Kodak Black Biography – Age, Early Life, Relationships, Net worth
He is a famous American rapper who has gained recognition through his songs and controversies over the years.
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How old is Kodak Black?
Dieuson Octave, known professionally by his stage name Kodak Black, was born June 11, 1997, in Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
The young singer is also referred to as Bill Kahan BlancoJ-Black. He is the son of a Haitian immigrant, Marcelene Octave, and his mother raised him in a public housing project known as Golden Acres.
Kodak Black started his music from an early age; while in elementary school, he would go to local trap houses to record music. He later changed his be to Bill Kahan Kapri.
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In other to increase his vocabulary while rapping, Kodak would read the thesauruses and dictionaries. Unfortunately, he was a troubled child, who got into much trouble while growing up, and this habit hasn’t changed with age.
As a teenager, he usually participated in brawls and breaking, and entering this got him arrested several times.
In his fifth grade, Kodak was expelled from school for fighting, and while in middle school, he was arrested for auto theft.
Unfortunately, his neighborhood wasn’t a positive influence on the young rapper’s life, so he made some pretty bad decisions.
Kodak Black height
He stands at 5 ft 6 inches tall.
Career
Kodak’s Black music career began officially after joining the rap group “Brutal Youngnz” in 2009.
Soon after, he joined another group known as “The Kolynos.” His first mixtape was released in December 2013 titled “Project Baby,” the following year, he released another mixtape titled ” Heart of the Projects.
Finally, in 2015, his third mixtape, “Institution,” was released.
Kodak got popular in October 2015 after the famous rapper and singer Drake posted a video of himself dancing to one of Kodak Black’s songs, “Skrt.”
Following this, he got signed to a deal with wiry Atlantic Records.
In August 2016, Kodak’s single “Skrt” became number 10 on Billboard’s “Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles” chart.
His fourth mixtape became his first to chart on Billboard, reaching No.49 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” chart and No.18 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.
In addition, Kodak Black was named one of the XXL magazine’s “2016 Freshman Class” in June 2016.
His song “Tunnel Vision,” released on February 17, 2017, soon became a hit, sitting at number 27 and number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on Canadian Hot 100.
Kodak’s debut album “Painting Pictures,” released on March 31, 2017, soon reached number 3 on Billboard 200, with 71,000 copies sold just after the first week.
Due to the success of his debut album, the young rapper’s decided to release a follow-up for his mixtape “Project Baby.”
It led to Project Baby 2 on August 18, 2017, and a deluxe version,” Project Baby 2: All Grown Up,” being released.
His single “Codeine Dreaming,” from the deluxe version, soon peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2018, Kodak released his second album titled ” Dying to Live.”
The album, released on December 14, featured hit songs like “Zeze,” which peaked at number 2 in the Hot 100, while ” Calling My Spirit” from the sane album earned the number 46 spot.
The “Dying to Live” album was recorded as a success. It was on the Billboard 200 chart for 15 weeks, peaking at No.1 in one of those weeks.
The album also l featured a collaboration with top rappers, the likes of Travis Scott, Juice WRLD, Offset, among others.
His third album happened on November 11, 2020, while serving in prison; the album was titled “Bill Isreal.” Kodak was released from prison based on a pardon from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
The young singer released the single ” Last Day In” to celebrate this, which he addressed his release.
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His next mixtape, “Haitian Boy Kodak” was released on May 14, 2021; soon after that, to commiserate his twenty-fourth birthday, the rapper released “Happy Birthday Kodak.”
Kodak Black age
He is 24 years old. Born June 11, 1997.
Personal life
On May 2, 2018, Kodak Black legally changed his name from “Dieuson Octave” to “Bill Kahan Kapri.” While in prison, in June 2018, the young rapper’s earned his GED.
He is also a philanthropist, involved in a series of charity cases and making monetary donations for this course.
Controversies
Kodak Black is known to be quite controversial, and he once did an Instagram live video of a lady performing oral on himself with several other men in a hotel room in Washington, D.C.
He has also spoken negatively about dark skin ladies, whom he referred to as “too gutter,” while stating that he doesn’t like his skin complexion.
According to the rapper, light-skinned women are easier to break. This post made many people upset, resulting in the rapper deleting his Instagram and Twitter accounts.
In one year, Kodak Black was placed in a youth detention center thrice and then put on probation.
His arrest came daily, and he has been arrested for robbery, battery, false imprisonment of a child, possession of cannabis, possession of a weapon, possession of marijuana, the list can go on and on.
The young rapper spends most of his days in and out of prison, and one can hardly keep up.
Kodak Black Net Worth
American rapper Kodak Black’s net worth is estimated at $600,000. There are chances of this figure increasing, that is, if the young rapper tries not to end up in prison for one criminal office or the other.
Where is Kodak Black from?
Kodak Black is of Haitian descent but was born in Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
