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Joseph Edgar Foreman (born July 28, 1974), known by his stage name Afroman, is an American rapper, singer, and musician. His fourth album, The Good Times (2001), featured the singles "Because I Got High" and "Crazy Rap". "Because I Got High" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Foreman wrote a number of protest songs to memorialize a 2022 raid of his Ohio home by sheriff's officers that yielded no charges or criminal evidence. The songs were collected into his 18th studio album, Lemon Pound Cake, which went viral on social media. Several officers unsuccessfully sued Foreman for incorporating unflattering video footage of the raid into the songs' music videos. Afroman believed the lawsuit violated his freedom of speech, and the ACLU filed an amicus brief characterizing it as a strategic lawsuit against public participation.
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