Made You Look: When Rappers Spread Conspiracy Theories

Seeing doesn't always mean believing for these music stars.

Don't Believe the Hype - Rappers are known to be vocal about their opinions –– who has the most ice, who has the hottest chick or who is the greatest of all time. But when boastful opinions support bogus conspiracy theories, things become deeper than rap. From Chingy's theory about ISIS to Lil Kim’s take on Biggie’s murder to rumors that Tupac’s still alive, music stars have claimed it all. Keep reading to see some of the conspiracy theories your favorite artists are co-signing. —Dominique Zonyeé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photos from Left: Scott Gries/Getty Images, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET, Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
Chingy - Most political experts and analysts consider ISIS to be one of the largest and most deadly terrorist groups of all time, but for Chingy it’s all just a bunch of B.S. The “Right Thurr” rapper posted an image of armed hooded men to his Instagram account accompanied by the caption, “don’t be fooled by your TV programs showing you heads being cut off an all that…” referring to the gruesome televised murder of American journalist James Foley. The rapper, who is also a believer in the Illuminati, must have had a change of heart, because the post has since been removed.(Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
Who Do You Love? - The audience didn't get the memo to bick back and be bool at YG's performance in Canada in August. Fans tossed water bottles and he cut his set short.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)Macklemore Supports LGBT Rights - Macklemore has long been an advocate for LBGT rights as evident by his Grammy Award-nominated song, "Same Love." The Seattle rapper has been added to the all-star roster for Logo TV's first-ever Trailblazers event. He will be among the performers and presenters honoring LGBT activists such as Michael Stipe and John "Long Jones" Abdallah Wambere.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Rolling Stone)

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Don't Believe the Hype - Rappers are known to be vocal about their opinions –– who has the most ice, who has the hottest chick or who is the greatest of all time. But when boastful opinions support bogus conspiracy theories, things become deeper than rap. From Chingy's theory about ISIS to Lil Kim’s take on Biggie’s murder to rumors that Tupac’s still alive, music stars have claimed it all. Keep reading to see some of the conspiracy theories your favorite artists are co-signing. —Dominique Zonyeé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photos from Left: Scott Gries/Getty Images, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET, Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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