After years of trying to get his rap career off the ground, Joseph Foreman AKA Afroman decided to write about what he knew best: smoking weed. The result was the cautionary stoner anthem “Because I Got High”. However, the song's unlikely journey from DIY recording to international radio hit was full of unexpected hurdles and unlikely allies along the way. VICE meets Afroman and Silent Bob himself, Kevin Smith, to learn how a simple song about weed became an enduring mainstream success. | VICE