Afroman
Afroman ( born July 28, 1974 in Palmdale, California; actually Joseph Foreman ) is an American rapper. In 2001, he landed with the single Because I Got High an international number-one hit.
Biography
Joseph Foreman already was active in his school days as a musician and rapper. He distributed his home recorded cassettes to his classmates.
Published in 1999 Afroman first album, My Fro - losophy. A short time later he moved from Palmdale, California, to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 2000 their second album, Because I Got High. At this time the rapper sold his recordings still almost exclusively on his concerts.
In the online music platform Napster song Because I Got High 2001 found widespread use. Finally, the radio DJ Howard Stern was aware of it. He played the song on his show, which in turn Universal Music prompting to take Joseph Foreman aka Afroman under contract. In the video for the song Because I Got High and Jay and Silent Bob play with.
Discography
Albums
Singles
- 2001: Because I Got High
- 2002: Crazy Rap