Robbery On “Because I Got High” – Afroman – He Turns It Into A Song… And Gets Charged

What is actually going on at Afroman right now? The answer: all kinds.
Oliver Barony

Do you remember Afroman?
If not, you surely remember this hit here from the year 2000:

“Because I got high”. A classic.

Yes, what is Afroman doing today would be the logical, legitimate question… to which the answer is: anything. For example, he is being sued by law enforcement in his home state of Ohio. And Afroman — real name Joseph Foreman — is now suing his accusers.

Here’s how it went: Last August, the Adams County Ohio Sheriff’s Office raided Foreman’s home. Officers relied on a search warrant claiming reasonable suspicion that “drugs and drug paraphernalia” were on Foreman’s property and that “drug trafficking and kidnapping” had occurred.

All suspicions turned out to be unfounded. The prosecutor said the search turned up no hard evidence. No charges were filed either.

A little later, however, Afroman released two songs related to the robbery, “Lemon Pound Cake” and…

… «Will you help me fix my door».

The accompanying music videos used footage from the security cameras at his home and from his wife’s cell phone.

And that’s why seven Adams County Sheriff’s Office officials involved in last year’s raid sued Foreman for invasion of their privacy. He took pictures of their faces during the raid and used them without their consent in music videos and social media posts, the lawsuit said. In addition, a court order is required to remove all videos and messages containing her likeness.

The plaintiffs also filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Foreman used her likeness in videos and social media posts. «emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation and humiliation» – emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, slander and humiliation – and therefore they would be entitled to whatever profit Foreman made from its use. According to the lawsuit, this also includes revenue from the songs, music videos, tickets to live events and the Foreman brand African manunder which he sells beer, marijuana, t-shirts and other things.

The complaint states that Foreman “took dozens of videos and images of the plaintiffs and posted them on various social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram.” In a post, Foreman reportedly congratulated a police officer involved in the raid, according to the complaint: “Thank you for giving me 5.4 MILLION hits on TikTok, of course I couldn’t have done it without you! Congratulations again, you are famous for the wrong reasons […]».

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Afroman has now hit back, announcing in an Instagram post that he would be filing a counter-suit “for the undeniable damage this has caused to my clients, my family, my career and my property”.

We stay informed.

Oliver Barony


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