Fat Joe likes to tell tales that sound like they could be a little tall.

But he wants to be as straight as possible regarding the Illuminati.

Joe is sick of people attributing his success to the secret organization and believes those who cry "Illuminati" are just haters.

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— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) October 23, 2023

"I’ve met everybody; I’ve never met the Illuminati. So now what my theory is is you got people who’re frustrated with seeing other people being successful, and they make up this thing called Illuminati," Joe said. "'Cause you gotta be part of some sh*t because you rich, you gotta be part of some sh*t because you got famous, you gotta be part of some sh*t because ‘there’s no way, I’ve tried everything.'”

Is that a sound theory?