''Because I Got High'' is the second studio album by

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-based

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. The record was released on

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in 2000. Although a

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-exclusive release, it was otherwise sold and distributed via live performances. The title track of the record stands as Afroman's most popular and best-selling song. ''Because I Got High'' went to Number One on the New Zealand charts, where it stayed for four weeks, in 2000. The songs "Because I Got High", "Mississippi", "Hush", "Tumbleweed", "She Won't Let Me Fuck", "Tall Cans" and "American Dream" would all later be used on ''

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'' in 2001.

Track listing

References

2000 albums Afroman albums Cannabis music T-Bones Records albums {{2000-hiphop-album-stub