Kodak Black attended a Black History Month reception at the White House on Thursday (Feb. 20).
“Kodak in the People’s House,” the official White House X account wrote along with an American flag emoji and photos of the “Super Gremlin” MC. Fellow rappers Boosie Badazz and Rod Wave were also invited, a White House official told the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
“Today, we pay tribute to the generations of Black legends, champions, warriors and patriots who helped drive our country forward to greatness. And you really are great, great people,” President Donald Trump said during the event, according to the Washington Post.
Black (real name Bill Kahan Kapri) endorsed Trump in an October 2023 episode of Drink Champs by saying, “I f–k with that boy. He a Gemini like me — his birthday two days after my s–t. And that boy, like, he be vibin’ out here too.” Earlier that year, he said on social media, “We need Trump in office forever, man. Just like how them Chinese and Russian and Korean motherf—ers have their president. Trump the best thing for America.”
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His comments came over two years after Trump pardoned him on his last day in office during his first presidential term. Black was less than halfway through with his 46-month prison sentence at the time, having pled guilty to a firearms possession charge after being detained at the Canadian-American border in March 2020. Less than a week after he was pardoned, Black released his “Last Day In” single, where he rapped, “Trump just freed me, but my favorite president is on the money/ All they hatin’ presidents has become evident to me.”
