A Florida judge has ordered Kodak Black to attend drug rehab for 30 days after the 25-year-old rapper violated his bail conditions by failing a random drug test. The rapper, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was released from jail last July after he was arrested on charges of trafficking oxycodone and driving with an expired license, according to court records.
Court Update
On Tuesday, he was ordered to spend 30 days in a treatment facility before he can return to court to continue his trial on the drug charge. He will have to stay away from drugs and alcohol until March 7 so he can perform at Rolling Loud, an annual music festival in Los Angeles that Black helps organize, the Miami Herald reports.
The rapper’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, told the judge that the urine sample that tested positive for fentanyl was mixed up with someone else’s because a “star-struck” lab technician collected it. He also said that if the rapper has been in a treatment program, he’s been there for a while now and that it’s possible his doctor was involved in the mix-up.
The Ruling
In the meantime, Kodak will be required to report to a treatment center every other day and will have to pass regular tests. He will also have to attend a court hearing every week. He’ll also have to have his hair tested, which can detect drugs in his system for up to 90 days compared to the few days urine and blood tests typically capture.
He is nominated for iHeartRadio’s hip-hop artist of the year and has sold over 30 million singles with hits such as “Super Gremlin.”
His lawyers are asking for permission to move him outside of Florida for his final 30 days in treatment so he can be in a program where there will be more focus on his mental health and addiction. They want the judge to approve this plan, but they’re not releasing the location until it’s approved.
Rehab
TMZ obtained new legal documents that say Kodak’s doctors believe that spending the final 30 days of his treatment at a treatment facility outside of Florida would benefit him. They believe it will help him get his life together and avoid relapse.
