PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Joseph “Afroman” Foreman stopped by the Local 10 News studios on Sunday in Pembroke Park to talk to This Week In South Florida’s Glenna Milberg — and there was Lemon Pound cake waiting.
The 51-year-old rapper from Los Angeles was at the Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale Beach to perform the music inspired by the 2022 law enforcement raid at his home in Ohio.
“If you look through the lens of positivity, when they kicked down my door, money kicked down my door, fame kicked down my door,” Foreman told Milberg. “It was a blessing in disguise. These were the cards I was dealt, and I played them the best I could.”
Foreman accused Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies of taking $400 while raiding his home with a search warrant based on an informant’s lies, while his wife and kids, aged 10 and 12, were home.
“They chose not to be humane. They chose to be unapologetic, arrogant, mean,” said Foreman, best known for his hits “Because I Got High” and “Crazy Rap (Colt 45 and 2 Zig-Zags).”
The ACSO deputies did not report finding evidence of a crime, and Foreman used his surveillance videos of the raid for his comedic music release of “Lemon Pound Cake” in 2023.
“Sometimes for humorous purposes I will exaggerate, but it’s based on a true story ... it’s entertainment ... I’m singing. I’ve gotta make this song marketable for a person who doesn’t care about my story,” Foreman told Milberg.
The album’s 14 songs satirizing the raid included “The Police Raid,” “Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera” and “Will You Help Me Repair My Door.”
A group of seven deputies sued Foreman for defamation and invasion of privacy, accusing him of hurting their reputations through the unauthorized use of their likenesses and demanding $3.9 million in damages.
After a three-day trial, the jury sided with Foreman, who wore a U.S. flag-patterned suit to court and quickly went viral. As of Sunday, the video of “Lemon Pound Cake” had nearly 9 million views on YouTube.
“I am going to start my own line of lemon pound cakes, I’ve got the Freedom of Speech, God Bless America clothing line coming ... I have a new album that’s called ‘Freedom of Speech.’ It’s available right now ... The sky is the limit, ” Foreman told Milberg.
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