“Will You Help Me Repair My Door?”: Rapper Afroman Wins Major Free Speech Verdict

“Will You Help Me Repair My Door?”: Rapper Afroman Wins Major Free Speech Verdict

Below is my column on Fo on the victory this week of Joseph E. Foreman, aka “Afroman,” in defending a lawsuit brought by police officers who raided his house. While perhaps lost in the theatrics, the Foreman verdict was a victory for free speech in protecting the right to parody government officials. Here is the column: When singer Joseph E. Foreman took the stand recently in Ohio, his message, like his lyrics, was hardly subtle. Indeed, counsel…

Afroman Wins Lawsuit Filed By The Cops Who Raided His Home

After police stormed Afroman's Ohio home, he turned the experience into an album and set of videos.

Afroman wins Defamation case against Ohio Police

Afroman has won his legal battle after Ohio police attempted to sue him for defamation. In 2022, Ohio police broke down Afroman’s door as part of a drug and kidnapping investigation. The raid did not lead to any charges. Hilariously, he then released an album in 2023, titled Lemon Pound Cake. It was a piss-take of the CCTV footage captured from his house during the raid. The deputies lawsuit came right after and requested $3.9m (£2.9m) damages f…

Afroman is on trial for making fun of the cops who raided his house and he’s winning in every way that matters

In 2022, Adams County sheriff’s deputies in Ohio kicked down Afroman’s door, raided his home under a warrant for drug trafficking and kidnapping, found absolutely nothing, never arrested him, never charged him with anything, and left him with a broken door, a busted driveway gate, and $400 allegedly missing. Afroman responded the only way he knows how. He made songs about it. He posted videos. He used actual surveillance footage from the raid. H…