Jay-Z & the "Evils" [edited]

I'm planning on doing my research paper about the possibility that Jay-Z is a Freemason and that he is a "devil worshiper" and what not, as some people like to believe. I really don't believe this myself, but I find it very interesting that people make connections between the symbols and lyrics he uses throughout his career and the symbols that are associated with the Freemason society.

Claim: Jay-Z uses subliminal messages in his music and other aspects of his life and career to "corrupt"? his audience. He is heavily influenced by the Freemason society and the Illuminati. Besides his music, people have made claims that in his clothing line, Roc-a-Wear, there are designs and resemblances to the symbols of the Freemason society. This all leads to the idea of him being "evil." But I will try to prove that it is possibly just a coincidence or that people are basically making things up.

Evidence: One of my sources is the song "D'Evils" off of his first album, aka the best album he's ever made, Reasonable Doubt. =] And other songs like "Lucifer". There are other songs that can also be used to either support or counterargue my claim. I can also use material on the Freemason society itself and compare the two. Along with his music, there are also designs from his clothing line that can be used as evidence.

Purpose: To see if this all makes sense and to possibly prove that it is not true?? To show that Jay-Z is not a devil worshiper. There are some people who were Jay-Z fans before hearing about all this and after watching videos on youtube about his corruption, they have stopped listening to him. Then there are those who either don't believe in it or just don't let it affect what they think about his music and continue to listen to it.

Audience: Hip Hop and Jay-Z fans, listeners of good music. For people who don't know anything about Jay-Z or hip hop, it might be interesting for them to see how different things influence artists' music and how that is taken by fans.