Because he got raided.<\/p>\n
A patriotically dressed Afroman clashed with Ohio law enforcement Tuesday \u2014 leaving one deputy in tears as he took the stand in his bizarre civil trial<\/a> accusing him of defamation over his 2022 music video \u201cLemon Pound Cake.\u201d<\/p>\n The 51-year-old \u201cBecause I Got High\u201d rapper, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, is being sued by the Adams County Sheriff\u2019s Office over a raid at his home in August 2022 that resulted in no criminal charges. <\/p>\n The iconic artist wrote the song \u201cLemon Pound Cake\u201d with an accompanying music video of actual footage of the raid taken from his home surveillance, which he hoped would raise money for damages stemming from the fruitless search.<\/p>\n \u201cAll of this is their fault,\u201d Foreman, clad in his signature coif, a red, white and blue suit and matching sunglasses, testified Tuesday, according to WCPO. <\/a><\/p>\n Rapper Afroman testifies in Adams County court during his suit against the sheriff\u2019s office on March 17, 2026. WCPO 9, \/Facebook<\/p>\n \u201cIf they hadn\u2019t wrongly raided my house, there would be no lawsuit, I would not know their names, they wouldn\u2019t be on my home surveillance system, and there would be no songs \u2026 my money would still be intact.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The song title was inspired by one of the cops in the raid, who had glanced at a lemon pound cake in the kitchen inside Winchester home.<\/p>\n Four deputies, two sergeants and a detective with the sheriff\u2019s office filed the suit alleging that the music video, which has been viewed over 3 million times since December 2022, defamed them, invaded their constitutional privacy and was an intentional infliction of emotional distress.<\/p>\n The agents had been acting on a warrant asserting probable cause for narcotics being stored and kidnappings taking place on the property.\u00a0<\/p>\n No evidence of criminal activity was found on the property, and no charges were filed.<\/p>\n Adams County sheriff\u2019s agents outside Foreman\u2019s home during the raid in August 2022. YouTube \/ ogafroman<\/p>\n Foreman claims his front gate leading to his house was damaged during the raid. YouTube \/ ogafroman<\/p>\n Sheriff\u2019s deputies inside Foreman\u2019s home while executing the search warrant. YouTube \/ ogafroman<\/p>\n During the raid, captured on multiple cameras at Foreman\u2019s home, deputies broke down a front gate, busted down a door and caused other damage around the property.<\/p>\n Foreman previously said he created the \u201cfunny rap song\u201d to make money and pay for the damages. His defense team is arguing that the rapper is protected by free speech laws.<\/p>\n He continued to create a series of videos leading up to the trial that featured footage of the raid and the names of the law enforcement agents involved.<\/p>\n Adams County Deputy Sheriff Lisa Phillips breaks down while on the stand during the Afroman trial on March 16, 2026.<\/p>\n Afroman attends the \u201cJay and Silent Bob Strike Back\u201d premiere on Aug. 15, 2001. Getty Images<\/p>\n Lisa Phillips, an Adams County deputy sheriff, was called into work to help execute the warrant despite being off duty that day, she told the court, according to the outlet.<\/a><\/p>\n Phillips has been a target of Foreman\u2019s satire as he released several posts, including a 13-minute music video that featured highly suggestive innuendos directed at the official.<\/p>\n Phillips broke out in tears as the video was played in court on Monday.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, another official on the raid, Sgt. Randy Walters, was questioned on the type of harassment from Foreman he had been the subject of since the raid.<\/p>\n During his testimony, Walters was asked if he had been called a \u201cson of a bitch,\u201d with the sergeant saying he was, but nothing that was published online.<\/p>\n