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Afroman Wants to Build His Own Nation on 195 Acres Where the N-Word Would Be Banned Inside Its Borders

Fresh off his courtroom win over Ohio police, the "Because I Got High" rapper is dreaming bigger than a verdict. He wants a whole country, complete with N-word-free zip codes and a flag he already owns.

Afroman just beat a $3.9 million defamation lawsuit brought by the Ohio sheriff's deputies who raided his home. Now he's thinking about something a little bigger than a jury verdict: his own sovereign nation.

In a recent interview with journalist Andrew Callaghan, the rapper born Joseph Foreman revealed that he purchased 195 acres of land and has a clear vision for what he wants to do with it. "I bought 195 acres. I want a real hood," he said at around the 1:05:30 mark. "I want a real country that I control, like, my land is my country. I'm the judge. I'm the president. I'm the army. I'm the police."

Callaghan suggested the concept Afroman was describing is called a micronation, pointing to The Republic of Molossia as an example. Founded in Nevada in 1977 and led by self-styled President Grand Admiral Colonel Doctor Kevin Baugh for nearly three decades, Molossia is one of the most well-known micronations in the U.S. It sits on just 11 acres. Afroman would have 195.

The First Rule of Afroman's Nation

When Callaghan asked what rule he'd put in place first, Afroman didn't hesitate. The N-word would be banned.

"I would like to have a whole bunch of land, to fence it off, and all the Black people that don't like using the N-word, they don't refer to their brothers and sisters as the N-word, they don't want the N-word being said to their children — I would set up a nation for them," he said.

Afroman said he believes people who use the word "contaminate and poison the American Black soul," though he also made clear he would still work with and defend Black people who don't share his views. The distinction, in his vision, is geographic rather than punitive.

Afroman Wins 'Lemon Pound Cake' Defamation Case

"I would nurture and raise a good citizen, and then I'd let them know, the people outside this fence are gonna address you with the most offensive word in the English language," he continued. "But just know, that's not you. Just know not to do nothing with these type of people. Don't trust a person that calls you that."

The American flag suit Afroman wore during the Callaghan interview is the same one he rocked in court last month when an Ohio jury sided with him in the defamation and invasion of privacy case brought by seven Adams County sheriff's deputies who raided his home in August 2022 without finding any evidence of the kidnapping or drug trafficking they were supposedly investigating. Afroman responded to the raid by making the viral "Lemon Pound Cake" music video using his own security footage, turned the deputies' lawsuit into a First Amendment win, and is now speaking at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas later this month.

No location has been announced for the 195-acre property. Afroman has not confirmed whether the nation will have its own currency, but given his track record, do not rule out a lemon pound cake on the coins.

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