Afroman, the singer-rapper known for his hit song “Because I Got High,” captured the heart of the Internet this week defending himself in a wild defamation case brought by Ohio police officers who he mocked in songs as vengeance for an erroneous house raid.
In 2022, police raided the Winchester, Ohio, home of Afroman — whose real name is Joseph Foreman — over kidnapping and drug trafficking allegations. However, no evidence of these crimes was found, and no charges were filed as a result.
In the three years that followed, Afroman released songs mocking the officers involved, accusing them of breaking his door, stealing his money, disconnecting his home surveillance cameras, and even eyeing the lemon pound cake sitting on his counter.
The recording artist also used the home security camera footage he had of the raid in the several satirical music videos for his songs about the officers.
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