"I asked myself, as a powerless Black man in America, what can I do to the cops that kicked my door in, tried to kill me in front of my kids, stole my money and disconnected my cameras? And the only thing I could come up with was make a funny rap song about them use the money to pay for the damages they did and move on."
"Home surveillance video of the August 2022 raid shows half a dozen gun-wielding law-enforcement officers from the Adams County Sheriff's Office deputies kicking down his door, combing through his CD collection, going through his suit pockets, flipping through a wad of cash and, in one case, briefly getting distracted by a cake dish on the kitchen counter."
In August 2022, Adams County Sheriff's Office deputies conducted a heavily-armed raid on rapper Afroman's Ohio home based on suspicion of drug trafficking and kidnapping. The search yielded no evidence or charges. Officers allegedly damaged his property, took $400 in cash, and disconnected his security cameras while his wife and children were present. In response, Afroman released the 2023 album "Lemon Pound Cake" featuring 14 songs documenting the raid experience, including tracks titled "The Police Raid" and "Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera." He incorporated home surveillance footage into music videos and created satirical memes and merchandise mocking the incident and officers involved, ranging from humorous comparisons to more serious allegations.
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