Composer
Afroman
American rapper, singer, songwriter, comedian and multi-instrumentalist (born 1974)
b. 1974
1 work in the index
- Born
- 1974
- Birthplace
- Palmdale
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Joseph Edgar Foreman (born July 28, 1974), known by his stage name Afroman, is an American rapper, singer, and musician. His fourth studio album, The Good Times (2001), featured the singles "Because I Got High" and "Crazy Rap". "Because I Got High" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Foreman wrote a number of protest songs to memorialize a 2022 raid of his Ohio home by sheriff's officers that yielded no charges or criminal evidence. The songs were collected into his 18th studio album, Lemon Pound Cake. Several officers sued Foreman for incorporating unflattering security camera footage of the raid into the songs' music videos. Foreman prevailed in court, arguing his work was protected by freedom of speech laws; in an amicus brief, the ACLU characterized the suit as a strategic lawsuit against public participation.
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Life and musical career
- Education
- Palmdale High School
- Instruments played
- bass guitar; guitar; voice
- Genres
- hip-hop
- Official website
- https://www.ogafroman.com/
- Birth name
- Joseph Edgar Foreman
- Pseudonym
- Afroman
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 51891873
- ISNI
- 000000005518280X
- GND ID
- 135261007
- Library of Congress ID
- no2008188306
- MusicBrainz ID
- 8c332797-2784-45a7-9b5c-3b86f07a03de
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop, Rock
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because I Got High | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Vocal | Rock, pop | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 51891873. Portrait: Chris Gilmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.