Not good for the 18-year-old Black, who just this week was profiled in New Yorker magazine as an up-and-comer.
It was the first city in Broward to do so. It's interesting that pot triggered this whole incident, because Hallandale Beach last year decriminalized weed, meaning it gave cops the option to treat marijuana as a civil offense rather than a criminal one. They say he was stopped in Hollywood and threw a Glock in the garbage, but it was retrieved. His passenger, Wisdom Williams, bought marijuana, but when cops moved to arrest, Black sped off and ran a red light going 60 mph where the speed limit was 30. Reports say that Hallandale Beach Police saw him parked yesterday at a building known for drug dealing.
He ultimately took a plea bargain and was sentenced to 46 months in prison, a sentence that could be lengthened by another alleged firearms possession case that is ongoing at the time of writing.Pompano rapper Kodak Black, whose real name is Dieuson Octave, has been arrested on charges of possession of a weapon or ammo by a felon, possession of cannabis/synthetic cannabis less than 20 grams, fleeing/eluding a law enforcement officer at high speed, and disobeying a traffic device. Prosecutors cited his numerous previous arrests as evidence that he was a danger to society. His second album, “Dying to Live” climbed to greater heights, reaching number 1 for a week.īlack’s legal issues worsened in 2019, however, when he was arrested for alleged firearms charges again. The following month, his debut studio album, “Painting Pictures”, was released and reached number 3 in Billboard’s album chart. In February 2017, he released “Tunnel Vision”, which became his first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it reached number 6. This would be an ongoing pattern for the young rapper, releasing music, and enjoying commercial success but frequently being sidetracked by his legal issues. He released “Can I” during this period while in jail.īlack pleaded no contest to the charges and was placed under house arrest for a year with five years’ probation. In 2016, he was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, the result of previous arrests for robbery and battery.Īfter being released, he was arrested again a month later for alleged armed robbery and false imprisonment. Riding the wave of momentum created by the Drake video, Black signed with Atlantic Records less than a month later.Įven as his rap career reached new heights, Black’s personal life was marked by frequent controversy and legal issues. His profile received a significant boost when Drake posted an Instagram video of himself dancing to “Skrt”, one of Black’s songs, in October 2015. When he was 12, Black joined a rap group, Brutal Youngnz, using the name J-Black, before moving on to join another group, The Kolyons.īlack began releasing solo mixtapes, first “Project Baby” in 2013, followed by “Heart of the Projects” in 2014 and “Institution” in 2015. He felt that there were only two options to make a living: selling drugs or rapping. Black and his friends frequently got into fights with other youths and broke into properties.īlack’s propensity for fighting saw him expelled from school while he was in the fifth grade and he was later arrested for stealing a car while in middle school. His youth saw him frequently getting in trouble with the authorities, both in school and beyond. He regularly read dictionaries and thesauruses to expand his vocabulary and enhance his raps He chose the Instagram username “Kodak Black” because of the name’s ties to photography and later adopted it as his stage name.īlack discovered rap while in elementary school and visited a local drug house to record tracks after school. He began using the nickname “Black” when he was six years old and was sometimes called “Lil’ Black”.
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