Kodak Black gained initial recognition with his single "No Flockin", released in 2014.
77 Facts About Kodak Black
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Kodak Black's career has been marked by periods of mainstream success, as well as public controversies and legal issues.
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Kodak Black was given a plea bargain in 2021 to the lesser offense of assault and battery and was sentenced to probation.
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In 2019, Kodak Black was arrested for making false statements to possess weapons and was sentenced to almost four years in federal prison; his sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump in 2021.
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Kodak Black was born Dieuson Octave on June 11,1997, in Pompano Beach, Florida, the son of Haitian immigrant Marcelene Octave.
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Kodak Black was raised by his mother in Golden Acres, a public housing project in Pompano Beach.
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Kodak Black started rapping in elementary school and began to go to a local trap house after school to record music.
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Kodak Black spent his youth reading thesauruses and dictionaries to further his vocabulary.
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Kodak Black frequently participated in brawls and breaking and entering with his friends.
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Kodak Black was expelled from school in the fifth grade for fighting and was arrested for auto theft while in middle school.
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In 2009, at age 12, Kodak Black joined a rap group called Brutal Youngnz, under the stage name J-Black.
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Kodak Black then joined a local rap group called The Kolyons.
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In December 2013, Kodak Black released his first mixtape, Project Baby, followed in December 2014 with the mixtape Heart of the Projects, and in December 2015 with the mixtape Institution.
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In June 2016, Kodak Black was named one of XXL magazine's "2016 Freshman Class".
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In 2016, Kodak Black released the song "Can I" while he was in jail.
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On February 17,2017, Kodak Black released the single "Tunnel Vision".
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On March 31,2017, Kodak Black released his debut studio album Painting Pictures.
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Kodak Black released the follow-up to Project Baby, Project Baby 2, on August 18,2017.
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In November 2017, Kodak Black released a deluxe version of Project Baby 2 titled Project Baby 2: All Grown Up.
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In January 2018, Kodak Black was arrested following a raid on his Florida home.
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Kodak Black later released the Heart Break Kodak mixtape on Valentine's Day.
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On December 14,2018, Kodak Black released his second album Dying to Live.
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On October 25,2019, Kodak Black released "Zombie" with NLE Choppa and DB Omerta.
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On February 14,2020, Kodak Black released "Because of You", followed by a music video for the song.
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Kodak Black then claimed that if the song was certified platinum by his birthday, then he would release an album.
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On November 11,2020, Kodak Black returned with his third album, Bill Israel, while serving a prison sentence.
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Kodak Black released the single, "Every Balmain", on February 6,2021, in which he discusses life post-prison.
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Kodak Black released a mixtape titled Haitian Boy Kodak Black on May 14,2021.
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Kodak Black voiced frustration at the mixtape only moving 22,000 units in its first week, claiming that listeners had turned their backs on gangsta rap.
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Kodak Black released his next project, Happy Birthday Kodak Black, on June 11,2021, his twenty-fourth birthday.
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Kodak Black's music is frequently about "previous and future criminal misdeeds", and he stated that he's been influenced by rappers Boosie Badazz and Chief Keef.
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Kodak Black makes emotionally intelligent observations in a manner reminiscent of teenage artists of the '90s, such as Mobb Deep and Lil Wayne, whose voices were valued as genuine illustrations of life in their corners of America.
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Kodak Black has been frequently described as a mumble rapper.
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In 2014, Kodak Black stated that he was working towards his high school diploma at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach.
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Kodak Black later filed to change his name to Bill Kahan Blanco, with Kahan supposedly being an alternative spelling of kohen, a term used in Judaism to refer to priests who descend from the prophet Aaron, the brother of Moses.
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In June 2018, Kodak Black earned his GED while in prison.
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On February 6,2021, Kodak Black returned to social media with a new hairstyle and a slimmer figure.
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On February 12,2022, Kodak Black was shot during a fight outside a Los Angeles Italian restaurant where Justin Bieber was hosting a Super Bowl-week party.
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On October 1,2018, Kodak Black donated $10,000 to the Jack and Jill Children's center, which is a provider of early children's education.
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In November 2018, Kodak Black announced that he was building a school in Haiti.
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On December 20,2018, Kodak Black donated enough money to Paradise Childcare in Broward County, Florida, to provide gifts for 150 children in the area.
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On May 3,2019, Kodak Black donated $12,500 to a girl named Paige Cook, the girl's goal was to give pencils and notebooks to give to all 7,600 students in the Cleburne Independent School District in Texas, a low-income district.
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Kodak Black's lawyer stated that the family had not yet responded.
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Kodak Black stated in an interview that actress Keke Palmer was "straight", but that he "don't really like Black girls like that".
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Some Twitter users responded negatively, provoking Kodak Black to delete both his Instagram and Twitter accounts.
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Kodak Black stated that light-skinned women are easier to break down, black women are "too gutter", and that he does not like his skin complexion.
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Kodak Black was placed into a youth detention center three times in one year, and then placed on probation.
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Several executives from Atlantic Records attended the court; vice-president Michael Kushner commented "Kodak Black has a bright future as a recording artist".
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Kodak Black pleaded no contest to all charges and under a plea agreement was to be placed on house arrest for one year, have five years' probation, perform community service as required, and take anger management classes.
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In September 2016, Kodak Black pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor drug charges and was sentenced to four months in jail.
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Kodak Black was credited for time spent in custody awaiting trial and was required to serve 120 days.
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Kodak Black was released from custody in South Carolina on December 1,2016, after posting a $100,000 bond, but returned to court on February 8,2017.
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In February 2017, Kodak Black was arrested again for violation of his probation.
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Kodak Black was held without bond and his musical tour was postponed.
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The counselor recommended that Kodak Black participate in individual therapy instead of group therapy.
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Kodak Black will remain on house arrest for one year, and five years of probation.
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Kodak Black was arrested inside his Pembroke Pines, Florida home in January 2018 on multiple charges stemming from an Instagram live-feed video showing him passing marijuana and a gun around a small child.
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Kodak Black initially faced seven felony charges including child neglect, grand theft of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and marijuana possession.
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On February 22,2018, three charges against Kodak Black were dropped and he pleaded not guilty to the remaining two.
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The prosecutor said that in the summer or early fall, Kodak Black would have to return to South Carolina and face trial for the charges.
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Fitts then rescheduled it for April 2017, and Kodak Black failed to appear once more.
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Kodak Black was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and unlawful possession of marijuana by authorities.
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Allegedly, the FBI attempted to enter the club in which Kodak Black was performing, but was denied entry by the owner.
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On May 11,2019, while preparing to perform at Rolling Loud Miami, Kodak Black was arrested on firearm charges before he could perform.
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Kodak Black was arrested by Miami PD and Federal Officers, and faced state and federal charges.
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Kodak Black was charged with two counts of making a false statement on a governmental form, this stemmed from January 2019, where he lied on the form while attempting to purchase firearms.
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Kodak Black filed to use his $600,000 home as collateral for his $500,000 bond for the indictments and was granted the bond, being released.
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Federal prosecutors attempted to revoke Kodak Black's bail, pointing to past violent crimes, such as a 2012 carjacking incident, and his possible connections to a shooting in March 2019.
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Kodak Black's lawyer stated that he voluntarily turned himself in upon hearing of a warrant and that he was not a danger to society due to the crime being non-violent.
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On March 11,2020, Kodak Black pleaded guilty to a firearms possession case he was charged with after being detained at the Canadian-American border with a Glock.
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In June 2020, Kodak Black was serving his federal sentence at United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy, a high-security prison in Inez, Kentucky.
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In October 2020, Kodak Black was transferred to United States Penitentiary, Thomson.
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Kodak Black failed a drug test in mid-2021, which was a violation of his supervised release terms.
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Kodak Black was ordered by a judge to enter a rehabilitation center for 90 days.
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On July 15,2022, Kodak Black's vehicle was stopped by Florida Highway Patrol because the window tint appeared darker than the legal limit.
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Kodak Black was charged with trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance.
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On July 20,2022, Kodak Black was placed on house arrest after his arrest was said to be a violation of his supervised release.