Artist who topped UK charts with Because I Got High created comedic videos from footage, which officers claimed invaded their privacy
Chart-topping US rapper Afroman has been cleared of wrongdoing after Ohio police filed a lawsuit against him, alleging defamation, emotional distress and invasion of privacy after the artist used footage from a police raid on his home in a series of mocking videos.
In 2022, police searched the rapper’s home for evidence of drug possession and trafficking, and kidnapping. No evidence was found and no charges were filed.
His wife filmed the raid on her phone, and video recordings were also made on home security cameras. Afroman used this footage to make videos in which he taunted the officers and the judge who issued the warrant. He also alleged his property was damaged in the raid and that $400 in cash had been taken from his house.
The videos referred to the officers as being from “Adams KKKounty” and made bawdy, coarse jokes about them, including questioning the gender and sexuality of a female officer. The video for the song Lemon Pound Cake – named after the cake an officer glances at in the raid footage – has been viewed 3.5m times on YouTube.
