Rapper Kodak Black Arrested On Drug Charges In Florida, FHP Says

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Rapper Kodak Brown is free from jail after posting $75,000 bail in Florida over the weekend, according to TMZ. His release comes after troopers said they arrested him for possession of a controlled substance without prescription and trafficking in oxycodone.

The rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was booked Friday into jail in Fort Lauderdale after a traffic stop by Florida Highway Patrol, the agency said.

Attorney Bradford Cohen, who represents the rapper, tweeted the following after his arrest Friday:

"Never judge a case based on an arrest. There are always additional facts and circumstances that give rise to a defense, especially in this case," he said. "We will get him a bond today and move forward with resolving the matter quickly."

The Florida Highway Patrol said in a release that troopers pulled Black over because he was driving a purple SUV with window tints that appeared darker than the legal limit.

They detected a marijuana smell and then searched the SUV and found a small clear bag with 31 white tablets and almost $75,000 in cash. The tablets were later identified as oxycodone.

The agency says record checks also revealed that Black’s vehicle tag and driver’s license were both expired.

Black was also arrested earlier this year in South Florida on trespassing charges. Prosecutors later declined to proceed with the case.

In January 2020, then-President Donald Trump commuted a three-year federal prison sentence the rapper had for falsifying documents used to buy weapons. Black had served about half his sentence.

The rapper is one of the artists on the lineup for the Rolling Loud Festival 2022, which starts next Friday. He is scheduled to perform on July 24.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.