"All died on the 25th": Internet reacts as J. Cole's 'She Knows' trends over Aaliyah, Lisa Lopes and Michael Jackson lyrics

J. Cole's famed 2013 song She Knows has been trending across social media due to a TikTok conspiracy theory regarding the deaths of late artists Lisa Lopes, Aaliyah, and Michael Jackson.

Over the past two days, speculation has circulated on social media platforms, claiming Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Diddy were involved in the deaths of the aforementioned artists.

Disclaimer: This article only aims to elucidate the viral theory. It does not reflect any subjective view or personal opinion of the author.

The theory further connects Beyoncé with J. Cole's She Knows alleging that the rapper referred to the Single Ladies hitmaker in the title. According to this analysis, Beyoncé allegedly knew about the supposed ploy orchestrated by Diddy and Jay-Z that led to the deaths of Aaliyah, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Michael Jackson.

Some have taken the theory a step further, pointing out the coincidence that these three artists passed away on the 25th of the month. J. Cole mentions all three artists in She Knows:

"Only bad thing 'bout a star is they burn up/ Rest in peace to Aaliyah/ Rest in peace to Left Eye/ Michael Jackson, I'll see ya/ Just as soon as I die."

Aaliyah reportedly died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was killed in a car accident on April 25 the following year. Michael Jackson passed away on June 25, 2009, from cardiac arrest, reportedly caused by a fatal combination of multiple drugs.

However, according to the now-viral TikTok theory, Diddy, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé, were somehow involved in all three deaths.

An X user @G3MINI13, seemingly mocked the analysis. Another user quoted the post to mention the date of their passing:

"wdym AALIYAH, LEFT EYE and MJ all died on the 25th of the month and they were all mentioned on J.Cole’s song SHE KNOWS"

Others chimed in to react to the conspiracy theory.

"Started the crack epidemic in the black community," wrote one person.

"All I’m hearing is that kill bill is based on Beyoncé real life," joked another.

"She busy. No wonder she be taking so long with these albums," said one X user.

Some people were left wondering how this theory came into existence in the first place and questioned its rationality.

"Like how is she even involved like how does one come up with that conclusion ?? Because of her success ??? Really ??" wrote one.

"these people need hobbies, jobs even," commented one person.

"Her power!!! APPARENTLY SHE ALSO STARTED WWII," joked another.

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Viral theory draws connection between J. Cole's song She Knows and Aaliyah, Lisa Lopes, and MJ's Deaths

Apart from the attempt to find a correlation between the dates of Michael Jackson, Lisa Lopes, and Aaliyah's passing, the viral TikTok theory further tried to connect Diddy, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé's birth dates.

X user @YSLONIKA shared a video demonstration of the theory on September 28, with J. Cole's She Knows playing as background music. The video alluded to one of Diddy's parties photographed on July 4, 2000.

Then it went on to show the Bad Boy Records founder, Beyoncé, and Jay-Z's birth dates November 4, 1969, September 4, 1981, and December 4, 1969, respectively. Next on the video compilation, Jay-Z's 13th studio album 4:44 was mentioned.

However, the insinuation that Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé, were complicit in Aaliyah, MJ, and Left Eye's deaths is not proven by any official evidence.

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10 years after J. Cole's song She Knows released, it is now being scrutinized by some people as growing speculation about Beyoncé and Jay-Z's involvement in several alleged hidden crimes in the music industry is bubbling online.

Since Diddy's arrest by federal officials in mid-September, many artists have become the subject of similar speculations online due to their affiliations with the music mogul.