Afroman, the rapper best known for his 2000 hit “Because I Got High,” will go to trial next week in an unusual lawsuit filed by police officers who raided his Ohio home — a case that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has called “nothing short of absurd.”
The case against the rapper (Joseph Forman) was filed by seven members of an Ohio county sheriff’s department, who claim he caused them “emotional distress” by using footage of the guns-drawn 2022 raid — which ultimately yielded no charges — in critical social media posts and a music video.
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The lawsuit has rankled free speech advocates like the ACLU, which has called the case an attack on the First Amendment and “a meritless effort to use a lawsuit to silence criticism.” The rapper himself has echoed that argument, saying he should “be allowed to speak out about my life.” An attorney for the officers did not return a request for comment.
Afroman rose to fame in the early 2000s with comedy rap tracks like “Because I Got High,” a tune popularized on The Howard Stern Show and the early internet that reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 10 weeks on the chart. The song was later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002.
In August 2022, police from the Adams County Sheriff’s Department raided Afroman’s home with guns drawn, smashing down his door and seizing $5,031 in cash and other property. The raid came on a search warrant linked to suspicions of drug trafficking and kidnapping, but no wrongdoing was uncovered, no charges were ever filed and the money was later returned.
After the search, Afroman repeatedly posted video and images of the officers to social media, using them to express outrage at alleged damage done to his property and at what he viewed as excessive use of force. The footage was featured prominently in a music video for a 2022 song called “Lemon Pound Cake,” in which he humorously described the raid and mocked the officers: “He’s a Adams County Sheriff/ He’s hungry and he’s big as hell.”
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