I want to thank President Trump for recognizing that I have so much more to give to my family, my art, and my community. I also want to thank @bradfordcohen for working so diligently to secure another chance for me. Love! Weezy wrote Wednesday (Jan. 21) while signing off with his legal name.
Kodak Black (real name Bill Kahan Kapri) was in federal prison after pleading guilty to a firearms possession charge after being detained at the Canadian-American border in March 2020. Like Wayne, he took to Twitter to thank Trump for commuting his 46-month sentence. I Want To Thank The President @RealDonaldTrump For His Commitment To Justice Reform And Shortening My Sentence. I Also Want To Thank Everyone For Their Support And Love, he wrote on Thursday, later tagging Dan Scavino, the former White House deputy chief of staff for communications and director of social media under the Trump administration. It Means More Than You Will Ever Know. I Want To Continue Giving Back, Learning And G
Kodak Black is a free man.
The rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was released from a federal prison outside of Chicago on Wednesday, Jan. 20, after Donald Trump granted him clemency. He was serving a 46-month prison sentence for falsifying paperwork to obtain a firearm and served nearly half of that time.
Taking to Twitter, Kodak thanked the president and his supporters, which included Lil Yachty, Yo Gotti, and Lil Pump. “I Want To Thank The President @RealDonaldTrump For His Commitment To Justice Reform And Shortening My Sentence,” he tweeted. “I Also Want To Thank Everyone For Their Support And Love. It Means More Than You Will Ever Know. I Want To Continue Giving Back, Learning And Growing.”
Kodak Black, 23, was pardoned by President Donald Trump on Tuesday night
The rapper has spent the past two years in a federal penitentiary after being convicted of making a false statement in order to buy a firearm in 2019
He is set to be released halfway through his 46-month sentence
But Kodak s legal woes are far from over as he still faces a pending sexual assault case in Florence County, South Carolina
He was charged with felony sexual misconduct after prosecutors said he raped an 18-year-old woman in a hotel room after a concert in 2016
The case was disrupted last year due to the coronavirus pandemic