Rapper Kodak Black will be a free man. The 19-year-old Florida rhymer (real name Dieuson Octave) appeared before a judge on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 16) for a hearing in connection to his May arrest on multiple charges of robbery, false imprisonment, drug possession, firearm possession, driving a vehicle without a valid license and fleeing a law enforcement officer, according to the Broward Sherrif's Office. He was also arrested last October on robbery, assault among other charges.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Black, an Atlantic Records signee, pleaded no contest to the charges and entered a plea agreement. According to XXL, Atlantic Records executive vice president of legal, Michael Kushner, was present to testify on Black's behalf, telling the judge, "He’s only at the very beginning of a very promising career ... It is our hope that the court will agree that he be given the opportunity to turn his life around.” A rep for Black confirms to Billboard that he will be released.
