In recent weeks, rapper Kodak Black made shocking news in his decision to quit drugs and fight off the culture of substance abuse portrayed in his music. The artist has openly spoken about his struggle with drug addiction, in particular with Percocet. Not so long ago, he even went as far as publicly regretting one controversial lyric that he rapped in his hit song “Super Gremlin,” in which he talks of intentionally taking a fake Percocet pill.
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In a recent show in Los Angeles, Kodak Black has revealed that he will not perform the song “Super Gremlin” again because it glorifies drug use. Doling out digs, he quipped, “I hate that lil sh**. I’m sober for the most part.” As so many fans had been surprised, Kodak Black shared the depth of his addiction to Percocet.
Kodak Black revealed that when he was penning the words to “Super Gremlin,” he had been addicted to Percocet and would chew as many as 100 pills a day, although he never swallowed them. Well, he told this dark reality of addiction among artists and how they are struggling in private.
Interestingly, the mention of “gremlin” in the song does not connote the use of drugs but wild and unconventional behavior; on the other hand, drug addictions have become pretty widespread not only among ordinary people but also among other musicians and showbiz personalities. This is reflected in the music of Eminem, Lil Wayne, Juice WRLD, Mac Miller, Future, Cardi B, Migos, and Lil Uzi Vert, who have expressed their drug addiction, if not openly glorified it.
Accusations of drug use began streaming in when parts of the reaction video to “Super Gremlin,” by Zias and B. Lou, came out, with some people calling his behavior strange and awkward. Still, the rapper took to his Twitter and replied with a specific concern that he was faking sleepy and placing him under the influence of drugs. Kodak Black further stated that he is drug tested consistently, another supporting factor that he is indeed sober.
Reflecting on his past drug use, Kodak Black recently addressed the infamous lyric from “Super Gremlin” where he raps, “I knew the Perc was fake, but I still ate it ’cause I’m a gremlin.” This reference to Percocet, a commonly abused prescription drug, reflects the rough-edged lifestyle that the artist has experienced. This is despite Kodak Black knowing that the pill was counterfeit, therefore emphasizing that much he went through on his way to success.
Kodak Black, though, was raised through similar conditions of poverty and violence in Pompano Beach, Florida, something other artists who pass by these conditions look over in his achievements and have understood in his music. His openness about getting off drugs is something commendable. Nonetheless, it is equally crucial to captivate the mixed pronouncements that artists like him face along the journey to stardom.
Throughout his career, Kodak Black has had some serious legal trouble, including his arrest in December down in South Florida on drug-related charges. However, this does not appear as a specific charge in the search results. The run-ins with the courts also involved probation violations and some jail time. He was released from jail in February when the probation violation charge was dropped. This then makes a significant turn in his career:
Kodak Black decided to quit drugs and distance himself from the glamorization of substance abuse in his music. In taking up the state of being sober, he wants to come up with powerful lyrics that will please his fan base while at the same time teaching them a lesson regarding drug addiction. His journey toward personal growth is so inspiring, and at the same time, it exposes the complex realities filled with many artists in music.
