Emerging from the Florida rap scene with his gritty rhymes and swampy trap
beats, Kodak Black was praised for rejuvenating the spirit of 1990s 'Dirty
South' hip-hop and, despite his career being marred by numerous prison sentences
and legal troubles, he went on to top the US charts with his album Dying to Live
in 2018. Raised in the housing projects of Pompano Beach, just north of Fort
Lauderdale, Dieuson Octave (June 11, 1997) started freestyle rapping at 12 years
old with some older neighbourhood friends and was gradually drawn into their
crime-fuelled lifestyle. He was also pa...