If you are a fan of rap, then you will definitely know of Kodak Black. The 24-year-old rapper took the music world by storm just a few years ago and has continued to build an admirable career. With that, he’s made some serious cash, as well as a few controversies. Love him or hate him, he’s pretty much here to stay?
But who exactly is Kodak Black? How has he made his fortune, and what exactly is that hallowed Kodak Black net worth? Keep reading and you’ll find all the details you need to know below.
Kodak Black net worth 2021: the total
Kodak Black is said to be worth around $600,000 at the time of writing. This net worth has come about through viral mix tapes and lyrical wordplay, as well as through sell-out gigs.
This Kodak Black net worth is perhaps lower than you might be expecting as the rapper has done time in jail over the past few years. However, that’s certainly not stopped his tunes from picking up serious streaming online, and now he’s a free man, it’s likely his net worth is going to scale up further from here.
Kodak Black’s been part of the industry for longer than many people imagine – while he was only born in 1997, he’s been making and releasing music since the early 2010s. Since 2013, the star’s made his cash from a series of big hits and his own brand of notoriety.
Now that Kodak Black’s on the other side of a jail cell, the sky’s the limit as far as his career and fortune are concerned. But who exactly is he, and how did he get to make this kind of cash in the first place?
Who is Kodak Black?
Kodak Black, also known as Dieuson Octave, was born in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1997. Later in his life, he legally changed his name to Bill Kahan Kapri (and that’s pretty much his moniker outside of the Kodak Black label).
He fell in love with rap and began freestyling when he was in elementary school. In fact, as a child, he used to go to a local trap house after school to record music. He was so keen on making his lyrics diverse and correct that he used to read thesauruses and dictionaries to better his vocabulary. That’s more homework than a lot of his contemporaries have put in over the years!
However, despite being studious in his own way, he was expelled from school when he was in the fifth grade for fighting with classmates and was later arrested for auto theft in middle school. He was also frequently found breaking and entering – not a great start, but still, stardom beckoned.
In 2013, things began to change for Kodak Black as a solo artist as he released his first mixtape, Project Baby. In 2014 and 2015, he released two other mixtapes, Heart of the Projects and Institution.
Kodak Black career highlights
In 2015, Kodak Black started to gain worldwide recognition thanks to Drake posting a video to his social media of himself dancing to Skrt, one of Black’s first breakout hits. Shortly after the video was posted, Kodak Black signed a deal with Atlantic Records. That’s the power of viral fame (and being associated with Drake, by the looks of things)!
His song Skrt later reached the number 10 spot on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart – a great start.
In 2017, his single Tunnel Vision became his first song to reach the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching the number 6 spot. In that same year, he released his first studio album, Painting Pictures, which climbed all the way up to the number 3 spot on the Billboard 200. Kodak Black had landed, and it had only taken a couple of years – at just 20 years of age, he was scaling the heights of popular music.
Kodak Black controversies
However, as mentioned, the star has had his fair share of controversies rise up, though he’s continued to maintain a fanbase.
In 2020, Kodak Black released his third studio album, Bill Israel, while serving his prison sentence for weapons possession. He was released in 2021 after being pardoned by then- US President Donald Trump. During his prison sentence, he got his GED – time well spent, then!
He released his latest mixtapes in 2021, entitled Haitian Boy Kodak and Happy Birthday Kodak. It’s safe to say he’s kept busy despite his recent misdemeanors.
However, the rapper has faced other controversies, some to the point where he even deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. Outspoken and unafraid, some of the star’s content has garnered negative attention from contemporaries and critics alike. Some comments he has made regarding women, for example, have not sat well even with many fans.
That said, the star has made apologies in some cases, both during his recent jail stint and out of it. Quite where his career with travel from here, no one is too certain – but it’s safe to say Kodak Black is a name many aren’t going to forget in a hurry.
What’s next for Kodak Black?
The Kodak Black net worth 2022 has to offer may well be higher than his total in 2021 – we’ll have to wait and see what happens next. Already rocking a Mercedes Maybach GLS, he’s got expensive tastes – so chances are he’s going to want to keep stacking up the pennies!
Do you have a favorite Kodak Black song? What do you make of his rise to fame? Let us know down in the comments.
