Isaac Hayes’ Estate Sues Trump For Using His Song

August 11, 2024 Pop Music, Trump cultists

The Root reports:

If there’s one thing Donald Trump knows how to do, it’s piss off Black people. From his comments about migrants “taking Black jobs” during his June debate with President Joe Biden to his farfetched accusations of Vice President Kamala Harris “turning Black” at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago last week, he really knows how to push our buttons.

This week, the heat is coming at him from the estate of the late singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes, who is accusing Trump of using “Hold On I’m Coming,” a 1966 song he co-wrote for R&B duo Sam & Dave, at his August 3 rally in Atlanta without permission. Hayes’ son Isaac Hayes III posted on X that his father’s estate is pursuing legal action to stop the Trump campaign from using the classic song.

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BREAKING NEWS: Lawyers for the Isaac Hayes estate have slapped @realDonaldTrump with a lawsuit demanding he stop the unauthorized use of his music at his rallies. They are also demanding $3 million for past use. #RolandMartinUnfiltered @BlkStarNetwork pic.twitter.com/O0nH275haQ

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