Afroman
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| Afroman | |
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| Birth name | Joseph Mortimer Foreman |
| Origin | Palmdale, California[citation needed] |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, Comedy rap, Funk |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | AfromanMusic.com |
Joseph Mortimer Foreman better known as Afroman, is a rapper and guitarist from Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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[edit] "Because I Got High" and "Crazy Rap"
His best-known song is the 2001 novelty song "Because I Got High", which gained popularity through Napster, local radio play, a feature on Howard Stern's radio show, and the "stoner" movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (and accompanying soundtrack). Arguably his second most popular song, "Crazy Rap" (which has also gained popularity through P2P clients), is mostly referred to as "Colt 45". The lyrics of the songs on "Afroholic" begin with references to drugs and sex but then the last verse is usually about how Afroman has now found Jesus. In an interview for the program 50 Greatest One Hit Wonder on British Channel 4 broadcast on 7 May, 2006, he stated that he had given up alcohol, smoking, sex and women for a while but had returned to them. He further stated that he was going to be the best alcohol-drinking, marijuana-smoking, woman-chasing Christian there was.
Afroman is also fond of referencing his independence from record labels and the "corporate world" and cites himself as an example of how an artist can take recording and distribution into his or her own hands. There is also a distinct resemblance between the chorus of Afroman's song "Palmdale" to the chorus of "Spring Love" by Stevie B.
[edit] "Candy Rapper"
Afroman also recorded a track in 2004 entitled "Whack Rappers",[citation needed] in which he expresses his disapproval of artists such as Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Ludacris, and many others. Afroman was also called out by Bay Area legend Yukmouth on Yukmouth's Million Dollar Game mixtape. Yukmouth raps "This nigga weak as fuck/How you gone speak on Yuk/I have my Compton goons come heat you up." While he isn't a mainstream artist, he still maintains a cult following. According to his myspace.com page, he has a new album entitled "Waiting To Inhale" which is similar to "Waitin' to Inhale", the name of rapper Devin the Dude's 2007 album. The album was originally entitled "Party Time". The album is available in stores. Several songs off the album include: "I Know All About You", "Ho Stopper", "Colt 40 FIVA", and "Dicc Hang Low". These are parodies of other hit songs.
- "I Know All About You" - "Irreplaceable", by Beyoncé Knowles
- "Ho Stopper" - "Show Stopper", by Danity Kane
- "Dicc Hang Low" - "Chain Hang Low", by Jibbs
- "My Chunc" - "My Humps", by Black Eyed Peas
- "Spit It Out" - "Walk It Out", by Unk
- "Smoke Some Green" - "Shoulder Lean (featuring T.I.)", by Young Dro
- "Like A Bottle" - "Girlfight (featuring Big Boi)", by Brooke Valentine
- "Colt 40 FIVE-AH" - "Soul Survivor (featuring Akon)", by Young Jeezy
[edit] Featured ON
[edit] Albums
- My Fro-losophy (1999)
- Because I Got High (2000)
- The Good Times (Greatest hits) (2001)
- Sell Your Dope (2002)
- Afroholic... The Even Better Times (2004)
- Jobe Bells (2004)
- 4R0:20 (2004)
- The Hungry Hustlerz: Starvation Is Motivation (2004)
- Drunk'n'High (2006)
- A Colt 45 Christmas (2006)
- Waiting to Inhale (2008)
