A black music producer recorded the moment a white woman launched into a tirade against him as she tried to stop him from entering his gated community.
Isaac Hayes III, the son of the late soul singer Isaac Hayes, shared on Instagram a video of a white woman interrogating him as he tried to enter his neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.
‘Are you trying to get in? Who are you? I’m on the board,” says the woman, who appears drunk.
‘You drive like a bat out of hell here, you drive in and out… F**k you, it’s all ridiculous, we have dogs, we have people and you don’t even care.’
The woman then appears to say, “Why aren’t you white?”
“I’ve never seen a Karen in the wild,” Hayes wrote on Instagram.
“Well, tonight I had my first close encounter with one. I stayed calm, didn’t make any sudden movements and left as quickly as possible.
“Except for blocking me from entering my community, cursing at me and telling me to be ‘white.’ It’s quite surreal. White supremacy is collapsing throughout 2025. Be safe.”
A Black music producer shared the moment a white woman tried to stop him from entering his gated community in Atlanta, Georgia
The woman then appears to say, “Why aren’t you white?”
The incident took place in the upscale gated community of Cobblestone in Brookhaven in the Atlanta area, where mansions sell for about half a million dollars.
Hayes III was in the news this year for his objection to Donald Trump’s campaign’s use of his father’s song, Hold On, I’m Coming.
Hayes Jr, who died in 2008, became the third black person to win an Oscar when he won Best Song for the 1979 film Shack.
The Grammy Award winner also played the role of Chef on Comedy Central’s South Park from 1997 to 2006.
In September, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled that Trump and his campaign must stop using the song, while the family of one of the song’s co-writers is suing the former president over its use.
The Legacy of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit in October alleging that Trump, his campaign and some of his allies had committed copyright infringement and were ordered to pay damages.
Isaac Hayes III, pictured, is the son of the late soul singer Isaac Hayes
The incident took place in the upscale gated community of Cobblestone in Brookhaven in the Atlanta area, where mansions sell for about half a million dollars.
Hayes III was in the news this year for his objection to Donald Trump’s campaign’s use of his father’s song, Hold On, I’m Coming. Hayes Jr. was pictured in 2007
After a hearing on the estate’s request for a preliminary emergency injunction, District Judge Thomas Thrash ruled that Trump must stop using the song, but denied a request to force the campaign to remove all existing videos that featured the song .
Hayes, who died in 2008 aged 65, and David Porter co-wrote Hold On, I’m Coming, a 1966 hit for soul duo Sam and Dave.
Hayes’ son, Isaac Hayes III, told reporters he was “very grateful and happy” for the judge’s decision.
“I want this to be an opportunity for other artists to come forward who do not want their music to be used by Donald Trump or other political entities and continue to fight for the rights and copyrights of music artists,” he said.
Hayes Jr., who died in 2008, was the third black person to win an Oscar. The Grammy Award winner also played the role of Chef on Comedy Central’s South Park from 1997 to 2006.
Hayes III is a successful music producer and founder of Fanbase, an app that helps creators monetize their content.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Hayes III for comment on this story.