Afroman, Nothing But Thieves, & 3OH!3: Music Careers Revived

On March 25th, rapper Aframan is seeing a massive streaming surge after winning a defamation lawsuit against Ohio police officers last week on March 18th.

His catalog jumped over 500% in official on-demand United States streams in the days right after the verdict, hitting 6.8 million.

The standout track, Lemon Pound Cake, which mocks one of the deputies, skyrocketed 9,353% to over 2 million.

That victory also boosted his classic hit, because I got high, up, 133% to more than 600,000 streams on the Friday following the win.

His album collecting those police-themed disses has climbed to number 8 on Billboard's comedy album's chart.

Meanwhile, English Rot-Ban, nothing but these is getting fresh attention for their mid-2000s power ballad if I die tonight.

The song, never a big chart hit before, exploded in streams after featuring in the season 4 premiere of Amazon Prime's animated superhero show.

Invincible, it gained 1,942% to 345,000 streams in the tracking week.

Fans rushed to Shazam, the track during its 3-minute montage spot, putting it among the week's top searches.

This could mark a breakthrough for the band, known for rock chart success, but not major crossover until now.

Over on TikTok, a dance trans sparked by an animated My Little Pony clip has revived 18-year-old electoral pop track Richmond by Duo 308.

Three, streams have soared over 1,800% in the past 4 weeks, reaching 1.44 million in the latest period.

The viral sound now powers over 52,000 posts, drawing fans old and new.

These unexpected boosts show how quickly a legal win, TV sink, or social media spark can reignite music careers.

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I'm Corey with The Story.