Rap superstar Busta Rhymes has addressed the suggestion that historic secret societies are running the modern hip-hop scene and confessed that speculation will "continue to spiral out of control and become stupid".

Speaking to MTV News about how the Illuminati is a group that keeps getting brought up in discussions surrounding powerful figures in rap music, he explained: "I've always been intrigued by the concepts, ideas and the possible realities of secret societies, hierarchy governments and people that really pull the strings that you don't see. That's been a lining in all of my albums, that's why they're called The Coming, When Disaster Strikes, E.L.E., Anarchy, etc."

Referring to Jay Z's often rumoured involvement with the society, Rhymes added: "When you talk about these things and it stirs conversation that's one thing. But within the last four years, it became mainstream American dialog. When you can listen to Angie Martinez interview Jay Z on Hot 97 and ask if it's true that he's a member of the Illuminati... it's so funny to me."

He concluded: "That agenda is so much bigger than what we could possibly imagine or fathom, just from science alone, the [thought] that they might be able to control the way we think — the last thing they're gonna need is some rappers' dialect on a beat to influence anything."

Listen to Jay Z's interview with Angie Martinez below: