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Kodak Black in 2017, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Dieuson Octave
Place of Birth: Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 11, 1997
Ethnicity: Haitian
Kodak Black is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is also known as Bill Kahan Blanco, Bill Kahan Kapri, Yak, and J-Black.
His parents are Haitian. His mother is Marcelene Octave. Koak was raised in Golden Acres, a public housing project in Pompano Beach.
He has identified with the Black Hebrew Israelite movement, African-Americans who believe they are descendants of ancient Hebrews. He changed his legal name from Dieuson Octave to Bill Kahan Kapri. Kahan is an alternative spelling of kohen, a term used in Judaism to refer to a certain priestly descent.
He has five children, including two with Miranda Johnson.
Kodak’s paternal grandfather was named Lavoisier Octave. Lavoisier was born in Haiti.
Kodak’s maternal grandfather was named Alnorius Sainmelus. Alnorius was born in Haiti.