Rapper Afroman running in the 2024 US presidential election

The rapper has made his bid official. Photo / 123RF

Afroman is to run for office in the upcoming 2024 US presidential election.

The Because I Got High rapper has filed paperwork so he can stand as an independent candidate when America goes to the polls next year, with TMZ.com reporting the star has named his presidential committee “Joseph Afroman Foreman for President” and successfully submitted his forms to the Federal Elections Commission ahead of Thursday’s deadline.

The 48-year-old musician - whose real name is Joseph Foreman - previously announced his intention to run for the highest office in the US at a gig in Poplar Bluff, Missouri in December.

He also shared a video that revealed his policy focus is going to be the legalisation of recreational cannabis use across America, explaining: “I’m running for president in 2024. To get recreational cannabis legal in all states. I need your vote.”

The 48-year-old musician's real name is Joseph Foreman. Photo / Getty Images

The use of marijuana recreationally is currently legal in 21 American states and others allow it for medicinal purposes.

Afroman follows in the footsteps of fellow rapper Kanye West who previously ran in the 2020 election - appearing on the ballot in 12 states and garnering around 60,000 votes - and later confirmed his intention to stand again in 2024.

However, recent reports suggest West’s 2024 campaign has been shelved as the star has decided to focus on his creative projects and his family instead.

An insider told The Daily Beast: “His interests are focused on his children, family and creative endeavours. Anyone that is representing Ye in any political capacity is a charlatan. There is no political shop.”

Afroman sued by cops

Several police officers are suing the rapper despite being the ones to raid his house.

Seven members of Adams County Sheriff’s Office who raided Joseph Foreman’s home in 2022 are claiming he invaded their privacy after using his own home security footage of the raid in a music video to make money.

Four deputies, two sergeants and a detective are claiming Foreman, also known as Afroman, took footage of their faces and images obtained during the raid and used it in music videos, social media posts and to sell merchandise without their consent, which is considered a misdemeanour violation under Ohio Revised Code.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the deputies claim Afroman was not home at the time of the raid, but his wife was in the home and she whipped out a cell phone and recorded the search.