Because I Got High rapper wins defamation case following drug raid on home

US rapper Afroman has won his high-profile civil case against US Law Enforcement after being sued over songs he released ridiculing them.

Afroman, whose legal name is Joseph Foreman, put out a viral music video entitled Lemon Pound Cake, mocking seven Sherriff's deputies who had wrongly conducted a drug raid on his Ohio home in 2022.

The rapper, best known for the 2000 hit Because I Got High, used real home security footage of the raid, while a separate video satirically alleged personal and sexual transgressions had been made during the incident.

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This led to the officers involved bringing defamation claims against Foreman, which have now been quashed by jury members in a three-day trial.

Appearing outside court after the verdict, Afroman yelled, "We did it America! Yeah! We did it! Freedom of speech!" in a clip posted to social media.

The officers had initially broken down the musician's door in 2022 as part of an ongoing drug and kidnapping investigation, but no charges were brought against the rapper as a result.

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Testifying in court wearing a star-spangled suit comprised of American flags, Foreman stated that "the whole raid was a mistake," and that "all of this is [the officers'] fault."

"If they hadn't have wrongly raided my house, there would be no lawsuit. I would not know their names. They wouldn't be on my home surveillance system, and there would be no songs, nothing," he said.

The song in question currently has 3.6 million views on YouTube, while another parody track titled Will You Help Me Repair My Door has over nine million.

The court had previously heard from the deputies' lawyer, Robert Klinger, who alleged the rapper had "perpetuated lies intentionally," about his clients, resulting in public ridicule and damage to their reputation.

"Even if somebody does something to you that hurts you, that you think is wrong - like a search warrant execution that you think is unfair - that doesn't justify telling intentional lies designed to hurt people," he said.

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The deputies requested millions of dollars in damages for "humiliation, ridicule, mental distress, embarrassment and loss of reputation" following the release of the videos.

Foreman's Lawyer, however, argued law enforcement are public figures, and therefore susceptible to public scrutiny.

During testimony, the rapper told jurors he had a constitutional right to make artistic and critical content about government officials.

He then went on to question the legitimacy of the trial at hand, saying, "You don't like what a public official does and you make a joke, and you're dragged into court?"

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Title: Because I Got High rapper wins defamation case following drug raid on home
Sourced From: celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/afroman-defamation-case-because-i-got-high-united-states-police/be213cb0-f767-4635-8241-495041910c55
Published Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:03:00 GMT