Rapper Kodak Black Pleads Not Guilty to Florida MDMA Trafficking Charge

The artist, whose real name is Bill Kahan Kapri, was arrested on May 6 on the felony drug charge stemming from an incident last year.

Kodak Black arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 20, 2022. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Rapper Kodak Black pleaded not guilty to a felony drug trafficking charge stemming from a November incident, after being arrested in central Florida this week.

The 28-year-old artist, whose real name is Bill Kahan Kapri, entered the written plea during a court hearing on May 7 and requested a jury trial. Bond was set at $75,000, as future court proceedings are pending.