| Artist | Afroman |
|---|---|
| Cover | Lemon Pound Cake.jpg |
| Released | September 30, 2022 |
| Genre | Hip-hop[1] |
| Length | 61:14 |
| Label | Hungry Hustler |
| Producer | Afroman |
| Prev year | 2020 |
| Next year | 2023 |
Lemon Pound Cake is the 18th studio album by American rapper Joseph Foreman, better known as Afroman, released on September 30, 2022.
Background
In August 2022, the Adams County, Ohio Sheriff's Department raided Foreman's home on suspicion of drug trafficking and kidnapping, which turned out to be false. Foreman criticized the police for causing $20,000 in damages to his home and for a missing $400 from $5,000 that they had seized.[2][3] The album mocks the officers involved in the raid in songs such as the titular track (a parody of The Drifters' "Under the Boardwalk") and "Will You Help Me Repair My Door", the music videos of which garnered 6 and 12 million views respectively on YouTube.[4][5] The album led to a defamation suit against Foreman by the officers involved in the raid. Foreman won the defamation case in March 2026, successfully arguing that the videos constituted protected speech rather than actionable defamation.[6][7]
Charts
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References
- ^ "Afroman - Lemon Pound Cake". Apple Music. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ Treisman, Rachel (March 24, 2023). "Afroman put home footage of a police raid in music videos. Now the cops are suing him". NPR. Archived 2024-02-20 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Baker, Ken (November 30, 2022). "$400 missing as sheriff returns cash seized from Afroman during home raid". Fox19 NOW. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ "Afroman - Will You Help Me Repair My Door (Official Music Video)", YouTube, December 29, 2022, archived February 9, 2024 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved January 6, 2023
- ^ Segarra, Edward. "Afroman defends viral music videos during trial after 2022 police raid". USA Today. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ Donahue, Bill (March 18, 2026). "Afroman Wins Verdict Rejecting Lawsuit Filed by Ohio Cops Over Mocking Music Videos". Billboard. Archived March 18, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ Keyes, Andrew (2026-03-20). "Afroman Defamation Lawsuit: Key Takeaways for Independent Artists". Kronenberger Rosenfeld, LLP. Retrieved 2026-03-25.