Afroman
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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.
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1974
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- Person.name
- Afroman
- Person.image
- Afroman @ Gainesville 2011 (3).jpg
- Person.caption
- Afroman performing in 2011
- Person.birth_name
- Joseph Edgar Foreman
- Person.birth_place
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Person.education
- Palmdale High School
- Person.years_active
- 1997–present
- Person.party
- Independent
- Person.spouse
- Divorced
- Person.children
- 2
- Person.awards
- 2002 Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
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- Official website
- www.ogafroman.com
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- Afroman @ Gainesville 2011 (3) (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1974-07-28
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- 1997-00-00
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- Afroman
- birth name
- Joseph Edgar Foreman
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- Afroman
- social media followers
- 11022
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- 2024 presidential candidacy
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- Assault case
- Raid on Ohio home
- Discography
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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. Several officers sued Foreman for incorporating unflattering video footage of the raid into the songs' music videos. Foreman prevailed in court, arguing his work was protected by freedom of speech laws; in an amicus brief, the ACLU characterized the suit as a strategic lawsuit against public participation.