sometimes need to point out this sort of hatred to remind each other that we have more work to do. However, we do acknowledge that often when we report absurdity it could backfire and spread the hatred.

In this case, I think it is pretty darn clear that this type of behavior and any negative attacks towards a newborn baby are completely, downright wrong.

With great love, all things are possible.

~Russell

With all of this Illuminati talk the last year or so, many of you Moguls may wonder how can you exactly tell if a person is in the Illuminati. Well first of all any entertainer that is successful is one!! And out of the rest 15% of them are also down with the crew. But how can you tell if your neighbor is one? How bout the dude at the car wash? Don’t you fret, UML has you covered.

1. When you walk into a room, they stop talking – See Illuminati is basically a secret society. So whatever they talk about the masses aren’t privy to know. We can’t know their secrets. Simple as that! Name one person that knows KFC’s secret herbs and spices? The president of KFC don’t even know. All they know is that the shit shows up in a brown paper bag!
2. If you see a person get a free cheeseburger at McDonalds they have to be Illuminati – Benefits come with membership. Why else would someone join? And in this recession what better perk is there than free food? Illuminati members are known to be able to show up at various restaurants and get free grub! Damn don’t you wish you were one now? Continue reading →

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“I know if I’m on a record with Jay-Z, not only are my rhymes gonna be on point, not only is the flow gonna be intact, but the way I say the words … The title of the record, the meaning of the record, is the title big enough for the expectations of this collaboration? A lot of people were like, ‘Wow, that’s what you gonna title the record?’ I’m like, ‘Why not?’ That’s what hip-hop’s about. Let’s get to the point. It’s so much speculation, so many whispers coming out of the sewers. Why not do a record and call it ‘Free Mason’ and we do what we do on it and they’ll know when they hear it. The title may throw them off, but it’s a good thing. They gotta hear it, and when they listen to it, everything that’s running through their minds, it’ll be answered. That was the whole idea when I brought it to [Jay].”

The conspiracy theorist will go crazy in about 1, 2, 3 seconds. Over the last few months I have heard so many people talk about the Illuminati, Freemason, devil worshiping nonsense  that I am really beginning to think that people really believe whatever they see online. I actually overheard a group on teenagers debating whether Samuel L Jackson let George Lucas do the do with him for a role in Star Wars!?!?!?  They even began to rattle off who sold their soul to the devil, and who made a blood sacrifice.

Now on one hand I am glad to see people digging a little deeper into what they see. Get that 3rd eye exercised. But at some point we have to remember to check the sources. Let’s not just run blind through the fields. Don’t fall victim to the latest urban legend.Cause some of these cats will have you out there just as bad as Fox news.

I still remember the “Alfonso died while doing a head spin!!” rumor.

So we have an urban myth going around that Jay-Z is a member of the Illuminati! Youtube has tons of videos dedicated to this topic as well as your local bootlegger may have a copy for you to view also, but are these rumors fact or fiction. I was forced to watch one of the videos the other day and some parts had me chuckling while others seemed actual and factual. Some of the rappers/singers/athletes that were featured in the video as possible members of some type of society fall into the dumb category, so I am sure there is no secret society that will have them as a member, while others it is very possible that they are a part of something. Illuminati, Prince Hall, Scottish Rite, Water Buffalos, He-Man Women Haters, something.

On Drake’s upcoming album he has a song featuring Jay-Z called Light Up. The name alone may cause some of the enlightened ones third eye to wake up. While others may simply dismiss the title as nothing more than shining in your circle at night. But it goes deeper than the Atlantic if you choose to take it there.

Wait until the sun goes down
We gon’ make this bitch light up
Even when the sun goes down
I’m gon’ make this go…….

Ouuuuutt, hoes turn they heads like, owls
I’m the man of the hour/owl
Triple entendre, don’t even ask me how
Con Edison flow, I’m connected to a higher power
Bright lights make your whole city light up
A trillion-watt light bulb, when I’m in the nightclub
I just landed in that G450
Caught the Mayweather fight, ’cause the satellite was crispy
(Uh) Y’all can miss me with that money talk
The smart money’s on Hov, fuck what the dummies talk
I don’t do too much blogging
I just run the town, I don’t do too much jogging
(Unh) I ain’t got a scar yet
‘Cause you fuckin’ around with me and my dogs is far-fetched
Drake, here is how they gon’ come at you
Will silly raps feuds tryin’ to distract you
In disguise, in the form of a favor
The Barzini meeting, watch for the traitors
(Unh) I done seen it all, done it all
That’s why none of these dumb-dumb could dun him off
The summer’s ours, the winter too
Top down in the winter, that’s what winners do
And to these niggas I’m like Windows 7
You let ‘em tell it, they swear that they invented you
And since no good deed go unpunished
I’m not as cool with niggas as I once was
I once was, cool as The Fonz was
But these bright lights turned me to a monster
Sorry, mama, I promised it wouldn’t change me
But I would’ve went insane had I remained the same me
Fuck niggas, bitches too
All I got is this money, this’ll do

What you think Moguls, were jewelz dropped? Or is it nothing more than Jay-Z playing with us? What are your thoughts on this secret society in hip hop talk that has been going on?