{"id":229882,"date":"2026-03-21T16:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/rapper-afroman-wins-lawsuit-against-police-over-mocking-their-2022-raid-in-viral-music-videos\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:09:57","slug":"rapper-afroman-wins-lawsuit-against-police-over-mocking-their-2022-raid-in-viral-music-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/rapper-afroman-wins-lawsuit-against-police-over-mocking-their-2022-raid-in-viral-music-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their 2022 raid in viral music videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Afroman wins defamation case against deputies over raid footage. More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YpGrwL4GJG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/YpGrwL4GJG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bKE2Bs5nta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/bKE2Bs5nta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Complex (@Complex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Complex\/status\/2034403661833498699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven sheriff\u2019s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock the raid of his home. The warrant was part of a drug and kidnapping investigation. In one song Afroman raps \u201cThe warrant said, \u2018Narcotics and kidnapping\u2019\/ Are you kidding? I make my money rapping,\u201d and \u201cYou crooked cops need to stop it\/ There are no kidnapping victims in my suit pockets,\u201d as a video shows the officers searching his closet.<\/p>\n<p>Afroman was previously nominated for a Grammy in 2000 for his song &#8216;Because I Got High&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1774119600%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262180533%26%26%26youtube%26u4AiuqQpB1U%3A1e496c81eeeaf4c47e1b77bcc7f9c2dd6a0b2bb9&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=u4AiuqQpB1U&amp;moduleid=2180533&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2180533\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Complex\/status\/2034403661833498699?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u4AiuqQpB1U&amp;list=RDu4AiuqQpB1U&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/132097190.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afroman wins defamation case against deputies over raid footage. More info: https:\/\/t.co\/YpGrwL4GJG pic.twitter.com\/bKE2Bs5nta \u2014 Complex (@Complex) March 18, 2026 Rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven sheriff\u2019s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock the raid of his home. 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