Kodak Black

Bill K. Kapri (born Dieuson Octave; June 11, 1997), better known by his stage name Kodak Black, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He is noted for his singles "Zeze", "Roll in Peace", "Tunnel Vision", and "No Flockin", as well as his numerous legal issues.

Early life
Kodak Black was born Dieuson Octave on June 11, 1997 in Pompano Beach, Florida, the son of a Haitian immigrant, Marcelene Octave. Octave was raised by his mother in Golden Acres, a public housing project in Pompano Beach.

Octave started rapping in elementary school and began to go to a local trap house after school to record music. He spent his youth reading thesauruses and dictionaries to further his vocabulary. Octave frequently participated in brawls and breaking and entering with his friends. He was expelled from school in the fifth grade for fighting and was arrested for auto theft while in middle school. About his upbringing, he said that he was given two options: "sell drugs with a gun on his hip or rap".

From the age of six, Octave used the nickname "Black". He also used the nickname "Lil' Black". When he joined he chose the username "Kodak Black", "...'cause you know Kodak, that's pictures and all that." This later became his stage name when he started to rap and a name favored by his fans.

Controversies
In January 2017, Kodak Black broadcast an Instagram Live video of himself in a Washington, D.C hotel room with several other men, while a lone female performed oral sex on them. Kodak Black's Instagram account hit a record high during the broadcast. The rapper later posted a message on Twitter about the incident reading "If I could change I swear I would .. I tried everything but I'm just so hood."

In June 2017, he wrote on Instagram about his preference for light-skinned women over those with dark skin. He also stated in an interview that actress Keke Palmer was "straight", but that he "don't really like Black girls like that". Some Twitter users responded negatively, provoking Kodak Black to delete both his Instagram and Twitter accounts. Kodak Black also stated that light-skinned women are easier to break down, black women are "too gutter", and that he does not like his own skin complexion.

Studio albums
Painting Pictures (2017) Dying to Live (2018)

Mixtapes
Project Baby (2013) Heart of the Projects (2014) Institution (2015) Lil B.I.G. Pac (2016) Project Baby 2 (2017) F.E.M.A. (2017) Heart Break Kodak (2018)

Tours
Dying to Live Tour (2019)