What the Hell Is Going On With Kodak Black?

A video of the South Florida rapper eating chicken in the street has gone viral on social media.

February 10, 2025

Image: Kodak Black performing onstage at the James L. Knight Center in Miami

Kodak Black is back in the headlines. Photo by Michelle Eve Sandberg

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Kanye West, who went on a racist, anti-Semitic, and misogynistic tirade on X over the weekend, has at least one defender in Kodak Black. The Pompano Beach rapper posted a video throwing his support behind Ye.

It all began after a video circulating on social media of Kodak sitting in the middle of the road eating chicken out of a takeout box. Fans quickly surround him, filming him as he enjoys his meal. "Yak for the people," one fan shouts. It's unclear when and where the footage was shot.

Kodak Black eating chicken in the middle of the road 🥴
pic.twitter.com/fm7YdTIHKL
— OLAMIDE 🌸💖 (@Olamide0fficial) February 10, 2025

On Sunday, Ye apparently saw the video and took a break from his tirade to express concern for Kodak. "I've seen this video of my brother Kodak, and I feel a calling. He's actually wearing this Donda chain, and — it's not just 'cause he's wearing a chain. But how you sit here wearing this chain like unless something is saying to go and get my brother. And I thought about it before, and I was like, 'Man, I should go down to Miami. Maybe I can be the person that makes a difference,' and that's what I'm about to do right now."

Kodak responded in kind, posting a video to Instagram Monday morning. "Kanye a real one. You know why he a real one? Kanye the only nigga who still fuck with Diddy," Black says in the video. "I'm pretty sure the feds gon' probably, like, seize all that boy accounts. Kanye just did some real shit. You know what, I'ma do a collab with you, so bro can get some money and shit still."

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The video has added fuel to fan speculation that Kodak is suffering some sort of mental breakdown. Ye coming to Kodak's rescue can't possibly assuage such concerns. The 47-year-old rapper's weekend X tirade prompted users to call on the platform's owner, Elon Musk, to ban Ye, which he finally did on Sunday.

"I'm logging out of Twitter. I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent. It has been very cathartic to use the world as a sounding board. It was like an Ayahuasca trip," Ye wrote before his account was deactivated.

Despite the backlash, Ye continues to hawk a T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika on Yeezy.com.

Meanwhile, Kodak's latest misadventure seems to contradict everything the 27-year-old expressed during his "Redemption" show at the James L. Knight Center in Miami last May. During that performance, Kodak sought to distance himself from his troubled past. A few months later, he went viral when he told a youth football team, "Say no to drugs. They too good. Y'all gon' like 'em and go crazy."

Jose D. Duran is the senior music editor of Miami New Times where he oversees the music and nightlife beats. Jose joined the New Times staff in June 2008 but has been covering Miami culture since 2005. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

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