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<p dir="auto"><strong>/.​</strong> — <em>3 years ago(March 23, 2023 10:28 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">WINCHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Seven law enforcement officers have sued rap artist Afroman, accusing him of improperly using footage from a police raid on his Ohio home last year in his music videos.<br />
Four deputies, two sergeants and a detective with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office brought the suit earlier this month, claiming invasion of privacy. Other law enforcement officers who were involved in the raid are not named as plaintiffs.<br />
Pwned.<br />
My password is password</p>
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<p dir="auto">BOOMSHIT March 31, 2026 01:39 AM<br />
Member since August 6, 2024<br />
freedom of expression covers speech, art and many other things<br />
the only nonsense is germany's twisted idea of what constitutes free speech<br />
Punkt, Punkt. ​<img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f335.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--cactus" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":cactus:" alt="🌵" />​🤪​<br />
Sex stalker <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4a9.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--hankey" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":hankey:" alt="💩" /> only changed its strategy, continues to spread unfounded nonsense and insults. 🤪<br />
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<p dir="auto">freedom of expression covers speech, art and many other things<br />
the only nonsense is germany's twisted idea of what constitutes free speech<br />
jestergooning</p>
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<p dir="auto">BOOMSHIT March 30, 2026 01:14 AM<br />
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Member since August 6, 2024<br />
freedom of art is the same thing as freedom of speech<br />
Nonsense. <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4a9.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--hankey" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":hankey:" alt="💩" />​</p>
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<p dir="auto">freedom of art is the same thing as freedom of speech<br />
jestergooning</p>
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<p dir="auto">by /.​ March 23, 2023 10:28 PM<br />
Member since April 2, 2019<br />
WINCHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Seven law enforcement officers have sued rap artist Afroman, accusing him of improperly using footage from a police raid on his Ohio home last year in his music videos.<br />
Four deputies, two sergeants and a detective with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office brought the suit earlier this month, claiming invasion of privacy. Other law enforcement officers who were involved in the raid are not named as plaintiffs.<br />
Pwned.<br />
Eventually <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f447.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--point_down" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":point_down:" alt="👇" /><img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f3fe.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--skin-tone-5" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":skin-tone-5:" alt="🏾" />​<br />
Afroman won!<br />
Afroman taught the Police a Lesson - The curious Case of the One-Hit Wonder<br />
He hadn't had a hit in a long time, then the police broke into his house.<br />
He wrote satirical songs about the sheriff's men, who sued him for  USD 4 million.<br />
The trial became a media sensation – and made his music popular again:<br />
That's the rather curious case of Afroman.<br />
First victim, then victor: Afroman (51) in court on March 17, 2026 in West Union, Ohio.<br />
Afroman had a hit in 2000 with<br />
"Because I Got High"<br />
.<br />
After that, major successes eluded him, but Joseph Edgar Foreman (his real name) continued making music. He began distributing it online in 2004, got married and started a family.<br />
Now his songs are in higher demand than ever—because of a senseless raid.<br />
But let's start at the beginning.<br />
When heavily armed Cops break in<br />
On August 21, 2022 Afroman was in Chicago when a group in Winchester (Ohio) first forced open the gate to his property and then the front door. They belonged to the Adams County Sheriff's Office — and had a search warrant.<br />
The charges are serious: Possession and trafficking of drugs, as well as kidnapping. The suspect is not at home. The police find only his wife and two children, aged 10 and 12. They search the entire house. His wife calls Afroman to ask for the safe's code, otherwise it would be blown open. He gives them the number.<br />
August 21, 2022 in Winchester, Ohio: The police pay Afroman a visit. Surveillance cams record everything.<br />
The officers find no drugs at Afroman's – the singer of<br />
"Because I Got High"<br />
– location: The tip from a police informant turned out to be trips. The kidnapping allegation was also unfounded. The application for the search warrant referred to a dungeon in the basement where people were allegedly being held captive.<br />
Afroman's house doesn't have a basement, but it has video surveillance inside, as the only woman on the sheriff's team discovers. She disconnects one of the cameras. The police confiscate  USD 5,000 and inform Afroman that they aren't liable for the damages, which the singer estimates at a total of USD 20,000.<br />
Afroman writes Songs about the Cops<br />
Legally, the 51-year-old has no recourse. When he gets his cash back and USD 400 is missing, Afroman decides to fight back with music. He writes a song, uses the footage from his surveillance camera and releases the track<br />
"Will You Help Me Repair My Door"<br />
in December 2022.<br />
Afroman <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6aa.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--door" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":door:" alt="🚪" />​ Will You Help Me Repair My Door (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)<br />
In the song, the sheriff's men are subjected to ridicule. Afroman, for example, mocks the fact that one of them is gazing longingly at a lemon pound cake in his kitchen.<br />
"Are there any kidnapping victims in the pockets of my suits?"<br />
sings Afroman, while the images show the police in his dressing room.<br />
Officers search Afroman's clothing.<br />
"Why are you stealing my money? You represent the law,"<br />
the song disputes – as it does the interruption of the cameras. And this isn't the only song. Afroman follows up with<br />
"Lemon Pound Cake"<br />
, a song that mocks the overweight officer who was eyeing the lemon pound cake in his kitchen. It even suggests he looks like Peter Griffin from<br />
"Family Guy"<br />
. And then 2 other songs<br />
"Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera"<br />
and<br />
"Licc 'em Low Lisa"<br />
target the sheriffs.<br />
The Delicate Game of Defamation<br />
The songs resonate — and not just with the audience. Six men and a sheriff's wife file a lawsuit against Afroman. His campaign brought<br />
"humiliation, ridicule, emotional distress, embarrassment and loss of reputation"<br />
upon the plaintiffs, reports the Los Angeles Times.<br />
A defamation lawsuit is granted, and the trial is scheduled for March 2026. The American Civil Liberties Union supports Afroman, who invokes the right to free speech. The plaintiffs must now convince the jury that they suffered as a result of Afroman's art.<br />
Court hearing on March 17, 2026 in West Union, Ohio.<br />
This proves difficult. A debacle is looming early on. The songs in question are in high demand, even before the trial begins. And in the courtroom, all the relevant pieces are played again.<br />
"Officer Poundcake" keeps getting Cakes<br />
[<img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f923.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rolling_on_the_floor_laughing" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:" alt="🤣" />]<br />
"Police Officer Poundcake"<br />
for example, who had his eye on the lemon pound cake. He's sometimes called a<br />
"thief"<br />
and now has to look over his shoulder<br />
"every second"<br />
, he says in court. The sheriff's office is inundated with calls. He's constantly being sent cakes<br />
"by different people"<br />
, he complains.<br />
Afroman ​<img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f34b.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--lemon" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":lemon:" alt="🍋" />​🥧​ Lemon Pound Cake (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)<br />
Even his</p>
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<p dir="auto"><img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f44d.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--+1" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":+1:" alt="👍" /> fight the good fight<br />
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana</p>
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<p dir="auto">Someone has to keep the beach clear so the fat white tourists can enjoy it and give us all they money!<br />
Keep on smiling!</p>
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<p dir="auto">You are very brave<br />
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yes she is the best sometimes when the hurricanes are very strong she sends me out with 3 Moon Pies so I look forward to working the beach on those days!<br />
Keep on smiling!</p>
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<p dir="auto">No, but I just had some German chocolate cake<br />
You're fortunate to have such a caring Nan<br />
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1288894</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1288894</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:21:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WINCHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Seven law enforcement officers have sued rap artist Afroman, accusing him of improperly using fo on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:21:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>Afroman</strong> — <em>3 years ago(March 24, 2023 12:45 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Have you ever had a Moon Pie while sipping grape soda? It's not the #1 snack for the working class black man for no reason! Me nan always packs an extra Moon Pie in my lunch when the weather is bad to cheer me up to encourage me to battle the storms and keep the beach clean of seaweed no matter what the cost to my own personal safety might be! She's the greatest, probably the kindest woman who ever lived she is far too good to me!<br />
Keep on smiling!</p>
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<p dir="auto"><img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":smile:" alt="😄" /><br />
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana</p>
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<p dir="auto">What kind of stupid question is that of course I do it is delicious!<br />
Keep on smiling!</p>
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<p dir="auto">You like grape soda?<br />
My password is password</p>
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<p dir="auto">**** da police!<br />
Keep on smiling!</p>
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