Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter and composerWikipedia
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Sep 16, 2026
Vito CreedHOST
Pena, Pena.
Vito CreedHOST
Um, Giovanni Ribisi, Jenna Elfman, Erika, uh, Christensen, Juliette Lewis, Kirstie Alley, Chick Corea, and Isaac Hayes.
Vito CreedHOST
Those are some of the most famous, um, actors, actresses that are notorious for being Scientologists.
Vito CreedHOST
And of course Tom Cruise being at the top of that list, John Travolta being at the top of that list.
Adam KastinGUEST
Chick Corea.
Adam KastinGUEST
Isaac Hayes.
Thomas IrwinHOST
Oh, that's right.
Thomas IrwinHOST
Yeah.
Sam BuckleyGUEST
Ray Griffin on bass, who was B.B. King's bass player and many other things.
Sam BuckleyGUEST
Willie Hall on drums, of course, who was the Blues Brothers drummer and Isaac Hayes and all those sort of guys.
Sam BuckleyGUEST
Jeez.
Sam BuckleyGUEST
And then T.O. Cribbins on guitar, rhythm guitar, did the rhythm parts, and then him on piano.
JamieHOST
so good
AlanHOST
BET released an article about LL Cool J's lyrics which dissed other rappers specifically for this song here's what they said LL rips on Cool Mo D taking orders from his ma dukes LL went out went for Cool Mo D's Isaac Hayes look and flipped his nemesis his own words on Mama Said Knock You Out from chat GPT here's what it had to say about what is this song about it is an anthem of self empowerment and serves as a response to LL Cool J's critics who doubted his abilities as a rapper at the time The lyrics of the song convey a message of confidence, resilience, and determination.
AlanHOST
LL Cool J uses boxing metaphors throughout the song to illustrate his fighting spirit and his determination to prove his skills as an artist.
AlanHOST
So there you go.
MaddyHOST
What was his name? The real guy who ended up being in Scientology and then they rinsed him out and then he left South Park.
MaddyHOST
That guy, Isaac Hayes.
MaddyHOST
Chef.
ThemeHOST
Chef.
ThemeHOST
This is Isaac Hayes' sample,
MaddyHOST
this song, if I remember correctly.
MaddyHOST
I'm pretty sure it is.
Natasha VinikHOST
We have a narrator guy.
Tess MenziesHOST
Yeah, it's Isaac Hayes.
Tess MenziesHOST
Um-
Natasha VinikHOST
And I guess maybe he...
Tess MenziesHOST
Post.
Natasha VinikHOST
Okay.
Tess MenziesHOST
Yeah, but it's Isaac Hay- Isaac Hayes.
Tess MenziesHOST
Um, he's kinda like, "Once upon a time, there was a cop named Charlie.
Judson CarrollGUEST
Yeah, well, okay, so my uncle was one of the first rock and roll DJs in the Southeast.
Judson CarrollGUEST
He was friends with James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, Steve Graber and Duck Dunn.
Judson CarrollGUEST
He knew all those guys.
Judson CarrollGUEST
I mean, growing up, it was blues and soul, and you know, my mother was huge blues rock.
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James WaltonHOST
You remember Shaft? Yeah, that's a
Judson CarrollGUEST
good one.
Judson CarrollGUEST
Richard Roundtree and Isaac Hayes.
Judson CarrollGUEST
Man, those things were crazy.
Dan-OHOST
in that era, because funk, to be honest, funk is slept on, right? Funk is, when you see these lists of the best guitarists, funk guitarists aren't on it, you know, usually.
Dan-OHOST
When you get best bands, funk bands are usually not included, right? You know, I mean, the Beach Boys are not a better band than the Isley Brothers, right? not at their best not at their worst not anywhere in the middle right but they'll be on the list higher you know um and so funk is slept on but specifically somebody from that era who i think is fundamentally important to hip-hop and doesn't get talked about that way is isaac hayes
Amani RobertsGUEST
um Okay.
Amani RobertsGUEST
Yeah.
Elliot J. O'NeillHOST
Fucking Geri Halliwell does the These Boots Are Made for Walking cover.
Elliot J. O'NeillHOST
Isaac Hayes is on this.
Elliot J. O'NeillHOST
Yes-
BT CallowayHOST
[laughs]
Christian GodboutHOST
And Al Green, of course.
Christian GodboutHOST
I threw Isaac Hayes, the theme from Shaft, because I just love that song.
Christian GodboutHOST
And Isaac, he's so cool, right? He's just a cool guy.
Christian GodboutHOST
Four Tops, Emotions, Earth, Wind & Fire, kind of moving towards disco with Boogie Wonderland.
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