On a run of 2025 California dates, Afroman was already turning “Lemon Pound Cake,” weed-leaf guitar theatrics, and full-contact fan energy into something bigger than a nostalgia act.
Afroman’s court win may have pushed him back into the headlines, but the road was already telling part of that story.
Before a jury sided with the rapper in the lawsuit brought by Ohio deputies over the music videos he made from footage of the 2022 raid on his home, Afroman was already out in California doing what he has always done best: turning weed, absurdity, crowd energy, and total lack of shame into a live show that still feels weirdly bulletproof.
Across a 2025 run of stops in Citrus Heights, Turlock, Vacaville, and Berkeley, he looked less like a novelty act living off old hits and more like an artist who had quietly folded internet infamy, cannabis folklore, and his own chaos into something durable. The crowds came for Because I Got High and Colt 45, sure. But they were also there for the larger Afroman spectacle: the weed-leaf guitar, the smoke-heavy vibe, the after-show hangs, and, increasingly, Lemon Pound Cake, the song that turned a police raid into one of the strangest clapbacks in modern rap.
At Rocky’s Bar & Grill in Citrus Heights, the backyard was packed before he took the stage. In Turlock, a crowd Brett Churchill described as more country than hip-hop still knew every word. In Vacaville, Afroman took requests, mixed in rarer live cuts, and kept the room with him. In Berkeley, he rolled through fan favorites and gave “Lemon Pound Cake” a spotlight, showing that the song was already becoming part of the live identity, not just a viral footnote.
And then there’s the guitar.
Afroman’s weed-leaf guitar is ridiculous, instantly legible, and perfect …
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Author: Brett Churchill / High Times
