Afroman

Artist Image: Afroman
Attribution
Image Credit: Chris Gilmore (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gilmorec/5460687255/in/album-72157625967872869/), CC BY-SA 2.0

Biography

Joseph Edgar Foreman (born July 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Afroman, is an American hip-hop recording artist and musician. He is best known for the hit single "Because I Got High". He was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002. He began his career in 8th Grade, when he began recording homemade songs and selling them to his classmates. "The first tape I made was about my eighth-grade teacher," he once recalled. "She got me kicked out of school for sagging my pants, which was a big deal back then. So I wrote this song about her and it sold about 400 copies: it was selling to teachers, students, just about everybody. And I realized that, even though I wasn't at school, my song was at school, so in a way I was still there. All these people would come by my house just to give me comments about how cool they thought the song was." Foreman also performed in his church at a young age, playing both the drums and guitar. In 1998, Afroman released his first album, My Fro-losophy; and later relocated to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he met drummer Jody Stallone, keyboardist/bassist Darrell Havard, and producer Tim Ramenofsky (aka "Headfridge"). Ramenofsky produced and released Afroman's second album Because I Got High in 2000 on T-Bones Records; it was distributed primarily through concerts and the file-sharing service Napster before its title track was played on The Howard Stern Show. Afroman was inspired to write the song's lyrical content by his unwillingness to clean his room, and he ran with the idea of everyday tasks being derailed by drug use. In late 2001, the song became a worldwide hit and was featured in the films Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Perfect Score, and Disturbia later in the 2000s. "Because I Got High" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002. After the single's success, Afroman joined the lineup of Cypress Hill's fall festival "Smoke Out" with the Deftones, Method Man, and others. After this, Universal Records signed Afroman to a six-album deal, and Universal released The Good Times in 2001. The Good Times was a compilation of Afroman's first two albums and some new tracks. Afroman started releasing his music independently and mostly through the Internet in 2004, and that year, he recorded Jobe Bells, which satirized traditional Christmas songs. Afroman was part of the 2010 Gathering of the Juggalos lineup. In October 2014, Afroman released a remix of his song "Because I Got High," to highlight the usefulness of marijuana as part of the fight to legalize its sale across the United States.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1992
Number of Albums 2
Record Label Universal Records
Website www.afromanmusic.com
Wikipedia Afroman on Wikipedia
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Trivia

When did Joseph begin his rap career?

eighth grade

...ort, Big Daddy Kane, and 2 Live Crew, he began his rap career in the eighth grade when he started making homemade tapes of his own songs and passing t...
What instrument did Joseph play at church?

drums

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Where was Tbone Records located?

Hattiesburg

...om). He distributed it at shows and with the help of Tbone Records in Hattiesburg (www.loppy.com). The more people he performed for, the more word of ...
What is the name of the record label in Hattiesburg?

Tbone Records

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Where did Afroman live when he released his first album?

East Palmdale, L.A.,

...ing to make an impression with his songs. He was still living in East Palmdale, L.A., when in November 1999 Afroman released his first album, Sell You...
What was his first name?

Joseph Foreman

...Born Joseph Foreman , Afroman may be the first artist to achieve a worldwide hit with the assistance of the Internet. Citing his influences as Too Shor...
What was the name of his second album?

Because I Got High

...t Daryl Havard. In the spring of 2000 he concocted his second LP, Because I Got High , with producer Tim Ramenofsky. He distributed it at shows and wit...
Who produced the album Because I Got High?

Tim Ramenofsky

... 2000 he concocted his second LP, Because I Got High, with producer Tim Ramenofsky . He distributed it at shows and with the help of TBone Records in H...
What is Napster?

music file swapping service

...with not just a little help from the Internet's controversial music file swapping service , Napster. Someone who got their hands on his music at a show...
When were his songs Because I Got High and Crazy Rap released?

2001

...s songs Because I Got High and Crazy Rap, both of which were released in 2001 and featured on his album The Good Times. Rapper Afroman's musical caree...
What was the name of the album that featured Crazy Rap?

The Good Times

... Rap, both of which were released in 2001 and featured on his album The Good Times . Rapper Afroman's musical career began in the eighth grade, when he...
When was Afroman's album Because I Got High released?

2000

.... Ramenofsky produced and released Afroman's album Because I Got High in 2000 on TBones Records; it was distributed primarily through concerts and the...
When was Joseph Edgar Foreman born?

Palmdale, California

...ng his youth, was born Joseph Edgar Foreman on July 28, 1974, in Palmdale, California . As a child, he played drums at church. However, when he 13 year...
What did he play as a child?

drums at church

...an on July 28, 1974, in Palmdale, California. As a child, he played drums at church . However, when he 13 years old, he began creating lyrics and beats...
How many copies of his rap about his teacher did he sell during his high school years?

400

...his high school years he wrote a rap about his teacher and sold more than 400 copies. Attempting to get entrenched in the rap music industry, Afroman ...
In what year did Afroman drop out of Palmdale High School?

1991

...pies. Attempting to get entrenched in the rap music industry, Afroman in 1991 dropped out of Palmdale High School. There he teamed up with drummer Jod...
Who was the label that released the compilation?

Universal Records

...ood Times, a compilation of the rappers first two albums under the Universal Records label. Because I Got High peaked at no.1 on the United Kingdom (U...
What was the name of the holiday album released in 2006?

A Colt .45 Christmas

...for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002. Afromans album DrunknHigh and the holiday work, A Colt .45 Christmas , were released in 2006....
What kind of tapes did he start making?

homemade

...w, he began his rap career in the eighth grade, when he started making homemade tapes of his own songs and passing them out to his classmates. He got ...
What was Afroman's first album called?

Sell Your Dope

...ng in East Palmdale, Los Angeles, Afroman released his first album, Sell Your Dope , and played parties, sidewalks, and contests. Not finding L.A. to h...
What was the name of the filesharing service that started the MP3 revolution?

Napster

...demand for his music increased. At the time, online filesharing service Napster had just kicked off the MP3 revolution, which turned out to be a boon ...
What revolution turned out to be a boon for Afroman?

MP3 revolution

...is music increased. At the time, online filesharing service Napster had just kicked off the MP3 revolution , which turned out to be a boon for Afroman....
Who is the Canadian Olympic sprinter?

Joe Foreman

...For the Canadian Olympic sprinter, see Joe Foreman . Joseph Edgar Foreman (born July 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Afroman, is an American ...
Where did Afroman grew up?

SouthCentral Los Angeles

...ly life edit Born in Los Angeles, Afroman initially grew up in SouthCentral Los Angeles . Career edit Afroman's musical career began in the eighth grad...
What was a big deal back then?

sagging my pants

...ade teacher, he once recalled. She got me kicked out of school for sagging my pants , which was a big deal back then. And I realized that, even though ...
What type of album did he make?

Studio albums

...Contents 1 History 1.1 Early life 1.2 Music career 2 Discography 2.1 Studio albums 2.2 Compilation Albums 2.3 Singles 3 Awards 4 Trivia 5 Similar Arti...
What did Afroman base the lyrics of his song on?

his inability to clean his room

...ard Stern Show. Afroman based the song's lyrical content on his inability to clean his room ; the lyrics outline that drug use affected his ability to ...
What is the name of the fall festival?

Smoke Out

...e's success, Afroman joined the lineup of Cypress Hill's fall festival Smoke Out with Deftones, Method Man, and others. Universal Records signed Afrom...
When was Because I Got High nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance?

2002

...lation of Afroman's first two albums and some new tracks. Because I Got High was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002 ....