A Timeline of Kodak Black’s Legal Troubles
Some music artists have a harder time staying on the right side of the law than others. In the South Florida hip-hop scene, Kodak Black is one of the more frequent offenders. His legal troubles have persisted for years, and though it’s hard to say to what degree his problems have stunted his career, they’re certainly not helping.
For those trying to keep up, here’s a comprehensive list of Kodak Black’s run-ins with the law.
October 2015: Arrest for kidnapping, battery, and other charges
At 18 years old, Kodak Black was beginning to make waves in the Florida hip-hop world after his breakout hit “Skrt” debuted on Drake’s OVO Beats 1 Radio station. That’s when he faced his first arrest in the spotlight. Kodak, born Dieuson Octave in Pompano Beach, was arrested for assault, robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment, driving with a suspended license, and possession of marijuana after being accused of forcing several people into his car because he suspected someone broke into his Broward County home. He was released on bond soon thereafter.
December 2015: Arrest for marijuana possession
Just two months after he was charged with drug possession in addition to more severe crimes, Kodak was arrested in St. Lucie County for possession of less than two pounds of marijuana. He also was charged for having drug paraphernalia on him.
February 2016: Arrest for sexual battery
Kodak Black allegedly assaulted a young woman in Florence, South Carolina, in February 2016. The woman reportedly accompanied him to his hotel room after his show at the nightclub Treasure City. Soon after entering the room, she said, the rapper ripped off her clothes, bit her, and raped her. He was charged with criminal sexual misconduct.
April 2016: Arrest for weapons possession
Shortly after the Florence incident, Kodak was allegedly seen buying marijuana from a drug dealer; he then got in his car and drove away. When police tried to pull him over, he attempted to evade arrest and threw a gun from his car, according to the cops. After recovering a loaded .40-caliber Glock 23 pistol, they arrested Kodak for possessing a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana, and a number of traffic violations.
May 2016: Arrest in Broward County
According to XXL, Kodak was arrested again in Broward County, this time in connection with open warrants related to the previous charges of false imprisonment and armed robbery.
While he was in jail for this arrest, outstanding warrants for the criminal sexual misconduct case in Florence and the marijuana possession charge from December 2015 were brought to light.
August 2016
After three months in jail, Kodak was sentenced in August to one year of house arrest and five years of probation. He was also reportedly ordered to complete community service, anger management, and community control supervision programs.
However, before he could be placed on house arrest, the open warrants for the St. Lucie County drug possession arrest halted his release. In addition to that warrant, his charge of criminal sexual misconduct in the Florence case was changed to sexual battery, which carries a penalty of up to 30 years in prison.
September 2016
A month later, in September, he pleaded no contest to the St. Lucie possession case and was sentenced to 120 days in prison.
November 28, 2016
Kodak Black was released from a St. Lucie County jail and extradited to South Carolina to face the sexual battery charge.
December 1, 2016
As predicted by his lawyers, Kodak was freed from a South Carolina jail after posting a $100,000 bond for the sexual battery charge. He posted on Instagram that he was “happy to finally be going home to family and friends” and that he looked forward to clearing his name “in the very near future.”
Kodak Black poked fun at his legal problems when he posed as a prisoner before his show at the Watsco Center in 2017.
Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg
Feb 2017: Arrest for violating house arrest, assaulting bartender
After appearing in court in Broward, Kodak was arrested for violating the terms of his house arrest related to the charges of false imprisonment in May 2016.
The decision to take him into custody was bolstered by his alleged assault of a bartender at Club Climaxx in Miami earlier in February. Charges weren’t formally filed against him, but the woman identified Kodak as the man who punched and kicked her at the club, and the police incident report was presented in court.
April/May 2017: Angry outburst, sentencing in house arrest violation
Between April 21 and May 4, Kodak was embroiled in a number of legal issues.
On April 21, he was accused of grabbing his anger management counselor by the arm after she threatened to call 911 when he refused to leave a session. She reportedly asked him to leave because he was “intentionally disrupting” the session by “burping repeatedly.”
Five days later, on April 26, he was found guilty on five counts of violating his house arrest.
On May 4, he was sentenced to 364 days in prison with the possibility of early release if he completed a life skills course. He successfully finished the course and was released in June after serving 97 days.
January 2018: Arrest for weapons and drug possession, child neglect
Despite some legal issues regarding child support for his son, Kodak steered clear of the courthouse for the remainder of 2017 after his release from jail. That changed January 18, 2018, when police were alerted to a live stream on Kodak Black’s Instagram feed. The video showed the rapper in his Broward home, surrounded by drugs and weapons with his child nearby.
He was arrested for grand theft of a firearm, two charges of possession of a weapon or ammo by a Florida delinquent adult felon, possession of cannabis over 20 grams, child neglect without great bodily harm, and two counts of parole violation, according to XXL.
A month later, his lawyers were able to get the charges of grand theft, child neglect, and possession of a weapon by a felon dropped.
April 2018: Sentencing for January arrest
Kodak Black entered a plea of not guilty and was again sentenced to 364 days in prison for the remaining charges stemming from his January arrest. He got credit for 90 days of time served in jail while awaiting trial, so he was released in August of that year.
During that stint in jail, Kodak seemed to be trying hard to turn his life around: He earned a GED, changed his legal name to Bill K. Kapri, and even tweeted about writing a book.
Shortly after his release, it was revealed he was also let off probation, truly cementing his freedom.
For a while, things quieted down for Kodak as he continued to release hit songs and collaborate with exciting artists.
However, things once again spiraled downward that spring.
April/May 2019: Arrest for weapons possession
Kodak Black and three others were apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents while trying to cross into Canada from New York. He was found with a Glock 9mm pistol and marijuana and was taken to the Niagara County Jail.
He paid the $20,000 to $40,000 bond and then walked out of the jail with a fan of cash covering his face.
Then, less than a month later, he was arrested on weapons charges in Miami. Just before he was set to take the stage at the hip-hop music festival Rolling Loud, he was apprehended by U.S. marshals for state and federal firearms violations following what was described as an “extensive investigation.”
The federal charge arose from an instance in which the rapper allegedly lied about the status of his criminal cases when he filled out official paperwork for a gun purchase.
November 2019: Federal prison sentencing
Kodak pleaded guilty to the federal weapons charge, admitting he gave false information in connection with a January 2019 gun purchase. In November 2019, he was sentenced to three years and ten months in prison.
Behind bars, he had heated confrontations with guards at the high-security prison Big Sandy in Kentucky, which prompted him to file a lawsuit that accused prison staff of beating him and restraining him for hours with no access to a bathroom. (The Bureau of Prisons claimed Kodak had to be restrained because he was violent and spit at a guard.)
His third album, Bill Israel, was released in November 2020 while he was still incarcerated.
Kodak Black performing at Rolling Loud 2021 in Miami.
Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images
January 2021: Trump sets Kodak Black free
Then-President Donald Trump commuted Kodak Black’s prison sentence on January 20, 2021, as part of a wave of clemency grants in his last moments in the White House. The president’s press team pointed to the rapper’s past charitable donations as justification for ending his prison term early.
Kodak’s attorney, Bradford Cohen — a vocal supporter of Trump and one-time contestant on Trump’s show, The Apprentice — lauded the act of clemency and claimed Kodak’s sentence had been unfairly harsh in the first place.
The rapper dropped his lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons after his sentence was commuted.
In his song «Last Day In,» released shortly after he was discharged from prison, Kodak rapped: «Trump just freed me, but my favorite president is on the money.»
April 2021: Sexual assault case yields probation
While Trump’s grant of clemency was a welcome relief for the rapper, it did not shield him from the sexual assault charge pending against him in South Carolina state court over the alleged 2016 sexual assault.
Prosecutors in South Carolina argued Kodak had violated his bond terms and that he should be transported to the state to face the sexual assault charge once he was released from federal custody. Citing Covid-19 related court delays, the prosecutors ultimately backed off and agreed to let Kodak remain free until his next court hearing, local news outlet WPDE reported.
In April 2021, Kodak Black secured a deal with the South Carolina prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received a suspended 10-year sentence, according to court records. He was placed on 18 months of probation and served no additional jail time for the hotel assault.
«I apologize this happened, and I’m hopeful we can all move forward,” the rapper said.
He later posted a message on social media about the resolution of the case, saying, «I ain’t have to come off no money.”
January 2022
Kodak Black was arrested on New Year’s Day in Pompano Beach on a trespassing charge. The arresting officer claimed in a police report that Kodak had been at a housing complex despite having been banned from the property by the Housing Authority of Pompano Beach.
The housing authority allegedly had an active cease-and-desist order against Kodak, which arose from its claims that he had disturbed residents during a prior visit in August 2021. Kodak and his attorneys maintained that Kodak was on the property in August to donate air-conditioning units to financially struggling residents.
The trespassing charge was dropped on January 20.
February 2022 shooting
Kodak was shot in the leg in West Hollywood, California, after a fight involving members of his entourage broke out near a restaurant where pop singer Justin Bieber was having an afterparty.
Three others were injured in the shooting. According to Los Angeles police, the suspect fled the scene.
Kodak’s album, Back for Everything, was released within two weeks of the shooting, debuting at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.
July 2022: Broward arrest
On July 15, Kodak was pulled over by Florida Highway Patrol in Broward County after an officer ran the plates on Kodak’s vehicle and found that its registration was expired, according to a police report.
Troopers smelled a strong odor of marijuana and decided to search the vehicle, at which point they found 31 oxycodone pills and more than $74,000 in cash, the police report states.
Kodak’s attorney Bradford Cohen told TMZ the pills were prescribed to his client for pain relief related to the February shooting.
«Never judge a case based on an arrest,» the lawyer said.
Cohen said he has provided Broward County state attorneys with evidence of the prescription and that he is moving to quickly resolve the charges, which include trafficking in oxycodone and illegal possession of a controlled substance.
February 2023
In the Broward painkiller pill case, Kodak allegedly violated his bail terms by failing to show up to a drug-test and later testing positive for fentanyl.
He participated in a drug-rehabilitation program under an arrangement with the court, and his pretrial detention terms were reinstated.
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Rapper Kodak Black pleads guilty to assault and battery
It relates to an incident involving a high school student following a show in Florence County, South Carolina in 2016.
23-year-old Kodak, real name Bill Kapri, had previously denied sexual assault at a hotel.
He’s been given an 18-month probation and 10-year suspended prison sentence for the lesser charge.
The court heard how Kodak Black had tried to have a «romantic encounter» with the alleged victim, which she didn’t want and that the rapper had then bitten her.
Kodak Black said this was true.
He also said sorry in court: «I apologise. I’m hopeful we can all moved forward. I wish her the best in her life.»
The victim appeared by computer screen and had agreed with the plea and terms.
As part of the negotiated plea Kodak Black agreed to counselling.
He’s best known for his track ZEZE with Travis Scott and Offset and had a number one album in the US in 2018.
In 2019 he was pardoned over weapons charges by former President Donald Trump on his last day of office.
He should’ve spent years in prison for giving false information on background forms to buy guns, but was freed over his commitment to helping underprivileged children.
The White House praised his philanthropic work. «Kodak Black is a prominent artist and community leader,» officials noted.
He also had the support of activist Hunter Pollack, whose sister was killed in a school shooting in 2018, and fellow artists Gucci Mane, Lil Pump and Lil Yachty.
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Kodak Black
2016 XXL Freshman Class
2016
본명
Bill Kahan Kapri
빌 카한 카프리
출생
국적
신체
168cm, 68kg
직업
장르
소속
BDollaz N Dealz, Sniper Gang, Atlantic
링크
1. 개요 2. 상세 3. 디스코그래피
3.1. 정규 음반 3.2. 믹스테잎
1. 개요 [편집]
Who the fuck picked this lil sorry ass beat?
어떤놈이 이 좆같은 비트를 튼거야?
2016 XXL 싸이퍼(유튜브) [1]
미국의 래퍼. 마이애미 트랩 스타일을 구사하며, 음악적 능력과는 별개로 각종 사고를 많이 치고 다녀서 갱이기도 하다.
2. 상세 [편집]
플로리다 폼파노 비치에서 태어났으며, 어렸을 때 부터 Brutal Youngnz라는 랩 크루에 들어가면서 랩을 시작했다. 어렸을 적 랩네임은 블랙(Black)이었으며, 후에 인스타그램을 시작하면서 부터 랩 네임을 코닥 블랙으로 바꾸게 된다. [2]
이후 크루 The Kolyons로 들어간 뒤, 첫번째 믹스테잎 Project Baby를 발매한다. 이후 드레이크가 자신의 SNS에 코닥 블랙의 Skrt에 맞춰서 춤을 추는 동영상을 올리면서 화제가 되었고, 2015년 애틀랜틱 레코드와 계약하게 된다.
2016년 자신이 참여한 프렌치 몬타나의 싱글 Lockjaw가 빌보드 핫 100에서 76위를 기록하면서 처음 빌보드 차트에 이름을 올린다.
이후 XXL 2016 Freshman Class에 선정 되면서 더욱 화제가 되었고, 2017년 2월 17일 발매한 Tunnel Vision이 빌보드 핫 100 6위까지 올라가면서 대세 래퍼로 자리잡게 된다. 같은 해 3월 31일 첫 정규 앨범 Painting Pictures이 발매된다.
유명세 만큼 논란도 많은 래퍼 중 한명이다. 릴 웨인에게 싸우자고 하고, 인스타그램 라이브 방송에서 여성이 구강성교를 해주는 모습을 찍는 등의 행동을 했다. 강간으로 교도소 수감도 했지만, 지금은 석방되었다. 그러나 석방된 이후에도 여전히 성범죄 관련해서 논란이 계속 터지고 있다. 곧 다시 수감생활을 하는 코닥 블랙을 봐야 할 수도 있다. 그리고 살도 쪘다.
최근에 체포되어 감옥에 들어갔는데 수감중에 교도관 한 명을 병원으로 보내서 형량이 더 늘어났다. 3년 10개월동안 수감되어야한다. 가만히 있었으면 올해 11월 13일에 석방될 예정이었는데 오히려 일을 크게 만들어버렸다.
그런데, 임기 끝나기 직전의 트럼프가 풀어줬다! 출소하면 10억원을 기부한다는 트윗을 삭제했다.
출소 후 총에 맞을 뻔했다는 건 안비밀
3. 디스코그래피 [편집]
3.1. 정규 음반 [편집]
— Painting Pictures (2017)
— Dying to Live (2018)
— Bill Israel (2020)
— Back For Everything (2022)
3.2. 믹스테잎 [편집]
— Project Baby (2013)
— Heart of the Projects (2014)
— Institution (2015)
— Lil B.I.G. Pac (2016)
— Project Baby 2 (2017)
— Heart Break Kodak (2018)
— Haitian Boy Kodak (2021)
— Before The Album (2021)
4. 기타 [편집]
2016년 1년간 운전면허정지를 먹은적이 있다
2017년 화제를 몰고 왔던 Cardi B의 노래 Bodak Yellow는 코닥 블랙의 2014년 싱글 No Flockin을 오마주 한것이다.
본인이 투팍, 비기 같은 레전드보다 낫다는 개소리를 인스타에 올렸다.
2019년 4월 괴한들에 의해 살해당한 래퍼 닙시 허슬의 부인에게 외로우면 자신한테 오라고 어그로를 끌다가 또 가루가 되도록 까였다.
공연 직전에 잠수해버리는 바람에 이번엔 팬까지 빡치게 만들었다.# 알고 보니 GPS 오류로 국경 넘다 걸렸는데 마침 총기와 마리화나를 가지고 있어서 감옥에 갔다왔다고. #
그래도 이미지 회복을 위해서인지 어째서인지 간간히 선행도 한다. #
[1] 등장하자마자 바로 DJ를 디스하는 코닥의 패기를 엿볼 수 있다. 물론 리튼 벌스이므로 실제로 비트가 구려서 깐게 아니라 미리 준비해온 라인이다. [2] 이는 브랜드인 코닥에서 따온 것이다.
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Kodak Black Sparks Fan Concern With ‘Disturbing’ Livestream
Kodak Black has sparked more concern amongst fans after he appeared on a bizarre live stream that found him mumbling to himself.
Yak took to Instagram Live on Sunday (June 25) and was seen sitting on the floor shirtless in a dimly lit room as he manically adjusted his pants and shoes while appearing to be speaking to no one in particular.
“I’m a great person, I was born an innocent sweet child,” Kodak said at one point. “Y’all did this to me, on God.”
Fans flocked to the comments of his IG Live, as well as Twitter, to express concern over Kodak’s behavior.
“That Kodak Black really is disturbing as hell,” one fan tweeted. “Hopefully we don’t lose another artist to drugs..Black people need to stop masking their inner issues with drugs, and alcohol! Get help!!”
“Damn it hurt to see Kodak Black this way. I pray he gets help fr,” someone else wrote, while another person added: “There’s a video of Kodak black floating around and it makes me so sad like frfr.”
Yak previously raised eyebrows among his fanbase back in 2021 after he gave a strange, nearly incoherent interview with vloggers Zias and B. Kodak’s speech was noticeably slurred throughout the 10-minute clip, and at one point he nearly fell asleep on camera.
Zias at one point asked the Florida rapper how he was doing.