A rapper who used 'a video when he was really searched by the police' for the MV of the song is sued by the police

A rapper who was raided by the police has been sued by the police for recording the situation at that time and using it for a music video of his own song.

Cops raided Afroman's home, then sued him for using footage in music videos | Ars Technica

Afroman Got Raided by Cops, So He Put Them in His Music Video

The accused is rapper Afroman, Joseph Foreman.

In 2022, officers from the Adams County, Ohio Sheriff's Office raided Foreman's home on suspicion of drug possession, trafficking and kidnapping. A search of the house found nothing, and Foreman, who was away, was never charged with any applicable charges.

Defendant Foreman, who said he felt helpless and angry by the house search, created two songs, 'Lemon Pound Cake' and 'Will You Help Me Repair My Door,' to release that energy.

I also made a music video using footage captured by security cameras and footage my wife was filming.

Below is the MV in question. You can see armed police officers entering the house and searching the house.

Afroman-Will You Help Me Repair My Door (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)-YouTube


Afroman-Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera (Official Video)-YouTube


In response, Ohio has filed a lawsuit seeking destruction of the post and damages of $ 25,000 (about 3.3 million yen). Police attorney Robert Klingler said, 'Foreman only wants to use the situation to advertise and sell his content at the expense of loyal officers.' said.

In addition, defendant Foreman said that he was not affected by the complaint, but rather planned to file a counterclaim. In an interview with the news site VICE, Foreman said, ``The police must have heard rumors that I was a drug dealer. I don't know where the kidnapping story came from. The plan was to kill me and make up something convenient, but I wasn't there and they couldn't find anything at home, and the plan backfired.'